Chapter 2 Terms
the order in which things happen or should happen
in sequence
program code containing meaningful identifiers as well as judiciously used clarifying comments
self-documenting code
when the method we wish to call is not in our own class we need to specify the class that has the method before the method named allowed by a dot
dot notation
a piece of text written in double quotes
a string
the relationship between an object and the class of which it is a member
is-a relationship
program that runs but does the wrong thing
logic error
method that belong to classes are marked with the keywords static and their signature.
static methds
values to compare numbers
relational operators
information from the computer about error in codes
error message
inherited from a spare actor
inherit
a new action for objects of this class
method definition
the process of restructuring code
refactoring code
an error in a program that makes it impossible to parse--and therefore impossible to interpret
syntax error
the kind of method does not return a value and represents a command
void return type
written into the sorce code as explanation for human readers.they are ignored by the computer.
comments
a determining or charistic element: a factor that shapes the total outcome
parameter
the type of method that represents a question and has return type.
non-void return type
lists all classes and methods in greenfoot
API documentation