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13 Cards in this Set
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Argument
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The expression to operate upon in a method; a value being passed to a method.
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Assignment operator
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An equal sign (=); assigns a value to the variable or property named on the left side of the sign.
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Casting
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Converting from one data type to another.
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Class-level variable
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A variable or method that can be used in any method within the current class.
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Declaration
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Statements to establish a project's variables and constants, give them names, and specify the type of data they will hold.
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Explicit conversion
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Writing the code to convert from one data type to another, as opposed to implicit conversion.
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Implicit conversion
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A conversion from one data type to another that occurs automatically or by default according to specified rules.
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Increment operator
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Shortcut operator for increasing the value of a variable by 1 (++).
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Local variable
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The scope of a variable or constant that limits its visibility to the current method.
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Order of precedence
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Hierarchy of operations; the order in which operations are performed.
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Overloading
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Allows a method to act differently for different arguments. Multiple methods in the same class with the same name but with different argument lists.
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Scope
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The extent of visibility of a variable or constant. The scope may be namespace, class, local, or block level.
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Variable
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Memory location that holds data that can be changed during project execution.
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