Quick Question (Functions)

[ibanez270dx]

Hi everyone,
I just have a quick question... how do you create and call functions in Java? For example, I have a portion of an applet that takes a selected directory (stored as a string, like c:/test in a variable called "the_dir") and I want to make a function like postData(the_dir); to send the variable to the postData function. The whole concept of classes and all the restrictions in Java get me really confused... (I usually code PHP, only been dabbling in Java for the last few days). I guess the real question is, how do you define and call a function? Any help is appreciated.

Thank you,
- Jeff

[hardwired]

Code:

class Pseudo {
    // member variables
    // declared in class scope - visible everywhere
    ...

    void inSomeMethod() {
        String the_dir = "c:/test";
        postData(the_dir);
    }

    private void postData(String filePath) {
        // This method has access to the local variables
        // passed in as arguments as well as the member
        // variables declared in this enclosing class.
        File folder = new File(filePath);
        File[] files = folder.listFiles();
        for(int j = 0; j < files.length; j++)
            System.out.printf("files[%d] = %s%n", j, files[j].getName());
    }
}

For more information see Defining Methods.

[ibanez270dx]

thank you very much! very helpful!