Need to add up the numbers in my parameter

[stray coyote]

Im doing an assignment where first i need to get an int where it prints all the numbers from 1 to the number. After that I need to add all the numbers it prints but idk how to do that

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[stray coyote]

import java.util.Scanner;
public class Methods {
    
    public static int summer (int[] args)
    {
        Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.println("Type one number: ");
    int a=scan.nextInt();
    {
        for(int b = 1; b < a ; b++)
            System.out.println(b);
    }
    
    return a;
    
    }
    
    public static void upRev (String[] args) 
    {
        
        
    }
    
    }

thats my code atm

[zealous spoke]

how do you loop over the numbers from 1 to the input

[stray coyote]

for(int b = 1; b < a ; b++)

[zealous spoke]

yep

so how do you add numbers together

[stray coyote]

uhh

x+y; ?

[zealous spoke]

yep

so now you need to put that in a variable

so you can remember what the previous value was

[stray coyote]

put what in a variable

[zealous spoke]

this

[stray coyote]

oh

okk

ty

i lied i have no idea wym

[zealous spoke]

do you know how to make variables

[stray coyote]

yea

[zealous spoke]

yeah you just need that and then you add to that variable for each number

[stray coyote]

OH OK

[undone comet]

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