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Java

Posted by coder5837
coder5837
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what does it mean to return something

why is it necessary to return/what does it do?

1 Answer

Michalis Efstathiou
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Michalis Efstathiou
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Michalis Efstathiou
Michalis Efstathiou
Courses Plus Student 4,638 Points

a method returns a value that you can then use in your application

you can do anything with that value, display it to the user, or send it to another method to be used by that method