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Student class

Definition

A student class is a blueprint or template that defines the properties and behaviors of a student object. It specifies what data (such as name, grade level) and methods (such as calculateGPA()) a student object can have.

Related terms

gradeLevel: The gradeLevel is a data property of the student class that represents the academic year or level of the student.

name: The name is a data property of the student class that represents the personal identification of the student.

calculateGPA(): The calculateGPA() method is one behavior defined in the student class that calculates and returns the Grade Point Average (GPA) of the student based on their grades.

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Study guides (2)

AP Computer Science A - 5.4 Accessor Methods
AP Computer Science A - 5.5 Mutator Methods

Practice Questions (3)

What does the Student class in the example represent?
What is the purpose of the Student class constructor?
Which of the following line(s) of code properly calls a static method called "changeGradeLevel" of the Student class? Assume that each of the following code blocks are written in the main method.

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