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Liang - 4
Mathematical Functions, Characters, and Strings
Term | Definition |
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char type | data type used to represent a single character (' ') |
encoding | mapping a character to its binary representation |
escape character | backslash \ |
escape sequence | special notation that consists of a backslash followed by a character or combination of digits |
format specifier | determines how output is displayed |
instance method | methods that must be invoked by an instantiated object of the class where they reside or that can access the method |
line-based input | reading all elements on a line including whitespace characters |
static method | methods that must be invoked by the class where they reside or that can access the method * |
supplementary Unicode | characters that go above the original 16-bit limit of the original Unicode |
token-based input | reading individual elements separated by whitespace characters |
Unicode | encoding scheme established by the Unicode consortium to support the interchange, processing, and display of written texts in the world's diverse languages |
white space character | does not correspond to a visible mark, but typically does occupy an area on a page |