returning multiple values

[ilovechicken]

when i have written a method and want it to return multiple values to the method that called it how do i do it? the only way i know so far is in the method that is doing the calling write a line like;

variable = methodName ();

and in method name:

public boolean methodName ()
{
return true;
}

but this can only return one variable at a time...

[wtd]

You either have to return an array, or some other collection or write a class yourself that wraps several values.

Something like:

Java:

class Pair<T1, T2> {    private T1 val1;    private T2 val2;    public Pair(T1 iv1, T2 iv2)    {       val1 = iv1;       val2 = iv2;    }    public T1 first()    {       return val1;    }    public T2 second()    {       return val2;    } }

Convenient, isn't it?

:: silently points to all of the languages that *can* do this easily ::