Chapter 2, Problem 1.1SRE

Fill in the blanks in each of the following statements:

A(n)    and a(n)    begin and end the body of every method.

Program Description Answer

A (n) “{“begins the body of every method, and a (n) “}” ends the body of every method.

Explanation of Solution

The left brace ({) and right brace (}):

• The curly braces in java are used to group a set of statements.
• The left brace ({) is used to indicate the beginning of the body of every method. The right braces (}) is used to indicate the end of the body of every method.
• The braces are often used with conditional statements and loops in order to avoid the confusion. It helps to define a clear scope.
• The curly braces can be used to define a clear boundary in program code. For every opening brace ({) there should be a closing brace (}).
• Example for the use of curly braces:

Public static void main(String[] args)

//left brace

//starting of the body of main method

{

  int a=4;

  printf(“value is %d”, a) ;

//right brace

//end of the body of main method

        }