Which statement is true about a Java method?

Question

Options

• AIt must be declared with an access modifier.
• BIt cannot be defined within another method.
• CIt must accept a parameter and return a value.
• DIt cannot be defined as static final.

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  91% (31)
• D
  6% (2)

Explanation

In Java, methods cannot be defined inside other methods - this is a core language constraint that distinguishes Java from languages like JavaScript or Python that support nested functions. Access modifiers (A) are optional; a method with no modifier gets package-private access by default. Parameters and return values (C) are also optional - void methods return nothing and many methods take no parameters. A method can absolutely be declared static final (D), which is common when you want a class-level method that cannot be overridden.

Memory tip: Think of Java methods as "first-class citizens of classes, not of other methods" - they live at the class level only, unlike local variables which can be nested anywhere inside a method body.

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