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command-line argument
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command-line argumenthas example of use java EchoArgs Tim John "Pamela Sue" Fred 25added by: JK, source: Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days, 2001-10-19 11:36:28.0
is a parameter of a main methodadded by: JK, source: Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days, 2001-10-19 11:36:28.0
is a subtopic of Methods2001-10-19 11:36:28.0
is stored in an array of strings and passed to the main method2001-10-19 11:36:28.0
is a kind of parameter2001-10-19 11:36:29.0
should be surrounded by quotations marks if the argument is more than one word longadded by: JK, source: Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days, 2001-10-19 11:36:29.0
parametercan have the same name as a member variable2001-10-19 11:37:39.0
has purpose to transmit a primitive datum or object reference to a method or constructor2001-10-19 11:37:39.0
is initialized by calling the method or constructor or exception handler2001-10-19 11:37:39.0
is passed by value2001-10-19 11:37:39.0
variablecan be accessed by other variables and methods in any class in the same package by default    2001-10-19 11:38:12.0
can contain different classes of objects depending on the type of the variable2001-10-19 11:38:12.0
can contain only values that are of the same type as the variable or a subtype of the variable's type2001-10-19 11:38:12.0
can have an interface as its type which means that, with the variable, you can invoke any operation supported by the interface    2001-10-19 11:38:12.0
can refer to a particular object, several different objects during the execution of a program, or no object at all    2001-10-19 11:38:13.0
has 1 value at any one time which is the that it refers to2001-10-19 11:38:13.0
has 1 name2001-10-19 11:38:13.0
has scope which is the block in which it is declared2001-10-19 11:38:13.0
has type    2001-10-19 11:38:13.0
has lifetime which is the time its block is being executed2001-10-19 11:38:13.0
has scope2001-10-19 11:38:13.0
has part value2001-10-19 11:38:13.0
is declared by giving the data type followed by the name of the variable    2001-10-19 11:38:13.0
is destroyed in the block where it is declared2001-10-19 11:38:13.0
may have access modifier 2001-10-19 11:38:13.0
refers to a class or an object or a primitive datum2001-10-19 11:38:13.0
should have comment if it is non-obvious2001-10-19 11:38:13.0
access unithas access mode2001-10-19 11:35:59.0
syntactic unithas syntax rule
bold = mandatory
italic = non-terminal
normal font = optional
2001-10-19 11:38:04.0

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