Objects and Classes in Java

Table Of Contents

• Objects and Classes in Java
  • A Brief Introduction to Classes
  • The Life Cycle of an Object
    • Creating Objects
    • Using Objects
    • Cleaning Up Unused Objects
  • Creating Classes
    • The Class Declaration
    • The Class Body
    • Providing Constructors for Your Classes
    • Declaring Member Variables
    • Implementing Methods
      • Details of a Method Declaration
      • Passing Information into a Method
      • The Method Body
    • Controlling Access to Members of a Class
    • Understanding Instance and Class Members
    • Writing a finalize Method
  • Reality Break! The Spot Applet
    • Extending a Class
    • Implementing an Interface
    • Using an Inner Class to Implement an Adapter
  • Summary

Objects and Classes in Java