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Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Definition
To invoke means to call or execute something, such as invoking/calling methods or constructors. In Java, invoking typically involves using parentheses after the name of what you want to invoke, followed by any necessary arguments.
Related terms
Method signature: The combination of a method's name and the types, order, and number of its parameters.
Method overloading: Defining multiple methods with the same name in a class but with different parameter lists. They can have different return types or access modifiers as long as the parameter lists differ.
Static method: A method that belongs to the class itself rather than an instance of the class. It can be invoked without creating an object of the class.