AP® Computer Science A glossary

Attribute

Also called: field, property

Course: AP® Computer Science A Shows up in: Unit 1: Using Objects and Methods

Data related to a class, stored in variables, such as a plant's name and height.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 1.7.A.2

Attributes are the nouns of a class: the data each object stores. Behaviors (methods) can report or change them. Unit 3 adds the term instance variable.

Related terms

• Behavior
• Class
• Object