JAVA

defines the circumstances under which a class can be accessed and the other classes that have the right to use a class

the indent style in which curly braces are aligned and each occupies its own line; it is named for Eric Allman, a programmer who popularized the style

Java programs that are embedded in a Web page

a computer program that performs tasks for users

the feature of Java that allows you to write programs that run on any platform (operating system)

information passed to a method so it can perform its task

a phrase that describes the period of time during which a program executes

the characteristics that define an object as part of a class

comments that continue for as many lines as necessary; block comments start with / and end with /

programming statements that have been compiled into binary format

to temporarily abandon the current logic so that the procedure’s commands can execute

a group or collection of objects with common properties

the set of data items and methods between the curly braces that follow the class header

describes what attributes its objects will have and what those objects will be able to do

a program that translates language statements into machine code; it translates an enture program at once before any part of the program can execute

an error in which the compiler detects a violation of language syntax rules and is unable to translate the source code to machine code

applications that support character output to a computer screen in a DOS window

a GUI object resembling a window in which you can place messages you want to display

the enclosure of data and methods within an object

a graphical environment in which users interact with a program; pronounced "gooeys"

a language that allows you to use an English-like vocabulary to write programs

a name of a program component such as a class, object, or variable

a statement that accesses a built-in Java class that is contained in a package

the ability to create classes that share the attributes and methods of existing classes, but with more specific features

a program that translates language statements into machine code; it translates one statement at a time, allowing a program to execute partially

an object-oriented language developed by Sun Microsystems that is used for general-purpose business applications and for interactive Internet applications

Use the ____ statement to indicate that a problem has occurred.

Use class ____ to perform precise monetary calculations.

String class static method ____ is similar to method System.out.printf, but returns a formatted String rather than displaying a String in a command window

The ____ states that code should be granted only the amount of privilege and access that it needs to accomplish its designated task.

Set methods are commonly called ____ because they typically change a value.

The public methods of a class are also known as the class's ____ or ____.

An object's ____ method is called implicitly when an object appears in code where a String is needed.

____ makes it explicit in the code, that you're constructing the base class using the no-arg constructor.

Keyword ____ specifies that a variable is not modifiable after initialization in a declaration or constructor.

The ____ is the one Java provides by default.

If a method contains a local variable with the same name as one of its class's fields, the local variable ____ the field in that method's scope.

If a class declares constructors, the compiler will not create a(n) ____.

Get methods are commonly called ____ or ____.

For every enum, the compiler generates a static method called ____ that returns an array of the enum's constants in the order in which they were declared.

Every object can access a reference to itself with keyword ___.

The constructor which takes no arguments is called the ____.

Composition is sometimes referred to as a(n) ____ relationship.

Class ____ is used for formatting numeric values as locale-specific Strings.

Any application that requires precise floating-point calculations should instead us class ____.

A(n) ____ variable represents classwide information that's shared by all the objects of the class.

A(n) ____ method tests whether a condition is true or false.

A(n) ___ imports all static members of a class

A(n) ____ declaration specifies on class to import.

A(n) ____ declaration imports only the classes that the program uses from a particular package.

A(n) ____ declaration imports one static member.

______ allows to have more than one constructor inside one Class.

A(n) ____ declaration contains a comma-separated list of constants.

Executes a body of statements continually as long as the Boolean expression that controls entry into the loop continues to be true.

The process of ensuring that a value falls within a specified range.

Alters the value of the operand on the left by subtracting the operand on the right from it.

Alters the value of the operand on the left by assigning the remainder when the left operand is divided by the right operand.

The first input statement prior to a loop that will execute subsequent input statements for the same variable.

One in which the loop control variable is tested before the loop body executes.

subtract 1 from a variable.

Adds 1 to a variable, then evaluates it.

One in which the loop control variable is tested after the loop body executes.

Evaluates a variable, then adds 1 to it.

Contains another loop.

Alters the value of the operand on the left by multiplying the operand on the right by it.

The technique of combining two loops into one.

A variable whose value determines whether loop execution continues.

The block of statements that executes when the Boolean expression that controls the loop is true.

A structure that allows repeated execution of a block of statements.

One loop execution.

Contained entirely within another loop.

A loop that never ends.

A loop in which the final number of loops is unknown.

Incrementing a variable adds 1 to its value.

A special loop that can be used when a definite number of loop iterations is required.

An indefinite loop is an event-controlled loop.

A block with no statements in it.

Executes a loop body at least one time; it checks the loop control variable at the bottom of the loop after one repetition has occurred.

One that performs no actions other than looping.

A definite loop.

One that needs three operands.

Uses up to four keywords to test a single variable against a series of exact integer or character values. The keywords are switch, case, break, and default.

A decision structure that performs an action, or not, based on one alternative.

Describes the feature of the AND and OR operators in which evaluation is performed only as far as necessary to make a final decision.

A logical structure in which one step follows another unconditionally.

A series of statements that determine within which of a set of ranges a value falls.

A tool that helps programmers plan a program's logic by writing plain English statements.

You use the NOT operator, which is written as the exclamation point ( ! ), to negate the result of any Boolean expression.

Contains an if structure within another if structure.

The logical OR operator uses two Boolean expressions as operands and evaluates to true if either operand is true. The OR operator is written as two pipes ( || ).

The logical AND operator uses two Boolean expressions as operands and evaluates to true if both operands are true. The AND operator is written as two ampersands ( && ).

In Java, the simplest statement you can use to make a decision is the if statement; you use it to write a single-alternative decision.

In Java, the if...else statement provides the mechanism to perform one action when a Boolean expression evaluates as true and to perform a different action when a Boolean expression evaluates as false.

The if clause of an if...else statement is the part that executes when the evaluated Boolean expression is true.

A tool that helps programmers plan a program's logic by writing the steps in diagram form, as a series of shapes connected by arrows.

Compares values and returns true if they are equal.

Contains only a semicolon.

A format used in nested if statements in which each instance of else and its subsequent if are placed on the same line.

The else clause of an if...else statement is the part that executes when the evaluated Boolean expression is false.

A decision structure that takes one of two possible courses of action.

A logical structure that involves choosing between alternative courses of action based on some value within a program.

Requires three expressions separated with a question mark and a colon and is used as an abbreviated version of the if...else structure.

True or false values are Boolean values; every computer decision results in a Boolean value.

An asterisk - a symbol used to indicate that it can be replaced by any set of characters. In a Java import statement, you use a wildcard symbol to represent all the classes in a package.

The containing class in nested classes.

A reference to an object that is passed to any object's nonstatic class method.

A type of nested class that has access to all static methods of its to-level class.

The action that occurs when a local variable hides a variable with the same name that is further away in scope.

An object's memory address.

To attempt to declare it twice - an illegal action.

A library of classes.

A variable overrides another with the same name when it takes precedence over the other variable.

Involves using one term to indicate diverse meanings, or writing multiple methods with the same name but with different arguments.

Nested classes that require an instance.

Classes contained in other classes.

A folder that provides a convenient grouping for classes.

The java.lang package is implicitly imported into every java program.

Describes the relationship between classes when an object of one class is a data field within another class.

Static variables that are shared by every instantiation of a class.

The code between a pair of curly braces.

Nested, local classes that have no identifier.

An ambiguous situation is one in which the compiler cannot determine which method to use.

Unreachable statements are those that cannot be executed because the logical path can never encounter them; an unreachable statement causes a compiler error.

A method that contains no statements; programmers create stubs as temporary placeholders during the program development process.

A method's signature is the combination of the method name and the number, types, and order of arguments.

Indicates the type of data that, upon completion of the method, is sent back to its calling method.

Ends a method and frequently sends a value from a called method back to the calling method.

To return a value is to send the value from a called method back to the calling method.

The name for a memory address where the object is held.

Assigning private access to a field means that no other classes can access the field's values, and only methods of the same class are allowed to set, get, or otherwise use private variables.

A unique identifier for data within a database.

The data items received by a method.

Allocates the memory needed to hold an object.

Mutator methods set values.

It's return type.

The first line of the method and contains information about how other methods can interact with it.

The set of statements between curly braces that follow the header and that carry out the method's actions.

A program module that contains a series of statements that carry out a task.

Known only within the boundaries of a method.

When you invoke or call a method, you execute it.

The interface to a method includes the method's return type, name, and arguments. It is the part that a client sees and uses.

An instantiation of a class is an object; In other words, it is one tangible example of a class.

The instance variables of a class are its data components.

Nonstatic methods, those methods used with object instantiations, are called instance methods.

The object-oriented programming principle used when creating private access for data fields; a class's private data can be changed or manipulated only by a class's own methods and not by methods that belong to other classes.

A principle of object-oriented programming that describes the encapsulation of method details within a class.

Describes the actions that execute within a method - the method body.

One that requires no parameters; if you do not write one, a default constructor is created for a class automatically by the Java compiler.

Another name for a method header.

A set of statements that are logically unreachable.

Data variables declared in a class outside of any method.

A method that establishes an object.

A method calls another.

The calling method makes a method call that invokes the called method.

Data items sent to methods in a method call.

The arguments in a method call.

Sometimes used as another term for access specifier.

A statement that reserves a named memory location.

A built-in Java class that provides you with the means for storing and manipulating character strings.

The short data type holds small integers, from -32,768 to 32,767.

The scope of a data item is the area in which it is visible to a program and in which you can refer to it using its simple identifier.

The remainder operator is the percent sign; when it is used with two integers, the result is an integer with the value of the remainder after division takes place.

A simple data type. Java's primitive types are byte, short, int, long, float, double, char, and boolean.

To break into component parts.

An empty String created by typing a set of quotes with nothing between them.

Sometimes abbreviated as mod, it is an alternate name for the remainder operator.

The long data type holds very large integers from -9,233,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807.

A value that is taken literally at each use.

An assignment made when you declare a variable.

An item's data type describes the type of data that can be stored there, how much memory the item occupies, and what types of operations can be performed on the data.

The char data type is used to hold any single character.

A style in which an identifier begins with a lowercase letter and subsequent words within the identifier are capitalized.

The byte data type holds very small integers, from -128 to 127.

a programming error that occurs when you introduce typing errors or use the programming language incorrectly

the rules of a language

a keyword that means that a method is accessible and usable even though no objects of the class exist

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the attributes of a class

sending arguments to a method

a program that creates classes, creates objects from those classes, and creates applications that use those objects--objects can be envisioned as concrete objects in the real world that you manipulate to achieve the desired effect

a self-contained block of program code, similar to a procedure

a circuitry-level language that represents a series of on and off switches; another term for machine language

a language written to correspond closely to a computer processor's circuitry

an error that occurs when a program compiles successfully but produces an error during execution

comments that start with // and continue to the end of the current line

a hypothetical (software-based) computer on which Java runs

a program that checks bytecode and communicates with the operating system, executing the bytecode instructions line by line within the Java Virtual Machine

block comments that generate documentation; Javadoc comments begin with /* and end with /

a program that translates language statements into machine code; it translates one statement at a time, allowing a program to execute partially

a statement that accesses a built-in Java class that is contained in a package