© Kishori Sharan and Adam L. Davis 2022
K. Sharan, A. L. DavisBeginning Java 17 Fundamentalshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7307-4_8

8. Methods

Kishori Sharan1   and Adam L. Davis2
(1)
Montgomery, AL, USA
(2)
Oviedo, FL, USA
 
In this chapter, you will learn:

  • What methods are and how to declare methods in a class

  • The meaning of the pronoun this in a Java program

  • What local variables are and rules for using them

  • How to invoke methods of a class

  • Different parameter-passing mechanisms in general and parameter-passing mechanisms in Java

  • How to declare and use var-args parameters

Example classes in this chapter are in the com.jdojo.cls package, which is a member of the jdojo.cls module. You created the jdojo.cls module in Chapter 7.

What Is a Method?

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