I tried running this code by writing the static int method first before the main method and it didn't work

Question

static int max(int a, int b) {
if(a > b) {
return a;
}
else {
return b;
}

public static void main(String[ ] args) {
int res = max(7, 42);
System.out.println(res); //42
}

}

But the first explaination on return type was done like mine

Answer 1

Mursalatul Pallob question is about oop in Java not in python and both are quite different!

Answer 2

If you want to use function again and again. Then, avoid using static.

Answer 3

Is this code contained inside a class? The only other issue I can see is that you have a brace mismatch in the max() method, it's missing an ending curly brace.

Answer 4

Try this in python ...you will find more easy

Answer 5

It's works.. Try again
But your question is not clear to me..
So can you elaborate it more pls..?

Edit:
Ifeanyichukwu Faith Udoka this works
public class Program
{
static int max(int a, int b) {
if(a > b) {
return a;
}
else {
return b;
}
}
public static void main(String[ ] args) {
int res = max(7, 42);
System.out.println(res); //42
}

}

Answer 6

Mursalatui ....when I'm done with java

Answer 7

Yes it is