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MethodModifier ReturnType Name(argType1 arg1, ......)
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Returntypes are either simple types (int, byte etc.), arrays or class names
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Possible MethodModifiers are:
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public -- This method is accessible by all methods inside and outside class
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protected -- This method is only accessible by a subclass
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private -- This method is only accessible to other methods in this class
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friendly(i.e. empty) -- This method is accessible by methods in classes that are in same package
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final -- a method that cannot be overriden
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static -- This method is shared by ALL instances of this class and can be invoked with <Class>.method syntax as well as <Instance>.method
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synchronized -- This method locks object on entry and unlocks it on exit. If the object is already locked, the method waits until the lock is released before executing -- can be used on methods or statement blocks
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native -- to declare methods implemented in a platform -- dependent language, e.g. C.
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