Java - Method Invocation & Execution

Question

What is the difference between the invocation and execution of a method ? Are two the same thing ?

Answer 1

I don't think these are standard terms. However I understand them the following way:

• invocation is the event of issuing the call to the method; technically - placing the method onto the stack
• execution is the whole process of running the method - from invocation till completion. And execution time is period during which the method body runs.

Answer 2

Well, invoking a method means calling it by its name and parameters; executing a method means executing it.. running it, fetching its lines one by one and run them.