defining a method in java code example

Example 1: java method

public class Main {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    SayHi();
    
    int sum = AddNums(5, 6);
    System.out.println(sum);
  }
  
  public static void SayHi() { //This method has no return value
    System.out.println("Hi!");
  }
  
  public static int AddNums(int a, int b) { //This method has a return value
    return a + b;
}

Example 2: java methods

public class MyClass {
  static int myMethod(int x) {
    return 5 + x;
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println(myMethod(3));
  }
}
// Returns 8

Example 3: what is 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.