How to create an object from a class Syntax: ClassName objectName = new ClassName(arguments); ******************************************************* Example: Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); Date now = new Date(); ******************************************************* How to call a method from an object Syntax objectName.methodName(arguments) ******************************************************* double subtotal = sc.nextDouble(); //get a double entry from the console String currentDate = now.toString(); // convert the date to a string ******************************************************* how to call a static method from a class Syntax: ClassName.methodName(arguments); String price = Double.toString(price); // get a double entry from the console double total = Double.parseDouble(userEntry); //convert a string to a double