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Foil 16 Method Definitions

From Java Tutorial - Summer 1997 Part II: Java Language and Object-Oriented Concepts CEWES Tutorial -- July 22-25 1997. by Nancy J. McCracken,Geoffrey C. Fox

Method definition examples for Foil 16
1 Subprograms in Java are called methods. The definition format is
  • Returntype Methodname ( Parameterlist )
  • {
    • declarations and statements
  • }
2 The parameter list contains the types and names of all the parameters.
3 The declarations and statements are called the body of the method. Parameter names and variables declared in the body are local to it.
4 Control returns from the methods either when the body is finished execution or a return statement is encountered. Return statements may also return a result.

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