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The Four Pillars of Object-Oriented Prog in JAVA

The four pillars of Object-Oriented Programming in Java are encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction. Encapsulation involves hiding implementation details within classes and accessing data through public methods. Inheritance allows new classes to inherit properties from existing classes. Polymorphism enables one method to work with multiple types of objects. Abstraction separates complex details using simpler interfaces like abstract classes and interfaces.

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The Four Pillars of Object-Oriented Prog in JAVA

The four pillars of Object-Oriented Programming in Java are encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction. Encapsulation involves hiding implementation details within classes and accessing data through public methods. Inheritance allows new classes to inherit properties from existing classes. Polymorphism enables one method to work with multiple types of objects. Abstraction separates complex details using simpler interfaces like abstract classes and interfaces.

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The four pillars of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Java are:

Encapsulation: Encapsulation is the process of hiding the implementation details of


an object from the outside world and accessing it through public methods.
Encapsulation allows for better data security and helps prevent unintended
modifications to data.

Inheritance: Inheritance allows the creation of a new class (subclass) by


inheriting the properties and behavior of an existing class (superclass). The
subclass can then modify or extend the properties and behavior of the superclass.
Inheritance promotes code reusability and saves time in programming.

Polymorphism: Polymorphism refers to the ability of an object to take on many forms


or behaviors. Polymorphism allows the same method or operator to be used with
different data types or objects. Polymorphism makes code more flexible and
scalable.

Abstraction: Abstraction involves hiding complex implementation details behind


simpler and more general interfaces. Abstraction allows for the separation of
concerns and helps in managing complexity. In Java, abstraction is achieved using
abstract classes and interfaces.

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in Java in more detail.

Encapsulation: Encapsulation is the practice of hiding the implementation details


of an object from the outside world and accessing it through public methods. In
Java, encapsulation is achieved through the use of access modifiers such as
private, public, and protected.
For example, let's say you have a class called "Person" with private instance
variables for "name", "age", and "address". By making these variables private, you
can control access to them and prevent unintended modifications to their values
from outside the class.

Instead, you can create public methods such as "getName()", "getAge()", and
"getAddress()" to allow access to these variables. By encapsulating the data within
the class, you can ensure better data security and reduce the risk of errors and
bugs.

Inheritance: Inheritance is the process of creating a new class (subclass) from an


existing class (superclass). The subclass inherits all the properties and methods
of the superclass and can modify or extend them as necessary.
For example, let's say you have a class called "Animal" with properties such as
"name", "age", and "type". You can create a subclass called "Dog" that inherits
these properties from "Animal" and adds its own unique properties and methods such
as "bark()" or "fetch()".

Inheritance promotes code reusability and saves time in programming, as you don't
need to rewrite code that already exists in the superclass.

Polymorphism: Polymorphism refers to the ability of an object to take on many forms


or behaviors. In Java, polymorphism is achieved through method overriding and
method overloading.
Method overriding is when a subclass provides its own implementation for a method
that is already defined in the superclass. This allows the subclass to modify or
extend the behavior of the method as needed.

Method overloading is when a class has multiple methods with the same name but
different parameters. This allows for more flexibility in using the same method
with different data types or objects.

Polymorphism makes code more flexible and scalable, as it allows for a wide range
of objects to be used interchangeably and reduces the need for duplicate code.

Abstraction: Abstraction involves hiding complex implementation details behind


simpler and more general interfaces. In Java, abstraction is achieved through the
use of abstract classes and interfaces.
Abstract classes are classes that cannot be instantiated and are intended to be
subclassed. They contain one or more abstract methods, which are methods without a
body. Subclasses of an abstract class must implement these abstract methods in
order to be instantiated.

Interfaces are similar to abstract classes in that they cannot be instantiated, but
they only contain abstract methods and constants. Classes can implement multiple
interfaces to inherit their properties and behavior.

Abstraction allows for the separation of concerns and helps in managing complexity.
By hiding implementation details behind simpler interfaces, you can make your code
more modular and easier to maintain.

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