How to return multiple values? [duplicate]

Question

Is it possible to return two or more values from a method to main in Java? If so, how it is possible and if not how can we do?

Answer 1

You can return an object of a Class in Java.

If you are returning more than 1 value that are related, then it makes sense to encapsulate them into a class and then return an object of that class.

If you want to return unrelated values, then you can use Java's built-in container classes like Map, List, Set etc. Check the java.util package's JavaDoc for more details.

Answer 2

You can do something like this:

public class Example {     public String name;     public String location;      public String[] getExample()     {         String ar[] = new String[2];         ar[0]= name;         ar[1] =  location;         return ar; //returning two values at once     } }