# 📚 Java Programming Language – Part 4/10: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Basics
#Java #OOP #Programming #Classes #Objects

Welcome to Part 4 of our Java series! Today we'll explore the fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming in Java.

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## 🔹 What is OOP?
Object-Oriented Programming is a paradigm based on:
- Objects (instances of classes)
- Classes (blueprints for objects)
- 4 Main Principles:
- Encapsulation
- Inheritance
- Polymorphism
- Abstraction

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## 🔹 Classes and Objects

### 1. Class Definition

public class Car {
    // Fields (attributes)
    String brand;
    String model;
    int year;
    
    // Method
    public void startEngine() {
        System.out.println("Engine started!");
    }
}

### 2. Creating Objects

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Creating an object
        Car myCar = new Car();
        
        // Accessing fields
        myCar.brand = "Toyota";
        myCar.model = "Corolla";
        myCar.year = 2022;
        
        // Calling method
        myCar.startEngine();
    }
}

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## 🔹 Constructors
Special methods called when an object is instantiated.

### 1. Default Constructor

public class Car {
    // Default constructor (created automatically if none exists)
    public Car() {
    }
}

### 2. Parameterized Constructor

public class Car {
    String brand;
    String model;
    int year;
    
    public Car(String brand, String model, int year) {
        this.brand = brand;
        this.model = model;
        this.year = year;
    }
}

// Usage:
Car myCar = new Car("Toyota", "Corolla", 2022);

### 3. Constructor Overloading

public class Car {
    // Constructor 1
    public Car() {
        this.brand = "Unknown";
    }
    
    // Constructor 2
    public Car(String brand) {
        this.brand = brand;
    }
}

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## 🔹 Encapsulation
Protecting data by making fields private and providing public getters/setters.

public class BankAccount {
    private double balance;  // Private field
    
    // Public getter
    public double getBalance() {
        return balance;
    }
    
    // Public setter with validation
    public void deposit(double amount) {
        if (amount > 0) {
            balance += amount;
        }
    }
}

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## 🔹 'this' Keyword
Refers to the current object instance.

public class Person {
    private String name;
    
    public Person(String name) {
        this.name = name;  // 'this' distinguishes field from parameter
    }
}

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## 🔹 Practical Example: Student Management System

public class Student {
    private String id;
    private String name;
    private double gpa;
    
    public Student(String id, String name) {
        this.id = id;
        this.name = name;
    }
    
    // Getters and setters
    public String getId() { return id; }
    public String getName() { return name; }
    public double getGpa() { return gpa; }
    
    public void updateGpa(double newGpa) {
        if (newGpa >= 0 && newGpa <= 4.0) {
            this.gpa = newGpa;
        }
    }
    
    public void printInfo() {
        System.out.printf("ID: %s, Name: %s, GPA: %.2f\n", 
                         id, name, gpa);
    }
}

// Usage:
Student student1 = new Student("S1001", "Ahmed");
student1.updateGpa(3.75);
student1.printInfo();

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## 🔹 Static vs Instance Members

| Feature | Static | Instance |
|---------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Belongs to | Class | Object |
| Memory | Once per class | Each object has its own |
| Access | ClassName.member | object.member |
| Example | Math.PI | student.getName() |

public class Counter {
    static int count = 0;  // Shared across all instances
    int instanceCount = 0; // Unique to each object
    
    public Counter() {
        count++;
        instanceCount++;
    }
    
    public static void printCount() {
        System.out.println("Total count: " + count);
    }
}

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