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Name: Objects and Classes
ID: m11708
Language: English (en)
Summary: An introduction to the concepts of objects and classes
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: class, Java, object, object-oriented programming, OOP
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 1.0)
Authors: Stephen Wong (swong@rice.edu), Dung Nguyen (dxnguyen@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Stephen Wong (swong@rice.edu), Dung Nguyen (dxnguyen@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Stephen Wong (swong@rice.edu), Dung Nguyen (dxnguyen@rice.edu)
Version: 1.6 (history)
Created: Dec 10, 2003 9:45 pm US/Central
Revised: Jul 23, 2007 1:45 pm GMT-5

Version History

Version: 1.6 Jul 23, 2007 1:45 pm GMT-5 by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
Fix two typos:
1. Objects are the primary units "used creat"e abstract models
changed to 
Objects are the primary units "used to create" abstract models.
2.  An object is characterized "soley" by it behaviors 
changed to 
 An object is characterized "solely" by it behaviors.
Version: 1.5 Jul 12, 2007 9:59 pm GMT-5 by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
Changed link to module to "cnxn"
Version: 1.4 Jun 18, 2007 3:24 pm GMT-5 by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
Changed code example
Version: 1.3 Jan 21, 2004 10:12 am US/Central by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
added code comments
Version: 1.2 Jan 19, 2004 7:58 pm US/Central by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
added content
Version: 1.1 Dec 16, 2003 8:00 pm US/Central by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
Added initial content

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