The class is the description of the object and the object in an instance of the class. For example the class of humans would describe us as having the attributes such as arms, hands, legs and heads; and methods such as talk, think, eat, and sit. However each of us would be an instance of that class, an object. If I can jump it’s because humans can jump, if I can laugh, it’s because humans can laugh. That is, the class defines the methods and attributes for each object belonging to that class. POLYMORPHISM : Polymorphism is the ability for objects to respond differently to the same message, depending upon what type of object they are. For example, members from each of the following classes; Spouse, YoungerBrother, TotalStranger or LawEnforcementOfficer, are likely to behave differently when the hug method is called upon them. Polymorphism becomes very useful when we have a group of related objects upon which we want to perform an operation, but those objects may need to react in differe...
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