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[vinodh reddy]

what is the diff between functions and methods

[Bear Bibeault]

I assume that this is a core Java question?

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[ July 31, 2007: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]

[Campbell Ritchie]

The difference is, functions is what they are called in C and methods is what they are called in Java.

[Jesper de Jong]

See these Wikipedia pages:

Subroutine (especially see "Related terms and clarification" at the bottom)
Method (computer science)

The main difference is that a method is associated with a class or object, while a function isn't. In Java, there are no functions like there are in C or C++.
[ August 01, 2007: Message edited by: Jesper Young ]