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I am new to Mathematica and I am very impressed with its features. Although I don't understand how to do a simple thing: for example, I want to create few point variables (say a,b,c,d,e), each storing its x and y coordinates. In Java, I would write something like this:

class Point {
    float x;
    float y;

}
...
Point a;
a.x = 2,5;
a.y = 1,2;

How do I do same thing in Mathematica? Thank you!

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    $\begingroup$ Just define n-dimensional points/vectors as length n lists; e.g. a = {2.5, 1.2}. $\endgroup$
    – J. M.'s missing motivation ♦
    Commented Sep 17, 2017 at 11:00
  • $\begingroup$ @J.M. How do I access elements? $\endgroup$
    – CreFroD
    Commented Sep 17, 2017 at 11:02
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    $\begingroup$ Mathematica is not object-oriented. I suggest you go through a few tutorials and see how things are usually done the Mathematica way. What you know from Java or C should not be your starting point when learning Mathematica. $\endgroup$
    – Szabolcs
    Commented Sep 17, 2017 at 11:02
  • $\begingroup$ Look up Part[] and Extract[] in the documentation. Try e.g. a[[1]] . $\endgroup$
    – J. M.'s missing motivation ♦
    Commented Sep 17, 2017 at 11:03
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    $\begingroup$ "How do I access elements?" By reading the documentation. A minimal level of Mathematica knowledge is expected before you ask questions here. I am not being snarky. JM's answer is technically accurate, but you would not usually work this way with a 2D vector most of the time. $\endgroup$
    – Szabolcs
    Commented Sep 17, 2017 at 11:03

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