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Foil 13 Method Definitions

From Java Tutorial 98-2: Java Language and Object Oriented Techniques CPS606 Fall Semester 1999 -- Sept 7 1999. by Geoffrey C. Fox, Nancy McCracken

Method definition examples for Foil 13
1 Subprograms in Java are called methods. The definition format is
2
  • Modifiers Returntype Methodname ( Parameterlist )
    • {
    • declarations and statements
    • }
3 The parameter list contains the types and names of all the parameters.
4 The declarations and statements are called the body of the method. Parameter names and variables declared in the body are local to it.
5 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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