Java Methods

method

a block of code that performs a specific task

Method Call

calling a method tells java to run the instruction inside that method

parameters

a variable listed inside the parentheses of a method declaration

return type

method gives back result

method overloading

happens when two or more methods have the same name but diff parameter lists

scope

refers to the part of the program where a variable can be used

local variable

variable inside a method

recursion

happens when a method calls itself to solve a smaller version of the same problem

base case

tells the method when to stop calling itself

void

used when a method does not return a value

static method

method that belongs to the class and can be called without creating an object

instance methods

method that belongs to an object and requires an object before it can be called