В коде написано, что значение 5 возвращается в int. Именно в этот int, что написан перед именем метода ?

Question

// returns an int value 5
static int returnFive() {
return 5;
}

Answer 1

Yes, да.

static = You can access the method without using an object.

int = method will return an int (integer), in this situation 5.

returnFive = the name of the method.

() = a place for any parameters to input to the method.

{ = starts the method.

return 5; = the value the method will return. In this case 5. It can only return as an int.
if the method started: static double returnFive() the method would return 5.0.

} = ends the method.

Answer 2

static int returnFive(){
return 5; ^
} ^
^
5 is returned and stored in "int" ?
In the definition of the method ?

Answer 3

Yes. The code will not compile without a return statement, and the value returned must be an int as declared.
So the moment this method is called 5 is stored as an int.

If in main() you say:

returnFive();

the integer dissapears into cyberspace

If you say:

int myFavoriteNumber = returnFive();

then it is the same as saying:

int myFavoriteNumber = 5;