instancemethod

noun

UK /ˈɪnstəns ˈmɛθəd/

US /ˈɪnstəns ˈmɛθəd/

A tool in a computer program that works with one specific thing made from a blueprint.

Calling the instancemethod on the new object changed its color.

SYNONYMS

member function object method bound method instance function

RELATED WORDS

class object self attribute constructor

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A function defined inside a class that receives the object as its first argument.

In Python, the instancemethod takes self as its first parameter.

3. A method that can only be used after an object is created from a class.

You cannot call this instancemethod until you build an instance.

4. A routine tied to a single copy of a data structure rather than the whole type.

The instancemethod updated only that one record, not all of them.