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From: Scott Dunning <scottwd01@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Help understanding methods
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 18:56:30 -0700
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>
>    In the end, it is easier when the layman learns the language's
>    terms! But you need to take your time! Summer courses are often
>    to fast for a human brain to cope with all the information.

Yeah tell me about it!  It's super fast and I feel like I'm falling 
behind.  Just need to study more!

>
>> max3(a, b, c)
> ...
>> public static int max3(int a, int b, int c) {
>
>    This is a method invocation with three arguments and a start
>    of a method declaration with three parameters. At run-time,
>    when the message invocation is being evaluated, each
>    argument value is being stored in the corresponding
>    parameter, and then the body of the method declaration is
>    being executed, and in the end, the value of the return
>    expression becomes the value of the method invocation.
>
Ok cool, this helped a lot!

One more quick question.  My function call is...

int maxValue = max3(a,b,c);

right?

I kinda just added maxValue because nothing was working and I seen a few 
methods being called with an entirely different (variable I guess). 
However, I just reran it without the maxValue part and it ran just fine. 
  Why would you want to create a new what I'm assuming is a variable to 
call your function?

Thanks everyone for all your help!  Not sure what I'd do without you 
guys and gals!

Scott