also: メソード
General term for a systematic way of doing something, borrowed from English. Used in everyday and technical contexts.
新しいメソッドを試してみよう。
Let's try a new method.
I'm studying English using a new learning method.
Computing term: a function or procedure associated with an object in object-oriented programming.
このクラスには三つのメソッドが定義されている。
Three methods are defined in this class.
You call this class's method to retrieve the data.
I implemented a new method for the object.
やり方 is a casual, concrete way of saying 'how to do something', while メソッド sounds more formal or academic.
case method
oral method (of teaching foreign language)
polar method
input method; IM
direct method
Pilates method
problem method
project method (of instruction)
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'method'.
Search-only variant; not a common practical spelling.
Borrowed from English 'method'.