Exam 6: Using Methods

The method name and parameter list taken together form the ____________________ of the method.

When you create methods with the same name but with different parameter lists, those methods are known as ____________________.

You can pass an entire array to a method, or individual array element values.

A method's ____ consists of the method's statements.

Programmers say that data items are ____ only after they have been declared and within the method in which they are declared.

The ____________________ type of a method indicates the data type of the value that the method will send back to the location where the method call was made.

A method's name and parameter list constitute the method's ____.

When a method returns nothing, it is known as a(n) ____________________ method.

Methods can be ____ correctly by providing different parameter lists for methods with the same name.

Modularization provides ____.

In every object-oriented programming language, the variables and constants declared in any method are usable anywhere within the program.

A(n) ____________________ is a reasonable unit of programming, designed to tackle one small task at a time.

____ is the feature of programs and methods that assures you each has been tested and proven to function correctly.

An advantage of ____________________ is that multiple programmers can work on a large problem.

Overloading a method is a good idea because it eliminates some programming work compared to writing separate methods.

____________________ variables are known to the entire class.

Programmers say that variables and constants declared within a method are ____ only after declaration within that method.

A method's ____ includes the method identifier and possibly other necessary identifying information.

Methods are sometimes called ____.

If you declare variables and constants within the methods that use them, the methods are more ____________________.