========= ## Core Java Lang OOP Cookbooks and Examples ### Relevant Articles: - [Guide to hashCode() in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-hashcode) - [A Guide to the Static Keyword in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-static) - [A Guide to Java Initialization](http://www.baeldung.com/java-initialization) - [Polymorphism in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-polymorphism) - [Method Overloading and Overriding in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-method-overload-override) - [How to Make a Deep Copy of an Object in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-deep-copy) - [Guide to Inheritance in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-inheritance) - [Object Type Casting in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-type-casting) - [The "final" Keyword in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-final) - [Type Erasure in Java Explained](http://www.baeldung.com/java-type-erasure) - [Pass-By-Value as a Parameter Passing Mechanism in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-pass-by-value-or-pass-by-reference) - [Variable and Method Hiding in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-variable-method-hiding) - [Access Modifiers in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-access-modifiers) - [Guide to the super Java Keyword](http://www.baeldung.com/java-super) - [Guide to the this Java Keyword](http://www.baeldung.com/java-this) - [Immutable Objects in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-immutable-object) - [Inheritance and Composition (Is-a vs Has-a relationship) in Java](http://www.baeldung.com/java-inheritance-composition) - [A Guide to Constructors in Java](https://www.baeldung.com/java-constructors) - [Java equals() and hashCode() Contracts](https://www.baeldung.com/java-equals-hashcode-contracts)