CHAPTER 6

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Classes and Objects

In this chapter, you will learn:

  • What classes are in Java
  • How to declare classes in Java
  • How to declare class members such as fields and methods and their access levels
  • How to create objects of a class
  • How to declare import statements in a compilation unit
  • The meaning of the pronouns this and super in a Java program
  • Different parameter passing mechanisms in general, and then, the parameter passing mechanisms in Java
  • What constructors of a class are and how to use them
  • Initializers of a class
  • Declaring final variables, classes, and methods
  • How to declare and use varargs parameters
  • What generic classes are and how ...

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