what do you mean by class and its instance ? (java) -

while checking questions found question. asks relationship between flower , rose. choices inheritance, class , instance , interface & implementation.

now problem answer should know inheritance, answer class , instance. know class , instance mean? know instance means object of class.

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a class template objects created. in example mentioned, flower class rose, dandelion, lily, etc instances. eg,

public class flower {     private string type;     ..     public flower(string type) {         this.type = type;     }     ..  } 

and create instances of

flower rose = new flower("rose"); flower lily = new flower("lily"); 

this viable explanation.

i can see logical thought process well. have been

public class flower {     .. } 

and subclass like

public class rose extends flower {     .. } 

and

public class lily extends flower {     .. } 

but, subtleties depends on implementation. depends on how see problem (or rather how questioner saw problem). an interface , implementation. again, depends on implementation.

update 1 there multiple levels of inheritance can make out problem statement. depends on level of detail require in application. if want see flower entity, use flower class , different instances of flower objects.

another scenario when see level of detail in flowers. want talk different types of roses, or different types of lilies, on color, size, locations, seasons, etc. in case, flower class no sufficient. rose might have details (properties) relevant roses, , lily might have relevant lilies. @ point, flower no longer relevant give no important information whatsoever. now, use flower abstract class or interface, denote higher level properies or ensure implementations sure found. , create individual classes each of inherited flowers rose , lily.

hope clears doubt