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C# C# Basics Methods Return Values

Alex Barnhart
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Alex Barnhart
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Posted by Alex Barnhart
Alex Barnhart
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how to return in a void object

I keep getting the error surrounding "in a void object, return values cannot be followed by objects or expressions".

Program.cs 
using System;

class Program
{

    static double Multiply(double firstParam, double secondParam)
    {
        return firstParam * secondParam;
    }

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        return Multiply(2.5, 2) + Multiply(6, 7);
    }

}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

In a method, the "void" type means "this method does not return anything".

So if you want the method to return something, the method's type must match the type of thing that will be returned. But in this case, the instructions don't ask you to return the result, they say you should "print the result" instead.