CodeHS Glossary

Return type Java

A method’s return type is the type of value returned from that method.

The return type is written right before the method name. If no value is returned from the method, void should be the return type.

// This method has a return type of int
private int sum(int one, int two)
{
    return one + two;
}

// This method doesn't return a value, so its return type is void
private void run()
{
    int result = sum(5, 4);
    System.out.println(result);
}