Main Ideas For Today

• Methods & Signatures
• Variable Scope
• Method Overloading

Reading Assignment For Today

• Java by Dissection: Review Chapter 4, Sections 4.1-4.4, 4.6

Review Questions For Today

Due Date: 6:00 am


• Java by Dissection: Chapter 4, Review Questions 5, 6, 11
  
  Solutions - posted after due date.

Web Sites Related to Today's Topic

Math Class

The Java Math Class makes extensive use of method overloading to implement methods such as round(...), max(...), min(...), abs(...)that can operate on int, long, float and double data.

Sample Code For Today's Class

• Rounding.java - Method overloading applied to the practical problem of rounding float and double numbers.
  
  
• ScopeTest.java - A program to demonstrate and test method calling, return, and variable scope.
• OverloadDemo.java - Another program that will test your knowlege of how method overloading works.

Lab Assigned Today

Due Date: 2/21/00


• Lab #3 - "Let's Make a Deal"