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| Term
| Class
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| Definition
| A class groups related variables and functions in object-oriented programming (OOP). A class defines a collection of encapsulated instance variables and methods—functions—, optionally including implementations of those types and a constructor and destructor. Properties contain the data exposed by the class. Behaviors are the functionality exposed as defined by public methods—member functions—and events. A class describes both the properties and behaviors of objects. A class is not an object; rather, it is used to instantiate an object. A class is like a template for defining new types.
A C# class is declared with the class keyword.
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| See also
| Abstract class, Constructor, Destructor, Interface, Structure
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