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C# C# Basics Methods Defining methods

Posted by Nic Harrington
Nic Harrington
825 Points

Need Help Simplifying What a Method Is

I've been scratching my head recently, trying to understand methods. I have reviewed the videos "Methods" and "Defining Methods," and still don't know what a method is. I did the entire C# Basic section, until the method coding challenge, only realizing I don't understand the concept of it.

Is the entire line: static string Ask(string question) a method?

Or is the entire line: Console.ReadLine(); a method?

Or is: .ReadLine(); without Console. a method?

I feel discouraged in my ability to grasp something that may be so simple, and I feel silly asking. Thanks for your help.

1 Answer

Ronald Kratochwill
Ronald Kratochwill
11,213 Points 
// Methods are functions within a class

// *** This is a method
static string Ask(stringQuestion)
{
    // static string Ask(stringQuetion) is declaring a method that will return a string
   return stringQuestion;
}
// ** This is a method

// In a program it would look like ...
public class SomeClass
{
    static string Ask(stringQuestion)
    {
        // static string Ask(stringQuetion) is declaring a method that will return a string
       return stringQuestion;
     }
}

// It would be called by
SomeClass.Ask();

// In the Console.readline() Console is the class and Readline() the method. 
// this command is saying call Readline() from the class Console
Console.Readline();
Ronald Kratochwill
Ronald Kratochwill
11,213 Points

A method is a block of code within a class that does something specific. If the class was for building a list, methods might... sort the list, add to the list, delete from the list.. etc...