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instance method call

subject fact

instance method call has example
aVariable = b.methodName(arguments);
where b is the object containing instance method methodName source: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:36:56.0
is a subtopic of Methods
is a kind of method call

method call can omit the name of the class that the called method belongs to if it is being called from within the same class 2001-10-19 11:37:23.0

statement is terminated by a semicolon 2001-10-19 11:37:57.0
should be not more than one line long if possible

syntactic unit has syntax rule
bold = mandatory
italic = non-terminal
normal font = optional
2001-10-19 11:38:04.0

instance method call	has example aVariable = b.methodName(arguments); where b is the object containing instance method methodName
	is a subtopic of Methods
	is a kind of method call
method call	can omit the name of the class that the called method belongs to if it is being called from within the same class
statement	is terminated by a semicolon
statement	should be not more than one line long if possible
syntactic unit	has syntax rule bold = mandatory italic = non-terminal normal font = optional