7. Methods: A Deeper Look
Form ever follows function.
—Louis Henri Sullivan
E pluribus unum. (One composed of many.)
—Virgil
O! call back yesterday, bid time return.
—William Shakespeare
Call me Ishmael.
—Herman Melville
When you call me that, smile!
—Owen Wister
Answer me in one word.
—William Shakespeare
There is a point at which methods devour themselves.
—Frantz Fanon
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
—Soren Kierkegaard
Objectives
In this chapter you will learn:
• How static methods and variables are associated with an entire class rather than specific instances of the class.
• How the method call/return mechanism is supported by the method call stack and activation records.
• How to ...
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