Difference between revisions of "Instance variable"
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| − | An '''instance variable''' is available only to one instance of a class. It is the object's own property. For example, a particular square may be 4 inches wide. Other squares may have different widths. | + | An '''instance variable''' is a [[variable]] which available only to one instance of a class. It is the object's own property. For example, a particular square may be 4 inches wide. Other squares may have different widths. |
| − | A | + | A class variable, by contrast, is available to all instances of a class. It is a property which is the same for all objects. For example, the interior angle of every square is 90 degrees, no matter how wide the square is. |
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Latest revision as of 02:20, February 22, 2009
An instance variable is a variable which available only to one instance of a class. It is the object's own property. For example, a particular square may be 4 inches wide. Other squares may have different widths.
A class variable, by contrast, is available to all instances of a class. It is a property which is the same for all objects. For example, the interior angle of every square is 90 degrees, no matter how wide the square is.