AP® Computer Science A glossary

Parameter

Also called: formal parameter

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

A variable declared in the header of a method or constructor. It receives the value passed in and can be used in the body.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 1.9.A.2

In public void grow(int cm), cm is a parameter. When the method is called, the parameter is initialized with a copy of the argument.

Related terms

• Argument
• Call by value
• Method signature