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 Q1. what is covariant return type? Core Java
Ans. co-variant return type states that return type of overriding method can be subtype of the return type declared in method of superclass. it has been introduced since jdk 1.5

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 Q2. What is the use of return statement without any argument ?Core Java
Ans. Such return is only expected in methods that returns void. the purpose of having return in such a method is to return the flow out of method and return to the place where it was called. Its actually used to prematurely return the control from the method.

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 Q3. Does it make sense to have return statement at the end of method ?Core Java
Ans. It make sense if its returning something. It doesnt make sense for void methods where return statement is not preceded by anything. In case of void methods , return as last statement has no impact and is actually a overhead.

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 Q4. What is void in Java ? Core Java
Ans. void is a return type which indicates that the method returns nothing but returns the control to the line next to the method call. All methods need to have a return type and hence a method returning nothing needs to be declared void.

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 Q5. Does all methods need to have a return type ? Is it applicable to constructors too ?Core Java
Ans. All methods are not expected to return something but Yes, all methods are expected to have a return type. If a method returns nothing, it can be declared with the return type void.

Constructors are not expected to have any return types , not even void.

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 Q6. What is the difference between the 2 methods in Java ?

Class BuggyBread {

BuggyBread(){
}
void BuggyBread(){
}
}
Core Java
Ans. BuggyBread method without any return type is the constructor which get's called upon object creation whereas BuggyBread method with return type of void is just another method that needs to be called explicitly for it's invocation.

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 Q7. What is the difference between return and continue statement ?Core Java
Ans. return is used within a method to return control out of the method. It may be followed by a value which is returned from the method to calling method immediately preceding the point of call.

continue statement is used within a loop to start next iteration without executing the remaining statements in the loop.

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 Q8. What is the difference between return and break statement ?Core Java
Ans. return is used within a method to return control out of the method. It may be followed by a value which is returned from the method to calling method immediately preceding the point of call.

break statement is used within a loop to move control out of the loop.

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