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    Copyright
    Deitel® Series Page
    Preface
    Before You Begin
    Ch. 1. Introduction to Computers and Java
    Ch. 2. Introduction to Java Applications
    Ch. 3. Introduction to Classes, Objects, Methods and Strings
    Ch. 4. Control Statements: Part 1
    Ch. 5. Control Statements: Part 2
    Ch. 6. Methods: A Deeper Look
    Introduction
    Program Modules in Java
    static Methods, static Fields and Class Math
    Declaring Methods with Multiple Parameters
    Notes on Declaring and Using Methods
    Method-Call Stack and Activation Records
    Argument Promotion and Casting
    Java API Packages
    Case Study: Random-Number Generation
    Case Study: A Game of Chance; Introducing Enumerations
    Scope of Declarations
    Method Overloading
    (Optional) GUI and Graphics Case Study: Colors and Filled Shapes
    Wrap-Up
    Summary
    Self-Review Exercises
    Answers to Self-Review Exercises
    Exercises
    Making a Difference
    Ch. 7. Arrays and ArrayLists
    Ch. 8. Classes and Objects: A Deeper Look
    Ch. 9. Object-Oriented Programming: Inheritance
    Ch. 10. Object-Oriented Programming: Polymorphism
    Ch. 11. Exception Handling: A Deeper Look
    Ch. 12. ATM Case Study, Part 1: Object-Oriented Design with the UML
    Ch. 13. ATM Case Study Part 2: Implementing an Object-Oriented Design
    Ch. 14. GUI Components: Part 1
    Ch. 15. Graphics and Java 2D
    Ch. 16. Strings, Characters and Regular Expressions
    Ch. 17. Files, Streams and Object Serialization
    Ch. 18. Recursion
    Ch. 19. Searching, Sorting and Big O
    Ch. 20. Generic Collections
    Ch. 21. Generic Classes and Methods
    Ch. 22. Custom Generic Data Structures
    Ch. 23. Applets and Java Web Start
    Ch. 24. Multimedia: Applets and Applications
    Ch. 25. GUI Components: Part 2
    Ch. 26. Multithreading
    Ch. 27. Networking
    Ch. 28. Accessing Databases with JDBC
    Ch. 29. JavaServer™ Faces Web Apps: Part 1
    Ch. 30. JavaServer™ Faces Web Apps: Part 2
    Ch. 31. Web Services
    Appx. A. Operator Precedence Chart
    Appx. B. ASCII Character Set
    Appx. C. Keywords and Reserved Words
    Appx. D. Primitive Types
    Appx. E. Using the Java API Documentation
    Appx. F. Using the Debugger
    Appx. G. Formatted Output
    Appx. H. Number Systems
    Appx. I. GroupLayout
    Appx. J. Java Desktop Integration Components
    Appx. K. Mashups
    Appx. L. Unicode®
    Appendices on the Web
    Appx. M. Creating Documentation with javadoc
    Appx. N. Bit Manipulation
    Appx. O. Labeled break and continue Statements
    Appx. P. UML 2: Additional Diagram Types
    Appx. Q. Design Patterns
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    Chapter 6. Methods: A Deeper Look

    6. Methods: A Deeper Look

    E pluribus unum. (One composed of many.)

    —Virgil

    O! call back yesterday, bid time return.

    —William Shakespeare


      

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