Glossary term
What is parameter and argument?
In Apex Flow Academy, "parameter and argument" means: A parameter is a blank in a function's first line. An argument is the real value you put in that blank when you call the function. It is taught in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work and JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive.
- 2 courses teach it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is parameter and argument?
A parameter is a blank in a function's first line. An argument is the real value you put in that blank when you call the function. (From Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work. 1 other course defines it for their own subject, so each definition follows.)
What does parameter and argument mean in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work?
A parameter is a blank in a function's first line. An argument is the real value you put in that blank when you call the function.
What does parameter and argument mean in JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive?
A parameter is a name for an input inside a function. An argument is the real value you pass in when you call it.
Where is parameter and argument taught?
parameter and argument is defined in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work and JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive.
Python From Zero: Write Programs That WorkJavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive
Which terms are related to parameter and argument?
Next to parameter and argument in the course glossaries: record, return value, dictionary, module, index, exception, list, traceback, function and boolean.
recordreturn valuedictionarymoduleindexexceptionlisttracebackfunctionboolean
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 parameter and argument?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work: No programming experience is needed.
- JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive: No prior programming and no CSS knowledge are needed; the style sheet you need is given to you.