Discussion of Abstract Data Types

Abstract data types represent the essence of an object.

Select an everyday object:

	Automobile

Make a list of the qualities you would use to describe it:

	Make
	Model
	Color
	
	These are the attributes, delcared as private, class-level variables.
	To manipulate these variables, write public getter and setter methods.
	
Make a list of what it can do:

	Start engine
	Accelerate
	Turn
	
	These are the public methods defining how to use the object.



Automobile:

	private:
		string make;
		string model;
		string color;

	public void setMake(string newMake) {
		make = newMake;
	}