What is class and method in Java?

Everything in Java is associated with classes and objects, along with its attributes and methods. For example: in real life, a car is an object. The car has attributes, such as weight and color, and methods, such as drive and brake. A Class is like an object constructor, or a “blueprint” for creating objects .

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What is called object in Java?

A Java object is a member (also called an instance) of a Java class . Each object has an identity, a behavior and a state. The state of an object is stored in fields (variables), while methods (functions) display the object’s behavior. Objects are created at runtime from templates, which are also known as classes.

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Is a class A type?

Because a class defines what you can do with objects of that class, a class defines a type . A class is more than that though, since it also provides a description of how the methods are implemented (something not implied by the type) and how the fields of the object are laid out.

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