Hello! Today, we're going to solidify our understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Scala by revisiting the pillars of Encapsulation, Abstraction, Inheritance, and Polymorphism. Let's get started!

We'll revisit OOP fundamentals. As you may know, we create objects from classes, which define attributes (data) and methods (operations). Remember that the keyword this refers to the object's methods and properties that are called.

Here's a quick refresher:

Now, let's go back to the central principles of OOP: Encapsulation, Abstraction, Inheritance, and Polymorphism.

Encapsulation protects data by making attributes private and providing safe methods for access.

Abstraction simplifies systems by creating higher-level representations.

Inheritance allows classes to inherit properties and methods, encouraging code reusability.

Polymorphism allows different types of objects to be handled in a uniform manner if they share some features.

Below is an example demonstrating polymorphism and inheritance:

In this example, Pig, a subclass of Animal, overrides the makeSound method, showcasing polymorphism.

To solidify our understanding, let's examine some practical Scala examples.

First, an Employee class showcases encapsulation:

An abstract class is used to illustrate abstraction:

To summarize, we've revised the implementation of the four pillars of OOP in Scala — encapsulation, abstraction, inheritance, and polymorphism — and noted their implementation in practical examples. Our next step is putting this knowledge into practice. Happy coding!