Introduction to object-oriented programming Extract from "Understanding Active X and OLE" by David Chappel "In the last 35 years, designers of computer hardware have gone from... Programming > Object-Oriented Programming |
The concept of objects Object-oriented programming consists of arranging data in modular sets of elements of real world information (called a domain. These... Programming > Object-Oriented Programming |
Object class and instance A class is the structure of an object, meaning the definition of all items that an object is made up of. An object is therefore the... Programming > Object-Oriented Programming |
OOP - Data encapsulation Encapsulation is a way of organising data and methods into a structure by concealing the the way the object is implemented, i.e.... Programming > Object-Oriented Programming |
OOP - Inheritance Inheritance is specific to object-oriented programming, where a new class is created from an existing class. Inheritance (often... Programming > Object-Oriented Programming |
OOP - Polymorphism The word polymorphism comes from Greek and means having several different forms. This is one of the essential concepts of object... Programming > Object-Oriented Programming |
