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1,834 PointsIs a class just the blueprint for instances of that class?
Do you ever directly call or use a class? or is it just a sort of template for you to instantiate then use?
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Steven Parker
231,269 PointsThis may vary with the language, but classes in most object-oriented languages that use them can contain both instance methods and class methods. A class method can be called directly without having created an instance.
Otherwise, the class does effectively serve as a blueprint to create instances.