Computer Science A U1 Vocab

Using Objects and Methods

Return

Keyword used to return values to the calling method

Overloading

When there is more than one constructor; they must differ in the number, type, or order of parameters

Instance Variables

Define the attributes for objects

Object

A specific instance of a class with defined attributes

Dot

An operator used to access an object’s methods

Parameters

The values or data passed to an object’s method inside the parentheses in the method call to help the method do its job

Behavior

What methods define for all objects of the class

Class

Defines a new data type. It is the formal implementation, or blueprint, of the attributes and behaviors of the objects of that class

Default Constructor

Doesn’t take any arguments

Methods

Defines the behaviors or functions for objects

New

Keyword used to create objects with a call to one of the class’s constructors

Constructor

Code that is used to create new objects and initialize the object’s attributes