OOP DemystifiedLearn object-oriented programming in no time with help from this easy-to-understand guide, ideal for novice and expert programmers alike. Discover why objects are so successful as the model for this type of programming and how objects are classified. Distinguish between how people see the world and how computers “see” it. Learn about attributes and methods, inheritance, polymorphism, real-world and case modeling, object-oriented programming languages, and much more. Each chapter ends with a quiz, culminating in a final exam at the end of the book so you can test your knowledge. |
Contents
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| 11 | |
Chapter 3 Encapsulation | 27 |
Chapter 4 Methods and Polymorphism | 45 |
Chapter 5 Inheritance | 61 |
Chapter 6 Abstraction | 87 |
Chapter 7 Identifying and Describing Objects | 99 |
Chapter 8 RealWorld Modeling | 115 |
Chapter 11 Interfaces | 169 |
Chapter 12 ObjectOriented Programming Languages | 189 |
Final Exam | 211 |
Answers to Quizzes and Final Exam | 215 |
Classes in Java | 233 |
Classes in C++ | 241 |
Class Definitions in C | 247 |
Index | 251 |
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