Class member

Definition

A class member refers to any variable or method declared inside a class. It can be either static or non-static (also called instance members).

Related terms

Static Member: Belongs to the entire class rather than individual objects. There is only one copy of static members shared among all instances of the class.

Instance Member: Belongs to individual objects created from the class. Each instance has its own copy of instance members.

Constructor: A special method used for initializing objects by assigning initial values to their variables.