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What is inversion of control (IoC) in OOP?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
IoC means control of object creation is delegated to a framework.
Deep explanation
Instead of classes controlling their dependencies, a framework or container injects dependencies. This reduces coupling and increases testability. IoC is the foundation of dependency injection frameworks.
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