Classes, fields, methods, constructors, and objects are the building blocks of object-based Java applications. This Java tutorial teaches you how to declare classes, describe attributes via fields ...

The getter/setter idiom is a commonplace feature in many Java programs. Most of these accessor methods, however, are unnecessary and can severely impact your systems' maintainability. Using ...

An object has state, behavior, and identity (in the Booch method). An object is the encapsulation of functions and data, and it has a public interface and a private representation to make the internal ...