Java Methods
Method
• A method is a block of code which only runs when it is called.
• we can pass data, known as parameters, into a method.
Declaring a Java Method
return-type methodName(parameter-list)
//body of method
}
• returnType - It specifies what type of value a method returns For example if a
method has an int return type then it returns an integer value.
• methodName - is a valid meaningful name that represent name of a method.
• parameter-list - represents list of parameters accepted by this method.
two types of methods:
• User-defined Methods:
We can create our own method based on our requirements.
• Standard Library Methods:
These are built-in methods in Java that are available to use.
User-defined Methods:
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Parameters and Arguments
• Parameter is variable defined by a method that receives value when the method is
called.
• Argument is a value that is passed to a method when it is called.
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Example
public class Main {
static void myMethod(String fname) {
System.out.println(fname );
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
myMethod(“Sachin");
myMethod(“Manoj"); fname is a parameter
myMethod(“Advith"); Sachin, Manoj and Advith are
arguments.
}
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}
class mainClass {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int a = 19;
int b = 5;
//method calling
Example 1
int c = add(a, b);
System.out.println("The sum of a and b is= " + c);
}
//user defined method
public static int add(int n1, int n2)
{
int s;
s=n1+n2;
return s; //returning the sum
}
class Main {
public int addNumbers(int a, int b) {
int sum = a + b;
// return value
Example 2
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 = obj.addNumbers(num1, num2);
System.out.println("Sum is: " + result);
Sum is: 40
}
class Main {
// create a method
public static int square(int num) {
// return statement
Example 3
return num * num;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
int result;
// call the method
// store returned value to result
result = square(10);
System.out.println("Squared value of 10 is: " + result);
} Squared value of 10 is: 100
Java Standard Library Method (built in methods)
Example 1
public class mainClass{
public static void main(String[] args)
System.out.print("Square root of 4 is: " + Math.sqrt(4));
}
Output:
Square root of 4 is: 2.0
Advantages of using methods
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What are the advantages of using methods?
• Main advantage is code reusability.
• We can write a method once, and use it multiple times.
• We do not have to rewrite the entire code each time.
• "write once, reuse multiple times".
Example :Java Method for Code Reusability
public class Main {
// method defined
private static int getSquare(int x){
return x * x;
public static void main(String[] args) {
for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
int result = getSquare(i);
System.out.println("Square of " + i + " is: " + result);
}
Output:
• Square of 1 is: 1
• Square of 2 is: 4
• Square of 3 is: 9
• Square of 4 is: 16
• Square of 5 is: 25
