private void makeStudents()
{
Student firstStudent = new Student();
Student.StudentCount++;
Student secondStudent = new Student();
Student.StudentCount++;
Student thirdStudent = new Student("Peter", "String", "80%");
Student.StudentCount++;
firstStudent.firstName = "John";
firstStudent.lastName = "Smith";
firstStudent.grade = "six";
secondStudent.firstName = "Tom";
secondStudent.lastName = "Thumb";
secondStudent.grade = "two";
Console.WriteLine("firstStudent.firstName = " + firstStudent.firstName);
Console.WriteLine("secondStudent.firstName = " + secondStudent.firstName);
Console.WriteLine("thirdStudent.firstName = " + thirdStudent.firstName);
Console.WriteLine("Student.StudentCount = " + Student.StudentCount);
Program.dividingLine();
firstStudent.displayName();
Console.WriteLine(secondStudent.concatenateName());
//pass reference type - method will affect the instance passed to it
changeStudent(firstStudent);
Console.WriteLine("Now firstStudent fullname = " + firstStudent.concatenateName());
}
private void changeStudent(Student inStudent)
{
//because student is a reference type changes made in this method will change the student at Program level
inStudent.lastName = "Self";
}