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method (function, member function)
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method	is a synonym of function
	is a synonym of member function
	if a method is declared with the same method signature as a method in a superclass then this method overrides the method with the same method signature in the superclass
	if a method may throw a checked expression then the method must have a throws clause that mentions the class of that exception or one of the superclasses of the class of that exception
	when a method is called a piece of memory is allocated for every parameter
	when a method is called and the method's parameter is a reference type then the memory allocated for that parameter holds a copy of the address of the argument
	when a method is called and the method's parameter is a primitive type then the memory allocated for that parameter holds a copy of the parameter itself
	belongs to a class
	can access all instance variables of all objects of its class
	can be inherited by subclasses of its class
	can be accessed by other methods and variables in any class in the same package by default
	can have an array as a parameter - see method parameter
	can use the super method to invoke a method declared in the superclass
	cannot be passed as an argument to a method or constructor
	creates an object by instantiating a class
	has definition A concrete implementation of an operation; a procedure in a class
	has definition A procedural abstraction used to implement the behaviour of a class
	has definition A function defined in a class
	has definition Code that specifies some of the behaviour of a class or instance
	does not return a value if it has a void return type
	has part method definition
	has part method signature
	has part a block of implementation code
	implements the behaviour of an object or the behaviour of a class
	is equivalent to the terms "function member" or "member function" which are used in C++
	is equivalent to the terms "routine", "function" or "method" which are used in non object-oriented programming languages
	is part of a class or an object
	is a subtopic of Methods
	is partitioned into static method, instance method
	is a kind of access unit
	is a kind of member
	is a kind of specification
	may contain empty return statement if it has a void return type
	may have access modifier public or private or protected
	must contain return statement unless it has a void return type
	must define its parameter list
	must define its return type
	overrides a method in a superclass with the same name
	returns a value that is of the return type of the method or a subtype of that type
	should be as private as possible
	should have a comment at its head if the method is non-obvious
	should not be public except for those that will definitely need to be called from outside the package
	should return to its caller from only one place which should be the last statement
	usually hides instance variables, class variables from other objects
access unit	has access mode
syntactic unit	has syntax rule bold = mandatory italic = non-terminal normal font = optional

Kinds of method :

• accessor method (2 kinds, 20 facts) - A method which returns (getter) or changes (setter, mutator) the state of an object
• class method (5 kinds, 51 facts) (static method) - A method that, unlike an instance method, does not execute in the context of a particular instance of a class, A method that is invoked without reference to a particular object
• deprecated method (3 facts) - A method that has been replaced by a different method in a later version of Java
• final method (1 kind, 11 facts) - A method that cannot be hidden or overridden
• finalize method (6 facts) - A method that is invoked before an object is discarded by the garbage collector, allowing it to clean up its state
• instance method (13 kinds, 75 facts) - A method that executes in the context of a particular object; it has access to the instance variables of the given object, and can refer to the object itself using the 'this' keyword, Any method that is invoked with respect to an instance of a class
• long method (5 facts)
• method declared in an interface (5 facts)
• method declared without an access modifier (2 facts)
• overridden method (5 facts)
• overriding method (3 facts)
• println (4 facts)
• private method (4 facts)
• protected method (6 facts)
• public method (5 facts)
• recursive method (6 facts) - A method that calls itself
• substring (8 facts)

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