Return multiple values from a Java method: why no n-tuple objects?

Question

Why isn\'t there a (standard, Java certified) solution, as part of the Java language itself, to return multiple values from a Java method, rather than developers having to u

Answer 1

Because returning multiple value from a method is not a recommended practice ( in Java ).

If you need unrelated values from a method you need a different datastructure like an object containing those values. If you need multiple instances of the same class ( ie several Strings ) you need to return either an array, or some collection depending on your needs.

Returning multiple values in other languages ( Go for instance ) are used for instance to return an eror code, but Java was designed differently using exceptions.