Java Vocab

A variable declared in a method to accept the value of an argument.

A name in a program that identifies a storage location that can hold different values.

Referring to a class or all classes in a package by a simple name.

Using descriptive text to explain portions of code.

The equal sign used to set or change a value in a variable.

A method whose purpose is to modify the internal data of an object.

A reserved word used to declare and define constants.

When you have more than one method with the same name, but different input and outputs.

A value that is returned by a method through a return statement.

A name for a category or a data value that are all related.

Information that is given to the user by the program.

A high-level description of the actions of a program or algorithm using part English and code.

Contains instructions to initialize objects.

To increase or add to a value.

A named set of values and the operations that can be carried out with them.

A data type that uses a single letter, digit, or symbol.

A method whose purpose is to access the internal data of an object.

A value of a class type. What we created in the classes we wrote.

A value that cannot be changed by another program.

A sequence of instructions that is executed by a computer.

A programmer-defined data type.

To decrease or take a way from a value.

To create a variable by stating the type of information it will hold and its name is _______.

A data type with a true or false value.

To place one string after another to create a new string.

The intangible instructions and data that are necessary for operating a computer.

An operator that allocates a new object.

A program that translates code from a high-level language into machine instructions.

A number that holds small sized floating point numbers

The statements that implement a method. They are enclosed in {braces}.

A set of rules for choosing the character sequence used to make identifiers for variables.

A data type that holds large floating point numbers.

A variable that is available to all methods in a class.

Means to assign a starting value to a variable.

A string that tells the user what information to provide.

The rule that defines which operator is evaluated first.

Variables used only inside the method where they were declared.

Converts a value from one data type to a different data type.

A symbol that indicates a mathematical or logical operation.

A number that can have a fractional part.

Information provided to the program to make it run correctly.

A sequence of statements that has a name, and may have parameter variables and a return value.

The method that is first called when a Java application executes.

Application Program Interface; A code library for building programs.

A reserved word that indicates no type or an unknown type. It can also mean empty.

A(n) unambiguous, executable, and terminating specification of a way to solve a problem.

The features of a class that are accessible to all clients.

A data type that can hold a whole number.

A word that has a special meaning in a programming language and cannot be used as a name.