Return statement

How do I combine two Variables in a return statement?
public static int bewege(int x,int y,int u,int v)
Y=y+u;
X=x+v;
return X,Y; <<<<<I know,that doesn�t work!
}

I try to combine the two variables in the return statement like
Now,I have tried the following.
I have marked the position of my problem:
public class Punkt
private static int X,Y,P;
private static int u,v,p,ps;
public Punkt()
public int x()
return this.X;
public int y()
return this.Y;
class PunktBewege
{   int x=0;
int y=0;
public static PunktBewege bewege(int x,int y,int u,int v)
Y=y+u;
X=x+v; //<<<<<<<<<<
return new PunktBewege(X,Y); //<<<<<<<<<<<<
public static int spiegle(int x,int y)
X=-x;Y=-y;
return X; //<<<<<<<<it should return x AND y
public static int verschiebeX(int ux,int x)
X=x+ux;
return X;
public static int verschiebeY(int vy,int y)
Y=y+vy;
return Y;
public static void main(String[]args)
Punkt p=new Punkt();
PunktBewege q =bewege(x,y,u,v);
System.out.println(q.bewege(2,2,3,3));
p.spiegle(2,3);
System.out.println(p.spiegle(2,3));
p.verschiebeX(2,2);
System.out.println(p.verschiebeX(2,2));
p.verschiebeY(3,3);
System.out.println(verschiebeY(3,3));
//public class Rechteck extends Punkt
//}

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