Interactive Object-Oriented Programming in Java: Learn and Test Your Programming Skills

© Vaskaran Sarcar 2020

V. SarcarInteractive Object-Oriented Programming in Javahttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5404-2_2

2. The Building Blocks: Class and Objects

Vaskaran Sarcar¹ 

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India

 

Object-oriented programming (OOP) techniques primarily depend on two concepts—class and objects. In this chapter, we’ll discuss these topics in detail.

Class

A class is a blueprint, template, or prototype. It can describe the behaviors of its objects and is the foundation for how the objects are built or instantiated.

Object

An object is an instance of a class.

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