The difference between Classes, Objects, and Instances

Question

What is a class, an object and an instance in Java?

Answer 1

A class is basically a definition, and contains the object's code. An object is an instance of a class

for example if you say

String word = new String();

the class is the String class, which describes the object (instance) word.

When a class is declared, no memory is allocated so class is just a template.

When the object of the class is declared, memory is allocated.