Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming:
Programming in the
.NET Framework environment is done with objects. Objects are programmatic
constructs that represent packages of related data and functionality. Objects
are self-contained and expose specific functionality to the rest of the
application environment without detailing the inner workings of the object
itself. Objects are created from a template called a class.
The .NET base class library provides a set of classes from which you can create
objects in your applications. You also can use the Microsoft
Visual Studio programming environment to create
your own classes.