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Upclass method, Java method

Java class method
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Java class methoddoes not have 'this' value when it is executing2001-08-30 14:56:10.0
is a subtopic of The Basics of Java2001-08-30 14:56:10.0
is called by using the name of the class, followed by a dot, followed by the name of the method (the name of the class can be omitted when calling a class method in the current class)link: chapter2section2.8.html#632, 2001-08-30 14:56:10.0
is marked as staticlink: chapter2section2.8.html#629, 2001-08-30 14:56:10.0
is a kind of class method2001-08-30 14:56:10.0
is a kind of Java method2001-08-30 14:56:10.0
class methodhas purpose implementing functions such as initializing a class, or operating on the complete set of instances of a class2001-08-30 14:54:51.0
should not be overused2001-08-30 14:54:52.0
Java methodcan be accessed by other methods and variables in any class in the same package by default2001-08-30 14:56:16.0
overrides a method in a superclass with the same name2001-08-30 14:56:16.0
should be as private as possible2001-08-30 14:56:16.0
should not be public except for those that will definitely need to be called from outside the package2001-08-30 14:56:16.0
should return to its caller from only one place which should be the last statement2001-08-30 14:56:16.0
procedural abstractionhas advantage when using a certain procedure, a programmer does not need to worry about all the details of how it performs its computations; he or she only needs to know how to call it and what it computes2001-08-30 14:57:04.0
hides the details of procedures2001-08-30 14:57:04.0
procedureprovides procedural abstraction2001-08-30 14:57:04.0
modulehas high cohesion if related aspects of a system are kept together in this module, and unrelated aspects are kept out2001-08-30 14:56:38.0
is implemented2001-08-30 14:56:38.0
lacks side effects if it does not modify any data, and does not leave behind any information, other than its result, that would have an effect on other computations2001-08-30 14:56:38.0
componentmay perform a special-purpose function such as the user interface for a particular system2001-08-30 14:55:00.0

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Upclass method, Java method