How to get a return type?

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Tom - 30 May 2006 17:04 GMT

Hi,

I have a question. I have two methods below.

public void A() {
    //some code

    return;
}

public boolean B() {

    //I want to call A(), but how can I return something like true, or false

}

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Eric Sosman - 30 May 2006 17:09 GMT

Tom wrote On 05/30/06 12:04,:

> Hi,
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Simplicity itself:

    public boolean B() {
    A(); // calls A()
    return true; // returns "something like" true or false
    }

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Chris Smith - 30 May 2006 17:13 GMT

> I have a question. I have two methods below.
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I'm not sure what you're asking. A() can not return anything, since
it's declared void. B() can return something. If you want B to call A
and then return something, it looks like this:

public boolean B()
{
A();
return true;
}

Incidentally, it would be better to name those methods a and b, not A
and B. Method names in Java begin with lower-case letters.

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