a block of Java code in a JSP that is used to define class-wide variables and methods in the generated class file

A specification of the type, name and possibly the value of a variable.

In code, the process of identifying variables or function calls before using them. In Visual Basic, only API calls, arrays, and object variables must be explicitly declared (unless you use Option Explicit, in which case all variables must be explicitly declared).

A construct that associates the name and the attributes of a variable, function, or type. See “variable declaration.

A definition of the properties of a variable, node, port, parameter, or net.

A construct which associates attributes to a variable name or function. No storage is reserved. For example: extrn int a; extrn char c; variable declaration A structure decleration could look like: struct per_rec { int age; char * surname; char * firstname; };

A definition, in a software program, of a variable, function, or constant. Declarations include specifications of nam, type, size, and storage class.

The process or creating a variable or method. Do not get declaration confused with initialization. You can declare a variable without intializing it with a value. Take the following example: 1: int a; // This is declaration 2: int b = 1; // This is declaration AND initialization When you declare a variable, you state what data types can go into that variable (in this case, any integers) and give that variable a name (in the first line, that name would be 'a'). A method can be declared but not defined when it comes to abstract methods. These methods are declared within abstract classes and interfaces.

n. 1. In general, a syntactical element which describes the name and type of one or more variables, functions, structures, unions, or enumerations. 2. More specifically, such a description which refers to a variable or function which has its definition elsewhere. See question 1.7.

In computer science, a declaration specifies a variable's dimensions, identifier, type, and other aspects. It is used to announce the existence of a variable or function; this is important in many languages (such as C) which require variables to be declared before use. Declarations are generally made in header files, which are meant to be included in other files that reference and use these declarations.