Chapter 3. Classes and Objects

The Class Hierarchy

Creating a New Class

Declaration and Instantiation

Constructors and Destructors

Garbage Collection

Inheritance

Object Operators

Adding and Overriding Methods

Calling the Overridden Method

Overloading

Casting

Oddities

Encapsulation

Access Scope: Public, Private, Protected

Setting Properties with Methods

Default and Optional Parameters

Declaring Variables Static and Const

Revisiting the StringParser Module

Example: Creating a Properties Class

Data-Oriented Classes and Visual Basic Data Types

Advanced Techniques