returning a value from a method to another method

Question

Can somebody tell me why the value returned is 3 and not 8. Doesn\'t the return x statement from the addFive method change the value of x

Answer 1

You have to set the returned value to a variable, otherwise it is lost and you are retrieving the value of "x" in your main method. Do this instead to capture the return value.

   public static void main(String[] args) {
       int x=3;
       x = addFive(x);
       System.out.println("x = " + x);
   }

If you only want to see the returned value and not store it, you can even put the function call inside the System.out.println.

   public static void main(String[] args) {
       int x=3;
       System.out.println("x = " + addFive(x));

   }