Unit 2 Lesson 3 - Parameterized Constructors

Lesson summary and assignments

Vocabulary

actual parameter
the value to assign to the formal parameter
call by value
copying the value of the actual parameter to the constructor's formal parameter
formal parameter
the value to be passed to a constructor or method
local variable
a variable declared and accessible within a specific block of code
overloading
defining two or more constructors or methods with the same name but different signatures
parameterized constructor
a constructor that has a specific number of arguments to be passed to assign values to an object's instance variables
state
the attributes of an object that are represented by its instance variables