what are method outlines ?

Question

rules for method in java

Answer 1

Methods are composed by 5 elements:

METHOD SYNTAX:

[Access modifier][Visibility][Return type][Method name] {Parameters}

DETAILS:

* ACCESS MOD (Optional):
> private
> public
> protected

* VISIBILITY (Optional):
OPTIONS:
> static (Denies the method as belonging to a single object)

* RETURN TYPE (Mandatory, except for Constructors):
OPTIONS:
> primitive types (int, char...)
> arrays
> Objects (Custom types)
> void (For non-returning methods)

* METHOD NAME (Mandatory, for storage purposes):
Custom

* PARAMETERS (Optional):
DEFINITION: A list of variables to be passed into the method.
SYNTAX (Each list item):
[Parameter type][Parameter name (Identifier)]

CODE EXAMPLES:

public static void main(String args[])
{
// *** CODE ***
// returns nothing
}

float sum(float n1, float n2)
{
return n1 + n2:
}

int[] getSequence(int start, int end)
{
// returns an array
return new int[] {start, end};
}

OBS:

The return keyword followed by a value of compatiple type is madatory for non-void returning methods.

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