Java chapter 5
The body of a method is enclosed in ________. a. curly braces {} b. square brackets [] c. parentheses () d. quotation marks ""
a. curly braces {}
a variable that receives a value that is passed into a method is known as a(n) _______. a. parameter b. argument c. signal d. return value
a. parameter
This javadoc tag is used to document a parameter variable. a. @parameter b. @para c. @paramvar d. @arg
b. @para
A value that is passed into a method when it is called is known as a(n)______. a. parameter b. argument c. signal d. return value
b. argument
this type of method does not return a value. a. null b. void c. empty d. anonymous
b. void
this javadoc tag is used to document a method's return value a. @methodreturn b. @ret c. @return d. @returnval
c. @return
This appears at the beginning of a method definition. a. semicolon b. parentheses c. body d. header
d. header
This statement causes a method to end and sends a value back to the statement that called the method. a. end b. send c. exit d. return
d. return
a method header can contain __________. a. method modifiers b. the method return type c. the method name d. a list of parameter declarations e. all of theses f. none of these
e. all of these
true or false. a parameter variable's scope is the entire program that contains the method in which the parameter is declared
false
true or false. it is possible for one method to access a local variable that is declared in another method.
false
true or false. no two methods in the same program can have a local variable with the same name.
false
true or false. when code in a method changes the value of a parameter, it also changes the value of the argument that was passed into the parameter.
false
true or false. when passing an argument to a method, java will automatically perform a narrowing conversion when necessary.
false
true or false. when passing multiple arguments to a method, the order in which the arguments are passed is not important.
false
true or false. you terminate a method header with a semicolon.
false
true or false. the contents of a string object cannot be changed
true
true or false. when an object, such as String, is passed as an argument, it is actually a reference to the object that is passed.
true
true or false. when passing an argument to a method, java will automatically perform a widening conversion, if necessary
true
true or false. you must have a return statement in a value-returning method
true