AP® Computer Science A glossary

Instantiation

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

Creating an object (an instance) of a class with new and a constructor call.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 1.13.C.1

Plant p = new Plant("Fern", 30); instantiates a Plant and stores the reference in p.

Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 1.13 Object Creation and Storage (Instantiation)

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