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  1. oop - What is Method, Property and Function? - Stack Overflow

    Nov 22, 2010 · Method is a named action which can be applied to the object. Property is a named value, which the object has. For example, object Human has the property 'Age'. function is a more general thing, than a method. It is just an action, that doesn't belong to any object. But method is a function that belongs to the object.

  2. What's the difference between a method and a function?

    Sep 30, 2008 · A method is implicitly passed data to operate on by the object on which it was called. A method is able to operate on data that is contained within the class (remembering that an object is an instance of a class - the class is the definition, the object is an instance of that data). (This is a simplified explanation, ignoring issues of scope etc.)

  3. What's the difference between "call" and "invoke"?

    Jan 25, 2016 · Exact method does not matter, can be compiled or not, done by a computer or not. Applying/Application refers to the binding of arguments to the function. Application can be both partial and complete. From functional programming world, partial application produces another function with less parameters while complete application produces a thunk.

  4. java - What are static method and variables? - Stack Overflow

    May 4, 2012 · So it means that nextInt() method is not static. Static method is the method that it can be used without instantiating a class. Look at the following example: public class Calculate { static void calculatePower(int num, int pow) { System.out.println(Math.pow(num, pow)); } } Usage of static method.

  5. What is meant by the term "hook" in programming?

    Jan 21, 2009 · @SahilBabbar No. An interrupt causes the instructions at some specified place (the interrupt) to be executed. You may be able to hook into the interrupt handling process though, for example by modifiying the table listing the locations of the interrupt handlers so that your code gets called first on interrupt (and then your code would call the previously present interrupt handling code, in a ...

  6. What does "to stub" mean in programming? - Stack Overflow

    You want to test mailService.SendEMail() method, but to do that you need to simulate an Exception in your test method, so you just need to create a Fake Stub errorService object to simulate the result you want, then your test code will be …

  7. What's the difference between an argument and a parameter?

    Oct 1, 2008 · When dealing with methods, the term parameter is used to identify the placeholders in the method signature, whereas the term arguments are the actual values that you pass in to the method. MCSD Cerfification Toolkit (Exam 70-483) Programming in C#, 1st edition, Wrox, 2013. Real-world case scenario

  8. What is recursion and when should I use it? - Stack Overflow

    Recursion is a method of solving problems based on the divide and conquer mentality. The basic idea is that you take the original problem and divide it into smaller (more easily solved) instances of itself, solve those smaller instances (usually by using the same algorithm again) and then reassemble them into the final solution.

  9. What does the concept of "worker" mean in programming?

    Apr 24, 2020 · A worker is something you give a task and continue in your process, while the worker (or multiple workers) process the task on a different thread. When they finish they let you know about it via a call back method. I.e. a special method provided on the initial call gets called.

  10. What is the definition of "interface" in object oriented programming

    May 19, 2010 · It just contains what it looks like, but no actual implementation is given. This is just the signature of the method. Conventionally, in C# interfaces are prefixed with an I. The classes now implement the IGenerate Interface. This means that the compiler will make sure, that they both have a method, that returns an int and is called Generate ...

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