method and function

[Harjeet Dadwal]

What is the difference between method and function, why don't we call function in java instead of method whereas in c or c++ called function, is there any difference between function and method.
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Harjeet Singh Dadwal

[Bosun Bello]

No, there is no difference. It's just that in java, they are called methods.

Bosun

[Harjeet Dadwal]

But I read in a book that there is a difference in that but no difference was described there.
* here we define function called method in a class itself that is why it is called method,
I think I read like this but I'm not able to remind which book I read in.

[Anonymous]

Hi!
Java support methods , classes , interface.
methods must be declared in a class. if you want to access the method directly without accessing it through an instance of a class you delcare the method static.
Java supports of course constructors. No struct , no function because methods and function are the same in java. a method can be declared. final , static , private , protected , public abtract , default( no access specifier ) , native. ( Hope I didn't leave anything out. ). You can only have at most one access modifier, that is: public , protected , private.
There is no destructors in java. You can override finialize() and call super.
// Mathias

[William Barnes]

But I read in a book that there is a difference in that but no difference was described there. * here we define function called method in a class itself that is why it is called method, I think I read like this but I'm not able to remind which book I read in.

So there was a book you were reading that said Methods and Functions were not the same, but the book didn't explain the difference and you can't remember which book actually said this. Is that correct?
If so don't spend lots of time looking for the book and just take our word for it - they are the same thing.

[Umair Uddin]

there is no difference b/w functions,methods and procedures in jave these all things are point out to the smae thing .. dont be confused about access modifiers.. ...
Umair Uddin Qa dd'rouy