AP® Computer Science A glossary

Return type

Course: AP® Computer Science A Shows up in: Unit 1: Using Objects and Methods

The type of value a method sends back, written before the method name in the header, or void if it returns nothing.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 1.9.B.2

A non-void method returns a value of its return type. The return type is not part of the method signature.

Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 1.9 Method Signatures

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