 | Your basic Object
 | public String toString() |
 | public boolean equals(Object o) |
 | public int hashCode() |
 | protected Object clone() throws
CloneNotSupportedException |
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 | Examples of Objects
//
//valid object expression statements
//
Object o;
String s = "Welcome to the party!";
myClass cls = new myClass(s);
Hashtable stuff = new Hashtable();
double weights[] = new double[30];
char chessboard[][] = new char[8][8];
stuff.put("A", cls);
cls = (myClass)stuff.get("A");
cls.getName().equals(s);
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 | Objects are references instead of pointers |
 | Use the new operator to create objects |
 | You don't delete objects - garbage collection does it for you
automatically |
 | Arrays are special, non-inheritable Objects |