{"id":3805,"date":"2024-03-13T07:31:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T07:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-return-multiple-values-in-java-using-the-return-statement\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T21:26:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:26:03","slug":"how-to-return-multiple-values-in-java-using-the-return-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-return-multiple-values-in-java-using-the-return-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"How to return multiple values in Java using the “return…"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Java, a method can only return one value. However, multiple values can be returned in different ways, such as:<\/p>\n

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  1. Using an array or a collection: multiple values can be stored in an array, list, or other collection, and then this array or collection can be returned as the method’s result.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    public<\/span> static<\/span> List<Integer> getMultipleValues<\/span>()<\/span> {\r\n    List<Integer> values = new<\/span> ArrayList<\/span><>();\r\n    values.add(1<\/span>);\r\n    values.add(2<\/span>);\r\n    values.add(3<\/span>);\r\n    return<\/span> values;\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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    1. You can use custom objects by defining an object that contains multiple values, and then returning that object as the return value of a method.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      public<\/span> class<\/span> CustomObject<\/span> {\r\n    private<\/span> int<\/span> value1;\r\n    private<\/span> int<\/span> value2;\r\n    \r\n    public<\/span> CustomObject<\/span>(int<\/span> value1, int<\/span> value2)<\/span> {\r\n        this<\/span>.value1 = value1;\r\n        this<\/span>.value2 = value2;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    public<\/span> int<\/span> getValue1<\/span>()<\/span> {\r\n        return<\/span> value1;\r\n    }\r\n    \r\n    public<\/span> int<\/span> getValue2<\/span>()<\/span> {\r\n        return<\/span> value2;\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n\r\npublic<\/span> static<\/span> CustomObject getMultipleValues<\/span>()<\/span> {\r\n    return<\/span> new<\/span> CustomObject<\/span>(1<\/span>, 2<\/span>);\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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      1. You can utilize a Map to store multiple key-value pairs, and then return this Map as the method’s result.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        public<\/span> static<\/span> Map<String, Integer> getMultipleValues<\/span>()<\/span> {\r\n    Map<String, Integer> values = new<\/span> HashMap<\/span><>();\r\n    values.put(\"value1\"<\/span>, 1<\/span>);\r\n    values.put(\"value2\"<\/span>, 2<\/span>);\r\n    return<\/span> values;\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        Here are some common methods that can be used to return multiple values. Choose the appropriate way based on specific needs to return multiple values.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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