Classes and Object-Oriented Programming

• A First Example of Class Instances: Contact
  • Making a Datatype
  • Class Syntax
  • Instance Variables
  • Constructors
  • Instance Methods
  • Getters
  • This Object
  • Setters
  • ToString Override
  • Local Variables Hiding Instance Variables
• Class Instance Examples
  • More Getters and Setters
  • Converting A Static Game To A Game Instance
  • Animal Class Lab
  • Clock Example
• The Rational Class
  • Method Parameters of the Same Type
  • Pictorial Playing Computer
  • ForceMatch Exercise
• Planning A Class Structure
• Classes And Structs
• Defining Operators (Optional)
  • Operator Overloading
  • Casts in User-Defined Classes
• Chapter Review Questions