What is the difference between procedure, method and function in java?

Question

java

Answer 1

- I think a procedure is a generic name to do any task, like an algorithm.
- Function is the set of statements which is made to perform a particular task.
- A method is same as function, every function defined within the class is called a method (i mean, the member function of a class is also known as method).

But in jave everything is defined within the class, so method must be purely equivalent to a function.

Answer 2

A procedure is a block of code that runs without returning a value.
A function runs a block of code and returns a value.
A method is the Java equivalent of a function or procedure.