What is Return statement?
A '''return statement''' is the information that part of a [[software|computer program]] gives to another part. In [[object-oriented programming]], the term '''return''' is used by methods to perform an output. Much like when a button is pressed on a [[vending machine]], then the item you bought comes out (the vending machine '''returns''' your item), and so when an [[Object (computer science)|object]] performs a [[Object (computer science)|method]], something is '''returned'''. What is returned depends on an special identifier called a '''return type'''. == Return Type == A '''return type''' is a required part of any method, because it tells the computer what the user wants to be returned to whatever used the method. If an [[integer]] was expected, then typically the method would have a return type of <code>int</code>, as int is the common name for an integer in [[computer science]]. There are several return types that can be found to most [[programming language]]<nowiki/>s. === Integer === Means a method returns an integer, a whole number. === Double === Means a method returns a [[double]] value. This is the default method of using numbers with decimal points. {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Computer programming]]