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Java How to Program, Early Objects, 11th Edition
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Java How to Program, Early Objects, 11th Edition

by Paul J. Deitel, Harvey Deitel
June 2017
Beginner
1296 pages
69h 23m
English
Pearson
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6.6 Method-Call Stack and Activation Records

To understand how Java performs method calls, we first need to consider a data structure (i.e., collection of related data items) known as a stack. Think of a stack as analogous to a pile of dishes. When a dish is placed on the pile, it’s placed at the top—referred to as pushing the dish onto the stack. Similarly, when a dish is removed from the pile, it’s removed from the top—referred to as popping the dish off the stack. Stacks are known as last-in, first-out (LIFO) data structures—the last item pushed (inserted) on the stack is the first item popped (removed) from the stack.

6.6.1 Method-Call Stack

One of the most important mechanisms for computer science students to understand is the method-call ...

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