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    Default Java formating

    This is part of my code ( I can provide full if needed, just don't want to confuse people). So in my main method I declare a bunch of variables and in my printMessage method, I used the same name in the argument. Is this the correct way or should I change the name of the variable inside the argument to something else? Thanks

        public void printMessage(int startMiles1,int endMiles1 , int distance1, int gallons1, double milesGal1 )
        {
        System.out.println("------------------------------------------------------------------------------------");
        System.out.printf("%s","09 Acura TL");
        System.out.printf("%14d %14d %12d %12d %15.2f\n",startMiles1,endMiles1,distance1,gallons1,milesGal1);
        }
        //Main method
        public static void main(String []args)
        {
            //Variables
            int startMiles1 = 16923;
            int endMiles1 = 17283;
            int gallonsUsed1 = 18;    
            double pricePerGallon1 = 3.38;
     
            //New Object
            CarV5 car1 = new CarV5("09 Acura TL", endMiles1, startMiles1, gallonsUsed1, pricePerGallon1);
     
            car1.printMessage(startMiles1,endMiles1,distance1,gallonsUsed1, milesGal1);


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    Default Re: Java formating

    Short answer? It doesn't matter. In each case the variable names should make sense in the context they're used. If they happen to have the same name, that's fine. If they don't, it's also just fine.

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