Methods in Java

This lesson looks at methods, which are named, self-contained blocks of code that you can call upon to help solve problems for you. We'll then take a look at some projects which will put methods into practice.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the fundamentals of writing your own methods
• Learn how to classify methods by their return types as well as their parameters
• Learn about parameter passing schemes that are used by programming languages to determine how methods treat their parameters
• Explore method overloading and two-dimensional arrays

Intended Audience

• Beginner coders or anyone new to Java
• Experienced Java programmers who want to maintain their Java knowledge
• Developers looking to upskill for a project or career change
• College students and anyone else studying Java

Prerequisites

This is a beginner-level lesson and can be taken by anyone with an interest in learning about Java.