recursion - Java recursive method difference -

what difference between following 2 methods:

public boolean recursionmethodone(node n) {    system.out.println(n.getvalue());    return recursionmethodone(n.next()); }  public void recursionmethodtwo(node n) {    system.out.println(n.getvalue());    recursionmethodtwo(n.next()); } 

which 1 use recursion , difference?

thanks

both codes doesn't exits. need add return test condition. example:

public void recursionmethodtwo(node n) {    if (n == null) {        // standard way exit void function without executing remaing code        // note return null; doesn't compile        return;      }    system.out.println(n.getvalue());    recursionmethodtwo(n.next()); } 

returning value or not depends on kind of function. example if need calculate factorial need result, if need print list don't.

so example seems method 2 closer needs.

otherwise need ask returning boolean value of function? if have nice answer question can implement code returning value.