Year: 1996
Type: article
Abstract: In stead of decomposing data and procedures, object-oriented (OO) programming encapsulates the both through an object. An object is instantiated from a class which defines attributes (related data) and methods (operational procedures). The definition of a class may be recursive since the class can encapsulate the instance(s) of another classes as its attributes. An object containing other objects is called a complex object. The form of a most primitive object, an object containing no other object, is nothing but a data entity and is called a simple object. Encapsulation solidates an object by hiding the details; it may also obstruct dependency analysis for complex objects by information hiding.
Source: ACM SIGPLAN Notices
Authors: Jiun-Liang Chen, Feng-Jian Wang
Institution: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Language: English
Subfield: Software
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: National Science Council
OpenAlex ID: W2092284867