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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

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Types and Programming Languages - Sections 18, 19

Misconceptions about Object
35 documented Misconceptions

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AccessingInexistentPropertyError
Accessing a non existent property on an object produces an error
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AssignmentCopiesObject
Assignment copies the object
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EqualityOperatorComparesObjectsValues
The equality operator compares two objects' values
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IdentifierAsStringInBracketNotation
An identifier used to access a property with the bracket notation is treated as a string
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NoBracketNotationForObjects
Square brackets cannot be used to access properties of an object
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NoGlobalObject
There isn't a global object
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NullIsObject
null is an object
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ObjectAsParameterIsCopied
Objects are passed by value
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ThisAssignable
One can assign to this

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