Snippet

Methods with Parameters and Returns

Methods can take inputs called parameters and send back a value using the return keyword.

snippet.java

java

public int addNumbers(int x, int y) {
    int result = x + y;
    return result;
}

Breakdown

public int addNumbers(int x, int y)

Defines a method that takes two integers and returns an int.

int result = x + y;

Performs the addition of the input parameters.

return result;

Sends the calculated value back to the caller.