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Methods with Parameters and Returns
Methods can take inputs called parameters and send back a value using the return keyword.
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public int addNumbers(int x, int y) {int result = x + y;return result;}
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public int addNumbers(int x, int y)
Defines a method that takes two integers and returns an int.
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int result = x + y;
Performs the addition of the input parameters.
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return result;
Sends the calculated value back to the caller.