writing a method in java code example

Example 1: java how to define a function

//declare a function like this:
void function(int parameter1)
{
	//function body
}
//call the function like this:
function(1);

Example 2: method in java

Method is a collection of statements
which returns a value upon its execution
Method have a return and the method's name may or not be same as the class
name.
Method is invoked explicitly.
Method is not provided by compiler in any case.
Methods are inherited by child classes.

Example 3: what is a method example in java

public int addNum(int num1, int num2) {
  total = num1 + num2;
  System.out.println("Total: " + total);
}