C# 0 The Complete Reference

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and identifier pairs separated by commas. Parameters are variables that receive the value of 

the

arguments

 passed to the method when it is called. If the method has no parameters, then 

the parameter list will be empty.

Add a Method to the Building Class

As just explained, the methods of a class typically manipulate and provide access to the 

data of the class. With this in mind, recall that 

Main( )

 in the preceding examples computed 

the area-per-person by dividing the total area by the number of occupants. Although 

technically correct, this is not the best way to handle this computation. The calculation of 

area-per-person is something that is best handled by the 

Building

 class, itself. The reason 

for this conclusion is easy to understand: The area-per-person of a building is dependent 

upon the values in the