Writing Classes - Java Software Solutions: Foundations of Program Design - page 173

Method Declaration

Type Identifier Parameters Throws Clause Method Body

Modifier

void

Parameters

( )

Type Identifier

,

A method is defined by optional modifiers, followed by a return Type, followed
by an Identifier that determines the method name, followed by a list of Parameters,
followed by the Method Body. The return Type indicates the type of value that
will be returned by the method, which may be void . The Method Body is a block
of statements that executes when the method is invoked. The Throws Clause is
optional and indicates the exceptions that may be thrown by this method.
Example:
public void instructions ( int count )
{
System.out.println ("Follow all instructions.");
System.out.println ("Use no more than " + count +
" turns.");
}

main

doThis helpMe

obj.doThis();

helpMe();

FIGURE 4.7 The flow of control following method invocations