Re: Calling Methods Again [so, are you guys sick of me yet?]

From:
Mark Space <markspace@sbc.global.net>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:09:40 -0700
Message-ID:
<yEwIj.372$ch4.1@nlpi064.nbdc.sbc.com>
KyoGaSuki wrote:

So! I finally think I understand writing a method! ...of course...I
still can't seem to figure out how to call it right, and therefore I
don't know if the method is right *if that made any sense*.


No need to hide, you are doing ok.

/**
 * @(#)try1.java
 *
 * try1 application
 *
 * @author
 * @version 1.00 2008/4/1
 */


This is good, always document your code. You should fill in the comment
above.

         System.fileOut.println("Height= " + height + ", Radius= " + radius +
", Base Area= " + area + ", Lateral Area= " + latArea + ", Surface
Area= " + surfArea + ", Volume= " + volume);


Whoops! radius and height are ok. They are _local variables_.

To call a method, you need to add () at the end, so the compiler knows
it's a method, not a local variable.

For example:
   System.out.println( "Base Area = " + baseArea(radius) );

You call baseArea(radius) with the () and the argument (in this case, I
assume you argument = the local variable radius) so the compiler will
know the difference between a method baseArea() and a local variable
named baseArea.

See if you can fix the others like that.

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