Class

• A “model” or blueprint for the objects (or instances) of the class; a class defines the fields (or variables) and methods of each object of the class.

• Analogy: a blueprint for a house is a design for a house, many houses (objects) can be built from the same blueprint, but they may differ in color of rooms, wallpaper, etc.

• Java syntax: public class <class name> {declaration of fields and methods }

• Example: public class C

{int x;

String s;

public C(String sp);

{x= 0; s= sp;}

public void addToX(int y)

{x= x+y;} }

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