public class ObjectExample { public static void main ( String [] args ) { A q ; q = new A() ; // syntax to instantiate an object q.k = 4 ; // syntax to access the instance variable of an object System.out.println("q.k= "+q.k) ; // prints 4 A r ; r = new A() ; r.k = 2 ; System.out.println("q.k= "+q.k) ; // prints 4 System.out.println("r.k= "+r.k) ; // prints 2 r.incrementK() ; // syntax to invoke a method of an object System.out.println("q.k= "+q.k) ; // prints 4 System.out.println("r.k= "+r.k) ; // prints 3 A u ; u = q ; // u is an "alias" for q u.incrementK() ; System.out.println("q.k= "+q.k) ; // prints 5 System.out.println("r.k= "+r.k) ; // prints 3 } } class A { int k ; // instance variable void incrementK() // instance method { k++ ; } }