// 10/2/2017 // Modularization: // Advantages: 1. Easier to code and debug // 2. Readability // 3. Easier to modify // Summary: method calls to void method passing parameters // as a literal, variable, and expression. // Showed how local variables can be named the same in different methods. // And we showed how PASS BY VALUE works. import java.util.Scanner; /** This class illustrates passing parameters to methods */ public class MethodParams { /** main method calls two different methods and passes values * */ public static void main(String[] args) { double num1=5.1, num2=26.7; print10plusValue(num2); System.out.println("After call to print10plusValue num2="+num2); // The value of an expression is getting passed as a paramater printSum(num2, 8.9+num1); // The answer of a method call can get passed as a parameter print10plusValue( Math.sqrt(88) ); } /** * method printSum accepts 2 double values and displays their sum. * @param val first value to be added. * @param val2 second value to be added. */ public static void printSum(double val, double val2) { // sum is called a local variable double sum=val+val2; System.out.printf("Sum in printSum is: %4.2f.\n",sum); } /** * method print10plusValue * accepts 1 double value and displays the sum of 10 plus value. * @param val value to be added to 10. */ public static void print10plusValue(double val) { val+=10; System.out.printf("Value in method print10plusValue is: %4.2f.\n",val); // this sum is local to printValue function and is NOT // confused with the local variable sum in printSum double sum; sum=5+10; } }