Method Calls
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Python |
Java |
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An instance method call
consists of an object reference (also called the receiver object), followed
by a dot, followed by the method name, followed by a parenthesized list of
arguments. Example: aList.sort() A class method call
consists of a class name, followed by a dot, followed by the method name,
followed by a parenthesized list of arguments. A method returns the
type of value indicated by its return statement, if one exists. If a method does not explicitly
return a value, the value None is returned by default. Type compatibilities are resolved at
run time. |
An instance method call
typically consists of an object reference (also called the receiver object),
followed by a dot, followed by the method name, followed by a parenthesized
list of arguments.. Example: aList.set(3,
45) A class method call
consists of a class name, followed by a dot, followed by the method name,
followed by a parenthesized list of arguments. Example: double d =
Math.sqrt(2) All methods are defined
to return a specific type of value.
When the return value is not expected, the methodŐs return type is void. Otherwise, the type
of value returned must be compatible, at compile time, with the type of value
expected (the example shows an assignment of a double to a double). |