Control Structures

6.3. BASIC OOP CONCEPT

1. Class

A class is a blueprint or template that defines what data (attributes) and actions (methods) an object can have. It’s like a plan for creating objects.

Key Points

· A class sets the structure but doesn’t hold actual data until an object is created.

· Example: A Person class might define that every person has a name and can say hello.

· In Java, classes are explicitly declared with types; in Python, they’re simpler and use dynamic typing.

Examples

Java:

class Person {

// Attributes and methods go here

}

Python:

class Person:

    # Attributes and methods go here

    pass