public class RecursiveExample {

public static void main(String[] args) {

// print 1 2 3 4 5 without calling the print function 5 times or writing sout 5 times in print()

print(1);

}

static void print(int n ){

if (n==5) { // base condition

System.out.println(n);

return; // return takes the flow of program to the function called place and nothing is executed after return;

}

System.out.println(n);

print(n+1);

}

}