Index

N

namespace keyword, 795

namespace statement, 8

namespaces, 438

accessing with using statement, 438

fully qualified names, 438

global namespace, 444

programmer-defined, 441

Pet Store example, 442

narrative requirements specification, 311

narrowing conversion, 22

nesting objects compared to composition, 86

new keyword, 795

new operator, 151, 510

arrays, instantiating, 206

creating arrays, 206

creating collections, 203

no args constructors, 152

nodes, class hierarchies, 178

nonstatic attribute 282

See also instance variable

notation, object modeling, 296

noun phrase analysis, 323

classes, testing if worthy of implementation, 330

eliminating references to system itself, 325

functional requirements, 331

grouping synonyms, 326

paraphrasing requirements, 324

null keyword, 795

null reference exception example, 605

NullReferenceException class, 459