1. Chapter 5 – Part 2 Methods
Liang, Introduction to Java Programming, Eighth Edition, (c) 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved

2. void Method Example
This type of method does not return a value. The method performs some actions.
TestVoidMethod

3. void Method Example
This type of method does not return a value. The method performs some actions.
TestVoidMethod

4. Passing Parameters Suppose you invoke the method using
public static void nPrintln(String message, int n) {
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
System.out.println(message); }
Suppose you invoke the method using
nPrintln(“Welcome to Java”, 5);
What is the output?
nPrintln(“Computer Science”, 15);

5. Pass by Value This program demonstrates passing values to the methods.
Increment

6. Pass by Value Testing Pass by value
This program demonstrates passing values to the methods.
TestPassByValue

7. Pass by Value, cont.

8. GreatestCommonDivisorMethod
Modularizing Code
Methods can be used to reduce redundant coding and enable code reuse.
Methods can also be used to modularize code and improve the quality of the program.
GreatestCommonDivisorMethod
PrimeNumberMethod

9. TestMethodOverloading
Overloading Methods
Overloading the max Method
public static double max(double num1, double num2) {
if (num1 > num2)
return num1;
else
return num2; }
TestMethodOverloading

10. Ambiguous Invocation
Sometimes there may be two or more possible matches for an invocation of a method,
but the compiler cannot determine the most specific match.
This is referred to as ambiguous invocation. Ambiguous invocation is a compilation error.

11. Ambiguous Invocation public class AmbiguousOverloading {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println(max(1, 2)); }
public static double max(int num1, double num2) {
if (num1 > num2)
return num1;
else
return num2;
public static double max(double num1, int num2) {

12. Scope of Local Variables
A local variable: a variable defined inside a method.
A local variable must be declared before it can be used.
Scope: the part of the program where the variable can be referenced.
The scope of a local variable starts from its declaration and continues to the end of the block that contains the variable.

13. Scope of Local Variables, cont.
You can declare a local variable with the same name multiple times in different non-nesting blocks in a method,
But you cannot declare a local variable twice in nested blocks.

14. Scope of Local Variables, cont.
A variable declared in the initial action part of a for loop header has its scope in the entire loop.
But a variable declared inside a for loop body has its scope limited in the loop body from its declaration and to the end of the block that contains the variable.

15. Scope of Local Variables, cont.

16. Scope of Local Variables, cont.
// Fine with no errors
public static void correctMethod() {
int x = 1;
int y = 1;
// i is declared
for (int i = 1; i < 10; i++) {
x += i; }
// i is declared again
y += i;

17. Scope of Local Variables, cont.
// Errors
public static void incorrectMethod() {
int x = 1;
int y = 1;
for (int i = 1; i < 10; i++) {
int x = 0;
x += i; }

18. Scope of Local Variables, cont.
Caution:
Do not declare a variable inside a block and then attempt to use it outside the block. Here is an
example of a common mistake:
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) }}
System.out.println(i);
The last statement would cause a syntax error, because variable i is not defined outside of the for loop.

19. Method Abstraction
You can think of the method body as a black box that contains the detailed implementation for the method.

20. Benefits of Methods Write a method once and reuse it anywhere.
Information hiding. Hide the implementation from the user.
Reduce complexity.

21. The Math Class Math.PI Math.E in any program.
The Math class contains the methods needed to perform basic mathematical functions. Such as : pow(a, b) and the Math.random().
This section introduces other useful methods in the Math class. They can be categorized as
trigonometric methods, exponent methods, and service methods.
Besides methods, the Math class provides two useful double constants, PI and E (the base of natural logarithms). You can use these constants as
Math.PI
Math.E in any program.

22. The Math Class Class constants: Class methods: PI E
Trigonometric Methods
Exponent Methods
Rounding Methods
min, max, abs, and random Methods

23. Trigonometric Methods

24. Trigonometric Methods
sin(double a)
cos(double a)
tan(double a)
acos(double a)
asin(double a)
atan(double a)
Examples:
Math.sin(0) returns 0.0
Math.sin(Math.PI / 6) returns 0.5
Math.sin(Math.PI / 2) returns 1.0
Math.cos(0) returns 1.0
Math.cos(Math.PI / 6) returns 0.866
Math.cos(Math.PI / 2) returns 0
Radians
toRadians(90)

25. Exponent Methods Examples: exp(double a)
Returns e raised to the power of a.
log(double a)
Returns the natural logarithm of a.
log10(double a)
Returns the 10-based logarithm of a.
pow(double a, double b)
Returns a raised to the power of b.
sqrt(double a)
Returns the square root of a.
Examples:
Math.exp(1) returns 2.71
Math.log(2.71) returns 1.0
Math.pow(2, 3) returns 8.0
Math.pow(3, 2) returns 9.0
Math.pow(3.5, 2.5) returns
Math.sqrt(4) returns 2.0
Math.sqrt(10.5) returns 3.24

26. Rounding Methods double ceil(double x)
x rounded up to its nearest integer. This integer is returned as a double value.
double floor(double x)
x is rounded down to its nearest integer. This integer is returned as a double value.
double rint(double x)
x is rounded to its nearest integer. If x is equally close to two integers, the even one is returned as a double.
int round(float x)
Return (int)Math.floor(x+0.5).
long round(double x)
Return (long)Math.floor(x+0.5).

27. Rounding Methods

28. Rounding Methods

29. The min, max, and abs Method
max(a, b)and min(a, b)
Returns the maximum or minimum of two parameters.
abs(a)
Returns the absolute value of the parameter.

30. String message = "Welcome to Java";
The String Type
The char type only represents one character.
To represent a string of characters, use the data type called String. For example,
 String message = "Welcome to Java";
String is actually a predefined class in the Java library just like the System class and Scanner class. The String type is not a primitive type. It is known as a reference type. Any Java class can be used as a reference type for a variable.

31. Simple Methods for String Objects

32. Simple Methods for String Objects
The methods in the preceding table are called instance methods can only be invoked from a specific string instance.
The syntax to invoke an instance method is
referenceVariable.methodName(arguments);
String message = "Welcome to Java";
System.out.println("The length of " + message + " is "
+ message.length());

33. Getting Characters from a String
String message = "Welcome to Java";
System.out.println("The first character in message is "
+ message.charAt(0));

34. Converting Strings
"Welcome".toLowerCase() returns a new string, welcome.
"Welcome".toUpperCase() returns a new string, WELCOME.
" Welcome ".trim() returns a new string, Welcome.

35. String Concatenation // Three strings are concatenated
String s3 = s1.concat(s2); or String s3 = s1 + s2;
// Three strings are concatenated
String message = "Welcome " + "to " + "Java";
// String Chapter is concatenated with number 2
String s = "Chapter" + 2; // s becomes Chapter2
// String Supplement is concatenated with character B
String s1 = "Supplement" + 'B'; // s1 becomes SupplementB

36. Reading a Character from the Console
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print("Enter a character: ");
String s = input.nextLine();
char ch = s.charAt(0);
System.out.println("The character entered is " + ch);

37. Comparing Strings
OrderTwoCities
Run

38. Obtaining Substrings
endIndex not included
endIndex not included

40. Conversion between Strings and Numbers
To convert String to integer value:
int intValue = Integer.parseInt(intString);
To convert String to double value:
double doubleValue = Double.parseDouble(doubleString);
To convert integer or double value to String:
String s = number + "";