Object

An object is an instance of a class stored in a set of memory locations.

Related concepts:  ClassTypeValue

Closest Wikipedia entry:  Object-oriented programming — Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm based on the concept of objects, which can contain data and code: data in the form of fields (often known as attributes or properties), and code in the form of procedures (often known as methods). In OOP, computer programs are designed by making them out of objects that interact with one another. Many of the most widely used programming languages (such as C++, Java, and Python) are multi-paradigm and support object-oriented programming to a greater or lesser degree, typically in combination with imperative programming and declarative programming.

Misconceptions about Object

35 documented Misconceptions

AccessingInexistentPropertyError

Accessing a non existent property on an object produces an error

AssignmentCopiesObject

Assignment copies the object

EqualityOperatorComparesObjectsValues

The equality operator compares two objects' values

IdentifierAsStringInBracketNotation

An identifier used to access a property with the bracket notation is treated as a string

NoBracketNotationForObjects

Square brackets cannot be used to access properties of an object

NoGlobalObject

There isn't a global object

NullIsObject

null is an object

ObjectAsParameterIsCopied

Objects are passed by value

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