// A very simple object, but it could be a gui element,
// a complex lump of data or any other kind of object
class Example {
  private String name;

  // java lets you get away without setting a constructor
  // google java default constructor for details

  public void setName(String n) {
    name = n;
  }

  public String getName() {
    return name;
  }
}

// Example Array is a 'collection' of Example objects
public class ExampleArray {
  private Example[] egArray; // the container for the collection
  private int size;          // the size of the collection

  // Here's our constructor
  public ExampleArray(int s) {
    size = s;
    // Set up our array
    egArray = new Example[size];

    // Fill it with Example objects
    for (int i=0;i<size;i++) {
      egArray[i] = new Example();
      egArray[i].setName("name: " + i);
    }
  }

  // A little convienience method - loop
  // through our collection and call the getName()
  // method on each object in it
  public void print() {
    for (int i=0;i<size;i++) {
      System.out.println(egArray[i].getName());
    }
  }

  // Right, lets check that works
  public static void main (String argv[]) {
    System.out.println("Object Array Example\n===================");
    // Create a new ExampleArray, with nine elements
    ExampleArray e = new ExampleArray(9);
    // And print it out
    e.print();
  }
}

charlie@mogadon:~$ javac ExampleArray.java
charlie@mogadon:~$ java ExampleArray
Object Array Example
===================
name: 0
name: 1
name: 2
name: 3
name: 4
name: 5
name: 6
name: 7
name: 8
charlie@mogadon:~$