Month: February 2022

Method Declarations – Declarations

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3.2 Method Declarations A method declaration has the following syntax: Click here to view code image method_modifiers return_type method_name             (formal_parameter_list)throws_clause // Method header{ // Method bodylocal_variable_declarationsstatements} In addition to the name of the method, the method header can specify the following information:  Access modifiers: public, protected, private (ยง6.5, p. 347)  Non-access method modifiers: static (p. 115), … Read more

Short-Circuit Evaluation – Basic Elements, Primitive Data Types, and Operators

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Short-Circuit Evaluation In the evaluation of boolean expressions involving conditional AND and OR, the left-hand operand is evaluated before the right-hand operand, and the evaluation is short-circuited (i.e., if the result of the boolean expression can be determined from the left-hand operand, the right-hand operand is not evaluated). In other words, the right-hand operand is … Read more