parameter type used with call by reference where the address of an argument is sent into a method
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overloaded methods
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multiple methods with the same name, but each has a different number or type of parameter
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optional parameter
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when you assign a default value to a parameter
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parameter
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items that appear in the parentheses in the heading of the method
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out
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parameter type used with call by reference. Parameter does not have to be initialized
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scope
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the region of the program in which that identifier is usable
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definition of the method
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the heading and the body of the method
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named parameter
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use the name of the parameter in the method invocation along with the argument's value
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camel case style
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used for data member identifiers, it specifies that the first letter of identifiers is lowercase and the first letter of each subsequent concatenated word is capitalized.
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entity
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person, place, or thing; normally a noun of which a class is defined around
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heading
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first line of a method is called the heading
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formal parameters
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items that appear in the parentheses in the heading of the method; sometimes called formal arguments
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Pascal case style
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used for class and method identifiers; specifies that the first character is uppercase and subsequent words begin with an uppercase character
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actual arguments
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items that appear in the parentheses with the method name in the call to the method; sometimes called actual parameters
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argument
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items that appear in the parentheses with the method name in the call to the method
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call by value
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a copy of the original value is made and stored in a separate, different memory location so that the original value is not impacted if the method changes the one sent to it