3. Object-Oriented Programming

Overview

In this chapter, we will consider the way in which Java implements object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts. For these purposes, you will first practice creating and instantiating your own classes so that you can later create methods that can handle data within them. We will then take you through how to code recursive methods, and even how to override existing methods in favor of your own. By the end of the chapter, you will be fully equipped to overload the definition of methods in order to accommodate different scenarios with different parameters to the same method or constructor, and annotate code to inform the compiler about specific actions that must be taken.