data in an object are known as |
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fields |
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procedures in an object are known as |
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methods |
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an object created from a class is called an __________ of a class |
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instance |
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class ___________ normally have methods that perform useful operations on their data |
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objects |
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________ variables can only store data and have no methods |
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primative |
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Each ______ of the class string contains different data |
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instance
the instances aer all share the same design |
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each instance has all of the atributes and methods that were defined in the _______ class |
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string class |
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rectangle object will have the following fields |
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length
width |
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Rectangle box = new Rectangle ();
the box variable holds the ______ of the recangle object |
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adress |
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methods that retrive the data of the fields are called |
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accessors |
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methods that modify the data of the fields are called |
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mutators
setlength
setwidth |
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each field that the programmer wishes to be viewed by other classes needs an ________ |
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accessor
getlength
getwidth |
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each feild that the programer wishes to be modifed by other classes needs a |
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mutator |
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________ fields and ______ methods require an object to be created in order to be used |
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instance
instance |
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classes can have special methods called |
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constructors |
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classes can have special methods called |
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constructors |
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a __________ is a method that is automatatically called when an object is created |
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constructor |
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________ are used to perform operations at the time an object is created |
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constructors |
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constructors typically ______ instance fields and perform other object initialization tasks |
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initialize |
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constructors have the same name as the _____ |
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class |
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__________have no return types, not even void |
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constructors |
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constructors are typically private or public |
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public |
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______ variables can be declared with out being initialized
rectangle box;
this statement does not create a rectangle object. so it is an uninitialzed local _______ variable |
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Reference |
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when an object is created, its constructor is ______ called |
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always |
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if u do not write a constructor, java provides one when the class is compiled
this is known as _____
it sets all the objects numeric fields to___
all boolean fields to _____
it sets all the objects reference variables to the special value ______ |
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default constructor
o
false
null |
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constructor that does not accept an argument is knwon as a |
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no arg constructor
this is what the default constructor is |
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a string literal is used to initialze a string_________ |
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object |
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a string literal is used to _____ a string object |
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initialize
for instance
string name= new String ("michal long");
string name= "michal long" |
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two or more methods in a class may have the same name as long as their _______ lists are diff. |
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parameter |
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a method ______ consisst of the methods name and the data types of the methods parameters, in the order they appear |
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signature |
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