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iOS Object-Oriented Objective-C Tying it All Together Inheritance

Posted by Megha Makode
Megha Makode
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Difference b/w Object and Instance

Somebody please explain, What is the difference between an Object of Class and an Instance of a class:-) ?

1 Answer

Martin Wildfeuer
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Martin Wildfeuer
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Martin Wildfeuer
Martin Wildfeuer
Courses Plus Student 11,071 Points

There is no difference at all, an instance of a class is an object. That is, creating an instance of a class means creating an object from a class.

Class == Blueprint for objects
Instance of class == Object
Object == Instance of class
Object == Instance