Do I correctly understand what a class is?

Question

I\'ve had trouble finding a clear, concise laymans definition of a class. Usually, they give general ideas without specifically spelling it out, and I\'m wondering if I\'m u

Answer 1

This is going to be a very simplified explanation. A class is a set of functions and variables and is used to create objects. I think it's good to use real examples instead of dog / bark / talk etc.

• Class Email
  • Subject (string)
  • Message (string)
  • ToAddress (string)
  • FromAddress (string)
  • Send (function)

When you call 'new Email()' it creates a new object with those variables and functions. Then you can populate the variables and send it.