AP® Computer Science A glossary

Class method

Also called: static method

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

A method associated with the class, not with instances of the class. Its header includes the keyword static.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 1.10.A.11.10.A.2

Call a class method with the class name and the dot operator, such as Math.sqrt(25.0). Inside the defining class, the class name is optional.

System.out.println(Math.sqrt(25.0));

Output:

5.0

Related terms

• Instance method
• Dot operator
• Math class