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    The document discusses key concepts of object-oriented programming including encapsulation, abstraction, the use of the keyword 'this', static variables and methods, and enum types. It also provides a case study of a Time class to illustrate these concepts, showing how to define public interfaces, constructors, instance variables, and use the String format method and this reference.

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    8
    Classes and
    Objects: A Deeper
    Look
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    OBJECTIVES
    In this chapter you will learn:
    ƒ Encapsulation and data hiding.
    ƒ The notions of data abstraction and abstract data types
    (ADTs).
    ƒ To use keyword this.
    ƒ To use static variables and methods.
    ƒ To import static members of a class.
    ƒ To use the enum type to create sets of constants with
    unique identifiers.
    ƒ How to declare enum constants with parameters.

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    8.2 Time Class Case Study


    •public services (or public interface)
    – public methods available for a client to use
    • If a class does not define a constructor the
    compiler will provide a default constructor
    • Instance variables
    – Can be initialized when they are declared or in a
    constructor
    – Should maintain consistent (valid) values

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    8.2 Time Class Case Study (Cont.)


    •String method format
    – Similar to printf except it returns a formatted string
    instead of displaying it in a command window
    •new implicitly invokes Time1’s default
    constructor since Time1 does not declare any
    constructors

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    8.4 Referring to the Current Object’s


    Members with the this Reference
    • The this reference
    – Non-static methods implicitly use this when referring
    to the object’s instance variables and other methods
    – Can be used to access instance variables when they are
    shadowed by local variables or method parameters
    • A .java file can contain more than one class
    – But only one class in each .java file can be public

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