Java Programming/Glossary

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[edit] A

annotation 

A means of attaching metadata to methods and classes directly in the source code.

[edit] B

byte code 

Code interpreted by the Java virtual machine; the target code of Java compilation.

[edit] G

generics 

A means of passing a data type as an argument of another type, such as Vector<JButton>;

[edit] P

primitive type 

One of the types that do not require allocation on stack, such as int, byte, or long.

[edit] R

reflection 

A way of treating classes and methods as objects on their own, to be referred to during runtime, for instance by quering a particular class about its methods and their parameters.