Exam 7: Using Methods

Methods can ____, or call, other methods; that is, a program uses a method's name and the method performs a job for the class.

Because the ReadLine() method call can be assigned to a string, its return type is ____ .

A parameter within a method header is called a(n) ____ parameter.

Describe how nested method calls work. For example, if you have three nested method calls, which method executes first and how are return values propagated? Is there a limit to how many method calls can be nested?

A method ____ is a variable that holds data passed to the method when it is called; it receives an argument's value when the method executes.

A ____ statement causes a value to be sent back to the calling method.

You indicate that a method parameter is an array by placing ____ after the data type in the method's parameter list.

To more easily incorporate methods into a program, it is common practice to store methods in their own classes and files. Then you can add them into any application that uses them. The resulting compound program is called a(n) ____.

Arrays, like all objects, are passed by value.

What are the two most common accessibility levels in C#?

If you use the keyword modifier ____, you indicate that a method can be called by referring to the class rather than an object from the class.

A declaration for a method that receives two or more arguments must list the type for each parameter separately only if the parameters have different types.

A method ____________________ is a block of statements that carry out the method's work.

If you create a Click() method that responds to button clicks, it will be ____ by default because it is associated with an object that is a Form .

The ____ accessibility modifier limits method access to the class that contains the method.

The number of arguments does not need to match the number in the parameter list when you use ____.

A formal parameter that receives a copy of the value passed to it is also an example of a(n) ____ parameter.

The keyword static is used with Main() methods in console applications because the method is associated with its containing class and not with an object. Why are Form methods, such as a Click() method that responds to button clicks, nonstatic?

If a method does not return a value, its return type is ____________________.