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Method in Java

A method is a block of code or collection of statements or a set of code grouped together


to perform a certain task or operation. It is used to achieve the reusability of code. We write
a method once and use it many times. We do not require to write code again and again. It
also provides the easy modification and readability of code, just by adding or removing a
chunk of code. The method is executed only when we call or invoke it.

Method Signature: Every method has a method signature. It is a part of the method
declaration. It includes the method name and parameter list.

Access Specifier: Access specifier or modifier is the access type of the method. It
specifies the visibility of the method. Java provides four types of access specifier:

o Public: The method is accessible by all classes when we use public specifier in
our application.
o Private: When we use a private access specifier, the method is accessible only
in the classes in which it is defined.
o Protected: When we use protected access specifier, the method is accessible
within the same package or subclasses in a different package.
o Default: When we do not use any access specifier in the method declaration,
Java uses default access specifier by default. It is visible only from the same
package only.

Return Type: Return type is a data type that the method returns. It may have a
primitive data type, object, collection, void, etc. If the method does not return
anything, we use void keyword.
Method Name: It is a unique name that is used to define the name of a method. It
must be corresponding to the functionality of the method. Suppose, if we are
creating a method for subtraction of two numbers, the method name must
be subtraction(). A method is invoked by its name.

Parameter List: It is the list of parameters separated by a comma and enclosed in


the pair of parentheses. It contains the data type and variable name. If the method
has no parameter, left the parentheses blank.

Method Body: It is a part of the method declaration. It contains all the actions to be
performed. It is enclosed within the pair of curly braces.

Types of Method

1. Predefined Method

In Java, predefined methods are the method that is already defined in the Java
class libraries is known as predefined methods. It is also known as the standard
library method or built-in method. We can directly use these methods just by calling
them in the program at any point. Some pre-defined methods are length(),
equals(), compareTo(), sqrt(), etc. When we call any of the predefined methods in
our program, a series of codes related to the corresponding method runs in the
background that is already stored in the library.

2. User-defined Method

The method written by the user or programmer is known as a user-


defined method. These methods are modified according to the requirement.

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