Java MT 5

used to perform operations at the time an object is created.

• public Rectangle(double len, double w)
• {
• length = len;
• width = w;
• }

class

return type

no-arg constructor.

• public Rectangle(){
• length = 0.0;
• width = 0.0;
• }

Two or more methods in a class have the same name.

public int add(int num1, int num2)

public String add (String str1, String str2)

method signature

add(int, int)

binding

Method with a local variable with the same name as an Instance Field.

returns the class name and a hash of the memory address of the object.

toString

println

memory addresses.

public boolean equals(Stock object2) {

boolean status;

• if(symbol.equals(Object2.symbol)
• && sharePrice == Object2.sharePrice)
•    status = true;

• else
• status = false;
• return status;
• }

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