describes what the object will be, but is separate from the object itself.
In other words, can be described as an object's blueprint, description, or definition.
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Data abstraction
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the concept of providing only essential information to the outside world. It's a process of representing essential features without including implementation details.
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used to access and call the method of the object.
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instantiation.
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The process of creating objects
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identity, attributes, behavior.
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the following three dimensions describe any object in object oriented programming
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objects
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independent units, and each has its own identity, just as objects in the real world do.
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data hiding
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The key principle here is that an object only reveals what the other application components require to effectively run the application. All else is kept out of view.
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Class constructors
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special member functions of a class. They are executed whenever new objects are created within that class. very useful for setting initial values for certain member variables
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Encapsulation
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the packing of data and function into a single component
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Method
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another term for a class' behavior. A method is basically a function that belongs to a class.