Basic syntax

As with variables, method declarations have their basic requirements, which are as follows:

• The type of data that will be returned by the method 
• A unique name, starting with a capital letter
• A pair of parentheses following the method name 
• A pair of curly brackets marking the method body (where instructions are stored)

Putting all of these rules together, we get a simple method blueprint:

returnType UniqueName() 
{ 
    method body 
}

Let's break down the default Start() method in LearningCurve as a practical example:

In the preceding output, we can see the following:

• The method starts with the void keyword, which is used as the method's return type if it doesn't return any data.
• The method has a unique name.
• The method has a pair of parentheses after its name to hold any potential parameters.
• The method body is defined by a set of curly brackets.