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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Method Signatures

Posted by Ivan Yudhi
Ivan Yudhi
2,031 Points

Confusion about method

In the Method Signatures video, around 1:03 mark, when the instructor is explaining how we can have two methods with the same name, he said

"And since the original one didn't take any methods, these two are actually known as different methods because they have a different signature"

Is that statement correct? Did he mean to say "since the original one didn't take any parameter"? I don't understand how a method can take another method..

Thanks,

2 Answers

Craig Dennis
STAFF
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher
Craig Dennis
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher

Yikes I meant to say parameters. Thanks for catching this! I'll try and get it fixed!

Ivan Yudhi
Ivan Yudhi
2,031 Points

Thanks Craig!

Yeeka Yau
Yeeka Yau
7,410 Points
Yeeka Yau
Yeeka Yau
7,410 Points

I think you are understanding it correctly. When Craig says that the methods are different because they have different signatures - he is referring to the fact that one takes parameters and another doesn't.

Method signatures inherently include their parameters. It's easy to confuse signature with the method name.