Here is an example program that passes a Scanner object:
import java.util.*;
public class Conversion
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
doSomething(in);
}
public static void doSomething(Scanner in)
{
int q = in.nextInt();
System.out.println("The value you entered is: " + q);
}
}
Parameters are passed into a method when they are invoked. For ex:
public int add(int a, int b){
return a + b;
}
The above method is going to return the sum of the two numbers that are passed as argument. So if this method were to be invoked, it would be like this:
int sum = add(5, 10);
here we are passing the two values to be added 5 & 10 as parameters when invoking the method.
It is called a "real parameter"
A function is a segment of code which you pass a value to and get a value back from, the function acts upon (or not) that value passed to it and returns a value to the calling method; this makes it slightly different from a Sub, which returns no value to its calling method.
Java uses only pass by value. Primitive data types are passed purely as pass by value whereas for objects a value which is the reference to the object is passed. Hence the whole object is not passed but its reference gets passed. All modifications to the object in the method would modify the object in the Heap.
A void method is one that returns no value. The Java main() method is the first method to be called, therefore it doesn't need to return a value to another Java method, therefore it is declared as void. If something needs to be returned to the operating system, this is done differently, not by "returning a value" in the sense of Java.
Value, and its datatype depends on whatever variable we're changing.
A parameter or an argument is a value that is passed to a method so that the method can use that value in its processing. Ex: public String getName(String x){ return "Mr. " + x; } Here the method just prefixe's a Mr. with the value that is being passed to the method getName. The value X can be termed a parameter or an argument
pass by value is the technique where a copy of the variable is passed to the method as argument. This value can be modified inside the method but that would not affect the original value. Pass by reference is the technique where the reference to the actual variable is passed to the method as argument. Any changes to this variable would affect and alter the original value. Usually primitive data types are passed by value and objects are passed by reference in java.
Java uses pass by value semantics by default.
A function is a segment of code which you pass a value to and get a value back from, the function acts upon (or not) that value passed to it and returns a value to the calling method; this makes it slightly different from a Sub, which returns no value to its calling method.
I have two questions how many times a method, modules or subroutines can be called? in most languages, how a variable is passed to a method?
method header and method body There are two ways to call a method; the choice is based on whether the method returns a value or not.
Java uses only pass by value. Primitive data types are passed purely as pass by value whereas for objects a value which is the reference to the object is passed. Hence the whole object is not passed but its reference gets passed. All modifications to the object in the method would modify the object in the Heap.
If you mean 'call by value' then, it means a method of passing argument to a function in c++. In this a copy of argument is passed to function and changes are not reflected.
That is called passing an argument by value.
No. Function parameters are passed by value. Always. Even the so called "call by reference" is a value - the value of the pointer or the address of the object - but what is placed in the parameter list is a value.
A void method is one that returns no value. The Java main() method is the first method to be called, therefore it doesn't need to return a value to another Java method, therefore it is declared as void. If something needs to be returned to the operating system, this is done differently, not by "returning a value" in the sense of Java.
By default, a copy of the argument's value is passed into the parameter variable. This is "call by value" semantics, and the called function can do whatever it wants with the parameter, but it cannot alter the original copy. Sometimes, in C and C++, you can pass the address of the value instead. This is "call by address" semantics, but the called function must be designed to handle it - in this case, the called function can alter the original value. (Actually, it is always "call by value" - what we call "call by address" is simply passing the value of the address, a subtle distinction which is important to understanding the language.)
Value, and its datatype depends on whatever variable we're changing.