METHODS - Introduction to Java Programming: Comprehensive Version - page 203

CHAPTER

6

M ETHODS

Objectives

To define methods with formal parameters (§6.2).

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To invoke methods with actual parameters (i.e., arguments) (§6.2).

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To define methods with a return value (§6.3).

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To define methods without a return value (§6.4).

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To pass arguments by value (§6.5). ■

To develop reusable code that is modular, easy to read, easy to debug,
and easy to maintain (§6.6).

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To write a method that converts hexadecimals to decimals (§6.7).

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To use method overloading and understand ambiguous overloading
(§6.8).

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To determine the scope of variables (§6.9).

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To apply the concept of method abstraction in software development
(§6.10).

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To design and implement methods using stepwise refinement (§6.10).

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