Java Reference
In-Depth Information
APPENDIX
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Glossary
annotation
An added command to Java source code that modifies or adds information
(such as tagging a function as an event handler).
argument
A value you pass to a function for it to use.
array
A sequential list of values, indexed with an integer offset.
Array
Java class that implements an array.
binary file
A file that contains binary numbers and is not human-readable.
block
A list of code statements within a pair of braces,
{
and
}
.
boolean
A logical value that can be equal to only
true
or
false
.
cast
To change the interpretation of a value, usually from one object to a par-
ticular parent's type.
class
A recipe that tells the compiler how to make an object: what data and
functions it should contain.
client
A piece of software that you run, usually with a graphical interface. It
connects to a server.
