Methods

Question 1

required elements of a method declaration

Answer 1

methods return type, name, pair of parenthesis and a body between braces

Question 2

what is a methods signature

Answer 2

method name and parameter types

Question 3

visibility of a method

Answer 3

Determines whether a method is available to other classes
public - allows any class to access the method
private - hides method from other classes
protected - lets subclasses use the method but hides the method from other classes outside the package

Question 4

what is a static method

Answer 4

(opposed to instance method) it means you can call the method without first creating an instance of the class in which its defined (like when you create a scanner)

Question 5

declaration in action

Answer 5

visibility/returntype/methodname/parameterlist{
statement
}

Question 6

main method

Answer 6

calls all other methods required to run your application

Question 7

invoking the method

Answer 7

when you write up the mthod in main, you are invoking it

Question 8

getting the current year

Answer 8

import java.util.Calendar
int current year =
Calendar.getInstance().get(java.util.Calendar.YEAR);

Question 9

delay method

Answer 9

– Adds a delay between output of program
private static void delay() {
try{
Thread.sleep(millisecs);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

Question 10

what is passing a parameter into a method called

Answer 10

parameter passing