AP Unit 4 Vocabulary Flashcards

8567422009	Void Methods	A section of code belonging to a class that is given a name, has parameters, and does not return a value.	0
8567422010	A parameter	The local variable in a method header that holds the data sent in.	1
8567422012	Argument	The data sent to a method. that must match the parameter data type it is getting sent to.	2
8567422013	Primitive Types as Parameters	When a method copies the value and stores it in the local parameter. Any changes made are lost when control returns to the calling function.	3
8567422014	Class Types as Parameters	When a method copies the reference to the memory address and stores it in the local parameter. Since the reference points to the original spot in memory all changes are saved.	4
8567422015	The return command	Sends a value back to the calling method.	5
8567422017	Return Methods	Methods that send back any type of primitive or class data. When it sends back a primitive type it returns a copy of the value. When it sends back a class type it returns a reference to that data in memory.	6
8567422018	Overloaded methods	When a program has more than one method with the same name.	7
8567422019	Signature	Number and types of parameters	8
8567422021	Recursion	A method that repeats by calling itself.	9
8567422023	The stack	This is the location in memory where the interrupted method calls are stored. Once the base case is hit the program moves through the stack and carries out all the commands.	10