Overview

This chapter introduces object-oriented programming, with a focus on understanding object-oriented concepts and terminology. It includes short examples of objects and classes in different programming languages.

Chapter Outline

• Objects and Classes
• Encapsulation
• Inheritance and Polymorphism
• Code Examples
  • C++
  • C#
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Swift
• Practice: Object-Oriented Programming

Learning Objectives

1. Understand key terms and definitions.
2. Gain exposure to object-oriented programming.
3. Given example source code, create a program that uses object-oriented programming concepts to solve a given problem.