/** 
 Program: 	EssentialMethods
 Purpose: 	simple demonstration of java methods
 @author 	john@december.com 
 @version	1.02; 22 July 1995
 */

class EssentialMethods {

   public static void main (String args[]) {
      greeter("Hello, methods.");
      greeter(waver(3));
   }

   public static void greeter (String greeting) {
      repeater(greeting, 1);
   }

   public static String waver (int waves) {
      repeater("WAVE", waves);
      return("Done waving.");
   }

   public static void repeater (String line, int times) {
      int counter;
      for (counter = 1; counter <= times; counter++) {
          System.out.println(line);
      }
   }
}