This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Class
Named collection of a state and the methods that operate on it. |
Object
Operable instantiation of a class. Several objects of the same class can exist at the same time with different state. |
Member/ Field
Variables or objects that are part of the state of the object of a given class. |
Method / Member function
A function associated to a class, it gets its object passed implicitly. It can operate on the classes state without explicitly passing and can be overridden by subclasses. |
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Constructor / Initializer
Special method that gets called whenever a new object is created. It sets the initial state of the object. |
Destructor / Finalizer
Special method that gets called when an object is destroyed. Takes care of properly freeing memory, closing streams, etc. |
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