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Section 1

(28 cards)

constructor method

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A method with the same name as the class that initializes the instance variables of an object of the class when the object is instantiated.

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Method

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A program module that contains a series of statements that carry out a task.

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double

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4 bytes; 6 significant digits

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char

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single character; 2 bytes

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Primitive

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int, float, double, byte, char, boolean

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class

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a user defined blueprint or prototype from which objects are created

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int

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4 bytes -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647

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public versus private

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public means you can access it anywhere while private means you can only access it inside its own class

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string

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A sequence of characters

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application versus applet

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applet is a small java program that can be executed by a Java-compatible web browser while the application is a standalone program that can directly run on the machine

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scope

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the lifetime and accessibility of a variable

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header of method

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where the return type, name, and parameter list of a method are declared

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byte

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8 bits

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void

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specifies that the method does not return any type

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method declaration

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The first line of a method, which contains the method name, access level, return type, and parameters, if any.

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method call

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A command to execute another method, which causes all of the statements inside that method to be executed.

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comment (single line & multi-line)

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Javadoc /*..../ Multi-line / .... / Single line (or inline) //

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constructor call

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memory for the object is allocated in the memory

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float

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A native type representing rational numbers to limited precision. 4 bytes; 6 significant digits

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parameter(s) of method

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( )

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object instantiation

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creating a new object using the "new" reserved word. the object is created with a variable referencing that object.

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method return type

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Defines and constrains the data type of the value returned from a method.

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literal

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syntactic representations of boolean, character, numeric, or string data

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method return variable

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the variable returned by the computer

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assignment

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=

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boolean

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True/False

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body of method

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the actions performed by the method

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variable declaration

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A statement that creates a variable and its associated attributes but doesn't necessarily allocate storage for variables or define an implementation for methods.

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