Glossary term
What is Reference?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Reference" means: The address an object variable holds. Two variables can point at one object. null means it points at nothing. It is taught in Java for Complete Beginners. Related terms include Constructor, Encapsulation, Field and static. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Reference?
The address an object variable holds. Two variables can point at one object. null means it points at nothing.
Where is Reference taught?
Reference is defined in Java for Complete Beginners.
Which lessons cover Reference?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Java for Complete Beginners, lesson 4.1: Classes and Objects: Your Own Types
Which terms are related to Reference?
Next to Reference in the course glossaries: Constructor, Encapsulation, Field, static, Object, Inheritance, Class and Interface.
ConstructorEncapsulationFieldstaticObjectInheritanceClassInterface
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Reference?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Java for Complete Beginners: No programming experience is needed.