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method

A group of statements that accomplishes a specific task.

access_modifier

Determines the access level or visibility of the method from another class.

return_type

Specifies whether the method returns a value or not.

MethodName

An identifier and is case sensitive.

parameter list

Refers to the required type, order, and number of the parameters of a method.

method body

Contains a set of statements that performs the specific task of the method.

method signature

The combination of access level, return type, method name, and parameters.

argument

Required values passed to the method during invocation.

method overloading

Allows methods of the same name to be declared in the same class with different sets of parameters.

structure

A value type data type that holds related data of various data types.

struct

Keyword used for creating a structure.

constructor (in struct)

Used to initialize struct fields via an instance of a struct object.

value type

A type where variables directly contain their values.

reference type

A type where variables store memory addresses of where actual values are stored.

interface

A contract that can be implemented by a structure, but not inherited.

Class

A data structure or a blueprint that defines data and actions in a single unit.

Object

Instances of classes are created using the new keyword which allocates memory for a new instance, invokes a constructor to initialize the instance, and returns a reference to the instance.

Encapsulation

The process of hiding or encapsulating data from the outside world.

Property

The properties use a pair of public mutator (set) and accessor (get) methods to manipulate private data members of a class.

this

The this keyword refers to the object or the current instance of the class.

Constructor

A special method where its name is the same as the name of its type (class or structure).

Overloading Constructors

Constructors can be overloaded like all methods.

Namespace

Provides a logical grouping to organize related classes, structures, interfaces, and other types.