// 10/4/2017 /* the data type of the return value is boolean */ import java.util.Scanner; /** This class illustrates a boolean method * */ public class booleanMethodV1 { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.print("Enter an integer: "); Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); int numbertoTest=sc.nextInt(); boolean evenVal = isEven(numbertoTest); if (evenVal) System.out.println("Your number is even!"); else System.out.println("your number is odd."); } /** isEven method tests whether an integer is even or odd. * @param one integer to test * @return true if parameter is even, false if parameter is odd */ public static boolean isEven(int num) { boolean status; if (num%2 == 0) // num is even status=true; else status=false; return status; } }