1. Object-oriented Design in Processing
B. Ramamurthy
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2. The OO Concept
When you write small programs functional decomposition or collection of function efficiently solve the problem
When you solve complex problem with multiple objects interacting, a better and proven way to design the solution is using Object-oriented design (OOD).
When you implement a OOD using an object-oriented programming language it is called a object-oriented program.
We will study here the foundations of OOD and OOP.

3. Object-Oriented Principles
OOP
Inheritance
-- Hierarchy
-- Reusability
-- Extensibility
-- Expressive power
-- Reflects many
real-world problems
Polymorphism
-- Many forms of
same function
Encapsulation
(class)
-- Information Hiding
-- Interface and
Implementations
-- Standardization
-- Access Control mechanisms
(private /public etc.)
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4. What is an Object?
Object-oriented programming supports the view that programs are composed of objects that interact with one another.
How would you describe an object?
Using its characteristics (has a ----?) and its behaviors (can do ----?)
Object must have unique identity (name) : Basketball, Blue ball
Consider a ball:
Color and diameter are characteristics (Data Declarations)
throw, bounce, roll are behaviors (Methods)
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5. Classes are Blueprints
A class defines the general nature of a collection of objects of the same type.
The process creating an object from a class is called instantiation.
Every object is an instance of a particular class.
There can be many instances of objects from the same class possible with different values for data.
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6. Example objects Object References redRose class Rose blueRose class
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7. Bouquet Class Many instances of real bouquet objects of this Class
can be instantiated
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8. Elements of a Class class data declarations (variables, constants)
methods
header
body
header
statements
modifiers,
type, name
variables,
constants
parameters
repetition
others
selection
assignment
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9. Class Structure
class
variables
constants
methods
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10. Defining Classes Syntax: class class_name { data-declarations
constructors
methods }
Constructors are special methods used for instantiating (or creating) objects from a class.
Data declarations are implemented using variable and constant declarations.
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11. Operator new and “dot”
new operator creates a object and returns a reference to that object.
After an object has been instantiated, you can use dot operator to access its methods and data declarations (if you have access permissions).
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12. Example
Ball Class
Class is an object blueprint; you can create as many objects as you need from a class
Objects have attributes/characteristics
Objects have behavior/capabilities/operations/functions
Need a function to create an object… called a constructor
There can more than one constructor for a class depending on the parameters

13. Class Ball
class ball { // attributes float x, y; //position color ballColor; float radius; // operations //constructor ball() { x = random(width); y = random(height); ballColor = color(255, 0, 0); radius = 25; }

14. Add display behavior
void display() { noStroke(); fill(ballColor); ellipse(x,y,2*radius, 2*radius); } Lets see how this works. How to create a ball? Using its constructor: Example b1 = new ball();

15. Box Class
Lets add a box class
And create many balls in the box class.