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Hello everyone!

Could someone please explain what an abstract class is and what it's used for? I'm having trouble grasping the concept. I've also been unable to find anything online that is helpful to me personally. If think something might help, please link!

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Hi check this link Abstract class
 
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Hi Pillay,
Abstract class are those class which may contain abstarct methods, and abstract methods are those which don't have definition.
example-

Since abstract class is partially implemented so it can't be instantiated.
In real world it is used for giving default behavior to the implememnting class.
Note that it's not necessary for an abstract class to have abstract method.

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[edit]Add code tags. CR[/edit]
[ October 14, 2008: Message edited by: Campbell Ritchie ]
 
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Please use the code button when posting code; you can see how much better it looks with the indentation.
And please keep all discussion on the forum; everybody can then learn from it.
 
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