[Java in NetBeans] Lesson 05. Method/function

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    主要学到的知识点有：

• Define a method:(motivation: write one time, but use it many times)

1. Access: public, private, protected

• public: Any other class can access a public field or method. (Further, other classes can modify public fields unless the field is declared as final.)
• private: Only current class can access. 
• protected: Accessible within all classes in the same package and within subclasses in other packages.

 

　　  2. Declaration: static

• static: methods can be called without declaring an object of the class first.

 

　　  3. Return type: void, int, double, char, String, boolean.

• void: the method has no return value.

 

　　  4. Method name: 

• Good name rule: Spell out things where possible

  Lower case, second work on is capitalized, e.g.
  thisIsAFunction()

　　  5. Parameters:

• Variable Scope Rule:  Variable or method parameter only exists inside the method body. 
• When pass the parameters, only pass the value. That is why when we declare a field in a class, will start with "_", to distinguish variables with the local variable here. 
• Good paramether name rule: Spell out things where possible

  Lower case, second work on is capitalized, e.g.
  numberRuns

• If it is final : All caps with underscores, e.g.
  THIS_IS_A_CONSTANT

　　  6. Method body: 

• in the block { ... }
• Good block format rule : Indent at 3 space

More rules about naming and format, can refer [Java] public, private, final and basic rules for naming.