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Simple Recursion Example in JAVA
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HelloRecursion.java
class HelloRecursion {
    
    //printUptoOne method prints n to 1 values.
    public static void printUptoOne(int n) {
        //base case n == 0 exit
        if (n == 0) {
            return;
        }
        else {
            //recursive case: n != 0 then print n and call n-1 to print.
            System.out.println(n);
            printUptoOne(n-1);
        }
    }
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        
        /*
         * Simple recursion
         * To print 5,4,3,2,1 series by using recursion
         *
         * Recursion: Recursion calling itself again and again.
         * Has two cases: Base case and Recursive case
         *
         * Base case: To ensure recursion terminates.
         * Recursive case: To call itself again for sub process.
         *
         */
        
        //Calling recursive method with n = 5;
        printUptoOne(5);
        
    }
}
Output
5
4
3
2
1
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