{"id":4755,"date":"2024-03-14T01:54:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T01:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-define-and-invoke-methods-in-c\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:54:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:54:41","slug":"how-to-define-and-invoke-methods-in-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-define-and-invoke-methods-in-c\/","title":{"rendered":"C# Methods: Define &#038; Invoke Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In C#, a method can be defined using the keyword &#8220;void&#8221; with the following syntax:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>\u8bbf\u95ee\u4fee\u9970\u7b26 \u8fd4\u56de\u503c\u7c7b\u578b \u65b9\u6cd5\u540d(\u53c2\u6570\u5217\u8868)\r\n{\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ \u65b9\u6cd5\u4f53<\/span>\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>For example, defining a straightforward method to print a message.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-function\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">void<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title\">PrintMessage<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">string<\/span> message<\/span>)<\/span>\r\n{\r\n    Console.WriteLine(message);\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Simply call the method by using the method name and appropriate parameter list in the code.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>PrintMessage(<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"Hello, World!\"<\/span>);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Of course, if the method has a return value, you can use a different return type instead of &#8220;void&#8221; and use the &#8220;return&#8221; keyword in the method body to return the value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In C#, a method can be defined using the keyword &#8220;void&#8221; with the following syntax: \u8bbf\u95ee\u4fee\u9970\u7b26 \u8fd4\u56de\u503c\u7c7b\u578b \u65b9\u6cd5\u540d(\u53c2\u6570\u5217\u8868) { \/\/ \u65b9\u6cd5\u4f53 } For example, defining a straightforward method to print a message. public void PrintMessage(string message) { Console.WriteLine(message); } Simply call the method by using the method name and appropriate parameter list in the code. 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