Java - Methods

modifier returnValueType methodName(list of parameters) {
  // Method body;
}

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Example:

/** Return the max between two numbers */
public static int max(int num1, int num2) {
   int result;
   if (num1 > num2)
      result = num1;
   else
      result = num2;

   return result; 
}

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Calling a Method:

int larger = max(30, 40);

						

System.out.println("Welcome to Java!");

						
Example:

public class TestMax {
   /** Main method */
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      int i = 5;
      int j = 2;
      int k = max(i, j);
      System.out.println("The maximum between " + i +
                    " and " + j + " is " + k);
   }

   /** Return the max between two numbers */
   public static int max(int num1, int num2) {
      int result;
      if (num1 > num2)
         result = num1;
      else
         result = num2;

      return result; 
   }
}

						

The maximum between 5 and 2 is 5

						
Example:

public class TestVoidMethod {

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      printGrade(78.5);
   }

   public static void printGrade(double score) {
      if (score >= 90.0) {
         System.out.println('A');
      }
      else if (score >= 80.0) {
         System.out.println('B');
      }
      else if (score >= 70.0) {
         System.out.println('C');
      }
      else if (score >= 60.0) {
         System.out.println('D');
      }
      else {
         System.out.println('F');
      }
   }
}

						

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Passing Parameters by Values:

public static void nPrintln(String message, int n) {
  for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    System.out.println(message);
}

						
Example:

public class TestPassByValue {

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      int num1 = 1;
      int num2 = 2;

      System.out.println("Before swap method, num1 is " +
                          num1 + " and num2 is " + num2);

      // Invoke the swap method
      swap(num1, num2);
      System.out.println("After swap method, num1 is " +
                         num1 + " and num2 is " + num2);
   }
   /** Method to swap two variables */
   public static void swap(int n1, int n2) {
      System.out.println("\tInside the swap method");
      System.out.println("\t\tBefore swapping n1 is " + n1
                           + " n2 is " + n2);
      // Swap n1 with n2
      int temp = n1;
      n1 = n2;
      n2 = temp;

      System.out.println("\t\tAfter swapping n1 is " + n1
                           + " n2 is " + n2);
   }
}

						
Overloading Methods:

public static double max(double num1, double num2) {
  if (num1 > num2)
    return num1;
  else
    return num2;
}

						
Example:

public class CommandLine {

   public static void main(String args[]){ 
      for(int i=0; i<args.length; i++){
         System.out.println("args[" + i + "]: " +
                                           args[i]);
      }
   }
}

						

java CommandLine this is a command line 200 -100

						

args[0]: this
args[1]: is
args[2]: a
args[3]: command
args[4]: line
args[5]: 200
args[6]: -100

						
Example:

// A simple constructor.
class MyClass {
   int x;
   
   // Following is the constructor
   MyClass() {
      x = 10;
   }
}

						

public class ConsDemo {

   public static void main(String args[]) {
      MyClass t1 = new MyClass();
      MyClass t2 = new MyClass();
      System.out.println(t1.x + " " + t2.x);
   }
}

						
Example:

// A simple constructor.
class MyClass {
   int x;
   
   // Following is the constructor
   MyClass(int i ) {
      x = i;
   }
}

						

public class ConsDemo {

   public static void main(String args[]) {
      MyClass t1 = new MyClass( 10 );
      MyClass t2 = new MyClass( 20 );
      System.out.println(t1.x + " " + t2.x);
   }
}

						

10 20

						
Variable Arguments(var-args):

typeName... parameterName

						
Example:

public class VarargsDemo {

   public static void main(String args[]) {
      // Call method with variable args  
	  printMax(34, 3, 3, 2, 56.5);
      printMax(new double[]{1, 2, 3});
   }

   public static void printMax( double... numbers) {
   if (numbers.length == 0) {
      System.out.println("No argument passed");
      return;
   }

   double result = numbers[0];

   for (int i = 1; i <  numbers.length; i++)
      if (numbers[i] >  result)
      result = numbers[i];
      System.out.println("The max value is " + result);
   }
}

						

The max value is 56.5
The max value is 3.0

						
The finalize( ) Method:

protected void finalize( )
{
   // finalization code here
}