What is the difference between Abstraction and Encapsulation

Hi,

Abstraction is the class where we are defining abstract methods or defines the methods with body. We are not creating instance for the abstract classes. Encapsulation means wrapping of variables & methods in the class.

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Shailesh

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Read Encapsulation at http://www.dotnetfunda.com/articles/article511-what-is-encapsulation-.aspx

Read Abstraction at http://www.dotnetfunda.com/articles/article632-what-is-an-abstraction-.aspx

Hope this help.

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Sheo Narayan
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Hi,

Encapsulation and Abstraction both are interrelated terms.

Encapsulation refers to encapsulating something..Encapsulate means to hide. You can think Encapsulation like a capsule ( medicine tablet) which hides inside itself all the medicie.
The best example of an Encapsulation is of Property ( Get /Set accessors)

Abstraction refers to showing only the necessary details to the intended user.

I hope this clears your confusion atleast little bit.

* You can also refer Head First's Object oriented programing book to clear the concepts in detail.

Thanks,
Rohan

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Rohan Laghate

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Hi,
Check the following link for more information

http://www.csharpcorner.com/UploadFile/tusharkantagarwal/objectorientedcsharp11162005070743AM/objectorientedcsharp.aspx

Syed Shakeer Hussain

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Hi
I will give you answer in simple terms.

abstraction is as name suggest " abstract form of anything"
we are using this term in programig for class as abstract class. that class represents abstract view
of methods and propreties of class.


encapsulation is wrapping. just hiding properties and methods.
class is best example of encapsulation.


that easy it is!

Happy Programming!!
Rohi

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hai....thank you for mention this link.It will very useful to me.

s.selvi

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Abstration:
Abstration is used for hide the data and giving relevant information.
It solves the problem in desing level itself.
Encapsulation:
Encapsulation is used for hide the code and data in a single unit to protect the data from the outside the world.
It solves the problem in implementation level.

s.selvi

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Please have a look on this link
http://silverlightpractice.blogspot.in/2013/09/difference-between-data-encapsulation.html

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Hi, I hope my answer will now onwards remove your confusion.

You must have heard about capsule. It means it binds/cover something. Called as capsulation. And if any entity bindings something that is encapsulation. So if you are binding something in one function or class than it is called as Encapsulation.

And ab Abstraction is to use that Capsule. :P

So in programming term if you are making a Class than it is known as an Encapsulation and you are accessing it through object than it is called as Abstraction. :)
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