Basic Java question in regards to Methods

[e4effort]

Hello LTT community.

 

I'm learning Java for a few weeks now and I'm really enjoying it. Problem solving that goes with it really makes you think.

I have a question around methods.

 

Im writing a simple text game.. No user interaction is really required except for the odd part here and there. Nothing fancy.

My question is, should I be using methods? Should each part of my program be split up using the methods? 

For example, should my Welcome section be put as a method? Then the actual game part of a method? The scorings part of a separate method?

 

Many thanks for any help.

 

[Gachr]

Generally yes, it helps a lot when debugging, and makes your code more neat.

[e4effort]

6 minutes ago, Gachr said:

Generally yes, it helps a lot when debugging, and makes your code more neat.

Okay. Many thanks. 

[rockking1379]

11 hours ago, Gachr said:

Generally yes, it helps a lot when debugging, and makes your code more neat.

not only does it help with debugging and making code neater and more organized, it also helps with allowing easy code reuse. if you have a very specific method, you can call on it any number of times necessary. or if you have some common methods you can use the same core logic across the program very easily

[PocketNerd]

Breaking your code into methods is sort of like taking a large task and breaking it up into bits, though in this case all it will do is make debugging easier, look neater, and allow you to reuse the code more easily.

This will become especially clear once you start making your own classes, which you may even want to do now just to get the hang of it.