Public methods are functions or procedures in a class that can be accessed and called from anywhere in the program. They are accessible to all other classes and objects.
Think of public methods as a drive-thru window at a fast-food restaurant. Just like anyone can order food from the drive-thru, any part of the program can use public methods to interact with the class.
Private Methods: These are methods that can only be accessed within the same class. It's like an employee-only area in a store where customers cannot enter.
Static Methods: Static methods belong to the class itself rather than an instance of the class. They can be called without creating an object of that class, similar to using a vending machine without needing to own it.
Method Overloading: This is when multiple methods have the same name but different parameters. It's like having different flavors of ice cream with different toppings but all served in cones.
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