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Lecture 2

The document discusses methods in Java. It defines methods as blocks of code that perform specific tasks and are used to divide large programs into manageable chunks. It describes the components of a method as the access modifier, return type, name, parameters, and body. It explains that a method can return a value or be void. Parameters pass values into a method and local variables are declared within methods. Methods can call other methods. The document also discusses if/else conditional statements.

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Lecture 2

The document discusses methods in Java. It defines methods as blocks of code that perform specific tasks and are used to divide large programs into manageable chunks. It describes the components of a method as the access modifier, return type, name, parameters, and body. It explains that a method can return a value or be void. Parameters pass values into a method and local variables are declared within methods. Methods can call other methods. The document also discusses if/else conditional statements.

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Methods are block of statements which

are used to do a specific task.


Methods are generally used to divide a large
code into manageable chunks of codes.

1. Access/NonAccess Modifier
2. returnType
3. MethodName ( Parameter List)
4. {
5. //method body or statement block
6. }
------------------------------------------------------------------public void go(int x)
{
System.out.println(x);
}

Method Return Type


It May be possible that a method returns a value
or doesnt returns any value.
Return type of a method is nothing but the data
type of the value returned by the method.
e.g.
If method returns an integer value then its return
type will be int, for float float, for character
char, for boolean boolean and so on.
If a method doesnt returns any value then its
return type will be void.
If a method returns a value then the last
statement should be a return statement
Any code after return statement is not reachable

Parameter List
Method Parameters are the variables which
are declared in the declaration of method.
e.g.
public int go(int x) {}
The method parameters can be nothing, one
or more than one. For multiple parameters
they are separated by comma.
e.g.
Public int go (int x, float y, String s, char c){ }

Method Body
Body of a method starts from opening curly braces { and
ends at closing curly braces }.
All statements of methods goes within the pair of curly
braces.
Execution of method stops on either return statement or
closing curly braces }.
e.g.
public int go(int x, int y)
{
Int sum = x + y;
Return sum;
}
But how to call a method???????

Instance variable Vs Local variable


Instance Variables
1. Instance variables are those
variables which are declared
within a class.
2. These are known as instance
variables because each
instance of the class (object)
have its own copy of instance
variable.

Local Variable
1. Local variable are those
variables which are declared
within a method.
2. These are known as Local
variable because they formed
within method and dies at the
end of the method

Accessing Objects methods and


instance variables
The methods and instance variables of any
object can be accessed by the help of dot
operator (.) on reference variable.
referenceVariable.instanceVariable/method
e.g.
For class Animal having eat() method :
Animal a = new Animal();
a.eat();

Method Arguments and method


calling
Arguments are the values which are passed
during calling of a method. These arguments are
stored in the parameters of the method.
Number of arguments must be equal to the
number of parameters
Calling a void method:
a.eat();
Calling a single argument method:
a.eat(45);
Calling a multiple argument method:
a.eat(343, 43, c, wsfsf);

Predefined Methods
Predefined methods are those methods which are
already defined in java and ready to use.
We can call these methods and can use in our code
directly.
e.g.
Math.random();
Math.random() is a method defined in Math class
which is used to generate a random number between
o.o to .9 in double type
Calling Math.random() :
Int x = (int) (Math.random() * 4);
//It will generate the number from 0 to 3

Method Calling Methods


The method can call other methods in chain-like
pattern.
e.g.
Public class Test
{
public void firstMethod()
{
Test2 t = new Test2();
t.secondMethod(); // calling other method
}//end of method
}//end of class

IF, IF-Else, IF-Else-IF statements

IF statement:
This is a decision making statement, which will execute its codes if and only if
the condition is true.
If(condition)
statement; // codes
If-else statement:
In this the else codes will be execute if and only if the condition is false.
If(condition)
statement; //codes
else
statement; // codes
If-else-if :
This is combination of if-else statements.
If(condition)
Statements;
Else if (condition)
Statements
Else if (condition)
Statements;
Else
Statements;

import java.util.*;
public class Test2 {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Test2 t = new Test2();
Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in); //ignore
System.out.println("enter a value");
int input = scan.nextInt(); //ignore
scan.close(); //ignore
int randomNum = (int)(Math.random()* 10);
if(input == randomNum)
System.out.println("well done smarty");
else
t.looser();
}
}

public void looser()


{
int looserNum = (int)(Math.random()*7);
if (looserNum == 0)
System.out.println("u r so stupid");
else if (looserNum == 1)
System.out.println("u r rediculus");
else if (looserNum == 2)
System.out.println("why r u on earth!!! go to venus");
else if (looserNum == 3)
System.out.println("u should be hanged out");
else if (looserNum == 4)
System.out.println(" don't dare to play it again");
else
System.out.println(" leave java now!!!");
}

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