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I'm having an issue while programming in java

I have to make a calculator that operates on two values and each values has to be in a different method

Reply 1

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Original post by Carrying a torch

I'm having an issue while programming in java

I have to make a calculator that operates on two values and each values has to be in a different method

And what is the issue?

Reply 2

Carrying a torch

Original post by AcseI

And what is the issue?

I have two methods and each one separately gives input values stored in separate variables. So when I make a third method and try to do simple arithmetics using the input values it doesn't work because the variables aren't local.

I was told that I had to somehow pass an argument and use parameters. The thing is, I'm not able to link each input value variables to variables or values in any other method.

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Reply 3

username5383500

Original post by Carrying a torch

So I'm not a Java person, and troubleshooting code is basically impossible without seeing the code.

In general terms, each number would be stored in it's own method as a variable and you'd return that number to the calling method. So:
method_1 generates a number and returns it
method_2 generates a number and returns it

Then method_3, the one where you actually do the calculation, would call each of those methods. You could store those numbers in variables, and then perform an operation (in this example addition):
number_1 = method_1()
number_2 = method_2()
total = number_1 + number_2

It's a slightly odd task though, as by itself this isn't something that actually requires 3 different methods. It's difficult to offer more help without knowing the exact brief you've been given.