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Understanding Java Methods and Syntax

The document explains methods in Java, which are blocks of code that execute when called, allowing for code reuse. It categorizes methods into predefined (built-in) and user-defined (custom) types, detailing their syntax and providing examples. Additionally, it includes code snippets demonstrating methods with and without parameters.

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Understanding Java Methods and Syntax

The document explains methods in Java, which are blocks of code that execute when called, allowing for code reuse. It categorizes methods into predefined (built-in) and user-defined (custom) types, detailing their syntax and providing examples. Additionally, it includes code snippets demonstrating methods with and without parameters.

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Functions

A method is a block of code which only runs when it is called.


Why use methods?
To reuse code: define the code once, and use it many times.
Types of Methods
In Java, methods can be categorized in two main ways:
1. Predefined vs. User-defined:
Predefined methods: These methods are already defined in the Java Class
Library and can be used directly without any declaration.
Examples include [Link]() for printing to the console and
[Link]() for finding the maximum of two numbers.
User-defined methods: These are methods that you write yourself to perform
specific tasks within your program.
Syntax:
returnType methodName() {
// method body
}

returnType - It specifies what type of value a method returns.


methodName - It is an identifier that is used to refer to the particular method
in a program.
method body - It includes the programming statements that are used to perform
some [Link] is enclosed inside the curly braces { }.
Code:
class Main {
// create a method
public int addNumbers(int a, int b) {
int sum = a + b;
// return value
return sum;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
int num1 = 25;
int num2 = 15;
// create an object of Main
Main obj = new Main();
// calling method
int result = [Link](num1, num2);
[Link]("Sum is: " + result);
}
}
Method with Parameter and without Parameter
class Main {

// method with no parameter


public void display1() {
[Link]("Method without parameter");
}

// method with single parameter


public void display2(int a) {
[Link]("Method with a single parameter: " + a);
}

public static void main(String[] args) {

// create an object of Main


Main obj = new Main();
// calling method with no parameter
obj.display1();

// calling method with the single parameter


obj.display2(24);
}
}

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