What does a value-returning method do?

A value-returning method is designed to execute a specific task or operation and then send a value back to the part of the program that called it. This returned value can be of any data type, such as an integer, a double, or a string, depending on how the method is defined.

When you create a value-returning method in Java, you specify the return type in the method definition. For example, if the method is supposed to return an integer, you would indicate this with the int keyword before the method name. At the end of the method, you use the return statement followed by the value you wish to send back. This allows the calling code to receive and use that value in any further computations or logic.

The other choices do not describe the behavior of a value-returning method accurately. A method that performs an operation without returning a value is typically called a void method. Declaring a local identifier refers to creating a variable that exists within the scope of a method and is not the same as returning a value. Defining a global identifier involves creating variables that are accessible throughout the program and is separate from the functionality of returning a value from a method.