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Juneau Lim
13,362 PointsWhat is the difference between attribute and instant variable?
When I learn Java, I learned as the variables inside a class are instant variable. But in here, they are saying they are attributes.
What is the difference between the two, if there is any?
1 Answer
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points"Attribute" and "instance variable" are just 2 different terms for the same concept. They're both variables that belong to a single instance of a particular class. You might also hear them be called "properties" at some point (probably by someone like me who writes Objective-C and Swift all day, though in Python a property is subtly different, but you'll learn about that later), but they're all just different terms for the same thing
Juneau Lim
13,362 PointsJuneau Lim
13,362 PointsWhew, I'm relieved. Thanks so much for clarifying!