Parameter
A variable holding an argument received by a function.
Related concepts: ArgumentFunctionVariable
Closest Wikipedia entry: Parameter (computer programming)
Misconceptions about Parameter11 documented Misconceptions
Check YourselfCallerFrameContainsCalleeFormal
Stack frame of caller includes variables for callee's formal parametersConstructorParameterIsField
Formal constructor parameters are equivalent to instance variablesImmutableRequiresFinalParameters
Immutable classes need final constructor/method parametersNamedTypeParameter
To instantiate a generic type, for each type parameter one has to specify both the name and the typePrimitiveTypeParameter
Type parameters of generic types can be instantiated with primitive typesStaticCallPolymorphic
A static method call is dispatched polymorphically at runtime based on the argument typesUseOfSelfTypeImpliesRecursiveType
If a class has a method that has a local variable, parameter, or return value with the class as its type, the class is a recursive type