Programming Concepts Flashcards

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Constant

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a variable whose value cannot be changed once it has been assigned

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Instance Method

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a method that requires an object of the class to be created before it can be called

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Static Method

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a method that can be called without creating an object of the class

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Static Variable

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a variable that is shared by all instances of a class

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Cast

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to assign a value of one type to another

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Widen

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automatically cast from a smaller type to a larger type

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Alias

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a reference variable that points to the same object as another reference variable

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Nested Conditional Statement

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a conditional statement nested inside of another conditional statement

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Compound Boolean Expression

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an expression using logical operators that evaluates to a Boolean value

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Short-circuited Evaluation

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a process in which the evaluation of a logical expression exits when the result is clear, even before the complete evaluation of the expression