An action that a particular object can perform is called a method. For example, I counted 22 methods for Date object's. The bulk are for extracting parts of date and time information and for setting same, getTime(), getYear(), setTime(), and so forth.
A function with the following characteristics: The method is declared inside a class or interface. A method specifies an action that can be performed by an object instantiated from that class.
In object oriented languages such as Java or C++, chunks of code that can be called to perform useful work are called methods. Methods are always associated with a class. They represent the functions that a class can perform.
Functions attached to objects. Also known as messages.
Similar to functions and procedures in other languages. Methods implement the behavior for objects.
Core API Method format (as opposed to function format) # method format obj = Thing.new obj.mymethod(p1) # function format (e.g. to private method) # no object reference mymethod(p1)
A method is an operation peculiar to an object or class. In many object oriented systems, methods must be specifically declared, but in Dreams, any word may be a method, including colon definitions, variables, and defining words.
A specially-constructed procedure that performs a generic operation in a class-specific manner.
A procedure (function) that acts on an object.
A procedural program that defines a common behavior for a class. You invoke methods explicitly for a particular instance of a class. In object-oriented terms, an object's methods are its functions. See also method hierarchy and procedure.
in code, a group of statements in a class that handle a task on objects in that class
A body of Java code that can be invoked and passed parameters to perform a specific function.
1) a synonym for process and methodology. 2) an operation performed by an object. methodologist the role that is played by a person who acts as an expert in delivery or development methods.
Set of predicate clauses used to answer a message sent to an object. Logtalk uses dynamic binding to find which method to run to answer a message.
A method of a class or object is a specification of behavior encapsulated by that object.
This term has a specialized meaning for higher-level languages like C# and C++. In this document, however, it refers to a sequence of machine instructions that are accessed by a procedure call to a specific code address. The code managers provided by the CLI assume that methods have a single entry point and possibly multiple exit points. Custom code managers need not make these assumptions.
A method is an implementation of an operation that specifies the algorithm or procedure.
method maps a selector and a type vector onto an implementation which is either a C-function or a code object. PCE defines both get- and send-methods. If a send-operation is invoked on an object, PCE will find a method associated with the class of the object with a matching selector, check the argument types and invoke the implementation of the method.
class, ~factory, ~instance
A procedure similar to a statement or function that operates on specific objects. For example, in the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor, you can apply the Print method to the Debug object to transfer printed output to the Immediate window.
A function tied to a specific object
Behaviors of a class; functions and events.
The type of counting procedure used to estimate the number of unmarked fish represented by this tag code that were released.
A particular procedure or set of procedures to be followed.
an operation for a specific class
A function contained in a class.
(1) Function/procedure owned by an object. Must be invoked by selecting from an object; may have additional arguments. Term arises from considering that each object may have its own method for fulfilling a given task (see polymorphism). (2) Set of techniques and notations, incorporating a technical process for analysis and design; part of a methodology.
Member functions of an exposed object that perform some action on an object, such as saving it to disk. A method is a logical operation provided by an object. Operations performed on objects are defined as methods of the object. To invoke a method, an object sends a message consisting of the receiving object and the name of the specific method to invoke. The name of the method is sometimes called a selector. Messages are the mechanism through which objects interact.
A comprehensive description of all procedures used in sample analysis.
In an object-oriented system, a method is piece of executable code that is associated with a class or an instance of a class.
An evaluable feature term. Formally, a function that receives parameters by feature names. A method term is closed when it possess all required parameters. A non-closed method can be defined by refinement--this is equivalent to partial evaluation or currying. Application of a non-closed method yields an error.
The executable code that implements the logic of a particular message for a class. The are two types of method: class method and instance method.
In Director, a method is called a 'handler'. It is a unit of code that may be called with arguments, execute, and may return a value. Methods are contained in classes (scripts). See OO Fundamentals.
A special kind of subcomponent that can be inherited via the inheritance hierarchy and called externally. Methods are defined using the %method tag and invoked via $component-call_method() or with the colon-containing component:method syntax in $m-comp() calls and the like.
A function that's internal to a widget class and invoked under specific conditions (e.g. to draw the widget). Methods are provided as pointers to functions in widget class records.
A procedure that causes a programmable object to perform an action. Compare with property, a characteristic of an object.
A callable function defined within one or more classes.
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In object-oriented programming, an operation that an object can perform. An object can have many methods.
(n.) A function defined in a class. Unless specified otherwise, a method is not static. See also instance method.
A function to manipulate the attributes of a class.
Procedures that are associated with a class.
A named body of code declared within a class. Methods describe the behaviors of either an object or a class.
The specification of a particular process to be performed on or by an object
A method in Java is like a function in C++. A method is a command or a statement in source code that tells the compiler how a class should operate of function.
A named code block that provides behavior for a class or struct.
A function which is associated with a particular object. For example, objectName.methodName(arguments...) calls a method of objectName to perform a given task.
An object oriented programming concept that describes a function that can be performed on an object.
A function that is part of an object. In Java, all functions are part of objects; thus, all functions are methods.
A function or procedure implemented by a widget class.
In object-oriented design or programming, the software that implements the behavior specified by an operation.
An object has attributes, which are the data it contains, and methods, the functions that are defined inside the object. The methods are the things that the object can do. A well-constructed object offers methods the inner workings of which are opaque to the user. A method is usually used by calling it with the following syntax: Object.Method().
Code manipulating or interrogating the data within an object. In Object COBOL, each method is coded as a nested program within a class.
A function defined in a class. See also instance method, class method. Unless specified otherwise, a method is not static.
Code that is executed to perform some service; an implementation-specific procedure which carries out some function; for example, a program, operating system command or shell script. The method performs some work and returns any results or status to the originator of the request.
an operation that one may invoke on an object
In object-oriented programming, a function in an interface.
C++ talk meaning a member function of a class.
C++ function that is a member of a class or structure data type. Also known as a member function.
A segment of code that performs some function, or implements some behavior. There are four types of methods: constructors, accessors, mutators, and facilitators. Constructors have a different format (and function) than the others. The other three names are based on what the method does. Note that Java calls them methods, but they are called other things in other languages: procedures, functions, subroutines, etc.
A programming function that is related to a particular object and can be called to modify the object's properties or to achieve a particular effect that the object is responsible for. Methods can be passed pieces of information called parameters in order to modify the resulting behavior. Frequently, the result of a method call is the return of a different piece of information that can then be used by another part of the program.
a process encapsulated within an object
a section of a program that contains code instructing the computer to take some action, a method is a predefined programming procedure or a named sequence of statements that perform some task. To the top
A method is a behavior of a class or object. In other languages, a function or subroutine would be considered as basically the same thing. It is a set of operations that can be invoked through a calling procedure.
A description of how to perform one of an object's operations, containing a sequence of Smalltalk expressions that is evaluated when the method is executed. Methods are analogous to procedures or functions in other programming languages. A method is executed when a message matching its message pattern is sent to an instance of the class in which the method is found. A method determines the value of a message expression, either by explicitly specifying the object to be return ed or by allowing a default value to be returned. also instance method and class method.
an object that is part of a generic function and which provides information about how that generic function should behave when its arguments are objects of certain classes or with certain identities.
This is the implementation of a behavior responsibility. It is the analogue of attribute for knowledge responsibilities. A method is usually executed in response to a message during a collaboration between objects. In an OO application the testable results of executing a method are changes to state variables and/or the state of the execution (e.g., a step in an algorithm has been completed). (See category on what OO is all about.)
(1) A fragment of Java code within a class that can be invoked and passed a set of parameters to perform a specific class. (2) Code that can be executed to perform a specific request. Methods associated with an object can be structured into one or more programs.
A set of instructions, contained in a Java class, for performing a task. A method can be declared static, in which case it is called a class method. Otherwise, it is an instance method. Class methods can be referenced by qualifying the method name with either the class name or the name of an instance of the class. Instance methods are referenced by qualifying the method name with the name of an instance of the class. The method body of an instance method can reference the variables local to that instance.
A way to identify a software function that performs an action or a service for a particular object. For example, the Hide() method for form Form1 removes the form from the program display but doesn't unload it from memory. It would be coded: Form1.Hide
In object-oriented programming, a procedure that can be executed by an object.
The operations of a class are stored as methods. A method, similar to a function in a procedural language like C, represents an action an object takes, or an operation the class performs.
A function that is a member of a class.
The implementation of an operation. The algorithm or procedure that effects the results of an operation. Synonym: method [OMA].
A procedure that provides access to an object's data.
A keyword (similar to a function or statement) that is part of the logical unit of an Object and whose operation acts directly upon that Object.
method is an operation or function that is associated with an object and is allowed to manipulate the object's data.
function that is a property of an object. Since functions themselves are objects, a method is actually an object reference to a function.
A function defined by a particular class in an object-oriented programming environment See also: dot type
A function that describes the behavior of a class. Including a method in a class does not guarantee an implementation of the method. The Implemented qualifier is attached to the method to indicate that an implementation is available for the class. A method is also a function included in a WMI interface.
The object-oriented programming term for a function or procedure.
A procedure, associated with a class, that manipulates an object. For example, one method of a command button is SetFocus, which moves the focus to the command button that invoked the method.
(... procedure) A step by step explanation of how the experiment is carried out. It should be concise and have a logical sequence. Anything done to improve the accuracy or reliability of measurements should be included. The method is always accompanied by a diagram of the experimental set-up.
A named unit of behaviour. (Methods correspond to procedures or functions in other languages.) See also instance method and class method.
A procedure associated with a class or interface that defines one of the legal operations on instances of the class or interface. In Cloudscape, you can invoke methods that belong to a class stored in the database or to any class visible to Cloudscape.
One of the classes of patentable inventions under U.S. law.
An action that can be applied to an object. For example, to move to the first row of a recordset, you apply the MoveFirst method to the RecordSet object.
A function that can perform operations on data.
Section of source code that performs a specific function, has a name, may be passed parameters and may return a result. Methods occur only within classes.
A routine supplied as part of an interface to an object type. A method handles standard operations (such as open, close, delete, parse, dump, and read or reset security attributes) on every instance of the object type.
In object-oriented program development, the procedure in the object that contains activities that read or manipulate the data. Also called operation. 15.20