Understanding Objects
Object-oriented programming has been a technical buzzword for quite some time. Almost everywhere you look—the Web, publications, books—you read about objects. What exactly is an object? Strictly speaking, it is a programming structure that encapsulates data and functionality as a single unit. When data and functionality are encapsulated, the only public access to the data and functions is through the programming structure's interfaces (properties, methods, and events). In reality, the answer to this question can be somewhat ambiguous because there are so many types of objects—and the number grows almost daily. However, all objects share specific characteristics, such as properties and methods.
The most commonly used objects ...
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