16. The Basics of Object Oriented Programming in Kotlin
Kotlin provides extensive support for developing object-oriented applications. The subject area of object oriented programming is, however, large. As such, a detailed overview of object oriented software development is beyond the scope of this book. Instead, we will introduce the basic concepts involved in object oriented programming and then move on to explaining the concept as it relates to Kotlin application development.
16.1 What is an Object?
Objects (also referred to as instances) are self-contained modules of functionality that can be easily used, and re-used as the building blocks for a software application.
Objects consist of data variables (called properties) and functions (called ...
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