Java How To Program, Late Objects, 11th Edition

... method’s parameters also are local variables of the method. Collectively, the elements in line 25 are often referred to as the method header.

Common Programming Error 5.1

A type is required for each parameter in the parameter list. Declaring method parameters of the same type as double x, y instead of double x, double y is a syntax error.

Method maximum’s Body

The method header is always followed by the method’s body, which is delimited by left and right braces, as in lines 25 and 39. A method’s body contains one or more statements that perform the method’s task.

To determine the maximum value, we initially assume that parameter x contains the ...