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method name comparison table

Subject	use	have example	have syntax	be the same as	see also	contain	is a subtopic of
fully qualified method name	to disambiguate two members of different packages with the same name	java.lang.String.substring	packageName.className.methodName		simple name		Packages	the fully qualified name for a member must be used if the member is in a different package and if the member's package has not been imported
get method name		getHours				the word "get" by convention	Methods
method name of overriding method				method name of the overridden method			Methods
set method name		setHours				the word "set" by convention	Methods

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