Comp Sci Unit 5/6 Vocab

A statement that defines a variable with a data type

the assignment of a value to a variable

one or more statements that are grouped together with curly brackets {}

pulling statements inside of other statements

the process of repeating code

an ordered list of similar items

the items stored in an array

an element's position within an array

when a new instance is created using the keyword 'new'

cannot be changed

when you create an array from known values

used to access or change the value of an element at a particular index in an array

used after the name of a method

the first character of a String and the first element in an array is at index 0

pieces of information a method needs to run

an event that occurs when a program is running, that disrupts its normal flow

named block of code

documentation of a class to other programmers that lists the methods and properties of the class

the process of temporarily converting one type of date to another

attaching two things side-by-side, frequently strings of text