What Is Object-Oriented Programming?
Object-Oriented Programming is a model/way of programming based on the concept of classes and objects.
What Is the Benefit of Object-Oriented Programming?
With the help of Object-Oriented Programming, it becomes easier to simulate real-world problems and the complex problem can be divided into small reusable chunks that reduce redundancy in programming.
EXAMPLE
Consider a program that prints a list of software developers. First, let us see the procedural way of implementing this code.
PROCEDURAL PROGRAMMING METHOD
function DisplayDetails (name, lang, project) {
document.write("<li>");
document.write("<strong>Name:</strong> " + name + "<br/>");
document.write("<strong>Programming Language:</strong> " + lang + "<br/>");
document.write("<strong>Current Project:</strong> " + project + "<br/>");
document.write("</li>");
}
DisplayDetails("Soumya","c#","Porject1");
DisplayDetails("Soum1","Java","Porject2");
DisplayDetails("Soum2","Python","Porject3");
document.write("</ul>");
This same program can be implemented using Object Oriented Programming Concept
OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING METHOD
If you are not aware of creating classes and objects in JavaScript, Please visit the article: Classes and Constructors in JS before going further with this article
class softwaredeveloper {
constructor(name, lang, proj) {
this.Name = name;
this.Language = lang;
this.Project = proj;
}
DisplayDetails() {
document.write("<li>");
document.write("<strong>Name:</strong> " + this.Name + "<br/>");
document.write("<strong>Programming Language:</strong> " + this.Language + "<br/>");
document.write("<strong>Current Project:</strong> " + this.Project + "<br/>");
document.write("</li>");
}
}
let dev1 = new softwaredeveloper("Soumya","c#","Porject1");
let dev2 = new softwaredeveloper("Soum1","Java","Porject2");
let dev3 = new softwaredeveloper("Soum2","Python","Porject3");
dev1.DisplayDetails();
dev2.DisplayDetails();
dev3.DisplayDetails();
document.write("</ul>");
WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF USING OOP?
In the above example, if there is a need to diplay only names of the progrmmers, instead of creating a function for that and passing the paramters again, we can make a method that displays the object's name as shown in the below snippets:
PROCEDURAL PROGRAMMING METHOD
function DisplayDetails(name, lang, project) {
document.write("<li>");
document.write("<strong>Name:</strong> " + name + "<br/>");
document.write("<strong>Programming Language:</strong> " + lang + "<br/>");
document.write("<strong>Current Project:</strong> " + project + "<br/>");
document.write("</li>");
}
function DisplayNames(name) {
document.write("<li>");
document.write("<strong>Name:</strong> " + name + "<br/>");
document.write("</li>");
}
DisplayDetails("Soumya","c#","Porject1");
DisplayDetails("Soum1","Java","Porject2");
DisplayDetails("Soum2","Python","Porject3");
document.write("</ul>");
DisplayNames("Soumya");
DisplayNames("Soum1");
DisplayNames("Soum2");
document.write("</ul>");
OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING METHOD
class softwaredeveloper {
constructor(name, lang, proj) {
this.Name = name;
this.Language = lang;
this.Project = proj;
}
DisplayDetails() {
document.write("<li>");
document.write("<strong>Name:</strong> " + this.Name + "<br />");
document.write("<strong>Programming Language:</strong> " + this.Language + "<br />");
document.write("<strong>Current Project:</strong> " + this.Project + "<br />");
document.write("</li>");
}
DisplayNames() {
document.write("<li>");
document.write("<strong>Name:</strong> " + this.Name + "<br />");
document.write("</li>");
}
}
let dev1 = new softwaredeveloper("Soumya","c#","Porject1");
let dev2 = new softwaredeveloper("Soum1","Java","Porject2");
let dev3 = new softwaredeveloper("Soum2","Python","Porject3");
dev1.DisplayDetails();
dev2.DisplayDetails();
dev3.DisplayDetails();
document.write("</ul>");
dev1.DisplayNames();
dev2.DisplayNames();
dev3.DisplayNames();
document.write("</ul>");
Below are the JSFiddle Links for the above examples:
Procedural Code Example
OOP Example
This way the real-time problems can be simulated using Object-Oriented Programming. Object-Oriented Programming has four principles. They are:
- Encapsulation
- Abstraction
- Inheritance
- Polymorphism
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