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constructor one or more preconditions a class procedure The Basics of Java to initialize the instance variables of a newly created object and perform any other needed initialization A procedure that is called whenever a new object is created

Java method side effects if it does not modify any data, and does not leave behind any information, other than its result, that would have an effect on other computations a comment at its head if the method is non-obvious when using a certain procedure, a programmer does not need to worry about all the details of how it performs its computations; he or she only needs to know how to call it and what it computes public except for those that will definitely need to be called from outside the package its caller from only one place which should be the last statement method 9.1 - The Process of Design a method in a superclass with the same name the details of procedures a special-purpose function such as the user interface for a particular system other methods and variables in any class in the same package by default if related aspects of a system are kept together in this module, and unrelated aspects are kept out

Java constructor side effects if it does not modify any data, and does not leave behind any information, other than its result, that would have an effect on other computations the same name as its class when using a certain procedure, a programmer does not need to worry about all the details of how it performs its computations; he or she only needs to know how to call it and what it computes public except for those that will definitely need to be called from outside the package its caller from only one place which should be the last statement a class Java method The Basics of Java
public Account(String accountHolder, float initialBalance)
{
this.accountHolder = accountHolder;
balance = initialBalance;
opened = new Date();
}
public Account(String accountHolder)
{
this.accountHolder = accountHolder;
balance =0.0;
opened = new Date();
}
a method in a superclass with the same name the details of procedures to initialize the instance variables of a newly created object and perform any other needed initialization a special-purpose function such as the user interface for a particular system other methods and variables in any class in the same package by default if related aspects of a system are kept together in this module, and unrelated aspects are kept out

Subject	lack	have	have advantage	be	return to	is part of	is a kind of	is a subtopic of	have example	override	hide	have purpose	perform	access by	has definition	have high cohesion
constructor		one or more preconditions				a class	procedure	The Basics of Java				to initialize the instance variables of a newly created object and perform any other needed initialization			A procedure that is called whenever a new object is created
Java method	side effects if it does not modify any data, and does not leave behind any information, other than its result, that would have an effect on other computations	a comment at its head if the method is non-obvious	when using a certain procedure, a programmer does not need to worry about all the details of how it performs its computations; he or she only needs to know how to call it and what it computes	public except for those that will definitely need to be called from outside the package	its caller from only one place which should be the last statement		method	9.1 - The Process of Design		a method in a superclass with the same name	the details of procedures		a special-purpose function such as the user interface for a particular system	other methods and variables in any class in the same package by default		if related aspects of a system are kept together in this module, and unrelated aspects are kept out
Java constructor	side effects if it does not modify any data, and does not leave behind any information, other than its result, that would have an effect on other computations	the same name as its class	when using a certain procedure, a programmer does not need to worry about all the details of how it performs its computations; he or she only needs to know how to call it and what it computes	public except for those that will definitely need to be called from outside the package	its caller from only one place which should be the last statement	a class	Java method	The Basics of Java	public Account(String accountHolder, float initialBalance) { this.accountHolder = accountHolder; balance = initialBalance; opened = new Date(); } public Account(String accountHolder) { this.accountHolder = accountHolder; balance =0.0; opened = new Date(); }	a method in a superclass with the same name	the details of procedures	to initialize the instance variables of a newly created object and perform any other needed initialization	a special-purpose function such as the user interface for a particular system	other methods and variables in any class in the same package by default		if related aspects of a system are kept together in this module, and unrelated aspects are kept out

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