Create a BankAcct and CreateContactFromCan Class

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Create Apex Classes

Create an Apex class named BankAcct. Give the BankAcct class three attributes: balance, acctName, and acctType. Include a method named makeDeposit to set the account balance.

1. In the Developer Console, click File | New | Apex Class.
2. In the New Apex Class window, enter BankAcct and then click OK.
3. Replace the code in the Enter Apex Code window with this code:

   public class BankAcct {
       private integer balance=0;
       public string acctName;
       //Declare a public string attribute named accttype
       public string accttype;
       //Declare a method, named makeDeposit, that accepts an integer named deposit
       //Within the method, add the deposit amount to the balance
       public void makeDeposit (integer deposit) {
       balance = balance + deposit;
       }
       //Declare a method, named getBalance, that returns an integer
       public integer getBalance() {
       //Return the balance attribute
       return balance;
       }
   }

4. Click File | Save.

Create a class named CreateContactFromCan and a method named createContact.

1. Click File | New | Apex Class.
2. In the New Apex class window, type CreateContactFromCan and then click OK.
3. Replace the code in the Enter Apex Code window with this code:

   public with sharing class CreateContactFromCan {
       public void createContact(){
       }
   }

4. Save the CreateContactFromCan class.