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Unit – 1: INTRODUCTION TO OOP AND JAVA
Chapter
Topic Page No.
No.
1.1 Overview of OOP 1
1.2 Features/Characteristics of OOP 4
1.3 Java Buzzwords 8
Overview of Java 11
1.4 1.4.1: Basic Java Terminologies 12
1.4.2: Java Source File Structure 14
1.5 Java Data Types 19
1.6 Java Variables 21
1.7 Arrays 24
1.8 Operators 32
1.9 Control Flow Statements 42
1.10 Defining Classes and Objects 57
1.11 Methods 61
Constructors 63
Types of Constructor 63
1.12 ‘this’ Keyword 68
Constructor Overloading 70
Constructor Chaining 71
1.13 Access Specifiers 73
1.14 Static Members 75
1.15 JavaDoc Comments 79
Additional Topics 86
1.16.1: Java Comments 86
1.16.2: Java Constants 87
1.16.3: Java Identifiers 87
1.16
1.16.4: Java Keywords 87
1.16.5: Type Conversions and Casting 88
1.16.6: Garbage Collection 90
1.16.7: Using Command Line Arguments 92

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UNIT 1 INTORDUCTION TO OOP AND

JAVA
Overview of OOP – Object Oriented Programming Paradigms – Features of Object
Oriented Programming – Java Buzzwords – Overview of Java – Data Types, Variables
and Arrays – Operators – Control Statements – Programming Structures in Java –
Defining Classes in Java – Constructors – Methods – Access Specifiers – Static Members
– JavaDoc Comments.

1.1: Overview of OOP

 OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING (OOP):

Object-Oriented Programming System (OOPs) is a programming paradigm based

onthe concept of ―objects that contain data and methods, instead of just functions
and procedures.

 The primary purpose of object-oriented programming is to increase the

flexibility and maintainability of programs.
 Object oriented programming brings together data and its behavior
(methods) into a single entity (object) which makes it easier to understand
how a program works.

 Features / advantages of Object Oriented Programming :-

1. It emphasis in own data rather than procedure.
2. It is based on the principles of inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation and
dataabstraction.
3. Programs are divided into objects.
4. Data and the functions are wrapped into a single unit called class so that
data ishidden and is safe from accidental alternation.
5. Objects communicate with each other through functions.
6. New data and functions can be easily added whenever necessary.
7. Employs bottom-up approach in program design.

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 PROCEDURE-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING [POP]:

Procedure-Oriented Programming is a conventional programming which consists
of writing a list of instructions for the computer to follow and organizing these
instructions into groups known as Functions (or) Procedures (or)
subroutines (or)Modules.

Example: A program may involve the following operations:

 Collecting data from user (Reading)
 Calculations on collected data (Calculation)
 Displaying the result to the user (Printing)

Main Program
Global Data

Procedure
Procedure Procedure
2(Calculation)
1(Reading) 3(Printing)
Local Data
Local Local
Data Data

Characteristics of Procedural oriented programming:-

1. It focuses on process rather than data.
2. It takes a problem as a sequence of things to be done such as reading,
calculating and printing. Hence, a number of functions are written to solve a
problem.
3. A program is divided into a number of functions and each function has
clearly defined purpose.
4. Most of the functions share global data.
5. Data moves openly around the system from function to function.
6. Employs top-down approach in program design.

Drawback of POP
 Procedural languages are difficult to relate with the real world objects.
 Procedural codes are very difficult to maintain, if the code grows larger.
 Procedural languages do not have automatic memory management as like in Java.
Hence, it makes the programmer to concern more about the memory
management of the program.
 The data, which is used in procedural languages, are exposed to the whole

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program.So, there is no security for the data.

 Examples of Procedural languages :
o BASIC
o C
o Pascal
o FORTRAN

 Difference between POP and OOP:

Procedure Oriented
Object Oriented Programming
Programming
Divided Into In POP, program is divided into In OOP, program is divided into
smallparts called functions. partscalled objects.
In POP, Importance is not given In OOP, Importance is given to the
Importance to data but to functions as well data rather than procedures or
as sequence of actions to be functions because it works as a
done. real world.
Approach POP follows Top OOP follows Bottom
Down approach. Up approach.
Access POP does not have any OOP has access
Specifier accessspecifier. specifiers named
s Public, Private,
Protected, etc.
In POP, Data can move freely In OOP, objects can move and
Data Moving fromfunction to function in the communicate with each
system. other throughmember functions.
Expansion To add new data and function OOP provides an easy way to
in POPis not so easy. add newdata and function.
In POP, Most function uses In OOP, data cannot move easily
Data Access Global data for sharing that from function to function, it can
can be accessed freely from be kept public or private so we
function to function in the can control the access of data.
system.
Data Hiding POP does not have OOP provides Data Hiding
any proper wayfor hiding data so provides more security.
so it
is less secure.
In POP, Overloading is In OOP, overloading is possible in
Overloading not possible. the form of Function Overloading
and Operator Overloading.
Examples Examples of POP are: C,VB, Examples of OOP are: C++, JAVA,
FORTRAN, and Pascal. VB.NET, C#.NET.

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1.2: FEATURES / CHARACHTERISTICS OF OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING

CONCEPTS

OOPs simplify the software development and maintenance by providing some concepts:

1. Class - Blue print of Object

2. Object - Instance of class
3. Encapsulation - Protecting our data
4. Polymorphism - Different behaviors at different instances
5. Abstraction - Hiding irrelevant data
6. Inheritance - An object acquiring the property of another object

1. Class:
A class is a collection of similar objects and it contains data and methods that
operate on that data. In other words ― Class is a blueprint or template for a set
of objects that share a common structure and a common behavior. It is a logical
entity.
A class in Java can contain:
 fields
 methods
 constructors
 blocks
 nested class and interface

Syntax to declare a class:

Example:
class <class_name>
{
field;
method;
}

2. Object:
Any entity that has state and behavior is known as an object. Object is an instance of
a class.
 For example: chair, pen, table, keyboard, bike etc. It can be physical and logical.
 The object of a class can be created by using the new keyword in Java
Programminglanguage.

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class_name object_name = new class_name;

(or)
class_name object_name;
object_n
Syntax to ame = new
create Object in Java:
class_name();

An object has three characteristics:

 State: represents data (value) of an object.
 Behavior: represents the behavior (functionality) of an object such as
deposit, withdraw etc.
 Identity: Object identity is an unique ID used internally by the JVM to
identify each object uniquely.
 For Example: Pen is an object. Its name is Reynolds, color is white etc. known
as its state. It is used to write, so writing is its behavior.
Difference between Object and Class
S.No. Object Class
1) Object is an instance of a class. Class is a blueprint or template from
whichobjects are created.
Object is a real world entity
2) such aspen, laptop, mobile, bed, Class is a group of similar objects.
keyboard, mouse, chair etc.
3) Object is a physical entity. Class is a logical entity.
Object is created through Class is declared using
4) new keyword mainly e.g. class keyword
Student s1=new Student(); e.g.class Student{}
5) Object is created many times Class is declared once.
as perrequirement.

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6) Object allocates Class doesn't allocated

memory when it iscreated. memory when it iscreated.
There are many ways to create
7) object in java such as new There is only one way to define class
keyword, newInstance() method, in java using class keyword.
clone() method, factory method
and deserialization.

3. Encapsulation:
Wrapping of data and method together into a single unit is known as
Encapsulation.
For example: capsule, it is wrapped with different medicines.

 In OOP, data and methods operating on that data are combined together
to form a single unit, this is referred to as a Class.
 Encapsulation is the mechanism that binds together code and the data it
manipulates and keeps both safe from outside interference and misuse.
 The insulation of the data from direct access by the program is called
―data hiding. Since the data stored in an object cannot be accessed directly,
the data is safe i.e.,the data is unknown to other methods and objects.

4. Polymorphism:
 Polymorphism is a concept by which we can perform a single action by
different ways. It is the ability of an object to take more than one form.
 The word "poly" means many and "morphs" means forms. So polymorphism
meansmany forms.
 An operation may exhibit different behaviors in different instances. The
behavior depends on the data types used in the operation.
 For Example:- Suppose if you are in a classroom that time you behave like a
student, when you are in the market at that time you behave like a customer,
when you at your home at that time you behave like a son or daughter, Here
one person present in different-different behaviors.
 Two types of polymorphism:
1. Compile time polymorphism / Method Overloading: - In this method,
object is bound to the function call at the compile time itself.
2. Runtime polymorphism / Method Overriding: - In this method, object is
bound to the function call only at the run time.

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 In java, we use method overloading and method overriding to

achievepolymorphism.
 Example:
1. draw(int x, int y, int z)
2. draw(int l, int b)
3. draw(int r)

5. Abstraction:
 Abstraction refers to the act of representing essential features without
including the background details or explanations. i.e., Abstraction means
hiding lower-level details and exposing only the essential and relevant
details to the users.
 For Example: - Consider an ATM Machine; All are performing operations on the
ATM machine like cash withdrawal, money transfer, retrieve mini- statement…
etc. but we can't know internal details about ATM.
 Abstraction provides advantage of code reuse.
 Abstraction enables program open for extension.
 In java, abstract classes and interfaces are used to achieve Abstraction.

6. Inheritance:
 Inheritance in java is a mechanism in which one object acquires all the
propertiesand behaviors of another object.
 The idea behind inheritance in java is that we can create new classes that are
built upon existing classes. When we inherit from an existing class, we can
reuse methods and fields of parent class, and we can add new methods and
fields also.
 Inheritance represents the IS-A relationship, also known as parent-
child
relationship.
 For example:- In a child and parent relationship, all the properties of a father
areinherited by his son.
 Syntax of Java Inheritance
class Subclass-name extends Superclass-name
{
//methods and fields
}

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7. Message Passing:
Message Communication:
 Objects interact and communicate with each other by sending messages to
eachother. This information is passed along with the message as parameters.

 A message for an object is a request for execution of a procedure and

therefore will invoke a method (procedure) in the receiving object that
generates the desired result.
 Message passing involves specifying the name of the object, the name of
themethod (message) and the information to be sent.
 Example:
Employee.getName(name);
Where,
Employee – object name
getName – method name (message)
name - information

1.3 Java Buzzwords

The following are the features of the Java language:

1. Object Oriented 7. Architecture Neutral
2. Simple 8. Dynamic
3. Secure 9. Interpreted
4. Platform 10. High Performance
Independent 11. Multithreaded
5. Robust 12. Distributed
6. Portable

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1. Object Oriented:
 Java programming is pure object-oriented programming language. Like C++,
Javaprovides most of the object oriented features.
 Though C++ is also an object oriented language, we can write programs in C++
without aclass but it is not possible to write a Java program without classes.
 Example: Printing “Hello” Message.
Java – No programs without classes and
C++ ( can be without class)
objects
With Class: With class:
#include<iostream.h> import java.io.*;
class display { class Hello {
public: public static
void disp() void
{ main(String
cout<<”Hello!”; args[])
} {
}; System.out.pri
ntln(“Hello!”);
main()
}
{
}
display
d;
Without class
d.disp(); is not possible
}

Without class: #include<iostream.h>

void main()
{
clrscr();
cout<<”\n
Hello!”; getch();
}

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2. Simple:
 Java is Easy to write and more readable and eye catching.
 Most of the concepts are drew from C++ thus making Java learning simpler.

3. Secure :
 Since Java is intended to be used in networked/distributed environments, lot of
emphasishas been placed on security.
 Java provides a secure means of creating Internet applications and to access web
applications.
 Java enables the construction of secured, virus-free, tamper-free system.

4. Platform Independent:
 Unlike C, C++, when Java program is compiled, it is not compiled into platform-specific
machine code, rather it is converted into platform independent code called bytecode.
 The Java bytecodes are not specific to any processor. They can be executed in
anycomputer without any error.
 Because of the bytecode, Java is called as Platform Independent.

5. Robust:
 Java encourages error-free programming by being strictly typed and performing run-
time checks.

6. Portable:
 Java bytecode can be distributed over the web and interpreted by Java Virtual
Machine (JVM)
 Java programs can run on any platform (Linux, Window, Mac)
 Java programs can be transferred over world wide web (e.g applets)

7. Architecture Neutral:
 Java is not tied to a specific machine or operating system architecture.
 Machine Independent i.e Java is independent of hardware.
 Bytecode instructions are designed to be both easy to interpret on any machine and
easilytranslated into native machine code.

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8. Dynamic and Extensible:

 Java is a more dynamic language than C or C++. It was developed to adapt to an
evolvingenvironment.
 Java programs carry with them substantial amounts of run-time information that are
usedto verify and resolve accesses to objects at run time.
9. Interpreted:
 Java supports cross-platform code through the use of Java bytecode.
 The Java interpreter can execute Java Bytecodes directly on any machine to which
theinterpreter has been ported.

10. High Performance:

 Bytecodes are highly optimized.
 JVM can execute the bytecodes much faster.
 With the use of Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler, it enables high performance.

11. Multithreaded:
 Java provides integrated support for multithreaded programming.
 Using multithreading capability, we can write programs that can do many tasks
simultaneously.
 The benefits of multithreading are better responsiveness and real-time behavior.

12. Distributed:
 Java is designed for the distributed environment for the Internet because it handles
TCP/IP protocols.
 Java programs can be transmit and run over internet.

1.4: Overview of Java

 Java programming language was originally developed by Sun Microsystems
which was initiated by James Gosling and released in 1995 as core component
of Sun Microsystems' Java platform (Java 1.0 [J2SE]).

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Java is a high-level object-oriented programming language, which provides

developers with the means to create powerful applications, which are very small in
size, platform independent, secure and robust.
 Java runs on a variety of platforms, such as Windows, Mac OS, and the various
versions ofUNIX.
 Java is mainly used for Internet Programming.
 Java is related to the languages C and C++. From C, Java inherits its syntax and from C+
+,Java inherits its OOP concepts.
 Ancestors of Java: - C, C++, B, BCPL.

Five primary goals in the creation of the Java language:

1. It should use the object-oriented programming methodology.
2. It should allow the same program to be executed on multiple operating systems.
3. It should contain built-in support for using computer networks.
4. It should be designed to execute code from remote sources securely.
5. It should be easy to use.

1. : BASIC JAVA TERMINALOGIES:

1. BYTECODE:
Byte code is an intermediate code generated from the source code by java compiler
and it is platform independent.

2. JAVA DEVELOPMENT KIT (JDK):

 The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a software development environment usedfor
developing Java applications and applets.
 It includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), an interpreter/loader (java), a
compiler (javac), an archiver (jar), a documentation generator (javadoc) and
other tools needed in Java development.

3. JAVA RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT (JRE):

JRE is used to provide runtime environment for JVM. It contains set of libraries
+other files that JVM uses at runtime.

4. JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE (JVM):

 JVM is an interpreter that converts a program in Java bytecode (intermediate
language) into native machine code and executes it.
 JVM needs to be implemented for each platform because it will differ from
platform to platform.

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 The JVM performs following main tasks:

• Loads code
• Verifies code
• Executes code
• Provides runtime environment

5. JIT (JUST IN TIME) COMPILER:

It is used to improve the performance. JIT compiles parts of the byte
code that have similar functionality at the same time, and hence reduces
the amount of time neededfor compilation.

Types of Java program:

In Java, there are two types of programs namely,
1. Application Program
2. Applet Program
1. Application Programs

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Application programs are stand-alone programs that are written to carry

out certain tasks on local computer such as solving equations, reading and
writing files etc. The application programs can be executed using two steps:
1. Compile source code to generate Byte code using javac
compiler.
2. Execute the byte code program using Java interpreter.

2. Applet programs:
Applets are small Java programs developed for Internet applications. An
applet located in distant computer can be downloaded via Internet and executed
on a local computer using Java capable browser. The Java applets can
also be executed in the command line using appletviewer, which is part of the
JDK.

1.4.2: JAVA SOURCE FILE - STRUCTURE –

COMPILATION THE file

A Java source JAVAisSOURCE FILE:
a plain text file containing Java source code and having
.java extension. The .java extension means that the file is the Java source file. Java source
code file contains source code for a class, interface, enumeration, or annotation type.
There are some rules associated to Java source file.

Java Program Structure:

Java program may contain many classes of which only one class defines the main
method.
A Java program may contain one or more sections.
Documentation Section
Package Statement
Import Statements
Interface Statements
Class Definitions
main Method Calss
{
Main Method Definition
}

Of the above Sections shown in the figure, the Main Method class is Essential part,
Documentation Section is a suggested part and all the other parts are optional.

Documentation Section
 It Comprises a Set of comment lines giving the name of the program, the authorand
other details.

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 Comments help in Maintaining the Program.

 Java uses a Style of comment called documentation comment.
/* * …… */
 This type of comment helps is generating the documentation automatically.
 Example:
/*
* Title: Conversion of Degrees
* Aim: To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit and vice versa
* Date: 31/08/2000
* Author: tim
*/

Package Statement
 The first statement allowed in a Java file is a package statement.
 It declares the package name and informs the compiler that the classes defined
belong to this package.
 Example :
package student;
package basepackage.subpackage.class;
 It is an optional declaration.

Import Statements
 The statement instructs the interpreter to load a class contained in a particular
package.
 Example :
import student.test;
Where, student is the package and test is the class.

Interface Statements
 An interface is similar to classes which consist of group of method declaration.
 Like classes, interfaces contain methods and variable.
 To link the interface to our program, the keyword implements is used.
 Example:
public class xx extends Applet implements ActionListener
where, xx – class name (subclass of Applet)Applet – Base class name
ActionListener – interface Extends & implements - keywords
 It is used when we want to implement the feature of Multiple
Inheritance in Java
 It is an optional declaration.

Class Definitions
 A Java Program can have any number of class declarations.

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 The number of classes depends on the complexity of the program.

Main Method Class

 Every Java Standalone program requires a main method as its starting point.
 A Simple Java Program will contain only the main method class.
 It creates objects of various classes and uses those objects for performing various
operations.
 When the end of main is reached the program terminates and the control
transferred back to the Operating system.
 Syntax for writing main:
public static void main(String arg[])
where,
public – It is an access specifier to control the visibility of class members. main()
must be declared as public, since it must be called by code outside of its class when
the program is started.
static – this keyword allows main() method to be called without having to instantiate
the instance of the class.
void – this keyword tells the compiler that main() does not return any value.
main() – is the method called when a Java application begins.
String arg[] – arg is an string array which receives any command-line arguments
present when the program is executed.

Rules to be followed to write Java Programs:

About Java programs, it is very important to keep in mind the following points.

 Case Sensitivity - Java is case sensitive, which means identifier Hello and hellowould
have different meaning in Java.
 Class Names - For all class names the first letter should be in Upper Case.
If several words are used to form a name of the class, each inner word's first letter should
be in Upper Case.
Example class MyFirstJavaClass
 Method Names - All method names should start with a Lower Case letter.
If several words are used to form the name of the method, then each inner word's first
letter should be in Upper Case.
Example public void myMethodName()
 Program File Name - Name of the program file should exactly match the classname.
When saving the file, you should save it using the class name (Remember Java is case
sensitive) and append '.java' to the end of the name (if the file name and theclass name do
not match your program will not compile).
Example : Assume 'MyFirstJavaProgram' is the class name. Then the file shouldbe saved as

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'MyFirstJavaProgram.java'
 public static void main(String args[]) - Java program processing starts from the
main() method which is a mandatory part of every Java program.

Compiling and running a java program in command promptSTEPS:

1. Set the path of the compiler as follows (type this in command prompt):
Set path=”C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_20\bin”;
2. To create a Java program, ensure that the name of the class in the file is the sameas the
name of the file.
3. Save the file with the extension .java (Example: HelloWorld.java)
4. To compile the java program use the command javac as follows:
javac HelloWorld.java
This will take the source code in the file HelloWorld.java and create the javabytecode in
a file HelloWorld.class
5. To run the compiled program use the command java as follows:
java HelloWorld
(Note that you do not use any file extension in this command.)

At compile time, java file is compiled by Java Compiler (It does not interact with
OS) andconverts the java code into bytecode.

Class Loader : is the subsystem of JVM that is used to load class files.
Bytecode Verifier : checks the code fragments for illegal code that can violate access
right to objects
Interpreter read bytecode stream then execute the instructions.

:
Example 1: A First Java Program:

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public class HelloWorld

{
public static void main(String args[])
{
System.out.println("Hello World");
}
}

Save: HelloWorld.java Compile: javac HelloWorld.javaRun: java HelloWorld

Output: Hello World

Program Explanation:
public is the access specifier, class is a keyword and HelloWorld is the class name.
{ indicates the start of program block and } indicates the end of the program block.
System.out.println() – is the output statement to print some message on the screen.
Here, System is a predefined class that provides access to the system, out is the output
stream that is connected to the console and println() is method to display the given
string.
Example 2: A Second Java Program:

import java,util.Scanner; // Scanner is a class which contains necessary methods

to provide a user an access to the i/p console.
public class Example2 // class declaration
{ // class definition starts
public static void main(String args[])
{
//main() definition starts
int num=0,res; // declares two integer with initial value 0
Scanner in=new Scanner(System.in); //creating object of Scanner class toaccess the i/p stream.
System.out.println(“Enter a Number : “);
num=in.nextInt(); // to read the next integer value from the i/pstream
res=num*2; // manipulation of the data
System.out.println("The value of "+num+” * 2 = “+res); //displaysresult
}
}
Save: Example2.java Compile: javac Example2.javaRun: java Example2

Output:
Enter a Number: 25
The value of 25 * 2 = 50

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1.5: JAVA – DATA TYPES

Data type is used to allocate sufficient memory space for the data. Data types
specify the different sizes and values that can be stored in the variable.
 Java is a strongly Typed Language.
 Definition: strongly Typed Language:
Java is a strongly typed programming language because every variable must be declared
with a data type. A variable cannot start off life without knowing the range of values it can
hold, and once it is declared, the data type of the variable cannot change.

Data types in Java are of two types:

1. Primitive data types (Intrinsic or built-in types ) :- : The primitive data types
include boolean, char, byte, short, int, long, float and double.
2. Non-primitive data types (Derived or Reference Types): The non-primitive
data types include Classes, Interfaces, Strings and Arrays.

1. Primitive Types:
Primitive data types are those whose variables allow us to store only one value and
neverallow storing multiple values of same type. This is a data type whose variable
can hold maximum one value at a time.
There are eight primitive types in Java:
Integer Types:
1. int
2. short
3. lomg
4. byte

Floating-point Types:
5. float
6. double

Others:
7. char
8. Boolean

 Integer Types:
The integer types are form numbers without fractional parts. Negative values are
allowed.Java provides the four integer types shown below:

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Storage Default
Type Range Example
Requirement Value
-2,147,483,648(-2^31)
int a = 100000,
int 4 bytes to 0
int b = -200000
2,147,483,647 (2^31-1)
short s = 10000,
short 2 bytes -32,768 (-2^15) to 32,767 (2^15-1) 0
short r = -20000
-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (-2^63)
long a = 100000L,
long 8 bytes to 0L
int b = -200000L
9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (2^63-1)
byte a = 100 ,
byte 1 byte -128 (-2^7) to 127 (2^7-1) 0
byte b = -50

 Floating-point Types:
The floating-point types denote numbers with fractional parts. The
two floating-pointtypes are shown below:
Storage Default
Type Range Example
Requirement Value
Approximately ±3.40282347E+38F
float 4 bytes float f1 =234.5f 0.0f
(6-7 significant decimal digits)
Approximately
double
double 8 bytes ±1.79769313486231570E+308 0.0d
(15 significant decimal digits)
d1

 char: = 123.4
 char data type is a single 16-bit Unicode character.
 Minimum value is '\u0000' (or 0).
 Maximum value is '\uffff' (or 65,535 inclusive).
 Char data type is used to store any character.
 Example: char letterA ='A'

 boolean:
 boolean data type represents one bit of information.
 There are only two possible values: true and false.
 This data type is used for simple flags that track true/false conditions.
 Default value is false.
 Example: boolean one = true

2. Derived Types (Reference Types):

 Derived data types are those whose variables allow us to store multiple
values of same type. But they never allow storing multiple values of
different types.
 A reference variable can be used to refer to any object of the declared type or any

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compatible type.
 These are the data type whose variable can hold more than one value of similar
type.
 The value of a reference type variable, in contrast to that of a primitive type,
is a reference to (an address of) the value or set of values represented by
the variable.
 Example
int a[] = {10,20,30}; // valid
int b[] = {100, 'A', "ABC"}; // invalid
Animal animal = new Animal("giraffe"); //Object

1.6: JAVA - VARIABLES

 A Variable is a named piece of memory that is used for storing data in java
Program.
 A variable is an identifier used for storing a data value.
 A Variable may take different values at different times during the execution
if the program, unlike the constants.
 The variable's type determines what values it can hold and
what operations can beperformed on it.
 Syntax to declare variables:
datatype identifier [=value][,identifier [ =value] …];

 Example of Variable names:

int average=0.0, height, total height;

 Rules followed for variable names ( consist of alphabets,

digits, underscore anddollar characters)
1. A variable name must begin with a letter and must be a sequence of letter or
digits.
2. They must not begin with digits.
3. Uppercase and lowercase variables are not the same.
a. Example: Total and total are two variables which are distinct.
4. It should not be a keyword.
5. Whitespace is not allowed.
6. Variable names can be of any length.

 Initializing Variables:
 After the declaration of a variable, it must be initialized by means of assignment
statement.
 It is not possible to use the values of uninitialized variables.

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Two ways to initialize a variable:

1. Initialize after declaration:
Syntax: variablename=value;

int months;
months=1;

2. Declare and
initialize on the same
line:
Syntax: Datatype variablename=value;

int months=12;
 Dynamic Initialization of a Variable:
Java allows variables to be initialized dynamically using any valid expression at the
timethe variable is declared.

Example: Program that computes the remainder of the division operation:

class FindRemainer
{
public static void main(String arg[]) {int num=5,den=2;
int rem=num%den; System.out.println(―Remainder is ―+rem);
}
}

Output:
Remainder is 1

In the above program there are three variables num, den and rem. num and den ate
initialized by constants whereas rem is initialized dynamically by the modulo division
operation on num and den.

JAVA - VARIABLE TYPES

There are three kinds of variables in Java:
1. Local variables
2. Instance variables
3. Class/static variables

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Local Variables Instance Variable Class / Static Variables

Class variables also known as
static variables are declared
with the static keyword in a
Instance variables are class, but outside a method,
Local variables aredeclared in
declared in a class, but constructor or a block.
methods, constructors, or outside a
blocks. There would only be one copy
method, constructor or any of each class variable per
block. class, regardless of how
many objects are created
from it.
Local variables are created
Instance variables are created
when the Static variables are created
when an object is created with
method, constructor or block when the program starts and
the use of the keyword 'new'
is entered and the variable destroyed when the program
and destroyed when the
will be destroyed once it stops.
object is destroyed.
exits the method, constructor
or block.

Access modifiers cannot be Access modifiers can be used Access modifiers can be
used for local variables. forinstance variables. used for class variables.

Local variables are visible The instance variables are

only within the visible for all methods, Visibility is similar to
declared method, constructors and block in instance variables.
constructor or the class.
block.
Instance variables have
default values. For numbers
There is no default value for
the default value is 0, for
local variables so local
Booleans it is false and for Default values are same as
variables should be declared
object references it is null. instance variables.
and an initial value should
Values can be assigned during
be assigned before the first
the declaration or within the
use.
constructor.
Instance variables can
be
accesseddirectly by calling the
Local variables can only be variable name inside the class. Static variables can be
access inside the declared accessed by calling with the
However within
block. static methods and different class name.
class should be called using ClassName.VariableName.
the fully qualified name as
follows:
Example program illustrating the use of all the above variables:
ObjectReference.VariableNa
me.
class area
{
int length=20;
int breadth=30;

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static int classvar=2500;

void calc()
{
int
areas=length*br
eadth;
System.out.printl
n(“The area is
“+areas+”
sq.cms”);
}

public static void

main(String args[])
{
area a=new area();
a.calc();
System.out.println(
“Static Variable
Value : “+classvar);
}
}
Output:
The area is 600 sq.cms
Static Variable Value : 2500

Program Explanation:
Class name: area
Method names: calc() and
main()
Local variables: areas
(accessed only in the
particular method)
Instance variables: length and breadth (accessed only through the object‘s method)
Static variable: accessed anywhere in the program, without object reference

1.7: ARRAYS

Definition:
An array is a collection of similar type of elements which has contiguous
memory location.
Java array is an object which contains elements of a similar data type.
Additionally, The elements of an array are stored in a contiguous memory location.
It is a data structure where we store similar elements. We can store only a fixed
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Advantage of Array:
• Code Optimization: It makes the code optimized; we can retrieve or sort the data
easily.
• Random access: We can get any data located at any index position.

Disadvantage of Array:
 Size Limit: We can store only fixed size of elements in the array. It doesn't growits

size at runtime.

Types of Array:
There are two types of array.
1. One-Dimensional Arrays
2. Multidimensional Arrays

1. One-Dimensional Array:

Definition: One-dimensional array is an array in which the elements are stored

in onevariable name by using only one subscript.

 Creating an array:
Three steps to create an array:
1. Declaration of the array
2. Instantiation of the array
3. Initialization of arrays

1. Declaration of the array:

Declaration of array means the specification of array variable, data_type and
array_name.
Syntax to Declare an Array in java:
dataType[] arrayRefVar; (or)
dataType []arrayRefVar; (or)
dataType arrayRefVar[];

Example:
int[] floppy; (or) int []floppy (or) int floppy[];

2. Instantiation of the array:

Definition:

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Allocating memory spaces for the declared array in memory (RAM) is called as
Instantiation of an array.

Syntax:
arrayRefVar=new datatype[size];

Example: floppy=new int[10];

3. Initialization of arrays:Definition:
Storing the values in the array element is called as Initialization of arrays.

Syntax to initialize values to array element:

arrayRefVar[index value]=constant or value;

Example:
floppy[0]=20;

SHORTHAND TO CREATE AN ARRAY OBJECT:

Java has shorthand to create an array object and supply initial values at the
same timewhen it is created.
dataType[] arrayRefVar={list of values};
(or)
dataType []arrayRefVar={list of values};
(or)
dataType arrayRefVar[]={list of values};
(or)
dataType arrayRefVar[]=arrayVariable;

Example 1:
int regno[]={101,102,103,104,105,106};
int reg[]=regno;

Example 2: double[] myList = new double[10];

ARRAY LENGTH:
The variable length can identify the length of array in Java. To find the number of
elements of an array, use array.length.
Example1:
int regno[10]; len1=regno.length;

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Example 2:
for(int i=0;i<reno.length;i++)
System.out.println(regno[i]);

Following picture represents array myList. Here, myList holds ten double values and
the indicesare from 0 to 9.

Example: (One-Dimensional Array)

class Array
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int month_days[];
month_days=new int[12];
month_days[0]=31;
month_days[1]=28;
month_days[2]=31;
month_days[3]=30;
month_days[4]=31;
month_days[5]=30;
month_days[6]=31;
month_days[7]=31;
month_days[8]=30;
month_days[9]=31;
month_days[10]=30;
month_days[11]=31;

System.out.println(“April
has ”+month_days[3]+ “
days.”);
}
}
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Output:

April has 30 days.

Example 2: Finding sum of the array elements and maximum from the array:

public class TestArray

{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
double[] myList = {1.9, 2.9, 3.4, 3.5};

// Print all the array elements

for (double element: myList)
{
System.out.println(element);
}

// Summing all elementsdouble total = 0;

for (int i = 0; i < myList.length; i++)
{
total += myList[i];
}
System.out.println("Total is " + total);

// Finding the largest elementdouble

max = myList[0];
for (int i = 1; i < myList.length; i++)
{
if (myList[i] > max)
max = myList[i];
}
System.out.println("Max is " + max);
}
}

Output:
1.9
2.9
3.4
3.5

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Total is 11.7
Max is 3.5

2. Multidimensional Arrays:

Definition:
Multidimensional arrays are arrays of arrays. It is an array which uses more than
one index to access array elements. In multidimensional arrays, data is stored in
row and column based index (also known as matrix form).

Uses of Multidimensional Arrays:

 Used for table
 Used for more complex arrangements
Syntax to Declare Multidimensional Array in java:

1. dataType[][] arrayRefVar; (or)

2. dataType [][]arrayRefVar; (or)
3. dataType arrayRefVar[][]; (or)
4. dataType []arrayRefVar[];

Example to instantiate Multidimensional Array in java:

int[][] arr=new int[3][3]; //3 row and 3 column - internally this matrix is implemented as arrays of arrays of int.

Example to initialize Multidimensional Array in java:

arr[0][0]=1;
arr[0][1]=2;
arr[0][2]=3;

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arr[1][0]=4;
arr[1][1]=5;
arr[1][2]=6;
arr[2][0]=7;
arr[2][1]=8;
arr[2][2]=9;

Examples to declare, instantiate, initialize and print the 2Dimensional array:

class twoDarray
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int array1[][]=new int[4][5];// declares an 2D array.
int array2[][]={{1,2,3},{2,4,5},{4,4,5}}; //declaring and initializing 2D arrayint i,j,k=0;

// Storing and printing the values of Array1

System.out.println("-------Array 1------- " );

for(i=0;i<4;i++)
{
for(j=0;j<5;j++)
{
array1[i][j]=k;k++;
System.out.print(array1[i][j]+ " ");
}
System.out.println();
}

// printing 2D array2
System.out.println("-------Array 2------- ");
for(int i=0;i<3;i++)
{
for(int j=0;j<3;j++)
{
System.out.print(array2[i][j]+
}
System.out.println();
}
}
}

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Output:
-------------Array1------------
01234
56789
10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19

-------------Array2------------
123
245
445

In the above program, the statement int array1[][]=new int[4][5]; is interpreted

automatically as follows:
array1[0]=new int[5];array1[1]=new int[5];array1[2]=new int[5];array1[3]=new int[5];

It means that, when we allocate memory for a multidimensional array, we need to only
specify the memory for the first (leftmost) dimension. We can allocate the remaining
dimensions separately with different sizes.

Example: Manually allocate differing size second dimensions:

class twoDarray
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int array1[][]=new int[4][]; // declares an 2D array.

array1[0]=new int[1];
array1[1]=new
int[2];
array1[2]=new int[3];
array1[3]=new
int[4]; int i,j,k=0;

// Storing and printing the

values of Array
for(i=0;i<4;i++)
{
for(j=0;j<i+1;j++)
{
array1[i][j]=k;k++;
System.out.print(array1[i][j]+ " ");
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}
System.out.println();
}
}
}

Output:
0
12
345
6789

1.8: OPERATORS

Operators are used to manipulate primitive data types.

Java operators can be classified as unary,binary, or ternary—meaning taking one, two,
or three arguments, respectively.

Java Unary Operator

The Java unary operators require only one operand. Unary operators are used to perform
various operations
i.e.:
o incrementing/decrementing a value by one
o negating an expression
o inverting the value of a boolean

Java Unary Operator Example: ++ and –

1. class OperatorExample
2. {
3. public static void main(String args[])
4. {
5. int x=10;
6. System.out.println(x++); //10 (11)
7. System.out.println(++x); //12
8. System.out.println(x--); //12 (11)
9. System.out.println(--x); //108.
10.}
11.}

Output:

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10
12
12
10

Java Unary Operator Example 2: ++ and –

1. class OperatorExample
2. {
3. public static void main(String args[])
4. {
5. int a=10;
6. int b=10;
7. System.out.println(a++ + ++a); //10+12=22
8. System.out.println(b++ + b++); //10+11=21 7.
9. }
10. }
Output:
22
21

Java Unary Operator Example: ~ and !

1. class OperatorExample{
2. public static void main(String args[]){
3. int a=10;
4. int b=-10;
5. boolean c=true;
6. boolean d=false;
7. System.out.println(~a); //-11 (minus of total positive value which starts from 0)
8. System.out.println(~b); //9 (positive of total minus, positive starts from 0)
9. System.out.println(!c); //false (opposite of boolean value)
10. System.out.println(!d); //true
11. }
12. }

Output:
-11
9
False
true

A binary or
ternary
operator
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eight different categories:

1. Assignment
2. Arithmetic
3. Relational
4. Logical
5. Bitwise
6. Compound assignment
7. Conditional
8. Type.
Assignment Operators =
Arithmetic Operators - + * / % ++ --
Relational Operators > < >= <= == !=
Logical Operators && || & | ! ^
Bit wise Operator & | ^ >> >>>
Compound Assignment += -= *= /= %=
Operators <<= >>= >>>=
Conditional Operator ?:

1. Java Assignment Operator

The java assignment operator statement has the following syntax:

<variable> = <expression>

If the value already exists in the variable it is overwritten by the assignment operator
(=).

Java Assignment Operator Example

1. class OperatorExample{
2. public static void main(String args[])
3. {
4. int a=10;
5. int b=20;
6. a+=4; //a=a+4 (a=10+4)
7. b-=4; //b=b-4 (b=20-4)
8. System.out.println(a);
9. System.out.println(b);
10. }
11. }

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Output:

14
16

2. Java Arithmetic Operators

Java arithmetic operators are used to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication,

and division.They act as basic mathematical operations.

Assume integer variable A holds 10 and variable B holds 20, then:

Operator Description Example

A + B will give
+ Addition - Adds values on either side of the operator
30
Subtraction - Subtracts right hand operand from left hand A - B will give
-
operand -10
A * B will give
* Multiplication - Multiplies values on either side of the operator
200
/ Division - Divides left hand operand by right hand operand B / A will give 2
Modulus - Divides left hand operand by right hand operand B % A will give
%
and returns remainder 0
++ Increment - Increases the value of operand by 1 B++ gives 21
-- Decrement - Decreases the value of operand by 1 B-- gives 19

Java Arithmetic Operator Example: Expression

1. class
OperatorExample 2. {
3. public static void main(String
args[]) 4. {
5. System.out.println(10*10/5+3-
1*4/2);4.
6. }
7. }

Output: 21

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3. Relational Operators

Relational operators in Java are used to compare 2 or more objects. Java provides
sixrelational operators: Assume variable A holds 10 and variable B holds 20, then:

Operator Description Example

Checks if the values of two operands are equal or not, if yes (A == B) is not
==
then condition becomes true. true.

Checks if the values of two operands are equal or not, ifvalues

!= (A != B) is true.
are not equal then condition becomes true.

Checks if the value of left operand is greater than the value of (A > B) is not
>
right operand, if yes then condition becomes true. true.

Checks if the value of left operand is less than the value ofright
< (A < B) is true.
operand, if yes then condition becomes true.

Checks if the value of left operand is greater than or equal tothe (A >= B) is not
>= value of right operand, if yes then condition becomes true. true.

Checks if the value of left operand is less than or equal to the

<= value of right operand, if yes then condition becomestrue. (A <= B) is true.

Example:

public RelationalOperatorsDemo( )
{
int x = 10, y = 5;
System.out.println("x > y : "+(x > y));
System.out.println("x < y : "+(x < y));
System.out.println("x >= y : "+(x >= y));
System.out.println("x <= y : "+(x <= y));
System.out.println("x == y : "+(x == y));
System.out.println("x != y : "+(x != y));

public static void main(String args[])

{
new RelationalOperatorsDemo();
}
}

Output:
$java RelationalOperatorsDemo

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x > y : true
x < y : false
x >= y :
true
x <= y : false
x == y :
false x != y :
true

4. Logical
Operators

Logical operators return a true or false value based on the state of the Variables. Given
that x and y represent boolean expressions, the x &boolean
y logicalxoperators
|y are defined
in the
x Table below.y !x x && y x || y x^y
true true false true true False
true false false false true true
false true true false true true
false false true false false false

Example:
public class LogicalOperatorsDemo
{
public LogicalOperatorsDemo()
{
boolean x = true;
boolean y = false;
System.out.println("x & y : " + (x & y));
System.out.println("x && y : " + (x && y));
System.out.println("x | y : " + (x | y));
System.out.println("x || y: " + (x || y));
System.out.println("x ^ y : " + (x ^ y));
System.out.println("!x : " + (!x));
}
public static void main(String args[])
{
new LogicalOperatorsDemo();
}
}
Output:
$java LogicalOperatorsDemo

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x & y : false
x && y : false
x | y : true
x || y: true
x^y:
true
!x : false

5
.

B
i
t
A B ~A wA & B A | B A^B
i
1 1 0 s 1 1 0

1 0 0 e 0 1 1

0 1 1 O 0 1 1
p
0 0 1 e 0 0 0
r
public class Test a
t
{
o
public static void main(String args[])
r
{ s
int a = 60; /* 60 = 0011 1100 */
Javaint b = 13;Bit/*wise
provides 13 =operators
0000 1101 to */int c = 0; the contents of variables at the bit level.
manipulate
The cresult
= a & b; /* 12 = 0000
of applying 1100
bitwise */
operators between two corresponding bits in the
System.out.println("a
operandsis & b =below.
shown in the Table " + c );
c = a | b; /* 61 = 0011 1101 */
System.out.println("a | b = " + c );
c = a ^ b; /* 49 = 0011 0001 */
System.out.println("a ^ b = " + c );
c = ~a; /*-61 = 1100 0011 */
System.out.println("~a = " + c );
c = a << 2; /* 240 = 1111 0000
*/
System.out.println("a << 2 = " + c );
c = a >> 2; /* 215 = 1111 */
System.out.println("a >> 2 = " + c );
c = a >>> 2; /* 215 = 0000 1111 */

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System.out.println("a >>> 2 = " + c );

}
}

Output:
$java Test

a & b = 12
a | b = 61
a ^ b = 49
~a = -61
a << 2 =
240
a >> 2

= 15
a >>> 2 =
15

6.
Compou
nd
Assignm
ent
operator
s

The compound operators perform shortcuts in common programming operations.

Javahas eleven compound assignment operators.
6. a+=3; //10+3
Syntax:
7. argument1 operator = argument2.
System.out.println(a);
8. a-=4; //13-4
Java
9. System.out.println(a);
Assignment Operator Example
10. a*=2;OperatorExample
1. class //9*2
2. {System.out.println(a);
11.
3. a/=2;
12. public static
//18/2 void main(String[] args)
4. {System.out.println(a);12.
13.
} a=10;
5. int
14.
15. }

Output:
13

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9
18
9

7. Conditional Operators

The Conditional operator is the only ternary (operator takes three arguments)
operator in Java. The operator evaluates the first argument and, if true, evaluates the
second argument.

If the first argument evaluates to false, then the third argument is evaluated. The
conditional operator is the expression equivalent of the if-else statement.

The conditional expression can be nested and the conditional operator associates from
right to left: (a?b?c?d:e:f:g) evaluates as (a?(b?(c?d:e):f):g)

Example:

public class TernaryOperatorsDemo {

public TernaryOperatorsDemo() {
int x = 10, y = 12, z = 0;
z = x > y ? x : y;
System.out.println("z : " + z);

public static void main(String args[])

{ new
TernaryOperatorsDemo();

Output:
$java TernaryOperatorsDemo
z : 12

8. instanceof Operator:

This operator is used only for object reference variables. The operator checks whether
the object is of a particular type(class type or interface type). instanceof operator is
written as:
( Object reference variable ) instanceof (class/interface type)

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If the object referred by the variable on the left side of the operator passes the IS-A
check for the class/interface type on the right side, then the result will be true.
Following is the

Example:
public class Test
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
String name = "James";
// following will return true since name is type of String
boolean result = name instanceof String;
System.out.println( result );
}
}

This would produce the following result:

True

OPERATOR PRECEDENCE:
The order in which operators are applied is known as precedence. Operators with a higher
precedence are applied before operators with a lower precedence.

The operator precedence order of Java is shown below. Operators at the top of the table
are applied before operators lower down in the table.

If two operators have the same precedence, they are applied in the order they appear in a
statement. That is, from left to right. You can use parentheses to override the default
precedence.

Category Operator Associativity

Postfix () [] . (dot operator) Left to right
Unary ++ - - ! ~ Right to left
Multiplicative */% Left to right
Additive +- Left to right
Shift >> >>> << Left to right
Relational > >= < <= Left to right
Equality == != Left to right
Bitwise AND & Left to right
Bitwise XOR ^ Left to right
Bitwise OR | Left to right

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Logical AND && Left to right

Logical OR || Left to right
Conditional ?: Right to left
Assignment = += -= *= /= %= >>= <<= &= ^= |= Right to left
Comma , Left to right

Example:

In an operation such as,

result = 4 + 5 * 3

First (5 * 3) is evaluated and the result is added to 4 giving the Final Result value as 19.
Note that ‗*‘ takes higher precedence than ‗+‘ according to chart shown above. This kindof
precedence of one operator over another applies to all the operators.

1.9: CONTROL-FLOW STATEMENTS

Java Control statements control the order of execution in a java program, based on data
values and conditional logic.

There are three main categories of control flow statements;

· Selection statements: if, if-else and switch.
· Loop statements: while, do-while and for.
· Transfer statements: break, continue, return, try-catch-finally and assert.
We use control statements when we want to change the default sequential order of
execution
1. Selection statements (Decision Making Statement)

There are two types of decision making statements in Java. They are:
 if statements
 if-else statements
 nested if statements
 if-else if-else statements
 switch statements

if Statement:
 An if statement consists of a Boolean expression followed by one or more
statements.
 Block of statement is executed when the condition is true otherwise no
statement will beexecuted.

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Syntax:
if(<conditional expression>)
{
< Statement Action>
}

If the Boolean expression evaluates to true then the block of code inside the if statement
will be executed.
If not the first set of code after the end of the if statement (after the closingcurly brace) will
be executed.
Flowchart:

Example:

public class IfStatementDemo {

public static void main(String[] args)

{
int a = 10, b = 20;
if (a > b)
System.out.println("a > b");
if (a < b)
System.out.println("b >
a");
}
}

Output:
$java
IfStatementDemo b > a

if-else Statement:
The if/else
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ifstatement fails, the statements in the else block are executed.

Syntax:
The if-else statement has the following syntax:

if(<conditional expression>)
{
< Statement Action1>
}
else
{
< Statement Action2>
}

Example:
public class IfElseStatementDemo {

public static void main(String[] args)

{
int a = 10, b = 20;
if (a > b) {
System.
out.printl
n("a >
b");
}
else {
System.
out.printl
n("b >
a");
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Output:

$java
IfElseStatementDemo
b>a

Nested if Statement:
Nested if-else statements, is that using one if or else if statement inside
another if or else ifstatement(s).
Syntax:

if(condition1)
{
if(condition2)
{
//Executes this block if condition is True
}
else
{
//Executes this block if condition is false
}
}
else
{
//Executes this block if condition is false
}

Example-nested-if statement:
class NestedIfDemo
{

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public static void main(String args[])

{
int i = 10;
if (i ==10)
{
if (i < 15)
{
System.o
ut.println
("i is
smaller
than
15");
}
else
{
System.o
ut.println
("i is
greater
than
15");
}
}
else
{
System.o
ut.println
("i is
greater
than
15");
}
}
}
Output:
i is
smaller
than 15
Example:
if...else if...else
public class Test {
Statement:
Anpublic
if statement can be
static void followed by
main(String an optional else if...else statement, which is
args[]){
veryuseful to test various conditions using single if...else if statement.
Syntax:
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int x = 30;
if( x == 10 ){
System.out.print("Value of X is 10");
}else if( x == 20 )
{ System.out.print("Value of X is
20");
}else if( x == 30 )
{ System.out.print("Value of X is
30");
}else{
System.out.print("This is else
statement");
}
}
}

Output:
Value of X is 30

switch Statement:
 The switch case statement, also called a case statement is a multi-way
branch with several choices. A switch is easier to implement than a
series of if/else statements.
 A switch statement allows a variable to be tested for equality against a list of

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values. Eachvalue is called a case, and the variable being switched on is checked
for each case.
 The switch statement begins with a keyword, followed by an expression that
equates to a no long integral value. Following the controlling expression is a
code block that contains zero or more labeled cases. Each label must equate to
an integer constant and each must be unique.
 When the switch statement executes, it compares the value of the controlling
expression to the values of each case label.
 The program will select the value of the case label that equals the value of the
controllingexpression and branch down that path to the end of the code block.
 If none of the case label values match, then none of the codes within the
switch statementcode block will be executed.
 Java includes a default label to use in cases where there are no matches.
We can have a nested switch within a case block of an outer switch.

Syntax:

switch (<expression>)
{
case label1:
<statement1>
case label2:

<statement2>
…
case labeln:

<statementn>
default:
<statement>
}

Example:

public class
SwitchCaseStatementDe
mo {

public static void main(String[] args) {int a =

10, b = 20, c = 30;
int status = -1;
if (a > b && a > c) {
status = 1;
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status = 3;
}
switch (status) {case 1:
System.out.println("a is the greatest");break;
case 2:
System.out.println("b is the greatest");break;
case 3:
System.out.println("c is the greatest");break;
default:
System.out.println("Cannot be determined");
}
}
}

Output:
c is the greatest

2. Looping Statements (Iteration Statements)

While Statement

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 The while statement is a looping control statement that executes a blockof code while
a condition is true. It is entry controlled loop.
 You can either have a single statement or a block of code within the while loop.The
loop will never be executed if the testing expression evaluates to false.
 The loop condition must be a boolean expression.

Syntax:
The syntax of the while loop is

while (<loop condition>)

<statements>

Example:

public class WhileLoopDemo {

public static void main(String[] args) {int
count = 1;
System.out.println("Printing Numbers from 1 to 10");
while (count <= 10) {
System.out.println(count++);
}
}
}
Output
Printing Numbers from 1 to 10
1
2
3

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4
5
6
7
8
9
10

do-while Loop Statement

 do while loop checks the condition after executing the statements atleast
once.
 Therefore it is called as Exit Controlled Loop.
 The do-while loop is similar to the while loop, except that the test is
performed at the endof the loop instead of at the beginning.
 This ensures that the loop will be executed at least once. A do-while loop
begins with the keyword do, followed by the statements that make up the
body of the loop.

Syntax:
do

<loop body>
}while (<loop condition>);

Example:
public class DoWhileLoopDemo {
public static void main(String[] args)
{

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int count = 1;
System.out.println("Printing Numbers from 1 to 10");
do {
System.out.println(count++);
} while (count <= 10);
}
}

Output:

Printing Numbers from 1 to 10

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

For Loops
The for loop is a looping construct which can execute a set of
instructions a specified number of times. It‘s a counter controlled loop.
A for statement consumes the initialization, condition and
increment/decrement in one line. It is the entry controlled loop.

Syntax:
for (<initialization>; <loop condition>; <increment expression>)
{
<loop body>
}

 The first part of a for statement is a starting initialization, which

executes once before the loop begins. The <initialization> section can
also be a comma-separatedlist of expression statements.
 The second part of a for statement is a test expression. As long as the
expression istrue, the loop will continue. If this expression is evaluated
as false the first time, theloop will never be executed.

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 The third part of the for statement is the body of the loop. These are the
instructionsthat are repeated each time the program executes the loop.
 The final part of the for statement is an increment expression that
automatically executes after each repetition of the loop body. Typically,
this statement changes the value of the counter, which is then tested
to see if the loop should continue.
Exmple:
public class ForLoopDemo {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("Printing Numbers from 1 to
10");
for (int count = 1; count <= 10; count++)
{
System.out.println(count);
}
}
}
Output:
Printing Numbers from 1 to 10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Enhanced for loop or for- each loop:

As of Java 5, the enhanced for loop was introduced. This is mainly used for
Arrays.
 The for-each loop is used to traverse array or collection in java.
 It is easier to use than simple for loop because we don't need to
increment value and usesubscript notation.
 It works on elements basis not index.
 It returns element one by one in the defined variable.

Syntax:

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for(declaration : expression)

//Statements

 Declaration: The newly declared block variable, which is of a type

compatible with the elements of the array you are accessing. The
variable will be available within the for block and its value would be the
same as the current array element.
 Expression: This evaluates to the array you need to loop through. The
expression can be an array variable or method call that returns an
array.

Example:

public class Test {

public static void main(String args[])

{
int [] numbers = {10, 20, 30, 40, 50};

for(int x : numbers )
{
System.out.print( x );
System.out.print(",");
}
System.out.print("\n\
n");
String [] names ={"B",
"C", "C++", "JAVA"};
for( String name :
names )
{
System.out.print( name )
; System.out.print(",");
}
}
}

Output:
10,20,30,40,50,
B,C,C++,JAVA

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3. Transfer Statements / Loop Control Statements/Jump Statements)

1. break statement
2. continue statement

1. Using break Statement:

 The break keyword is used to stop the entire loop. The break
keyword must beused inside any loop or a switch statement.
 The break keyword will stop the execution of the innermost loop and
start executingthenext line of code after the block.
Syntax:
The syntax of a break is a single statement inside any loop:

break;

Flowchart:

Example:

public class Test {

public static void main(String args[]) { int [] numbers = {10, 20, 30, 40, 50};

for(int x : numbers ) { if( x == 30 ) { break;

}
System.out.print( x ); System.out.print("\n");
}
}
}

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Output:
10
20

2. Using continue Statement:

 The continue keyword can be used in any of the loop control structures. It
causes theloop to immediately jump to the next iteration of the loop.
 The Java continue statement is used to continue loop. It continues the
current flow of the program and skips the remaining code at specified
condition. In case of inner loop, it continues only inner loop.
Syntax:
The syntax of a continue is a single statement inside any loop:
continue;

Example:

public class Test {

public static void main(String args[]) {int

[] numbers = {10, 20, 30, 40, 50};

for(int x : numbers )
{
if( x == 30 )
{
continue;
}
System.out.print( x );
System.out.print("\n");
}
}
}

Output:
10
20
40
50

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1.10: DEFINING CLASSES and OBJECTS

A class is a collection of similar objects and it contains data and methods that operate
on that data. In other words ― Class is a blueprint or template for a set of objects
that share a common structure and a common behavior.

DEFINING A CLASS:
The keyword class is used to define a class.

Rules to be followed:
1. Classes must be enclosed in parentheses.
2. The class name, superclass name, instance variables and method names may be any
validJava identifiers.
3. The instance variable declaration and the statements of the methods must end
with ;(semicolon).
4. The keyword extends means derived from i.e. the class to the left of the
extends
(subclass) is derived from the class to the right of the extends (superclass).

Syntax to declare a class:

[public|abstract|final] class class_name [extends superclass_name implements interface_name]
{
data_type instance_variable1;
data_type
instance_variable2;
.
.
data_type
instance_variableN;

return_type
method_name1(parameter
list)
{
Body of the method
}
.
.
return_type
method_nameN(parameter
list)
{
 The data, or variables, defined within a class are called instance variables.
Body of the method
 The code} to do operations is contained within methods.
 } Collectively, the methods and variables defined within a class are called members of

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theclass.
 Variables defined within a class are called instance variables because each instance of
theclass (that is, each object of the class) contains its own copy of these variables.
 Thus, the data for one object is separate and unique from the data for another.

 Example:
class box {
double width;
double height;
double depth;
void
volume()
{
Syste
m.out.
printl
n( \n
Volu
me
is : );
Program Explanation:
Systm
Class : keyword
e.out. that initiates a class definition
Box : class
printl name
n(widt
Double : primitive data type
h*hei
Height, depth,
ght*dwidth: Instance variables
Void : return type of the method
epth);
Volume()
} : method name that has no
}
parameters

DEFIN
ING
OBJE
Object = Data + Methods
CTS
 It is a structured set of data with a set of operations for manipulating that data.
An Object is an instance of a class. It is a
The methods are the only gateway to access the data. In other words, the methods
blending of methods and data.
and dataare grouped together and placed in a container called Object.

Characteristics of an object:
An object has three characteristics:
1) State: represents data (value) of an object.
2) Behavior: represents the behavior (functionality) of an object such as deposit,
withdraw etc.
3) Identity: Object identity is an unique ID used internally by the JVM to identify
each object uniquely.
For Example: Pen is an object. Its name is Reynolds, color is white etc. known as its

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state. It is used to write, so writing is its behavior.

CREATING OBJECTS:
Obtaining objects of a class is a two-step process:
1.Declare a variable of the class type – this variable does not define an object. Instead,it is
simply a variable that can refer to an object.
2.Use new operator to create the physical copy of the object and assign the referenceto
the declared variable.

NOTE: The new operator dynamically allocates memory for an object and returns a
referenceto it. This reference is the address in memory of the object allocated by new.

Advantage of using new operator: A program can create as many as objects it needs
duringthe execution of the program.

Syntax:
class_name object_name = new class_name();
(or)
class_name object_name;
object_name = new class_name();

Example:
box b1=new box();(or)
box b2; b2=new
box();

ACCESSING CLASS MEMBERS:

 Accessing the class members means accessing instance variable and instance methods in a
class.
 To access these members, a dot (.) operator is used along with the objects.

Syntax for accessing the instance members and methods:

object_name.variable_name;
object_name.method_name(parameter_list);

Example:

class box
{
double width;
double height;

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double depth;
void volume()
{
System.out.print("\n Box Volume is : ");
System.out.println(width*height*depth+" cu.cms");
}
}
public class BoxVolume
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
box b1=new box(); // creating object of type box
b1.width=10.00; // Accessing instance variables through object
b1.height=10.00;
b1.depth=10.00;
b1.volume(); // Accessing method through object
}
}

Output:

Box Volume is: 1000.0 cu.cms

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1.11: METHODS

DEFINITION :
A Java method is a collection of statements that are grouped together to perform an
operation.

Syntax: Method:
modifier Return –type method_name(parameter_list) throws exception_list
{
// method body
}

The syntax shown above includes:

 modifier: It defines the access type of the method and it is optional to use.
 returnType: Method may return a value.
 Method_name: This is the method name. The method signature consists of the

methodname and the parameter list.

 Parameter List: The list of parameters, it is the type, order, and number of

parameters of a method. These are optional, method may contain zero

parameters.
 method body: The method body defines what the method does with statements.

Example:
This method takes two parameters num1 and num2 and returns the maximum between
the two:

/** the snippet returns the minimum between two numbers */

public static int minFunction(int n1, int n2)
{
i
n
t
m
i
n
;
if (n1 > n2)
min = n2;
else
min = n1;
return min;
}
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 A method may take any no. of arguments.

 A parameter is a variable defined by a method that receives a value when the
method is called. For example, in square( ), i is a parameter.
 An argument is a value that is passed to a method when it is invoked. For
example, square(100) passes 100 as an argument. Inside square( ), the
parameter i receives that value.
 There are two ways in which a method is called.
• calling a method that returns a value or
• calling a method returning nothing (no return value).
 The process of method calling is simple. When a program invokes a method, the
programcontrol gets transferred to the called method.
 This called method then returns control to the caller in two conditions, when:
1. return statement is executed.
2. reaches the method ending closing brace.
 Example:
Following is the example to demonstrate how to define a method and how to call it:
public class ExampleMinNumber
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int a = 11;
int b = 6;
int c =
minFunct
ion(a, b);
System.ou
t.println("
Minimum
Value = "
+ c);
}

/** returns the minimum of two numbers */

public static int minFunction(int n1, int n2)
{
int min;
if (n1 > n2)
min = n2;
else
min = n1;
return min;
}
}
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1.12: CONTRUCTORS

Definition:
Constructor is a special type of method that is used to initialize the object.
Constructor is invoked at the time of object creation. Once defined, the constructor is
automatically called immediately after the object is created, before the new operator
completes.

 Rules for creating constructor:

1. Constructor name must be same as its class name

2. Constructor must have no explicit return type
3. Constructors can be declared public or private (for a Singleton)
4. Constructors can have no-arguments, some arguments and var-args;
5. A constructor is always called with the new operator
6. The default constructor is a no-arguments one;
7. If you don‘t write ANY constructor, the compiler will generate the default one;
8. Constructors CAN‘T be static, final or abstract;
9. When overloading constructors (defining methods with the same name
but with different arguments lists) you must define them with different
arguments lists (as number or as type)

 What happens when a constructor is called?

1. All data fields are initialized to their default value (0, false or null).
2. All field initializers and initialization blocks are executed, in the order in
which theyoccur in the class declaration.
3. If the first line of the constructor calls a second constructor, then the
body of thesecond constructor is executed.
4. The body of the constructor is executed.

 Types of constructors

There are two types of constructors:

1. Default constructor
2. no-arg constructor
3. Parameterized constructor

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1. Default Constructor
 Default constructor refers to a constructor that is automatically created by
compilerin the absence of explicit constructors.

Rule: If there is no constructor in a class, compiler automaticaaly creates a default

constructor.
Purpose of Default Constructor: It is used to provide the default values to the object
members like 0, null etc. depending on the data type.

Example:

class student
{
int id;
String name;
void display()
{
System
.out.pri
ntln(id
+&quot
;
&quot;
+name
);
}
public static
void
main(String
args[])
{
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Output:
1 null
2 null

2) No-Argument Constructor
 Constructor without parameters is called no-argument constructor.

Purpose of No-Arg Constructor: It is used to provide values to be common for all

objects of the class.

Syntax of default constructor:

Classname()
{
// Constructor body
}
Example:

class Box
{
double width;
double height;
double depth;

// This is the constructor for Box

Box()
{
System.out.println(“Constru
cting Box…”);
width=10;
height=10;
depth=10;
}
// Compute and return volume
double volume()
{
return
width*height*depth;
}
}
class BoxDemo
{
public static void
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Box mybox1=new Box();

Box mybox2=new Box();
double vol;

// Get volume of first box

vol=mybox1.volume();
System.out.println(“Volume is ” +vol);

// Get volume of second box

vol=mybox2.volume();
System.out.println(“Volume is ”+vol);
}
}
Output:

Constructing Box
Constructing
Box Volume is
1000.0
Volume is 1000.0

As you can see, both mybox1 and mybox2 were initialized by the Box( )
constructor when they were created. Since the constructor gives all boxes
the same dimensions, 10 by 10 by 10, both mybox1 and mybox2 will have
the same volume.

3. Parameterized Constructor
A constructor that takes parameters is known as parameterized
constructor.

Purpose of parameterized constructor

Parameterized constructor is used to provide different values to the distinct
objects.

Example:

class Box
{
double
width; double
height;
double depth;

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Box(double w, double h, double d)

{
width=w;height=h;depth=d;
}

// Compute and return volume

double volume()
{
return width*height*depth;
}
}
class BoxDemo
{
public static void main(String arg[])
{
// declare, allocate and initialize Box objects
Box mybox1=new Box(10,20,15);
Box mybox2=new Box(3,6,9);
double vol;
// Get volume of first box

vol=mybox1.volume();
System.out.println(“Volume is ” +vol);

// Get volume of second box

vol=mybox2.volume();
System.out.println(“Volume is ” +vol);
}
}

Output:
Volume is 3000.0
Volume is 162.0

As you can see, each object is initialized as specified in the parameters to its
constructor. Forexample, in the following line,
Box mybox1 = new Box(10, 20, 15);
the values 10, 20, and 15 are passed to the Box( ) constructor when new creates the
object. Thus,
mybox1‘s copy of width, height, and depth will contain the values 10, 20, and 15,
respectively.

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Difference between constructor and method:

There are many differences between constructors and methods.
They are given
below
Constructor Method
Constructor is used to initialize the Method is used to
state of anobject. expose
behaviour of anobject.
Constructor must not have return Method must have return type.
type.
Constructor is invoked implicitly. Method is invoked explicitly.
The java compiler provides a default Method is not provided
constructor if you don't have any by
constructor. compiler in anycase.
Constructor name must be same as Method name may or may not be
the classname. same asclass name.
“this” KEYWORD:
Definition:
In java, this is a reference variable that refers to the current object.

 Usage of this keyword

1. this keyword can be used to refer current class instance variable.
2. this() can be used to invoke current class constructor.
3. this keyword can be used to invoke current class method (implicitly)
4. this can be passed as an argument in the method call.
5. this can be passed as argument in the constructor call.
6. this keyword can also be used to return the current class instance.

Instance Variable Hiding:

It is illegal in Java to declare two local variables with the same name inside the same or
enclosing scopes.
We can also have local variables, which overlap with the names of the class‘ instance

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variables.
However, when a local variable has the same name as an instance variable, the
local variable hides the instance variable.
We can use “this” keyword to to resolve any namespace collisions that might occur
betweeninstance variables and local variables.

Example:
class Student
{
int rollno;
String name;
float fee;
Student(int
rollno,String
name,float
fee)
{
this.rollno=rollno;
this.name=name;
this.fee=fee;
}
void display()
{
System.out.println
(rollno+"
"+name+" "+fee);
}
}

class TestThis2
{
public static void
main(String args[])
{
Student s1=new Student(111,"ankit",5000f);
Student s2=new Student(112,"sumit",6000f);
s1.display();
s2.display();
}
}

Output:
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CONSTRUCTOR OVERLOADING:
Definition:
Constructor overloading is a technique in Java in which a class can have any
number of constructors that differ in parameter lists. The compiler differentiates
these constructors by taking into account the number of parameters in the list and
their type.

Example of Constructor Overloading:

class Box
{
double width;
double height;
double depth;

// constructor
used when all the
dimensions are
specified
Box(double w,
double h,
double d)
{
width=w;

height=h;
depth=d;
}

// constructor used
when no dimensions
are specified
Box()
{
width=-1;
height=-1;
depth=-1;
}

// constructor used
when cube is created
Box(double len)
{
width =
height =
depth =
len;
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class ConsOverloadDemo
{
public static void main(String arg[])
{
// declare, allocate and initialize Box objects
Box mybox1=new Box(10,20,15);
Box mybox2=new Box();
Box mybox3=new Box(7);
double vol;

// Get volume of first box

vol=mybox1.volume();
System.out.println(“Volume of Box1 is “+vol);

// Get volume of second box

vol=mybox2.volume();
System.out.println(“Volume of Box2 is “+vol);

// Get volume of cube

vol=mybox2.volume();
System.out.println(“Volume of Cube is “+vol);
}
}

Output:

Volume of Box1 is 3000.0

Volume of Box2 is -1.0
Volume of the cube is 343.0

As we can see, the proper overloaded constructor is called based upon the
parameters specifiedwhen new is executed.

CONSTRUCTOR CHAINING:
Constructor chaining is the process of calling one constructor of a class from
another constructor of the same class or another class using the current
object of the class.
 It occurs through inheritance.

Ways to achieve Constructor Chaining:

We can achieve constructor chaining in two ways:

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o Within the same class: If we want to call the constructor from the same class, then
we use this keyword.
o From the base class: If we want to call the constructor that belongs to different
classes (parent and child classes), we use the super keyword to call the constructor
from the base class.

Rules of Constructor Chaining:

 An expression that uses this keyword must be the first line of the constructor.
 Order does not matter in constructor chaining.
 There must exist at least one constructor that does not use this

Advantage:
 Avoids duplicate code while having multiple constructors.
 Makes code more readable

Example

class Shape
{
int radius,length,breadth;

Shape(int radius)
{
this.radius=radius;
}

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Shape(int r,int l,int b)

{
this(r);
length=l;
breadth=b;
}

void
areaCircle()
{
System.out
.println("Ar
ea of Circle
is
"+(3.14*ra
dius*radiu
s));
}
void
areaRectangl
e()
{
System.out
.println("Ar
ea of
Rectangle
is "+
(length*br
eadth));
}
}
public class
ConstructorCh
aining
{
public static
voidAccess specifiers are used to specify the visibility and accessibility of a class
constructors,
main(Stringmember variables and methods.
arg[])
{ classes, fields, constructors and methods
Java have one of four
canShape s1=new
different Shape(5,10,50);
accessmodifiers:
s1.areaCircle();
1. Public
s1.areaRectangle();
2. Private
}
3.
} Protected
4. Default (package)

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1. Public (anything declared as public can be accessed from anywhere):

A variable or method declared/defined with the public modifier can be accessed
anywhere in the program through its class objects, through its subclass objects
andthrough the objects of classes of other packages also.

2. Private (anything declared as private can’t be seen outside of the class):

The instance variable or instance methods declared/initialized as private can be
accessedonly by its class. Even its subclass is not able to access the private members.

3. Protected (anything declared as protected can be accessed by classes in

the samepackage and subclasses in the other packages):
The protected access specifier makes the instance variables and instance methods
visibleto all the classes, subclasses of that package and subclasses of other packages.

4. Default (can be accessed only by the classes in the same package):

The default access modifier is friendly. This is similar to public modifier except only
theclasses belonging to a particular package knows the variables and methods.

Example: Illustrating the visibility of access specifiers:

Z:\MyPack\FirstClass.java

package MyPack;

public class FirstClass

{
public String i="I am public variable";
protected String j="I am protected variable";

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private String k="I am private variable";

String r="I dont have any modifier";
}

Z:\MyPack2\SecondClass.java

package MyPack2;
import MyPack.FirstClass;
class SecondClass extends FirstClass {
void method()
{
System.out.println(i); // No Error: Will print "I am public
variable". System.out.println(j); // No Error: Will print “I am protected
variable”. System.out.println(k); // Error: k has private access in FirstClass
System.out.println(r); // Error: r is not public in FirstClass; cannot be accessed
// from outside package
}

public static void main(String arg[])

{
SecondClass obj=new
SecondClass(); obj.method();
}
}

Output:

I am public variable
I am protected variable

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Uncompilable source code - k

has private access in MyPack.FirstClass

1.14: “static” MEMBERS:

Static Members are data members (variables) or methods that belong to a static
or non-static class rather than to the objects of the class. Hence it is not necessary
to create object of that class to invoke static members.

 The static can be:

1. variable (also known as class variable)

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2. method (also known as class method)

3. block
4. nested class

 Static Variable:
 When a member variable is declared with the static keyword, then it is called
static variable and it can be accessed before any objects of its class are created,
and without reference to any object.
 Syntax to declare a static variable:
[access_spefier] static data_type instance_variable;
 When a static variable is loaded in memory (static pool) it creates only a single copy
of static variable and shared among all the objects of the class.
 A static variable can be accessed outside of its class directly by the class name
anddoesn‘t need any object.
Syntax : <class-name>.<variable-name>

Advantages of static variable

 It makes your program memory efficient (i.e., it saves memory).

 Static Method:
If a method is declared with the static keyword , then it is known as static
method.

 A static method belongs to the class rather than the object of a class.
 A static method can be invoked without the need for creating an instance of a class.
 A static method can access static data member and can change the value of it.
o Syntax: (defining static method)
[access_specifier] static Return_type method_name(parameter_list)

// method body

o Syntax to access static method:

<class-name>.<method-name>

 The most common example of a static member is main( ). main( ) is declared as static
because it must be called before any objects exist.

 Methods declared as static have several restrictions:

 They can only directly call other static methods.
 They can only directly access static data.
 They cannot refer to this or super in any way.

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 Static Block:
Static block is used to initialize the static data member like constructors
helps toinitialize instance members and it gets executed exactly once, when the
class is first loaded.
It is executed before main method at the time of class loading in JVM.
Syntax:

class classname
{
static
{
// block of statements
}
}

The following example shows a class that has a static method, some static variables,
and a static
initialization block:

// Demonstrate static variables, methods, and blocks.

1. class Student
2. {
3. int rollno;
4. String name;
5. static String
6. college =
7. "ITS";
8. //static method
to change the
9. value of static
10. variable
11. static void change(){
12. college = "BBDIT";
13. }
14. //constructor to initialize
the variable
15.
16. Student(int r, String n){
17. rollno = r;
18. name = n;
19. }
//method to display values
20.
void display()
21.
22. {
System.out.println(roll
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23. {
24. static
25. {
26. System.out.println(―*** STATIC MEMBERS – DEMO ***‖);
27. }
28.
29. public static void main(String args[])
30. {
31. Student.change(); //calling change method
32. //creating objects
33. Student s1 = new Student(111,"Karan");
34. Student s2 = new Student(222,"Aryan");
35. Student s3 = new Student(333,"Sonoo");
36. //calling display method
37. s1.display();
38. s2.display();
39. s3.display();
40. }
41. }

Here is the output of this program:

*** STATIC MEMBERS – DEMO ***

111 Karan BBDIT
222 Aryan BBDIT
333 Sonoo BBDIT

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1.15: JavaDoc Comments

Definition:
Javadoc is a tool which comes with JDK and it is used for generating Java code
documentation in HTML format from Java source code. Java documentation can be
created as part of the source code.
Input: Java source files (.java)
 Individual source files
 Root directory of the source files
Output: HTML files documenting specification of java code
 One file for each class defined
 Package and overview files

HOW TO INSERT COMMENTS?

The javadoc utility extracts information for the following items:
• Packages
• Public classes and interfaces
• Public and protected methods
• Public and protected fields
Each comment is placed immediately above the feature it describes.

Format:
 A Javadoc comment precedes similar to a multi-line comment except that it
beginswith a forward slash followed by two asterisks (/**) and ends with a
*/
 Each /** . . . */ documentation comment contains free-form text followed by
tags.
 A tag starts with an @, such as @author or @param.
 The first sentence of the free-form text should be a summary statement.
 The javadoc utility automatically generates summary pages that extract
thesesentences.
 In the free-form text, you can use HTML modifiers such as <em>...</em>
foremphasis, <code>...</code> for a monospaced ―typewriter
font, <strong>...</strong> for strong emphasis, and even <img ...> to include
an image.
 Example:

/**
This is a <b>doc</b> comment.
*/

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TYPES OF COMMENTS:

1. Class Comments
The class comment must be placed after any import statements, directly before the
classdefinition.
Example:
import java.io.*;
/** class comments should be written here */Public class sample
{
….
}

2. Method Comments
The method comments must be placed immediately before the method that it
describes.

Tags used:

Tag Descriptio Syntax

n
@param It describes the method parameter @param name description
@return This tag describes the return value @return description
from a method with the exception void
methods and
constructors.
@throw This tag describes the method that throws @throws class description
s an
exception.

Example:

/** adding two numbers

@param a & b are two numbers to be added
@return the result of addition
**/
public double add(int a,int b)
{
int c=a+b;
return c;
}

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3. Field Comments
Field comments are used to document public fields—generally that means static
constants.

For example:
/**
* Account number
*/
public static final int acc_no = 101;

4. General Comments

Tag Description Syntax

The following tags can be used in class documentation comments

@author This tag makes an ―author entry. You can @author name
have multiple @author tags, one for each
author.
@version This tag makes a ―version‖ entry. The text can @version text
be any description of the current version.
The following tags can be used in all documentation comments
@since This tag makes a ―since‖ entry. The text can @since text
be any description of the version
that introduced thisfeature.
For example, @since version 1.7.1
@deprecate This tag adds a comment that the class, @deprecated text
d method, or variable should no longer be used.
The text should suggest a replacement.
For example:
@deprecated
Use <code>setVisible(true)</code>instead
Hyperlinks to other relevant parts of the javadoc documentation, or to external
documents,with the @see and @link tags.
@link This tag place hyperlinks to other classes {@link
or methods anywhere in any of package.class#feature
your documentationcomments. label}

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@see This tag adds a hyperlink in the ―see also @see reference
section. It can be used with both classes and
methods. Here, reference can be one of the
following:
package.class#feature label
<a ref="...">label</a>
"text"
Example:
@see ―Core java 2
@see <a
href=222.java.com>Co
re Java</a>
COMMENT EXTRACTION

Here, docDirectory is the name of the directory where you want the HTML files to go.

Follow these steps:

1. Change to the directory that contains the source files you want to document.
2.To create the document API, you need to use the javadoc tool followed by
java file name.There is no need to compile the javafile.
Here, docDirectory is the name of the directory where you want the HTML files
to go.

Follow these steps:

3. Change to the directory that contains the source files you want to document.
4. Run the command
javadoc -d docDirectory nameOfPackage
for a single package. Or run

javadoc -d docDirectory nameOfPackage1 nameOfPackage2...

to document multiple packages.

If your files are in the default package, then instead run

javadoc -d docDirectory *.java
If you omit the -d docDirectory option, then the HTML files are extracted to
the currentdirectory.

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Example:

//Java program to illustrate frequently used

// Comment tags

/**
* <h1>Find average of three numbers!</h1>
* The FindAvg program implements an application that
* simply calculates average of three integers and Prints
* the output on the screen.
*
* @author Pratik Agarwal
* @version 1.0
* @since 2017-02-18
*/
public class FindAvg
{
/**
* This method is used to find average of three integers.
* @param numA This is the first parameter to findAvg method
* @param numB This is the second parameter to findAvg method
* @param numC This is the third parameter to findAvg method
* @return int This returns average of numA, numB and numC.
*/
public int findAvg(int numA, int numB, int numC)
{
return (numA + numB + numC)/3;
}

/**
* This is the main method which makes use of findAvg method.
* @param args Unused.
* @return Nothing.
*/

public static void main(String args[])

{
FindAvg obj = new FindAvg();
int avg = obj.findAvg(10, 20, 30);

System.out.println("Average of 10, 20 and 30 is :" + avg);

}
}

OUTPUT:

D:\OOPs\Programs\JavaDoc>javadoc -d FindAvgDocument FindAvg.java

Loading source file FindAvg.java...
Constructing Javadoc information...
Creating destination directory: "FindAvgDocument\"
Standard Doclet version 1.8.0_251

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Building tree for all the packages and classes...

Generating FindAvgDocument\FindAvg.html...
FindAvg.java:32: error: invalid use of @return
* @return Nothing.
^
Generating FindAvgDocument\package-frame.html...
Generating FindAvgDocument\package-summary.html...
Generating FindAvgDocument\package-tree.html...
Generating FindAvgDocument\constant-values.html...
Building index for all the packages and classes...
Generating FindAvgDocument\overview-tree.html...
Generating FindAvgDocument\index-all.html...
Generating FindAvgDocument\deprecated-list.html...
Building index for all classes...
Generating FindAvgDocument\allclasses-frame.html...
Generating FindAvgDocument\allclasses-noframe.html...
Generating FindAvgDocument\index.html...
Generating FindAvgDocument\help-doc.html...
1 error

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1.16: Additional Topics

Comments, Literals, Keywords, Type Conversion, Garbage
Collection, Command Line Arguments

1.16.1: JAVA – COMMENTS

 Java comments are either explanations of the source code or descriptions of

classes,interfaces, methods, and fields.
 They are usually a couple of lines written above or beside Java code to clarify
what itdoes.
 Comments in Java do not show up in the executable program.
 The Java language supports three kinds of comments:
1. Line comment:
 When you want to make a one line comment type "//" and follow the
two forward slasheswith your comment.
 Syntax: // text
 Example: // this is a single line comment
 The compiler ignores everything from // to the end of the line.
2. Block Comment:
 To start a block comment type "/*". Everything between the forward
slash and asterisk, even if it's on a different line, will be treated as
comment until the characters "*/" end the comment.
 Syntax: /* text */
 Example: /* it is a comment */ (or)
/* thisis a block
comment
*/
 The compiler ignores
everything from /* to
*/.
3. Documentation
Comment:
 This type of comment
helps is generating the
documentation
automatically.
 Syntax: /**
documentation */
The JDK javadoc tool uses doc comments when preparing
automatically generated documentation. For more information on
javadoc, see the Java tool documentation.
 Example:
/*
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1.16.2: JAVA - CONSTANTS

 A constant is an identifier written in uppercase (convention and not a rule) that
prevents
its contents form being modified by the program during the execution.
 If an attempt is made to change the value, the compiler will give an error message.
 In Java, the keyword final is used to declare constants.
 The value of a final variable cannot change after it has been initialized.

final datatype variablename=value;

 Syntax:
 Example:final float PI=3.14f;

1.16.3: JAVA - IDENTIFIERS

 Identifiers are names given to the variables, classes, methods, objects, labels,
package and interface in our program.
 The name we are giving must be meaningful and it may have random length.
 The following rule must be followed while giving a name:
1. The first character must not begin with a number.
2. The identifier is formed with alphabets, number, dollar sign ($) and underscore
(_).
3. It should not be a reserved word.
4. Space is not allowed in between the identifier name.

 Example:
String name = "Homer Jay Simpson";
int weight = 300;
double height = 6;

1.16.4: JAVA – RESERVED WORDS (KEYWORDS)

 There are some words that you cannot use as object or variable names in a Java
program. These words are known as reserved words; they are keywords that are
already used by the syntax of the Java programming language.
 For example, if you try and create a new class and name it using a reserved word:
// you can't use finally as it's a reserved word!
class finally {
public static void main(String[] args)
{

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//class code..
}
}
 It will not compile, instead you will get the following error: <identifier> expected
 The table below lists all the words that are reserved:

abstract assert boolean break byte case

catch char class const* continue default

double do else enum extends false

final finally float for goto* if

implement import instanceo int interfac long

s f e
native new null packag private protecte
e d
public return short static strictfp super

switch synchronized this throw throws transien

t
true try void volatile while

1.16.5: TYPE CONVERSIONS AND CASTING

Type Conversion is the task of converting one data type into another data type.

Two types of type conversion:

1. Implicit Type Conversion (or) Automatic Conversion
2. Explicit Type Conversion (or) Casitng

3. Implicit Type Conversion (or) Automatic Conversion;

If the two types are compatible, then Java will perform the conversion automatically.
When one type of data is assigned to another type of variable, an Automatic type
conversion (or) WideningConversion will take place if the following two conditions are
met:
 Two types are compatible
 The destination type is larger than the source type
.

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Example:
byte a=100;
int b=a; // b is larger than a

long d=b; // d is large than b

float // e is larger than b
e=b;
float sum=10;
int s=sum; // s is smaller than sum, So we need to go for explicit conversion.

1. Explicit Type Conversion (or) Casting:

If the two types are compatible, a forced conversion of one type into another type is
performed This forced conversion is called as Explicit Type Conversion. Casting (or)
narrowing conversion is an operation which performs an explicit conversion
between incompatible types.

Example: converting int to byte.

Syntax to perform “Cast”:

(target-type) value;
Here,
Target-type = specifies the desired
type to convert the specified
value.

Example:
class conversion {
public static void main(String
arg[])
{
byte b;
int i=257;
double
d=323.14
2;

System.out.println(“\nConversion of int to byte: “);

b=(byte) i;
System.out.println(“i and b : “+i+” , “+b);

System.out.println(“\nConversion of double to int: “);

i=(int) d;
System.out.println(“d and i : “+d+” , “+i);
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System.out.println(“d and b : “+d+” , “+b);

// Automatic Type promotions in expressions

byte r=40;
byte s=50;
byte t=100;
int p=r * s / t ;
3 // r*s exceeds the range of byte, so automatic type promotion take place.
System.out.println(“Value of P = “+p);
s=s*2; //Error! cannot assign int to a byte.
s=(byte)(s*2); // Possible.
}
}

Output:
Conversion of int to byte:
i and b : 257 , 1
Conversion of int to byte:
d and i : 323.142 , 323
Conversion of int to byte:
d and b : 323.142 , 67
Value of P = 20

Type Promotions rules:

1. All byte, short and char
values are promoted to int.
2. If one operand is long, the
whole expression is
promoted to long.
3. If one operand is float, the
whole expression is
promoted to float.
4. If any of the operand is
double, the result is
double.

1.16.6: GARBAGE
COLLECTION
 Since objects are dynamically allocated by using the new operator, you might be
wondering how such objects are destroyed and their memory released for later
reallocation.
 In some languages, such as C++, dynamically allocated objects must be manually
released by use of a FROM
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It works like this:

 When no references to an object exist, that object is assumed to be no longer
needed, and the memory occupied by the object can be reclaimed. There is no
explicit need to destroy objects as in C++.
 Garbage collection only occurs sporadically (if at all) during the execution of your
program.

 Finalization:
 Sometimes an object will need to perform some action when it is destroyed. For
example, if an object is holding some non-Java resource such as a file handle or
character font, then you might want to make sure these resources are freed before
an object is destroyed.
 To handle such situations, Java provides a mechanism called finalization. By using
finalization, you can define specific actions that will occur when an object is just
about tobe reclaimed by the garbage collector.

 Finalize() method:
A finalize() method is a method that will be called by the garbage collector on an
object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the
object.

Inside the finalize( ) method, we will specify those actions that must be
performed before anobject is destroyed.

The finalize( ) method has this general form:

protected void finalize( )
{
// finalization code here
}
Here, the keyword protected is a specifier that prevents access to finalize( ) by code
definedoutside its class.

Example:

public class TestGarbage1

{
public void finalize()
{

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System.out.println("object is garbage collected");

}
public static void main(String args[])
{
TestGarbage1 s1=new TestGarbage1();
TestGarbage1 s2=new TestGarbage1();
s1=null;
s2=null;
System.gc();
}
}

Output:
object
is
garbag
e
collect
edobje
ct is
garbag
e
collect
ed

1.16.7:
USING
COMMAN
D LINE
ARGUME
NTS:

 Sometimes you will want to pass information into a program when you run it.
This isaccomplished by passing command-line arguments to main( ).

 A command-line argument is the information passed to the main() method

that directly follows the program’s name on the command line when it is
executed.

 To access the command-line arguments inside a Java program is quite easy—they are
stored as strings in a String array passed to the args parameter of main( ).
 The first command-line argument is stored at args[0], the second at args[1], and so
on.
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>java CommandLine this is a test 100 -
1

When you do, you will see the following output:

args[0]: this
args[1]: is
args[2]: a
args[3]: test
args[4]:
100
args[5]: -1

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Chapter Topic Page No.

No.

Overloading Methods 1
2.1
Method Overloading and Type Promotion 4

Objects as Parameters 6
2.2
Returning Objects 7

2.3 Static, Nested and Inner Classes 8

Inheritance 15

Types of Inheritance 17
2.4
2.4.1: Protected Member 22

2.4.2: Constructors in Sub-Classes 24

2.5 super Keyword 26

2.6 Method Overriding 28

2.7 Dynamic Method Dispatch 30

Abstract Classes 33
2.8
Abstract Methods 34
2.9 final with Inheritance 37
Packages 41
2.10.1: Creating User-Defined Packages 42
2.10
2.10.2: Accessing a Package 43
2.10.3: Packages and Member Access 44
2.11 Interfaces 47

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Overloading Methods – Objects as Parameters – Returning Objects – Static, Nested and

Inner Classes. Inheritance: Basics – Types of Inheritance – super keyword – Method
Overriding – Dynamic Method Dispatch – Abstract Classes – final with Inheritance.
Packages and Interfaces: Packages – Packages and Member Access – Importing Packages
– Interfaces.

2.1: Overloading Methods

Method Overloading is a feature in Java that allows a class to have more than one
methods having same name, but with different signatures (Each method must have
different number of parameters or parameters having different types and orders).

Advantage:
 Method Overloading increases the readability of the program.
 Provides the flexibility to use similar method with different parameters.

Three ways to overload a method

In order to overload a method, the argument lists of the methods must differ in either of
these:

1. Number of parameters. (Different number of parameters in argument list)

For example: This is a valid case of overloading
add(int, int)
add(int, int, int)

2. Data type of parameters. (Difference in

data type of parameters)
For example:
add(int, int)
add(int, float)

3. Sequence of Data
type of
parameters.
For example:
add(int, float)
add(float,
int)
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Rules for Method Overloading:

1. First and important rule to overload a method in java is to change method

signature.
2. Return type of method is never part of method signature, so only changing the
return type of method does not amount to method overloading.

Example: To find the Minimum of given numbers:

public class OverloadingCalculation1

{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int a = 11;
int b = 6;
int c = 3;
double x = 7.3;
double y =
9.4;

int result1 = minFunction(a, b, c);

double result2 = minFunction(x, y);
double result3 = minFunction(a, x);

System.out.println("Minimum("+a+","+b+","+c+") = " + result1);

System.out.println("Minimum("+x+","+y+") = " + result2);
System.out.println("Minimum("+a+","+x+") = " + result3);
}

public static int minFunction(int n1, int n2, int n3)

{
int min;
int temp = n1<n2? n1 : n2;
min = n3 < temp? n3 : temp;
return min;
}

public static double

minFunction(double n1,
double n2)
{
doubleObject
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if (n1 > n2)

min =
n2;
else
min = n1;

return min;
}
public static
double
minFunction(i
nt n1, double
n2)
{
double min;
if (n1 >
n2) min =
n2;
else
min = n1;

return min;
}
}

This would
produce the
following
result:

Minimum(11,
6,3) = 3
Minimum(7.3,
9.4) = 7.3
Minimum(11,
7.3) = 7.3

Note:-
Method
overloa
ding is
not
possible
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{
return a+b;
}
public static void main(String arg[])
{
System.out.println(sum(10,20));
System.out.println(sum(15,25));
}
}

Output:
Compile by: javac
TestOverloading3.java

Add.java:7: error: method sum(int,int) is already defined in class Add

static float sum(int a, int b)
^
1 error

Method Overloading and Type Promotion

Type Promotion: When a data type of smaller size is promoted to the data type of
bigger size than this is called type promotion, for example: byte data type can be
promoted to short, a short data type can be promoted to int, long, double etc.

Type Promotion in Method Overloading:

One type is promoted to another implicitly if no matching datatype is found.

Type Promotion Table:

The data type on the left side can be promoted to the any of the data type present
in the right side of it.
byte → short → int → long → double
short → int → long → float → double
int → long → float → double
float → double
long → float → double
char → int → long → float → double

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Example: Method Overloading with Type Promotion:

class Overloading
{
void sum(int a, float b)
{
System.out.println(a+b);
}
void sum(int a, int b, int c)
{
System.out.println(a+b+c);
}

public static void main(String args[])

{
OverloadingCalculation1 obj=new OverloadingCalculation1();
obj.sum(20,20); //now second int literal will be promoted to float
obj.sum(100,'A'); //Character literal will be promoted to float
obj.sum(20,20,20);
}
}

OUTPUT:

40.0
165.0
60

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2.2: Objects as Parameters

Java is strictly pass-by-value. But the scenario may change when the parameter passed
is of primitive type or reference type.

 If we pass a primitive type to a method, then it is called pass-by-value or call-by-

value.
 If we pass an object to a method, then it is called pass-by-reference or call-by-
reference.

Object as a parameter is a way to establish communication between two or more

objects of the same class or different class as well.

Pass-by-value vs. Pass-by-reference:

Pass-by-value (Value as parameter) Pass-by-reference (Object as parameter)
Only values are passes to the function Reference to the object is passed. So any
parameters. So any modifications done in modifications done through the object will
the formal parameter will not affect the affect the actual object.
value of actual parameter
Caller and Callee method will have two Caller and Callee methods use the same
independent variables with same value. reference for the object.
Callee method will not have any access to Callee method will have the direct
the actual parameter reference to the actual object
Requires more memory Requires less memory

class CallByVal class CallByRef

{ {
void Increment(int count) int count=0;
{ CallByRef(int c)
count=count+10; {
} count=c;
} }
public class CallByValueDemo static void Increment(CallByRef obj)
{ public static void main(String
arg[]) { obj.count=obj.count+10;
{ }
CallByVal ob1=new CallByVal();
int count=100; public static void main(String arg[])
System.out.println("Value of Count before { CallByRef ob1=new CallByRef(10);
method call = "+count); System.out.println("Value of Count
(Object 1) before
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ob1.Increment(count); method call = "+ob1.count);

System.out.println("Value of Count after Increment(ob1);
method call = "+count); System.out.println("Value of Count (Object 1) after
} method call = "+ob1.count);
}
}}
OUTPUT: OUTPUT:
Value of Count (Object 1) before method call = 10
Value of Count before method call = 100 Value of Count (Object 1) after method call = 20
Value of Count after method call = 100

Returning Objects:
In Java, a method can return any type of data. Return type may any primitive data type
or class type (i.e. object). As a method takes objects as parameters, it can also return
objects as return value.

Example:
class Add
{
int num1,num2,sum;

static Add calculateSum(Add a1,Add a2)

{
Add a3=new Add();
a3.num1=a1.num1+a1.num2;

a3.num2=a2.num1+a2.num2;
a3.sum=a3.num1+a3.num2;
return a3;
}

public static void main(String

arg[])
{
Add ob1=new
Add();
ob1.num1=10;
ob1.num2=15;

Add ob2=new
Add();
ob2.num1=100;
ob2.num2=150;
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System.out.println("Object 2 -> Sum = "+ob2.sum);

System.out.println("Object 3 -> Sum = "+ob3.sum);
}
}

OUTPUT:

Object 1 -> Sum = 0

Object 2 -> Sum = 0
Object 3 -> Sum = 275

2.3: STATIC, NESTED and INNER CLASSES

Definition:

An inner class is a class that is defined inside another class.

Inner classes let you make one class a member of another class. Just as
classes have member variables and methods, a class can also have member classes.

Benefits:
1. Name control
2. Access control
3. Code becomes more readable and maintainable because it locally group related
classes in one place.

Syntax: For declaring Inner classes

[modifier] class OuterClassName

{
---- Code -----
[modifier] class InnerClassName
{
---- Code ----
}
}

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 Instantiating an Inner Class:

Two Methods:
1. Instantiating an Inner
class from outside the
outer class:
To instantiate an instance of an inner class, you must have an instance of the
outer class.
Syntax:
OuterClass.InnerClass objectName=OuterObj.new InnerClass();

2. Instantiating an Inner Class from Within Code in the Outer Class:

From inside the outer class instance code, use the inner class name in the
normal way:
Syntax:
InnerClassName obj=new InnerClassName();

Advantage of java inner classes

There are basically three advantages of inner classes in java. They are as follows:

1) Nested class can access all the members (data members and methods) of
outer class including private.
2) Nested classes are used to develop more readable and maintainable code.
3) Code Optimization: It requires less code to write.

Types of Nested classes

There are two types of nested classes non-static and static nested classes. The non-static
nested classes are also known as inner classes.
o Non-static nested class (inner class)

1. Member inner class

2. Anonymous inner class
3.Type
Local inner class Description
o Static nested class
Member Inner Class A class created within class and outside method.
A class created for implementing interface or
Anonymous Inner Class extending class. Its name is decided by the java
compiler.
Local Inner Class A class created within method.
Static Nested Class A static class created within class.
Nested Interface An interface created within class or interface.

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1. Java Member inner class

A non-static class that is created inside a class but outside a method is called member
inner class.

Syntax:
class Outer
{
//code
class Inner
{
//code
}
}

Java Member inner class example

In this example, we are creating msg() method in member inner class that is accessing
the private data member of outer class.

1. class TestMemberOuter1 2.
{
3. private int data=30;
4. class Inner
5. {
6. void msg()
7. {
8. System.out.println("data is
"+data); 9. }
10. }
11. public static void
main(String args[])
12. {
13. TestMemberOuter1 obj=new
TestMemberOuter1();
14. TestMemberOuter1.Inner
in=obj.new Inner();
15. in.msg();
16. }
17. }

Output:
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data is 30

2. Java Anonymous inner class

A class that have no name is known as anonymous inner class in java. It should be used
if you have to override method of class or interface. Java Anonymous inner class can be
created by two ways:
1. Class (may be abstract or concrete).
2. Interface

Java anonymous inner class example using class

1. abstract class Person 2. {

3. abstract
void eat();
4. }
5. class
TestAnonymousInner 6. {
7. public static void
main(String args[]) 8. {
9. Person p=new Person()
10. {
11. void eat()
12. {
13. System.out.println("nice
fruits");
14. }
15. };
16. p.eat();
17. }
18. }

Output:
nice fruits

Java anonymous inner class example using interface

1. interface
Eatable 2. {
3. void
eat();

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4. }
5. class
TestAnnonymousInner1 6.
{
7. public static void main(String
args[]) 8. {
9. Eatable e=new Eatable()
10. {
11. public void eat()
{System.out.println("nice fruits");
12. }
13. };
14. e.eat();
15. }
16. }
nice fruits
Output:
3. Java Local inner class

A class i.e. created inside a method is called local inner class in java. If you want to
invoke the methods of local inner class, you must instantiate this class inside the
method.

Java local inner class example

1. public class localInner1 2.

{
4. private int
data=30;//instance
variable
5. void display() 5.
{
6. int value=50;
7. class Local
8. {
9.
void msg()
10. {
11. System.ou
t.println(
data);
12. System.ou
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15. Local l=new Local();

16. l.msg();
17. }
18. public static void
main(String args[])
19. {
20. localInner1 obj=new localInner1();
21. obj.display();
22. }
23. }

Output:
30
50

Rules for Java Local Inner class

1. Local inner class cannot be invoked from outside the method.
2. Local inner class cannot access non-final local variable till JDK 1.7. Since JDK 1.8, it
is possible to access the non-final local variable in local inner class.
3. Local variable can't be private, public or protected.

Properties:
1. Completely hidden from the outside world.
2.Cannot access the local variables of the method (in which they are defined), but the
local variables has to be declared final to access.

4. Java static nested class

A static class i.e. created inside a class is called static nested class in java. It cannot
access non-static data members and methods. It can be accessed by outer class name.
o It can access static data members of outer class including private.
o Static nested class cannot access non-static (instance) data member or method.

Java static nested class example with instance method

1.class TestOuter1 2.
{
3. static int
data=30;
4. static class
Inner
5. {
6. void
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7. {
8. System.out.println("data is "+data);
9. }
10. }
11. public static void main(String args[])
12. {
13. TestOuter1.Inner obj=new TestOuter1.Inner();
14. obj.msg();
15. }
16. }

Output:
data is 30

Java static nested class example with static method

If you have the static member inside static nested class, you don't need to create
instance of static nested class.

1. class TestOuter2{
2. static int data=30;
3. static class Inner 4.
{
5. static
void msg() 6. {
7. System.out.println("data
is "+data); 8. }
9. }
10. public static void
main(String args[])
11. {
12. TestOuter2.Inner.msg();//no need to create the instance of
static nested class
13. }
14. }

Output: data is 30

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2.4: Inheritance

Definition:
Inheritance is a process of deriving a new class from existing class, also called as
“extending a class”. When an existing class is extended, the new (inherited) class
has all the properties and methods of the existing class and also possesses its own
characteristics.

 The class whose property is being inherited by another class is called “base class”
(or) “parent class” (or) “super class”.
 The class that inherits a particular property or a set of properties from the base class
is called “derived class” (or) “child class” (or) “sub class”.

Class A
Base class
Properties and
methods

Extend
Class B ed
Derived
to
Properties and methods
of Class A + B’s own
properties and methods

 Subclasses of a class can define their own unique behaviors and yet share some of
the same functionality of the parent class.

 ADVANTAGES OF INHERITANCE:
 Reusability of Code:
 Inheritance is mainly used for code reusability (Code reusability means
that we can add extra features to an existing class without modifying it).
 Effort and Time Saving:
 The advantage of reusability saves the programmer time and effort. Since
the main code written can be reused in various situations as needed.
 Increased Reliability:
 The program with inheritance becomes more understandable and easily
maintainable as the sub classes are created from the existing reliably
working classes.

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 “extends” KEYWORD:
 Inheriting a class means creating a new class as an extension of another class.
 The extends keyword is used to inherit a class from existing class.
 The general form of a class declaration that inherits a superclass is shown here:
 Syntax:
[access_specifier] class subclass_name extends superclass_name
{
// body of class
}

Characteristics of Class Inheritance:

1. A class cannot be inherited from more than one base class. Java does not
support
the inheritance of multiple super classes into a single subclass.
2. Sub class can access only the non-private members of the super class.
3. Private data members of a super class are local only to that class. Therefore, they
can’t be accessed outside the super class, even sub classes can’t access the
private members.
4. Protected features in Java are visible to all subclasses as well as all other
classes in the same package.
 Example:
class Vehicle
{
String brand;
String color;
}
class Car
extends Vehicle
{
int
totalDoor;
}

class Bike
extends
Vehicle
{
}

In the above example, Vehicle is the super class or base class that holds the
common property of Car and Bike. Car and Bike is the sub class or derived class that
inherits the property of class Vehicle extends is the keyword used to inherit a class.
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 TYPES OF INHERITACE:
1. Single Inheritance
2. Multilevel Inheritance
3. Multiple Inheritance
Note: The following inheritance types are not directly supported in Java.
4. Hierarchical Inheritance
5. Hybrid Inheritance

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1. SINGLE INHERITANCE

The process of creating only one subclass from only one super class is known as Single
Inheritance.
 Only two classes are involved in this inheritance.
 The subclass can access all the members of super class.

Example: Animal  Dog

1. class Animal
2. {
3. void
eat()
4. {
5.
System.out.println("eating..."); 6.
}
7. }
8. class Dog extends Animal
9. {
10. void bark()
11. {
12.
System.out.println("barking...
");
13. }
14.}
15.class TestInheritance
16.{
17. public static void
main(String args[])
18. {
19. Dog d=new Dog();
20. d.bark();
21. d.eat();
22. }
barking...
23.}
eating...

Output:
$java
TestInheritance

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2. MULTILEVEL INHERITANCE:

 The process of creating a new sub class from an already inherited sub class is
known as Multilevel Inheritance.
 Multiple classes are involved in inheritance, but one class extends only one.
 The lowermost subclass can make use of all its super classes' members.
 Multilevel inheritance is an indirect way of implementing multiple
inheritance.
 Example: Animal  Dog  BabyDog

1. class Animal
2. {
3. void eat()
4. {
5.
System.out.println("eating..."); 6. }
7. }
8. class Dog extends
Animal 9. {
10. void bark()
11. {
12.
System.out.println("barking...");
13. }
14. }
15. class BabyDog extends
Dog
16. {
17. void weep()
18. {
19.
System.out.println("weeping...");
20. }
21. }
22. class TestInheritance2
23. {
24. public static void
main(String args[]) {
25. BabyDog d=new
BabyDog();
26. d.weep();
27. d.bark();
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Output:
$java TestInheritance2
weeping...
barking...
eating..

3. HIERARCHICAL INHERITANCE

 The process of creating more than one sub classes from one super class is called
Hierarchical Inheritance.

Animal

Dog Cat

 Example:
1. class Animal
2. {
3. void eat()
4. {
5. System.out.println("eating...");
6. }
7. }
8. class Dog extends Animal
9. {
10. void bark()
11. {
12. System.out.println("barking...");
13. }
14. }
15. class Cat extends Animal
16. {
17. void meow()
18. {
19. System.out.println("meowing...");
20. }

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21. }
22. class TestInheritance3
23. {
24. public static void main(String args[])
25. {
26. Cat c=new Cat();
27. c.meow();
28. c.eat();
29. //c.bark();//
30. C.T.Error
31. }
Output: }

meowing...
eating...

Why multiple inheritance is not supported in java?

To reduce the complexity and simplify the language, multiple inheritances is not
supported in java.
Consider a scenario where A, B and C are three classes. The C class inherits A and B
classes. If A and B classes have same method and you call it from child class object, there
will be ambiguity to call method of A or B class.
Since compile time errors are better than runtime errors, java renders compile time
error if you inherit 2 classes. So whether you have same method or different, there will
be compile time error now.
class A { Multiple Inheritance using Interface
void msg()
{ interface Printable {
System.out.println("Hello"); void print();
} }
}
class B { interface Showable {
void msg() void show();
{ }
System.out.println("Welcome"); class A implements Printable, Showable {
} public void print() {
} System.out.println("Hello");
class C extends A,B // this is multiple inheritance which is ERROR }
{ public void show() {
Public Static void main(String args[]) System.out.println("Welcome");
{ }
C obj=new C(); public static void main(String args[]) {
obj.msg();//Now which msg() method would be i A obj = new A();
nvoked? obj.print();
} obj.show();
} }
}
Output Output:
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2.4.1: PROTECTED MEMBER

The private members of a class cannot be directly accessed outside the class. Only
methods of that class can access the private members directly. However, sometimes it
may be necessary for a subclass to access a private member of a superclass. If you make
a private member public, then anyone can access that member. So, if a member of a
superclass needs to be (directly) accessed in a subclass then you must declare that
member protected.

Following table describes the difference

Modifier Class Package subclass World

public Yes Yes Yes Yes
private Yes No No No
protected Yes Yes Yes No

Following program illustrates how the methods of a subclass can directly access a
protected member of the superclass.

Consider two kinds of shapes: rectangles and triangles. These two shapes have certain
common properties height and a width (or base).

This could be represented in the world of classes with a class Shapes from which we
would derive the two other ones : Rectangle and Triangle
Program : (Shape.java)

public class Shape

{
protected double height; // To hold height.
protected double width; //To hold width or base

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public void setValues(double height, double width)

{
this.height = height;
this.width = width;
}
}

Program : (Rectangle.java)

public class Rectangle extends Shape

{
public double getArea()
{
return height * width; //accessing protected members
}
}

Program : (Triangle.java)

public class Triangle extends Shape

{
public double getArea()
{
return height * width / 2; //accessing protected members
}
}

Program : (TestProgram.java)

public class TestProgram

{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
//Create object of Rectangle.
Rectangle rectangle = new Rectangle();

//Create object of Triangle.

Triangle triangle = new Triangle();

//Set values in rectangle object

rectangle.setValues(5,4);

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//Set values in trianlge object

triangle.setValues(5,10);

// Display the area of rectangle.

System.out.println("Area of rectangle : " +
rectangle.getArea());

// Display the area of triangle.

System.out.println("Area of triangle : " +
triangle.getArea());
}
}

Output :
Area of rectangle : 20.0
Area of triangle : 25.0

2.4.2: CONSTRUCTORS IN SUB – CLASSES

In Java, constructor of base class with no argument gets automatically called in derived
class constructor.

When Constructors are Called?

Constructors are called in order of derivation, from superclass to subclass.
Because a superclass has no knowledge of any subclass, any initialization it needs to
perform is separate from and possibly prerequisite to any initialization performed by
the subclass. Therefore, it must be executed first.

Example:

class A
{
A()
{ System.out.println(“ Inside A’s
Constructor”); }
}

class B extends A
{
B()
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{ System.out.println(“ Inside B’s Constructor”);

}
}
class C extends B
{
C()
{ System.out.println(“ Inside C’s Constructor”);
}
}
class CallingCons
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
C objC=new C();
}
}
Output:
Inside A’s Constructor
Inside B’s Constructor
Inside C’s
Constructor
Program Explanation:
In the above program, we have created three classes A, B and C using
multilevel inheritance concept. Here, constructors of the three classes are called in the
order of derivation. Since super() must be the first statement executed in
subclass’s constructor, this order is the same whether or not super() is used. If super()
is not used, then the default or parameterless constructor of each superclass will be
executed. When inheriting from another class, super() has to be called first in the
constructor. If not, the compiler will insert that call. This is why super constructor is also
invoked when
a Sub object is created.

B() After compiler inserts the super constructor, the sub class constructor
{looks like the following:
super();
System.out.println("Inside B’s Constructor");
}
C()
{
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}

2.5: “super” keyword

 Super is a special keyword that directs the compiler to invoke the superclass
members. It is used to refer to the parent class of the class in which the keyword is
used.
 super keyword is used for the following three purposes:
1. To invoke superclass constructor.
2. To invoke superclass members variables.
3. To invoke superclass methods.

1. Invoking a superclass constructor:

 super as a standalone statement(ie. super()) represents a call to a constructor of

the superclass.
 A subclass can call a constructor method defined by its superclass by use of the
following form of super:
super();
or
super(parameter-list);
 Here, parameter-list specifies any parameters needed by the constructor in the
superclass.
 super( ) must always be the first statement executed inside a subclass
constructor.
 The compiler implicitly calls the base class’s no-parameter constructor or
default constructor.
 If the superclass has parameterized constructor and the subclass constructor
does not call superclass constructor explicitly, then the Java compiler reports an
error.

2. Invoking a superclass members (variables and methods):

(i) Accessing the instance member variables of the superclass:

Syntax:
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(ii) Accessing the methos of the superclass:

Syntax:
super.methodName();

This call is particularly necessary while calling a method of the super

class that is overridden in the subclass.
 If a parent class contains a finalize() method, it must be called explicitly by the
derived class’s finalize() method.
super.finalize();

Example:
class A // super class
{
int i;
A(String str) //superclass constructor
{
System.out.println(" Welcome to "+str);
}
void show() //superclass method
{
System.out.println(" Thank You!");
}
}
class B extends A
{
int i; // hides the superclass variable
'i'. B(int a, int b) // subclass constructor
{
super("Java Programming");
// invoking superclass constructor
super.i=a; //accessing superclass member
variable i=b;
}
// Mehtod overriding
@Override
void show()
{
System.out.println(" i in superclass : "+super.i);
System.out.println(" i in subclass : "+i);
super.show(); // invoking superclass
method
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}
}
public class UseSuper {
public static void main(String[] args) {
B objB=new B(1,2); // subclass object
construction objB.show(); // call to subclass
method show()
}
}

Output:
Welcome to Java Programming
i in superclass : 1
i in subclass : 2
Thank You!

Program Explanation:
In the above program, we have created the base class named A that contains a instance
variable ‘i’ and a method show(). Class A contains a parameterized constructor that
receives string as a parameter and prints that string. Class B is a subclass of A which
contains a instance variable ‘i’ ( hides the superclass variable ‘i’) and overrides the
superclass method show(). The subclass defines the constructor with two parameters a
and b. The subclass constructor invokes the superclass constructor super(String) by
passing the string “Java Programming” and assigns the value a to the superclass
variable(super.i=a) and b to the subclass variable. The show() method of subclass
prints the values of ‘i’ form both superclass and subclass & invokes the superclass
method as super.show().
In the main class, object for subclass B is created and the object is used to invoke
show() method of subclass.
2.6: METHOD OVERRIDING

The process of a subclass redefining a method contained in the superclass (with

the same method signature) is called Method Overriding.

 When a method in a subclass has the same name and type signature as a method in
its superclass, then the method in subclass is said to override a method in the
superclass.

Example:

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class Bank
{
int getRateOfInterest()// super class method
{
return 0;
}
}
class Axis extends Bank// subclass of bank
{
int getRateOfInterest()// overriding the superclass method
{
return 6;
}
}
class ICICI extends Bank// subclass of Bank
{
int getRateOfInterest()// overriding the superclass method
{
return 15;
}
}
// Mainclass
class BankTest
{
public static
void
main(String[]
a)
{
Axis a=new Axis();
ICICI i=new ICICI();
// following method
call invokes the
overridden method of
subclass AXIS
System.out.println(
“AXIS: Rate of
Interest =
“+a.getRateOfIntere
st());
Output:

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Z:\> java BankTest

AXIS: Rate of Interest = 6
ICICI: Rate of Interest = 15

 RULES FOR METHOD

OVERRIDING:

 The method signature must be

same for all overridden methods.
 Instance methods can be
overridden only if they are
inherited by the subclass.
 A method declared final cannot
be overridden.
 A method declared static cannot
be overridden but can be re-
declared.
 If a method cannot be inherited,
then it cannot be overridden.
 Constructors cannot be
2.7: DYNAMIC METHOD DISPATCH
overridden.
Dynamic method
 ADVANTAGE OF JAVA dispatch
METHOD is the mechanism by which a call to an overridden
method is resolved at run time, rather than compile time. Dynamic method dispatch
OVERRIDING
is important because this is how Java implements run-time polymorphism.
 Method Overriding is used to provide specific implementation of a method that is
Example
alreadythat illustrate
provided by itsdynamic method dispatch:
super class.
 Method Overriding is used for Runtime Polymorphism
class A {
void callme() {
System.out.println(“Inside A’s callme method”);
}
}

class B extends A {
//override callme()
void callme() {
System.out.println(
“Inside B’s callme
method”);
}}

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class C extends A
{
//override callme()
void callme() {
System.out.println(
“Inside C’s callme
method”);
}
}

class Dispatch
{
Apublic
a=newstatic
A();void //object of type A
main(String
B b=newargs[]) //object of type B
{ C c=new
B(); //object of type C
C();
A r;// obtain a reference of type A

r = a; // r refers to an A object // dynamic method

dispatch r.callme();// calls A’s version of callme()

r = b;// r refers to an B object

r.callme();// calls B’s version of callme()

r = c;// r refers to an C object

r.callme();// calls C’s version of callme()
}
}

The output from the program is shown here:

Inside A's callme method

Inside B's callme method
Inside C's callme
method

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 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN METHOD OVERLOADING AND METHOD OVERRIDING IN

JAVA:

Method Overloading Method Overriding

In Method Overloading,
In Method Overriding, sub
Methods of the same class
class have the same method
shares the same name but each
with same name and exactly
Definition method must have different
the same number and type of
number of parameters or
parameters and same return
parameters having different
type as a super class.
types and order.

Method Overloading means Method Overriding means

more than one method shares method of base class is re-
Meaning
the same name in the class but defined in the derived class
having different signature. having same signature.
Method Overloading is to “add” Method Overriding is
Behavior or “extend” more to method’s to
behavior. “Change” existing behavior of
method.

Overloading and Overriding is a kind of polymorphism. Polymorphism means “one

name, many forms”.

It is a compile time It is a run

Polymorphism time
polymorphism.
polymorphism.
It may or may not need
It always requires inheritance
Inheritance inheritance in
in Method Overriding.
Method Overloading.
In Method Overloading, In Method Overriding,
Signature methods must have different methods must have
signature. same signature.
In Method Overriding,
In Method Overloading,
Relationship of relationship is there between
relationship is there between
Methods methods of super class and
methods of same class.
sub class.
Method Overloading does not Method Overriding requires
No. of Classes require more than one class for at least two classes
overloading. for overriding.

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Class A // Super Class

{
Class Add void display(int num)
{ {
int sum(int a, int b) print num ;
{ }
return a + b; }
Example } //Class B inherits Class A
int sum(int a) Class B //Sub Class
{ {
return a + 10; void display(int num)
} {
} print num ;
}
}

2.8: ABSTRACT CLASSES

 Abstraction:

Abstraction is a process of hiding the implementation details and showing only

the essential features to the user.

 For example sending sms, you just type the text and send the message. You don't
know the internal processing about the message delivery.
 Abstraction lets you focus on what the object does instead of how it does it.

 Ways to achieve Abstraction

There are two ways to achieve abstraction in java

1. Abstract class (0 to 100%)
2. Interface (100%)

 Abstract Classes:

A class that is declared as abstract is known as abstract class. Abstract classes

cannot be instantiated, but they can be subclassed.

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 Syntax to declare the abstract class:

abstract class <class_name>
{
Member variables;
Concrete methods { }
Abstract methods();
}
Abstract classes are used to provide common method implementation to all the
subclasses or to provide default implementation.

Properties of abstract class:

 abstract keyword is used to make a class abstract.

 Abstract class can’t be instantiated.
 If a class has abstract methods, then the class also needs to be made abstract
using abstract keyword, else it will not compile.
 Abstract classes can have both concrete methods and abstract methods.
 The subclass of abstract class must implement all the abstract methods unless
the subclass is also an abstract class.
 A constructor of an abstract class can be defined and can be invoked by the
subclasses.
 We can run abstract class like any other class if it has main() method.

Example:
abstract class GraphicObject {
int x, y;
...
void moveTo(int newX, int
newY) {
...
}
abstract void draw();
abstract void resize();
}

 Abstract Methods:
A method that is declared as abstract and does not have implementation is
known as abstract method. It acts as placeholder methods that are
implemented in the subclasses.

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 Syntax to declare a abstract method:

abstract class classname
{

abstract return_type <method_name>(parameter_list);//no braces{}

// no implementation required
……..
}
 Abstract methods are used to provide a template for the classes that inherit the
abstract methods.

Properties of abstract methods:

 The abstract keyword is also used to declare a method as abstract.
 An abstract method consists of a method signature, but no method body.
 If a class includes abstract methods, the class itself must be declared abstract.
 Abstract method would have no definition, and its signature is followed by a
semicolon, not curly braces as follows:
public abstract class Employee {
private String name;
private String address;
private int number;
public abstract double
computePay();
//Remainder of class
definition
}
 Any child class must either override the abstract method or declare itself
Write aabstract.
Java program to create an abstract class named Shape that contains 2
integers and an empty method named PrintArea(). Provide 3 classes named
Rectangle, Triangle and Circle such that each one of the classes extends the
class Shape. Each one of the classes contain only the method PrintArea() that
prints the area of the given shape.

abstract class shape

{
int x, y;
abstract void printArea();
}

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class Rectangle extends shape

{
void printArea()
{
System.out.println("Area of Rectangle is " + x * y);
}
}
class Triangle extends shape
{
void printArea()
{
System.out.println("Area of Triangle is " + (x * y) / 2);
}
}
class Circle extends shape
{
void printArea()
{
System.out.println("Area of Circle is " + (22 * x * x) / 7);
}
}
class abs
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Rectangle r = new Rectangle();
r.x = 10;
r.y = 20;
r.printArea();

System.out.pr
intln("-- -- --
-- -- -- -- -- --
-- -- -- -- -- --
-- -- -- -");

Triangle t =
new
Triangle();
t.x = 30;
t.y = 35;
t.printArea();
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c.x = 2;
c.printArea();

System.out.pr
intln("-- -- --
-- -- -- -- -- --
-- -- -- -- -- --
-- -- -- -");
}
}
Output:
D:\>javac abs.java
D:\>java abs
Area of Rectangle
is 200
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
- 2.9: final WITH INHERITANCE
Area of Triangle is
What is final keyword in Java?
525
-- -- -- --Final
-- -- --is--a--keyword or reserved word in java used for restricting some
--functionality.
-- -- -- -- -- -- --It-- can be applied to member variables, methods, class and local
- variables in Java.
Area offinal
Circle is
keyword has three uses:
12
1. For declaring variable – to create a named constant. A final variable
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
cannot be changed once it is initialized.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
- 2. For declaring the methods – to prevent method overriding. A final
method cannot be overridden by subclasses.
3. For declaring the class – to prevent a class from inheritance. A final
class cannot be inherited.

1. Final Variable:
Any variable either member variable or local variable (declared inside method or
block) modified by final keyword is called final variable.

 The final variables are equivalent to const qualifier in C++ and #define directive
in C.
 Syntax:

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 final data_type variable_name = value;

 Example:
final int MAXMARKS=100;
final int PI=3.14;

 The final variable can be

assigned only once.
The value of the final variable will not be changed during the execution of the
program. If an attempt is made to alter the final variable value, the java compiler will
throw an error message.

There is a final variable speedlimit, we are going to change the value of this
variable, but It can't be changed because final variable once assigned a value can never
be changed. 1. class Bike
2. {
3. final
int
speedli
mit=9
0;//fin
al
variabl
e
4. void
run( )
5. {
6.
NOTE: Final variablesspeedlimit=400; 7.
are by default read-only.
}
8. public static void main(String
2. Final Methods: args[]) 9. {
 Final keyword10. in java can
Bikealso be applied
obj=new to methods.
Bike();
 A java method 11.with final keyword is called final method and it cannot be
obj.run();
overridden in12. }
sub-class.
13.}
 If a method is defined with final keyword, it cannot be overridden in the
Output: Compile
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should remain constant in sub-classes.
 Syntax:
final return_type function_name(parameter_list)
{
// method body
}

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 Example of final method in Java:

1. class Bike
2. {
3. final void
run() 4. {
5.
System.out.println("running"); 6.
}
7. }
8. class Honda extends Bike
9. {
10. void run()
11. {
12.
System.out.println("running
safely with 100kmph");
13. }
14. public static void
main(String args[])
15. {
16. Honda honda= new
Output:Honda();
17. honda.run();
18. }
D:\>javac Honda.java
19.}
Honda.java:9: error: run() in Honda cannot override run() in Bike
void run()
^
overridden method is final
1 error

3. Final Classes:
 Java class with final modifier is called final class in Java and they cannot
be sub-classed or inherited.
 Syntax:
final class class_name
{
// body of the class
}

 Several classes in Java are final e.g. String, Integer and other wrapper classes.

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 Example of final class in java:

1. final class Bike
2. {
3. }
4. class Honda1 extends Bike
5. {
6. void run()
7. {
8. System.out.println("running safely with
100kmph"); 9. }
10. public static void main(String args[])
11. {
12. Honda1 honda= new Honda1();
13. honda.run();
14. }
15. }
Output:

D:\>javac Honda.java
Honda.java:4: error: cannot inherit from final Bike class Honda extends Bike
^
1 error

Points to Remember:

1) A constructor cannot be declared as final.

2) Local final variable must be initializing during declaration.
3) All variables declared in an interface are by default final.
4) We cannot change the value of a final variable.
5) A final method cannot be overridden.
6) A final class cannot be inherited.
7) If method parameters are declared final then the value of these parameters
cannot be changed.
8) It is a good practice to name final variable in all CAPS.
9) final, finally and finalize are three different terms. finally is used in exception
handling and
10)finalize is a method that is called by JVM during garbage collection.

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2.10: PACKAGES
Definition:

A Package can be defined as a collection of classes, interfaces, enumerations and

annotations, providing access protection and name space management.

 Package can be categorized in two form:

1. Built-in package
2. user-defined package.

Table: List of Built-in Packages

Advantage of Package:

 Package is used to categorize the classes and interfaces so that they can be easily
maintained.
 Package provides access protection.
 Package removes naming collision.
 To bundle classes and interface
 The classes of one package are isolated from the classes of another package
 Provides reusability of code
 We can create our own package or extend already available package

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1. : CREATING USER DEFINED PACKAGES:

Java package created by user to categorize their project's classes and interface
are known as user-defined packages.

 When creating a package, you should choose a name for the package.
 Put a package statement with that name at the top of every source file that
contains the classes and interfaces.
 The package statement should be the first line in the source file.
 There can be only one package statement in each source file

 Syntax:
package package_name.[sub_package_name];
public class classname
{ ……..
……..
}

 Steps involved in creating user-defined package:

1. Create a directory which has the same name as the package.
2. Include package statement along with the package name as the first
statement in the program.
3. Write class declarations.
4. Save the file in this directory as “name of class.java”.
5. Compile this file using java compiler.

 Example:
package pack;
public class class1 {
public static void
greet()
{ System.out.printl
n(“Hello”); }
}

To create the above package,

1. Create a directory
called pack.
2. Open a new file and
enter the code given
above.
3. Save the file as
class1.java in the
directory.
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2. : ACCESSING A PACKAGE (using “import” keyword):

 The import keyword is used to make the classes and interface of another package
accessible to the current package.

Syntax:

import package1[.package2][.package3].classname or *;

There are three ways to access the package from outside the package.

1. import package.*;
2. import package.classname;
3. fully qualified name.

 Using packagename.*
 If you use package.* then all the classes and interfaces of this package will be
accessible but not subpackages.
 Using packagename.classname
 If you import package.classname then only declared class of this package will be
accessible.
 Using fully qualified name
 If you use fully qualified name then only declared class of this package will be
accessible. Now there is no need to import. But you need to use fully qualified
name every time when you are accessing the class or interface.
Example :

greeting.java (create a folder named “pack” in F:\ and save )

package pack;
public class greeting{ public
static void greet()
{ System.out.println(“Hello! Good
Morning!”); }
}

FactorialClass.java (create a folder named “Factorial” inside F:\pack and save)

package Factorial;
public class FactorialClass
{

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public int fact(int a)

{
if(a==1)
return 1;
else
return
a*fact(a-
1);
}
}

ImportClass.java (save the file in F:\ )

import java.lang.*; // using import package.*

import pack.Factorial.FactorialClass; // using import package.subpackage.class;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class ImportClass
{
public static void main(String[] arg)
{
int n;
Scanner in=new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Enter a Number: ");
n=in.nextInt();
pack.greeting p1=new
pack.greeting(); // using fully qualified
name
p1.greet();
FactorialClass fobj=new FactorialClass();
System.out.println("Factorial of "+n+" = "+fobj.fact(n));
System.out.println("Power("+n+",2) = "+Math.pow(n,2));
}
}

Output:

F:\>java ImportClass
Enter a Number:
5
Hello! Good Morning!
Factorial of 5 = 120
Power(5,2) = 25.0

2.10.3: PACKAGES AND

MEMBER ACCESS:
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There are two levels of access control:

 At the top level— public, or package-private (no explicit modifier).
 At the member level—public, private, protected, or package-private (no
explicit modifier).

Top Level access control:

 A class may be declared with the modifier public, in which case that class is visible
to all classes everywhere.
 If a class has no modifier (the default, also known as package-private), it is visible
only within its own package.

Member Level access control:

 public – if a member is declared with public, it is visible and accessible to all
classes everywhere.
 private - The private modifier specifies that the member can only be accessed in
its own class.
 protected - The protected modifier specifies that the member can only be
accessed within its own package and, in addition, by a subclass of its class in
another package.

The following table shows the access to members

Access permitted by each modifier.
Levels
Modifier Class Package Subclass World
public Y Y Y Y
protected Y Y Y N
no modifier Y Y N N
private Y N N N

The following figure shows the four classes in this example and how they are related.

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The following table shows where the members of the Alpha class are visible for each of
the access modifiers that can be applied to them.
Visibility
Modifier Alpha Beta Alphasub Gamma
public Y Y Y Y
protected Y Y Y N
no modifier Y Y N N
private Y N N N

Example:

Z:\MyPack\FirstClass.java

package MyPack;

public class FirstClass

{
public String i="I am public variable";
protected String j="I am protected variable";
private String k="I am private variable";
String r="I dont have any modifier";
}

Z:\MyPack2\SecondClass.java

package MyPack2;
import MyPack.FirstClass;
class SecondClass extends FirstClass {
void method()
{
System.out.println(i); // No Error: Will print "I am
public variable". System.out.println(j); // No Error: Will print “I am
protected variable”. System.out.println(k); // Error: k has private access
in FirstClass
System.out.println(r); // Error: r is not public in FirstClass; cannot be
accessed
// from outside
package
}
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public static void main(String arg[])

{
SecondClass obj=new SecondClass();
obj.method();
}
}

Output:

I am public variable
I am protected variable

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Uncompilable source code - k

has private access in MyPack.FirstClass

Visibility of the variables i,j,k and r in MyPack2

Accessibility i j k r
Class Y Y Y Y
Package Y Y N N
Subclass Y Y N N
world Y N N N
Table: Accessibility of variables of MyyPack/FirstClass in MyPack2/SecondClass

2.11: INTERFACES

“interface” is a keyword which is used to achieve full abstraction. Using

interface, we can specify what the class must do but not how it does.
Interfaces are syntactically similar to classes but they lack instance variable and
their methods are declared without body.

Definition:
An interface is a collection of method definitions (without implementations)
and constant values. It is a blueprint of a class. It has static constants and abstract
methods.

 Why use Interface?

There are mainly three reasons to use interface. They are given below.
 It is used to achieve fully abstraction.

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 By interface, we can support the functionality of multiple inheritance.

 It can be used to achieve loose coupling.
 Writing flexible and maintainable code.
 Declaring methods that one or more classes are expected to implement.

 An interface is similar to a class in the following ways:

 An interface can contain any number of methods.
 An interface is written in a file with a .java extension, with the name of the

interface matching the name of the file.

 The bytecode of an interface appears in a .class file.
 Interfaces appear in packages, and their corresponding bytecode file must be in a

directory structure that matches the package name.

 Defining Interfaces:
An interface is defined much like a class. The keyword “interface” is used to
define an interface.

Syntax to define interface:

[access_specifier] interface InterfaceName
{
Datatype VariableName1=value;
Datatype VariableName2=value;
.
.
Datatype VariableNameN=value;
returnType methodName1(parameter_list);
returnType methodName2(parameter_list);
.
.
returnType methodNameN(parameter_list);
}

Where,
Access_specifer : either public or none.
Name: name of an interface can be any valid java identifier.
Variables: They are implicitly public, final and static, meaning that they cannot be
changed by the implementing class. They must be initialized with a constant
value.

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Methods: They are implicitly public and abstract, meaning that they must be declared
without body and defined only by the implementing class.

Note: The java compiler adds public

and abstract keywords before the
interface method and public, static
and final keywords before data
members.

 In other words, Interface fields

are public, static and final by
default, and methods are
public and abstract.

 Understanding relationship
between classes and interfaces

As shown in the figure given below, a class extends another class, an interface extends
another interface but a class implements an interface.

 Implementing Interfaces (“implements” keyword):

 Once an interface has been defined, one or more classes can implement that
interface.
 A class uses the implements keyword to implement an interface.
 The implements keyword appears in the class declaration following the extends
portion of the declaration.

 Syntax:

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[access_specifier] class class_name [extends superclassName] implements

interface_name1, interface_name2…
{
//implementation code and code for the method of the interface
}

Rules:
1. If a class implements an interface, then it must provide implementation for all the
methods defined within that interface.
2. A class can implement more than one interfaces by separating the interface
names with comma(,).
3. A class can extend only one class, but implement many interfaces.
4. An interface can extend another interface, similarly to the way that a class can
extend another class.
5. If a class does not perform all the behaviors of the interface, the class must
declare itself as abstract.
 Example:
/* File name : Super.java */
interface Super
{
final int x=10;
void print();
}
/* File name :
Sub.java */
class Sub
implements
Super
{
int y=20;
x=100

//ERROR;
cannot
change
modify the
value of final
variable

// defining the method of interface

public void print()
{
System.out.println(“X
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{
Sub SubObj=new Sub();
SubObj.print();
Super SupObj=new Sub(); // interface variable referring to class object
SupObj.print();
}
}
Output:
$java sample
X = 10
Y = 20
X = 10
Y = 20

 The rules for interfaces:

Member variables:
 Can be only public
and are by default.
 By default are
static and always
static
 By default are final
and always final

Methods:
 Can be only public
and are by default.
 Cannot be static
 Cannot be Final

 When overriding methods defined in interfaces there are several rules to be

followed:
 The signature of the interface method and the same return type or subtype should

be maintained when overriding the methods.

 An implementation class itself can be abstract and if so interface methods need

not be implemented.

 Properties of Interfaces:
1. Interfaces are not classes. So the user can never use the new operator to
instantiate an interface.
Example: interface super {}
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2. The interface variables can be declared, even though the interface objects
can’t be constructed.
Super x; // OK
3. An interface variable must refer to an object of a class that implements the
interface.
4. The instanceOf() method can be used to check if an object implements an
interface.
5. A class can extend only one class, but implement many interfaces.
6. An interface can extend another interface, similarly to the way that a class
can extend another class.
7. All the methods in the interface are public and abstract.
8. All the variable in the interface are public, static and final.

 Extending Interfaces:
 An interface can extend another interface, similarly to the way that a class can
extend another class.
 The extends keyword is used to extend an interface, and the child interface
inherits the methods of the parent interface.
 Syntax:
[accessspecifier] interface InterfaceName extends interface1, interface2,…..
{
Code for interface
}

Rule: When a class implements an interface that inherits another interface it must
provide implementation for all the methods defined within the interface inheritance
chain.

Example:

interface A
{
void method1();
}
/* One interface can extend another interface. B now has two abstract methods */
interface B extends A
{
void method2();
}

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// This class must implement all the methods of A and B

class MyClass implements B

{
public void method1() // overriding the method of interface A
{
System.out.println(“—Method from interface: A—“);
}
public void method2() // overriding the method of interface B
{
System.out.println(“—Method from interface: B—“);
}
public void method3() // instance method of class MyClass
{
System.out.println(“—Method of the class : MyClass—“);
}
public static void main(String[] arg)
{
MyClass obj=new MyClass();
Obj.method1();
Obj.method2();
Obj.method3();
}
}

Output:
F:\> java MyClass
--Method from Interface: A
—
--Method from Interface: B
—
--Method of the class:
MyClass--

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 Difference between Class and Interface:

Class Interface
The class is denoted by a keyword class The interface is denoted by a keyword
interface
The class contains data members and The interfaces may contain data members
methods. but the methods are defined in and methods but the methods are not
the class implementation. thus class defined. the interface serves as an outline
contains an executable code for the class
By creating an instance of a class the class you cannot create an instance of an
members can be accessed interface
The class can use various access specifiers The interface makes use of only public
like public, private or protected access specifier
The members of a class can be constant or The members of interfaces are always
final declared as final

 Difference between Abstract class and interface

Abstract Class Interface

Multiple inheritance is not possible; the Multiple inheritance is possible; The class
class can inherit only one abstract class can implement more than one interfaces
Members of abstract class can have any Members of interface are public
access modifier such as public, private by default
and protected
The methods in abstract class may be The methods in interfaces are abstract by
abstract method or concrete method default
The method in abstract class may or may The methods in interface have no
not have implementation implementation at all. Only declaration
of the method is given
Java abstract class is extended using the Java interface can be implemented by
keyword extends using the keyword implements
The member variables of abstract class The member variables of interface are
can be non-final final by default
Abstract classes can have constructors Interfaces do not have any constructor
Only abstract methods need to All the method of an interface must be
be overridden. overridden.
Non-abstract methods can be static. Methods cannot be static.
Example: Example:
public abstract class Shape public interface Drawable
{ {
public abstract void draw(); void draw();
} }

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Example for Interface :

1. interface Bank
2. {
3. float
rateOfInterest(); 4. }
5. class SBI
implements Bank
6. {
7. public float
rateOfInterest()
8. {
9. return 9.15f;
10. }
11. }
12. class PNB
implements Bank
13. {
14. public float
rateOfInterest()
15. {
16. return 9.7f;
17. }
18. }
19. class TestInterface2
20. {
21. public static
void main(String[] args)
22.
Output: {
23. ROI: 9.15Bank b=new SBI();
24. System.out.println(
"ROI:
"+b.rateOfInterest(
));
25. }
26. }

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Chapter Topic Page No.

No.

Exception Handling Basics 1

3.1 3.1.1: Exception Hierarchy 1

3.1.2: Exception Hanlding 3

3.2 Multiple catch blocks 7

3.3 Nested try Block 9

3.4 Throwing and Catching Exceptions 10

Types of Exceptions 13
1. : Built-in Exceptions
3.5 A. Checked Exceptions 14
B. Unchecked Exceptions
3.5.2: User-Defined Exceptions (Custom Exceptions) 18
3.6 Multithreaded Programming 21
3.7 Thread Model 23
3.8 Creating Threads 27
3.9 Thread Priority 31
3.10 Thread Synchronization 33
3.11 Inter-Thread Communication 38
3.12 Suspending, Resuming and Stopping Threads 41
3.13 Wrappers 44
3.14 Autoboxing 47

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Exception Handling basics - Multiple catch Clauses- Nested try Statements - Java’s built-in
exceptions, User defined exception, Multithreaded Programming: Java Thread Model,
Creating a thread and multiple threads- Priorities- Synchronization- Inter-Thread
communication-Suspending-Resuming and Stopping Threads- Multithreading. Wrappers-
Auto boxing.

3.1: EXCEPTION HANDLING BASICS

Definition:
An Exception is an event that occurs during program execution which disrupts the normal
flow of a program. It is an object which is thrown at runtime.
Occurrence of any kind of exception in java applications may result in an abrupt
termination of the JVM or simply the JVM crashes.
In Java, an exception is an object that contains:
o Information about the error including its type
o The state of the program when the error occurred
o Optionally, other custom information

3.1.1: Exception Hierarchy

All exceptions and errors extend from a common java.lang.Throwable parent class.
The Throwable class is further divided into two classes:
1. Exceptions and
2. Errors.

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Exceptions: Exceptions represents errors in the Java application program, written by the
user. Because the error is in the program, exceptions are expected to be handled, either
 Try to recover it if possible
 Minimally, enact a safe and informative shutdown.

Sometimes it also happens that the exception could not be caught and the program may
get terminated. Eg. ArithmeticException

An exception can occur for many different reasons. Following are some scenarios where an
exception occurs.
 A user has entered an invalid data.
 A file that needs to be opened cannot be found.
 A network connection has been lost in the middle of communications or the JVM has

run out of memory.

Some of these exceptions are caused by user error, others by programmer error, and
others by physical resources that have failed in some manner.

Errors: Errors represent internal errors of the Java run-time system which could not be
handled easily. Eg. OutOfMemoryError.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXCEPTION AND ERROR:

S.No. Exception Error

1. Exceptions can be recovered Errors cannot be recovered
Exceptions are of type Errors are of type java.lang.Error
2.
java.lang.Exception
Exceptions can be classified into two There is no such classification for
types: errors. Errors are always unchecked.
3.
a) Checked Exceptions
b) Unchecked Exceptions
In case of Checked Exceptions, In case of Errors, compiler won’t
compiler will have knowledge of have knowledge of errors. Because
checked exceptions and force to keep they happen at run time.
4.
try…catch block.
Unchecked Exceptions are not known
to compiler because they occur at run
time.
Exceptions are mainly caused by the Errors are mostly caused by the
5. application itself. environment in which application is
running.
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Examples: Examples:
Checked Exceptions: Java.lang.StackOverFlowError,
6. SQLException, IOException java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
Unchecked Exceptions:
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException,
NullPointerException

3.1.2: Exception Handling

What is exception handling?

Exception Handling is a mechanism to handle runtime errors, such as
ClassNotFoundException, IOException, SQLException, RemoteException etc. by taking the
necessary actions, so that normal flow of the application can be maintained.

Advantage of using Exceptions:

 Maintains the normal flow of execution of the application.
 Exceptions separate error handling code from regular code.

o Benefit: Cleaner algorithms, less clutter

 Meaningful Error reporting.
 Exceptions standardize error handling.

JAVA EXCEPTION HANDLING KEYWORDS

Exception handling in java is managed using the following five keywords:

S.No. Keyword Description
1 try A block of code that is to be monitored for exception.
The catch block handles the specific type of exception along
2 catch with the try block. For each corresponding try block there
exists the catch block.
It specifies the code that must be executed even though
3 finally
exception may or may not occur.
This keyword is used to explicitly throw specific exception from
4 throw
the program code.
It specifies the exceptions that can be thrown by a particular
5 throws
method.

 try Block:
 The java code that might throw an exception is enclosed in try block. It must be used
within the method and must be followed by either catch or finally block.
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 If an exception is generated within the try block, the remaining statements in the try
block are not executed.

 catch Block:
 Exceptions thrown during execution of the try block can be caught and handled in a
catch block.
 On exit from a catch block, normal execution continues and the finally block is
executed.

 finally Block:
A finally block is always executed, regardless of the cause of exit from the try block, or
whether any catch block was executed.
 Generally finally block is used for freeing resources, cleaning up, closing
connections etc.
 Even though there is any exception in the try block, the statements assured by
finally block are sure to execute.
 Rule:
 For each try block there can be zero or more catch blocks, but only one
finally block.
 The finally block will not be executed if program exits(either by calling
System.exit() or by causing a fatal error that causes the process to abort).

The try-catch-finally structure(Syntax):

try {
// Code block
}
catch (ExceptionType1 e1) {
// Handle ExceptionType1 exceptions
}
catch (ExceptionType2 e2) {
// Handle ExceptionType2 exceptions
}
// ...
finally {
//
Code
alway
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Rules for try, catch and finally Blocks:
1) Statements that might generate an exception are placed in a try block.
2) Not all statements in the try block will execute; the execution is interrupted if an
exception occurs
3) For each try block there can be zero or more catch blocks, but only one finally
block.
4) The try block is followed by
i. one or more catch blocks
ii. or, if a try block has no catch block, then it must have the finally block
5) A try block must be followed by either at least one catch block or one finally block.
6) A catch block specifies the type of exception it can catch. It contains the code
known as exception handler
7) The catch blocks and finally block must always appear in conjunction with a try
block.
8) The order of exception handlers in the catch block must be from the most specific
exception

Program without Exception handling: (Default exception handler):

class Simple
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int data=50/0;

System.out.println("rest of the code...");

}
}

Output:

Exception in thread main java.lang.ArithmeticException:/ by zero

As displayed in the above example, rest of the code is not executed i.e. rest of the
code... statement is not printed.

Program Explanation:

The JVM firstly checks whether the exception is handled or not. If exception is not
handled, JVM provides a default exception handler that performs the following tasks:
 Prints out exception description.
 Prints the stack trace (Hierarchy of methods where the exception occurred).
 Causes the program to terminate.
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Example:
public class Demo
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
try {
int data=25/0;
System.out.println(data);
}
catch(ArithmeticException e)
{
System.out.println(e);
}
finally {
System.out.println("finally
block is always
executed");
}
System.out.println("rest of
the code...");
}
}

Output:
java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero
finally block is always executed
rest of the code...

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Multiple catch is used to handle many different kind of exceptions that may be generated
while running the program. i.e more than one catch clause in a single try block can be used.

Rules:
 At a time only one Exception can occur and at a time only one catch block is executed.
 All catch blocks must be ordered from most specific to most general i.e.
catch for ArithmeticException must come before catch for Exception.

Syntax:

try {
// Code block
}
catch (ExceptionType1 e1) {
// Handle ExceptionType1 exceptions
}
catch (ExceptionType2 e2) {
// Handle ExceptionType2 exceptions
}

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Example:

public class MultipleCatchBlock2

{ public static void main(String[] args)

try
{
int a[]= {1,5,10,15,16};
System.out.println("a[1] = "+a[1]);
System.out.println("a[2]/a[3] =
"+a[2]/a[3]);
System.out.println("a[5] = "+a[5]);
}
catch(ArithmeticException e)
{
System.out.println("Arithmetic
Exception occurs");
}
catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsExcep
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{
System.out.println("ArrayIndexOu
tOfBounds Exception occurs");
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}
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Output:

a[1] = 5
a[2]/a[3] = 0
ArrayIndexOutOfBounds Exception occurs
rest of the code

3.3: Nested Try Block

Definition: try block within a try block is known as nested try block.

Why use nested try block?

 Sometimes a situation may arise where a part of a block may cause one error and
the entire block itself may cause another error. In such cases, exception handlers
have to be nested.
 If an inner try statement does not have a matching catch statement for a particular
exception, the control is transferred to the next try statement’s catch handlers that
for a matching catch statement.
 If none of the catch statement match, then the Java run-time system will handle the
exception. Syntax:
....
try
{
Example:
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public static void main(String[] args) e
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int arr[]={1,5,4,10}; ;
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System.out.println("Quotient = "+x);
}
catch(ArithmeticException ae)
{
System.out.println("divide by zero");
}
arr[4]=3;
}
catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e)
{
System.out.println("array index out of bound exception");
}
System.out.println("...End of Program...");
}
}
Output:
Quotient = 2
array index out of bound exception
...End of Program...

3.4: THROWING AND CATCHING EXCEPTIONS

Before catching an exception, it is must to throw an exception first. This means that
there should be a code somewhere in the program that could catch exception thrown in
the try block.
An exception can be thrown explicitly
1. Using the throw statement
2. Using the throws statement

1: Using the throw statement

 A program can explicitly throw an exception using the throw statement besides the
implicit exception thrown.
 We can throw either checked, uncheked exceptions or custom(user defined)
exceptions
 When throw statement is called:
1) It causes the termination of the normal flow of control of the program code and
stops the execution of the subsequent statements.
2) It transfers the control to the nearest catch block handling the type of exception
object thrown
3) If no such catch block exists, then the program terminates.

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The general format of the throw statement is as follows:

throw <exception reference>;

The Exception reference must be of type Throwable class or one of its subclasses. A detail
message can be passed to the constructor when the exception object is created.
Example:

1) public class ThrowDemo

2) {
3) static void validate(int age)
4) {
5) if(age<18)
6) throw new ArithmeticException("not valid");
7) else
8) System.out.println("welcome to vote");
9) }
10) public static void main(String args[])
11) {
12) validate(13);
13) System.out.println("rest of the code...");
14) }
15) }

Output:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ArithmeticException: not valid

at ThrowDemo.validate(ThrowDemo.java:6)
at ThrowDemo.main(ThrowDemo.java:12)

In this example, we have created the validate method that takes integer value as a
parameter. If the age is less than 18, we are throwing the ArithmeticException otherwise
print a message welcome to vote.

2: Using throws keyword:

 The throws statement is used by a method to specify the types of exceptions the
method throws.
 If a method is capable of raising an exception that it does not handle, the method
must specify that the exception have to be handled by the calling method.
 This is done using the throws clause. The throws clause lists the types of exceptions
that a method might throw.
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Syntax:

Return-type method_name(arg_list) throws exception_list

{
// method body
}

Example:

1. import java.util.Scanner;
2.public class ThrowsDemo 3.
{
4. static void divide(int num, int din) throws ArithmeticException
5. {
6. int result=num/din;
7.System.out.println("Result : "+result); 8.
}
9. public static void main(String args[])
10. {
11. int n,d;
12. Scanner in=new Scanner(System.in);
13. System.out.println("Enter the
Numerator : ");
14. n=in.nextInt();
15. System.out.println("Enter the
Denominator : ");
16. d=in.nextInt();
17. try
18. {
19. divide(n,d);
20. }
21. catch(Exception e)
22. {
23. System.out.println(" Can't Handle :
divide by zero ERROR");
24. }
25. System.out.println(" ** Continue with
rest of the code ** ");
26. }
27. }

Output:
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Can't Handle : divide by zero ERROR
** Continue with rest of the code **
Enter the Numerator :
6
Enter the Denominator :
2
Result : 3
** Continue with rest of the code **

Difference between throw and throws:

throw keyword throws keyword

1) throw is used to explicitly throw
throws is used to declare an exception.
an exception.
2) checked exception cannot checked exception can be propagated with
be propagated without throws.
throws.
3) throw is followed by an instance. throws is followed by class.
4) throw is used within the method. throws is used with the method signature.
You can declare multiple exception
5)You cannot throw
e.g. public void
multiple exception
method()throws
IOException,SQLException.
3.5: Types of Exceptions

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3.5.1: Built-in Exceptions

Built-in exceptions are the exceptions which are available in Java libraries. These
exceptions are suitable to explain certain error situations. Below is the list of important
built-in exceptions in Java.

S. No. Exception Description

Thrown when a problem in arithmetic
1. ArithmeticException
operation is noticed by the JVM.
Thrown when you access an array with
2. ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
an illegal index.
Thrown when you try to access a class
3. ClassNotFoundException
which is not defined
Thrown when you try to access a non-
4. FileNotFoundException
existing file.
Thrown when the input-output
5. IOException
operation has failed or interrupted.
Thrown when a thread is interrupted
6. InterruptedException
when it is processing, waiting or sleeping
7. IllegalAccessException Thrown when access to a class is denied
Thrown when you try to access any field
8. NoSuchFieldException
or variable in a class that does not exist
Thrown when you try to access a non-
9. NoSuchMethodException
existing method.
Thrown when you refer the members of
10. NullPointerException
a null object
Thrown when a method is unable to
11. NumberFormatException
convert a string into a numeric format
Thrown when you access a String array
12. StringIndexOutOfBoundsException
with an illegal index.

A. Checked Exceptions:

 Checked exceptions are called compile-time exceptions because these exceptions are
checked at compile-time by the compiler.
 Checked Exceptions forces programmers to deal with the exception that may be thrown.
 The compiler ensures whether the programmer handles the exception using try.. catch ()
block or not. The programmer should have to handle the exception; otherwise,
compilation will fail and error will be thrown.

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Example:
1. ClassNotFoundException 5. NoSuchFileException
2. CloneNotSupportedException 6. NoSuchMethodException
3. IllegalAccessException, 7. IOException
4. MalformedURLException.

Example Program: (Checked Exception)

FileNotFoundExceptio is a checked exception in Java. Anytime, we want to

n
from readusa to
filesystem, Java forces filehandle error situation where file may not
be present in place.
Without try-catch
import java.io.*;

public class CheckedExceptionExample {

public static void main(String[] args)
{
FileReader file = new FileReader("src/somefile.txt");
}
}

Output:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation

problem: Unhandled exception type FileNotFoundException

To make program able to compile, you must handle this error situation in try-catch block.
Below given code will compile absolutely fine.
With try-catch
import java.io.*;
public class CheckedExceptionExample
{ public static void main(String[]
args) { try {
@SuppressWarnings("resource")
FileReader file = new
FileReader("src/somefile.java");
System.out.println(file.toString());
}
catch(FileNotFoundException e)
{ System.out.println("Sorry...Requested resource not
availabe...");
} }
}

Output:
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B. Unchecked Exceptions(RunTimeException):

 The unchecked exceptions are just opposite to the checked exceptions.

 Unchecked exceptions are not checked at compile-time rather they are checked
at runtime.
 The compiler doesn’t force the programmers to either catch the exception or
declare it in a throws clause.
 In fact, the programmers may not even know that the exception could be
thrown.

Example:

1. ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
2. ArithmeticException
3. NullPointerException.

Example: Unchecked Exception

Consider the following Java program. It compiles fine, but it

throws ArithmeticException when run. The compiler allows it to
compile, because ArithmeticException is an unchecked exception.

class Main {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int x = 0;
int y = 10; int
z = y/x;
}
}

Output:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ArithmeticException: /

by zero at Main.main(Main.java:5)

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Example 1: NullPointer Exception

//Java program to demonstrate NullPointerException
class NullPointer_Demo
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
try {
String a = null; //null value
System.out.println(a.charAt(0));
} catch(NullPointerException e)
{ System.out.println("NullPointerException.."
);
}
}
}

Output:
NullPointerException..

Example 2: NumberFormat Exception

// Java program to demonstrate
NumberFormatException
class NumberFormat_Demo
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
try {
// "akki" is not a number
int num = Integer.parseInt ("akki") ;
System.out.println(num);
} catch(NumberFormatException e)
{ System.out.println("Number format
exception");
}
}
}

Output:

Number format exception

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3.5.2: USER-DEFINED EXCEPTIONS (CUSTOM EXCEPTIONS)

Exception types created by the user to describe the exceptions related to their applications
are known as User-defined Exceptions or Custom Exceptions.

To create User-defined Exceptions:

1. Pick a self-describing *Exception class name.
2. Decide if the exception should be checked or unchecked.
 Checked : extends Exception
 Unchecked: extends RuntimeException
3. Define constructor(s) that call into super class constructor(s), taking message
that can be displayed when the exception is raised.
4. Write the code that might generate the defined exception inside the try-catch
block.
5. If the exception of user-defined type is generated, handle it using throw clause
as follows:
throw ExceptionClassObject;
Example:

The following program illustrates how user-defined exceptions can be created and
thrown.

public class EvenNoException extends Exception

{
EvenNoException(String str)
{
super(str); // used to refer the superclass constructor
}

public static void main(String[] args)

{
int arr[]={2,3,4,5};
int rem;
int i;
for(i=0;i<arr.length;i++)
{
rem=arr[i]%2;
try
{

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if(rem==0)
{
System.out.println(arr[i]+" is an Even Number");
}
else
{
EvenNoException exp=new EvenNoException(arr[i]+" is
not an Even Number");
throw exp;
}
}
catch(EvenNoException exp)
{
System.out.println("Exception thrown is "+exp);
}
} // for loop
} // main()
} // class

Output:

2 is an Even Number
Exception thrown is EvenNoException: 3 is not an Even Number
4 is an Even Number
Exception thrown is EvenNoException: 5 is not an Even Number

Program Explanation:

In the above program, the EvenNumberException class is created which inherits the
Exception super class. Then the constructor is defined with the call to the super class
constructor. Next, an array arr is created with four integer values. In the main(), the array
elements are checked one by one for even number. If the number is odd, then the object of
EvenNumberException class is created and thrown using throw clause. The
EvenNumberException is handled in the catch block.

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Comparison Chart - final Vs. finally Vs. finalize

Basis for
final finally finalize
comparison

Basic Final is a "Keyword" Finally is a "block" in Finalize is a "method"

and "access modifier" Java. in Java.
in Java.

Applicable Final is a keyword Finally is a block that finalize() is a method

applicable to classes, is always associated applicable to objects.
variables and methods. with try and catch
block.

Working (1)Final variable A "finally" block, Finalize method

becomes constant, and clean up the performs cleans up
it can't be reassigned. resources used in activities related to the
(2)A final method can't "try" block. object before its
be overridden by the destruction.
child class.
(3)Final Class can not
be extended.

Execution Final method is "Finally" block finalize() method

executed upon its call. executes just after the executes just before the
execution of"try- destruction of the
catch" block. object.

Example class class FinallyExample{ class

FinalExample{ public public static void FinalizeExample{ publi
static void main(String[] args) c void finalize()
main(String[] args) { try{ {System.out.pr
{ final int x=100; int x=300; intln("finalize called");}
x=200;//Compile Time }catch(Exception e) public static void
Error {System.out.println main(String[] args)
}} (e);} { FinalizeExample
finally{ System.out.p f1=new
rintln("fi nally block FinalizeExample();
is executed"); FinalizeExample
} f2=new
}} FinalizeExample();
f1=null;
f2=null;
System.gc();
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3.6: MULTITHREADED PROGRAMMING

3.6.1: Introduction to Thread

Definition: Thread
A thread is a lightweight sub-process that defines a separate path of execution. It is the
smallest unit of processing that can run concurrently with the other parts (other threads)
of the same process.

 Threads are independent.

 If there occurs exception in one thread, it doesn't affect other threads.
 It uses a shared memory area.

 As shown in the above figure, a thread is executed inside the process.

 There is context-switching between the threads.
 There can be multiple processes inside the OS, and one process can have multiple
threads.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THREAD AND PROCESS:

S.NO PROCESS THREAD

1) Process is a heavy weight program Thread is a light weight process
2) Each process has a complete set of its Threads share the same data
own variables
3) Processes must use IPC (Inter- Threads can directly communicate
Process Communication) with each other with the help of
to communicate with sibling shared variables
processes
4) Cost of communication between Cost of communication between

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processes is high. threads is low.

5) Process switching uses interface in Thread switching does not require
operating system. calling an operating system.
6) Processes are independent of one Threads are dependent of one another
another
7) Each process has its own memory All threads of a particular process
and resources shares the common memory
and resources
8) Creating & destroying processes Takes less overhead to create and
takes more overhead destroy individual threads

3.6.2: MULTITHREADING

A program can be divided into a number of small processes. Each small process can be
addressed as a single thread.

Definition: Multithreading
Multithreading is a technique of executing more than one thread, performing different
tasks, simultaneously.
Multithreading enables programs to have more than one execution paths which
executes concurrently. Each such execution path is a thread. For example, one thread
is writing content on a file at the same time another thread is performing spelling
check.

Advantages of Threads / Multithreading:

1. Threads are light weight compared to processes.
2. Threads share the same address space and therefore can share both data and code.
3. Context switching between threads is usually less expensive that between
processes.
4. Cost of thread communication is low than inter-process communication.
5. Threads allow different tasks to be performed concurrently.
6. Reduces the computation time.
7. Through multithreading, efficient utilization of system resources can be achieved.

MULTITASKING

Definition: Multitasking
Multitasking is a process of executing multiple tasks simultaneously. We use
multitasking to maximize the utilization of CPU.

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Multitasking can be achieved in two ways:

1) Process-based Multitasking (Multiprocessing):-
 It is a feature of executing two or more programs concurrently.
 For example, process-based multitasking enables you to run the Java compiler at
the same time that you are using a text editor or visiting a web site.

2) Thread-based Multitasking (Multithreading):-

 It is a feature that a single program can perform two or more tasks
simultaneously.
 For instance, a text editor can format text at the same time that it is printing, as
long as these two actions
Differences are being
between performed byand
multi-threading twomultitasking
separate threads.

Characteristics Multithreading Multitasking

Meaning A process is divided into several The execution of more than one
different sub-processes called as task simultaneously is called as
threads, which has its own path multitasking.
of execution. This concept is
called as multithreading.
Number of CPU Can be one or more than one One
Number of Various components of the same One by one job is being
process being process are being executed at a executed at a time.
executed time.
Number of users Usually one. More than one.
Memory Space Threads are lighter weight. They Processes are heavyweight
share the same address space tasks that require their own
separate address spaces.
Communication Interthread communication is Interprocess communication is
between units inexpensive expensive and limited.
Context Switching Context switching from one Context switching from one
thread to the next is lower in process to another is also costly.
cost.

3.7: Thread Model / Thread Life Cycle (Different states of a Thread)

Different states, a thread (or applet/servlet) travels from its object creation to
object removal (garbage collection) is known as life cycle of thread. A thread goes
through various stages in its life cycle. At any time, a thread always exists in any one of
the following state:

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1. New State
2. Runnable State
3. Running State
4. Waiting/Timed Waiting/Blocked state
5. Terminated State/ dead state

1. New State:
A new thread begins its life cycle in the new state. It remains in this state until the
program starts
the thread by calling start() method, which places the thread in the runnable
state.
 A new thread is also referred to as a born thread.
 When the thread is in this state, only start() and stop() methods can be called.
Calling any other methods causes an IllegalThreadStateException.
 Sample Code: Thread myThread=new Thread();

2. Runnable State:
After a newly born thread is started, the thread becomes runnable or running by
calling the run() method.
 A thread in this state is considered to be executing its task.
 Sample code: myThread.start();
 The start() method creates the system resources necessary to run the thread,
schedules the thread to run and calls the thread’s run() method.

3. Running state:
 Thread scheduler selects thread to go from runnable to running state. In running
state Thread starts executing by entering run() method.
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 Thread scheduler selects thread from the runnable pool on basis of priority, if
priority of two threads is same, threads are scheduled in unpredictable manner.
Thread scheduler behaviour is completely unpredictable.
 When threads are in running state, yield() method can make thread to go in
Runnable state.

4. Waiting/Timed Waiting/Blocked State :

 Waiting State:
Sometimes one thread has to undergo in waiting state because another thread starts
executing. A runnable thread can be moved to a waiting state by calling the wait()
method.
 A thread transitions back to the runnable state only when another thread signals
the waiting thread to continue executing.
 A call to notify() and notifyAll() may bring the thread from waiting
state to runnable state.

 Timed Waiting:
A runnable thread can enter the timed waiting state for a specified interval of time
by calling the sleep() method.
 After the interval gets over, the thread in waiting state enters into the runnable
state.
 Sample Code:
try {
Thread.sleep(3*60*1000);// thread sleeps for 3 minutes
}
catch(InterruptedException ex) { }

 Blocked State:
When a particular thread issues an I/O request, then operating system moves the
thread to
blocked state until the I/O operations gets completed.
 This can be achieved by calling suspend() method.
 After the I/O completion, the thread is sent back to the runnable state.

5. Terminated State:
A runnable thread enters the terminated state when,
(i) It completes its task (when the run() method has finished)
public void run() { }
(ii) Terminates ( when the stop() is invoked) – myThread.stop();

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A terminated thread cannot run again.

New : A thread begins its life cycle in the new state. It remains in this state until the
start() method is called on it.
Runnable : After invocation of start() method on new thread, the thread becomes
runnable.
Running : A thread is in running state if the thread scheduler has selected it.
Waiting : A thread is in waiting state if it waits for another thread to perform a task.
In this stage the thread is still alive.
Terminated : A thread enter the terminated state when it complete its task.

THE “main” THREAD

The “main” thread is a thread that begins running immediately when a java
program starts up. The “main” thread is important for two reasons:
1. It is the thread form which other child threads will be spawned.
2.It must be the last thread to finish execution because it performs various shutdown
actions.

 Although the main thread is created automatically when our program is started,
it can be controlled through a Thread object.
 To do so, we must obtain a reference to it by calling the method currentThread().

Example:
class CurrentThreadDemo {
public static void main(String args[])
{
Thread t=Thread.currentThread();
System.out.println(“Current Thread: “+t);

// change the name of the main thread

t.setName(“My Thread”);
System.out.println(“After name
change : “+t);

try {
for(int n=5;n>0;n--)
{ System.out.println(n);
Thread.sleep(1000);// delay for 1 second
}

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} catch(InterruptedException e) {
System.out.println(“Main Thread Interrrupted”);
}
}
}

Output:
Current Thread: Thread[main,5,main]
After name change: Thread[My Thread,5,main]
5
4
3
2
1

3.8: Creating Threads

We can create threads by instantiating an object of type Thread. Java defines two ways
to create threads:

1. By implementing Runnable interface (java.lang.Runnable)

2. By extending the Thread class (java.lang.Thread)

1. Creating threads by implementing Runnable interface:

 The Runnable interface should be implemented by any class whose instances are
intended to be executed as a thread.

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 Implementing thread program using Runnable is preferable than implementing it

by extending Thread class because of the following two reasons:
1. If a class extends a Thread class, then it cannot extend any other class.
2. If a class Thread is extended, then all its functionalities get inherited. This is
an expensive operation.
 The Runnable interface has only one method that must be overridden by the class
which implements this interface:
public void run()// run() contains the logic of the thread
{
// implementation code
}
 Steps for thread creation:
1. Create a class that implements Runnable interface. An object of this class is
Runnable object.
public class MyThread implements Runnable
{
---
}
2. Override the run() method to define the code executed by the thread.
3. Create an object of type Thread by passing a Runnable object as argument.
Thread t=new Thread(Runnable threadobj, String threadName);
4. Invoke the start() method on the instance of the Thread class.
t.start();

 Example:
class MyThread implements Runnable
{

public void run()

{
for(int i=0;i<3;i++)
{
System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+" # Printing "+i);
try
{
Thread.sleep(1000);
}catch(InterruptedException e)
{
System.out.println(e);

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}
}
}
}
public class RunnableDemo {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
MyThread obj=new MyThread();
MyThread obj1=new MyThread();
Thread t=new Thread(obj,"Thread-1");
t.start();
Thread t1=new Thread(obj1,"Thread-2");
t1.start();
}
}

Output:
Thread-0 # Printing 0
Thread-1 # Printing
0 Thread-1 #
Printing 1
Thread-0 # Printing 1
Thread-1 # Printing
2 Thread-0 #
Printing 2

2. Creating threads by extending

Thread class:
Thread class provide constructors and methods to create and perform operations on a
thread.
Commonly used Constructors of Thread class:
 Thread()
 Thread(String name)
 Thread(Runnable r)
 Thread(Runnable r, String name)

All the above constructors creates a new thread.

Commonly used methods of Thread class:

3. public void run(): is used to perform action for a thread.
4. public void start(): starts the execution of the thread.JVM calls the run() method
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3. public void sleep(long miliseconds): Causes the currently executing thread to

sleep (temporarily cease execution) for the specified number of milliseconds.
4. public void join(): waits for a thread to die.
5. public void join(long miliseconds): waits for a thread to die for the specified
miliseconds.
6. public int getPriority(): returns the priority of the thread.
7. public int setPriority(int priority): changes the priority of the thread.
8. public String getName(): returns the name of the thread.
9. public void setName(String name): changes the name of the thread.
10.public Thread currentThread(): returns the reference of currently executing
thread.
11.public boolean isAlive(): tests if the thread is alive.
12.public void yield(): causes the currently executing thread object to temporarily
pause and allow other threads to execute.
13.public void suspend(): is used to suspend the thread(depricated).
14.public void resume(): is used to resume the suspended thread(depricated).
15.public void stop(): is used to stop the thread(depricated).
16.public boolean isDaemon(): tests if the thread is a daemon thread.
17.public void setDaemon(boolean b): marks the thread as daemon or user
thread.
18.public void interrupt(): interrupts the thread.
19.public boolean isInterrupted(): tests if the thread has been interrupted.
20.public static boolean interrupted(): tests if the current thread has been
interrupted.

 Steps for thread creation:

1. Create a class that extends java.lang.Thread class.
public class MyThread extends Thread
{
---
}
2. Override the run() method in the sub class to define the code executed by the
thread.
3. Create an object of this sub class.
MyThread t=new MyThread(String threadName);
4. Invoke the start() method on the instance of the subclass to make the thread
for running.
start();
 Example:

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class SampleThread extends Thread

{
public void run()
{
for(int i=0;i<3;i++)
{
System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+" # Printing "+i);
try
{
Thread.sleep(1000);
}catch(InterruptedException e)
{
System.out.println(e);
}
}
}
}

public class ThreadDemo {

public static void main(String[] args)
{ SampleThread obj=new
SampleThread(); obj.start();
SampleThread obj1=new SampleThread();
obj1.start();
}
}
Output:
Thread-0 # Printing 0
Thread-1 # Printing
0 Thread-1 #
Printing 1
Thread-0 # Printing 1
Thread-0 # Printing
2 Thread-1 #
Printing 2 3.9: THREAD PRIORITY

 Thread priority determines how a thread should be treated with respect to

others.

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 Every thread in java has some priority, it may be default priority generated by
JVM or customized priority provided by programmer.
 Priorities are represented by a number between 1 and 10.
1 – Minimum Priority5 – Normal Priority 10 – Maximum Priority
 Thread scheduler will use priorities while allocating processor. The thread which
 is havingscheduler
Thread highest priority will get
is a part of the
Javachance
Virtualfirst.
Machine (JVM). It decides which
thread should execute first among two or more threads that are waiting for
execution.
 It is decided based on the priorities that are assigned to threads. The thread
having highest priority gets a chance first to execute.
 If two or more threads have same priorities, we can’t predict the execution of
waiting threads. It is completely decided by thread scheduler. It depends on the
type of algorithm used by thread scheduler.
 Higher priority threads get more CPU time than lower priority threads.
 A higher priority thread can also preempt a lower priority thread. For instance,
when a lower priority thread is running and a higher priority thread resumes (for
sleeping or waiting on I/O), it will preempt the lower priority thread.
 If two or more threads have same priorities, we can’t predict the execution of
waiting threads. It is completely decided by thread scheduler. It depends on the
type of algorithm used by thread scheduler.
 3 constants defined in Thread class:
1. public static int MIN_PRIORITY
2. public static int NORM_PRIORITY
3.public static int MAX_PRIORITY
 Default priority of a thread is 5 (NORM_PRIORITY). The value of MIN_PRIORITY is
1 and the value of MAX_PRIORITY is 10.
 To set a thread’s priority, use the setPriority() method.
 To obtain the current priority of a thread, use getPriority() method.

 Example:
class TestMultiPriority1 extends Thread{
public void run(){
System.out.println("running thread name is:"+Thread.currentThread().getNam
e());
System.out.println("running thread priority is:"+
Thread.currentThread().getPriority());

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public static void main(String args[])

{ TestMultiPriority1 m1=new
TestMultiPriority1(); TestMultiPriority1 m2=new
TestMultiPriority1();
m1.setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);
m2.setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);
m1.start();
m2.start();
}
}

Output:
running thread name is:Thread-0
running thread priority is:10
running thread name is:Thread-1
running thread priority is:1
3.10: Thread Synchronization

Definition: Thread Synchronization

Thread synchronization is the concurrent execution of two or more threads that share
critical resources.
When two or more threads need to use a shared resource, they need some way to
ensure that the resource will be used by only one thread at a time. The process of
ensuring single thread access to a shared resource at a time is called synchronization.

Threads should be synchronized to avoid critical resource use conflicts. Otherwise,

conflicts may arise when parallel-running threads attempt to modify a common variable
at the same time.
 Why use Synchronization
The synchronization is mainly used to
1. To prevent thread interference.
2. To prevent consistency problem.

 Thread Synchronization
There are two types of thread synchronization mutual exclusive and inter-thread
communication.
1. Mutual Exclusive
1. Synchronized method.
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3. static synchronization.
2. Cooperation (Inter-thread communication in java)

 Mutual Exclusive
Mutual Exclusive helps keep threads from interfering with one another while sharing
data. This can be done by two ways in java:
1. by synchronized method
2. by synchronized block

 Concept of Lock in Java

Synchronization is built around an internal entity known as the lock or monitor. Every
object has a lock associated with it. By convention, a thread that needs consistent access
to an object's fields has to acquire the object's lock before accessing them, and then
release the lock when it's done with them.

1. Java synchronized method

 If you declare any method as synchronized, it is known as synchronized method.

Synchronized method is used to lock an object for any shared resource.
 When a thread invokes a synchronized method, it automatically acquires the lock for
that object and releases it when the thread completes its task.

Syntax to use synchronized method:

Access_modifier synchronized return_type method_name(parameters)
{ …….. }

Example of java synchronized method:

class Table{
synchronized void printTable(int
n)//synchronized method
{
for(int i=1;i<=5;i++)
{ System.out.println(n*i);
try{
Thread.sleep(400); }
catch(Exception e)
{ System.out.println(e); }
}
}
}
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class MyThread1 extends Thread {

Table t;
MyThread1(Table t){
this.t=t;
}
public void run(){
t.printTable(5);
}
}

class MyThread2 extends Thread{

Table t;
MyThread2(Table t){
this.t=t;
}
public void run(){
t.printTable(100);
}
}
public class
TestSynchronization2{ public static
void main(String args[]){
Table obj = new Table(); //only one
object MyThread1 t1=new
MyThread1(obj); MyThread2 t2=new
MyThread2(obj); t1.start();
t2.start();
} }
Output:
5
10
15
20
25
100
200
300
400
500

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2. Synchronized block in java

 Synchronized block can be used to perform synchronization on any specific
resource of the method.
 Suppose you have 50 lines of code in your method, but you want to synchronize
only 5 lines, you can use synchronized block.
 If you put all the codes of the method in the synchronized block, it will work same
as the synchronized method.

Points to remember for Synchronized block

 Synchronized block is used to lock an object for any shared resource.
 Scope of synchronized block is smaller than the method.

Syntax to use synchronized block

1. synchronized (object reference expression) {
2. //code block
3. }

Example of
synchronized block

class Table{
void
printTable(int n)
{
synchronized(th
is)
//synchronized
block
{
for(int i=1;i<=5;i++)
{ System.out.println(n*
i);
try{
Thread.sleep(400);

}catch(Exception e)
{System.out.println(e);}
}
}
}//end of the method
}
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class MyThread2 extends Thread{

Table t;
MyThread2(Table t){
this.t=t;
}
public void run(){
t.printTable(100);
}
}

public class TestSynchronizedBlock1

{
public static void main(String args[])
{
Table obj = new Table();//only one object
MyThread1 t1=new MyThread1(obj);
MyThread2 t2=new MyThread2(obj);

t1.start();
t2.start();
}
}

Output:
5
10
15
20
25
100
200
300
400
500

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Difference between synchronized method and synchronized block:

Synchronized method Synchronized block
1. Lock is acquired on critical block of
1. Lock is acquired on whole method.
code only.
2. Less preferred.
2. Preferred.
3. Performance will be less as compared
3. Performance will be better as
to synchronized block.
compared to synchronized method.

3.11: Inter-Thread Communication

Inter-Thread Communication or Co-operation is all about allowing synchronized

threads to communicate with each other.

Definition: Inter-Thread Communication

Inter-thread communication is a mechanism in which a thread is paused running in its
critical section and another thread is allowed to enter (or lock) in the same critical
section to be executed.

It is implemented by following methods of Object class and all these methods can be
called only from within a synchronized context.

S.No. Method & Description

1 public final void wait() throws InterruptedException
Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the notify().
2 public final void wait(long timeout) throws InterruptedException
Causes current thread to wait until either another thread invokes the notify()
method or the notifyAll() method for this object, or a specified amount of time
has elapsed.
Parameters:
timeout − the maximum time to wait in milliseconds.
3 public final void notify()
Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
4 Public final void notifyAll()
Wakes up all the threads that called wait( ) on the same object.

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Difference between wait() and sleep()

Parameter wait() sleep()
wait should be called from
synchronized context i.e. from
block or method, If you do not It need not be called from
Synchonized call it using synchronized synchronized block or
context, it methods
will throw
IllegalMonitorStateExcept ion
Sleep method operates on
Calls on wait method operates on Object
current thread and is in
and defined in Object class
java.lang.Thread
wait release lock of object on
Release of lock Sleep method does not release
which it is called and also other
lock at all
locks if it holds any
Wake up until call notify() or notifyAll() Until time expires or calls
condition from Object class interrupt()
static wait is non-static method sleep is static method

Example: The following program illustrates simple bank transaction operations with
inter-thread communication:

class Customer{
int Balance=10000;

synchronized void withdraw(int amount)

{
System.out.println("going to withdraw..."+amount);

if(Balance<amount)
{
System.out.println("Less balance; Balance = Rs. "+Balance+"\nWaiting for
deposit...\n");
try
{
wait();
}
catch(Exception e){}
}

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Balance-=amount;
System.out.println("withdraw completed...");
}
synchronized void deposit(int amount)
{
System.out.println("going to deposit... Rs. "+amount);
Balance+=amount;
System.out.println("deposit completed... Balance = "+Balance);
notify();
}
}

class ThreadCommn
{
public static void main(String args[]) {
Customer c=new Customer();
new Thread()
{
public void run()
{c.withdraw(20000);}
}.start();
new Thread(){
public void run()
{c.deposit(15000);}
}.start();
}
}

Output:

going to withdraw...20000
Less balance; Balance = Rs. 10000
Waiting for deposit...

going to deposit... Rs. 15000

deposit completed... Balance = 25000
withdraw completed...

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3.12: Suspending, Resuming and Stopping threads

The functions of Suspend, Resume and Stop a thread is performed using Boolean-type
flags in a multithreading program. These flags are used to store the current status of the
thread.
1. If the suspend flag is set to true, then run() will suspend the execution of the
currently running thread.
2. If the resume flag is set to true, then run() will resume the execution of the
suspended thread.
3. If the stop flag is set to true, then a thread will get terminated.

Example

class NewThread implements Runnable

{
String name; //name of
thread Thread thr;
boolean suspendFlag;
boolean stopFlag;

NewThread(String
threadname)
{
name =
threadname;
thr = new Thread(this, name);
System.out.println("New thread : " + thr);
suspendFlag = false;
stopFlag = false;
thr.start(); // start the thread
}

/* this is the entry point for thread */

public void run()
{
try
{
for(int i=1; i<10; i++)
{
System.out.println(name + " : " + i);
Thread.sleep(1000);
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synchronized(this)
{
while(suspendFlag)
{
wait();
}
if(stopFlag)
break;
}
}
}
catch(InterruptedE
xception e)
{
System.out.printl
n(name + "
interrupted");
}

System.out.println(
name + "
exiting...");
}

synchronized void
mysuspend()
{
suspendFlag = true;
}

synchronized void
myresume()
{
suspendFlag = false;
notify();
}

synchronized void
mystop()
{
suspendFlag=false;
stopFlag=true;
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class SuspendResumeThread
{
public static void main(String args[])
{

NewThread obj1 = new NewThread("One");

NewThread obj2 = new NewThread("two");

try
{
Thread.sleep(1000);
obj1.mysuspend();
System.out.println("Suspending thread One...");
Thread.sleep(1000);
obj1.myresume();
System.out.println("Resuming thread One...");

obj2.mysuspend();
System.out.println("Suspending thread Two...");
Thread.sleep(1000);
obj2.myresume();
System.out.println("Resuming thread Two...");
obj2.mystop();

}
catch(InterruptedException e)
{
System.out.println("Main thread
Interrupted..!!");
}

System.out.println("Main thread exiting...");

}
}

Output:

New thread : Thread[One,5,main]

New thread : Thread[two,5,main]

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One : 1
two : 1
One : 2
Suspending thread One...
two : 2
two : 3
Resuming thread One...
One : 3
Suspending thread Two...
One : 4
Resuming thread Two...
two : 4
Thread two Stopped!!!
Main thread exiting...
two exiting...
One : 5
One : 6
One : 7
One : 8
One : 9
One exiting...

3.13: Wrappers

Wrappers
Wrapper classes provide a way to use primitive data types (int, boolean, etc..) as objects.

The table below shows the primitive type and the equivalent wrapper class:
Primitive Data Type Wrapper Class
byte Byte
short Short
int Integer
long Long
float Float
double Double
Boolean Boolean
char Character

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1. Use of Wrapper classes

 Change the value in Method: Java supports only call by value. So, if we pass a
primitive value, it will not change the original value. But, if we convert the
primitive value in an object, it will change the original value.
 Serialization: We need to convert the objects into streams to perform the
serialization. If we have a primitive value, we can convert it in objects through the
wrapper classes.
 Synchronization: Java synchronization works with objects in Multithreading.
 java.util package: The java.util package provides the utility classes to deal with
objects.
 Collection Framework: Java collection framework works with objects only. All
classes of the collection framework (ArrayList, LinkedList, Vector, HashSet,
LinkedHashSet, TreeSet, PriorityQueue, ArrayDeque, etc.) deal with objects only.

Example:
//Java Program to convert all primitives into its corresponding
//wrapper objects and vice-versa
public class
WrapperExample3{ public static void
main(String args[]){ byte b=10;
short s=20;
int i=30;
long l=40;
float f=50.0F;
double d=60.0D;
char c='a';
boolean b2=true;

//Autoboxing: Converting primitives into objects

Byte byteobj=b;
Short shortobj=s;
Integer intobj=i;
Long longobj=l;
Float floatobj=f;
Double doubleobj=d;
Character
charobj=c; Boolean
boolobj=b2;

//Printing objects
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System.out.println("---Printing object values---");

System.out.println("Byte object: "+byteobj);
System.out.println("Short object: "+shortobj);
System.out.println("Integer object: "+intobj);
System.out.println("Long object: "+longobj);
System.out.println("Float object: "+floatobj);
System.out.println("Double object: "+doubleobj);
System.out.println("Character object: "+charobj);
System.out.println("Boolean object: "+boolobj);

//Unboxing: Converting Objects to Primitives

byte bytevalue=byteobj;
short shortvalue=shortobj;
int intvalue=intobj;
long longvalue=longobj;
float floatvalue=floatobj;
double doublevalue=doubleobj;
char charvalue=charobj;
boolean boolvalue=boolobj;

//Printing primitives
System.out.println("---Printing primitive values---");
System.out.println("byte value: "+bytevalue);
System.out.println("short value: "+shortvalue);
System.out.println("int value: "+intvalue);
System.out.println("long value: "+longvalue);
System.out.println("float value: "+floatvalue);
System.out.println("double value: "+doublevalue);
System.out.println("char value: "+charvalue);
System.out.println("boolean value: "+boolvalue);
}
}

Output
---Printing object values---
Byte object: 10
Short object: 20
Integer object: 30
Long object: 40

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Float object: 50.0

Double object: 60.0
Character object: a
Boolean object: true
---Printing primitive values---
byte value: 10
short value: 20
int value: 30
long value: 40
float value: 50.0
double value: 60.0
char value: a
boolean value: true

3.14: Autoboxing

14. Autoboxing
The automatic conversion of primitive data type into its corresponding wrapper class is
known as autoboxing, for example, byte to Byte, char to Character, int to Integer, long to
Long, float to Float, boolean to Boolean, double to Double, and short to Short.

Example:
public class
WrapperExample1{ public static void
main(String args[]){
//Converting int into Integer
int a=20;
Integer
i=Integer.valueOf(a);//conve
rting int into Integer
explicitly
Integer j=a;//autoboxing, now compiler will write Integer.valueOf(a) internally
System.out.println(a+" "+i+" "+j);
}
}
Output
20 20 20

1. Unboxing
The automatic conversion of wrapper type into its corresponding primitive type is
known as unboxing. It is the reverse process of autoboxing.
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Example:

//Unboxing example of Integer to int

public class WrapperExample2
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
//Converting Integer to int
Integer a=new Integer(3);
int i=a.intValue(); //converting Integer to int explicitly
int j=a; //unboxing, now compiler will write a.intValue() internally
System.out.println(a+" "+i+" "+j);
}
}
Output
3 3 3

A1: STACK TRACE ELEMENTS

A Stack Trace is a list of method calls from the point when the application was
started to the current location of execution within the program. A Stack Trace is
produced automatically by the Java Virtual Machine when an exception is thrown
to indicate the location and progression of the program up to the point of the
exception. They are displayed whenever a Java program terminates with an
uncaught exception.
 We can access the text description of a stack trace by calling the
printStackTrace() method of the Throwable class.
 The java.lang.StackTraceElement is a class where each element represents a
single stack frame.
 We can call the getStackTrace() method to get an array of
StackTraceElement
objects that we want analyse in our program.

Class Declaration
Following is the declaration for java.lang.StackTraceElement class
public final class StackTraceElement extends Object implements
Serializable

Class constructors

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Constructor & Description

StackTraceElement(String declaringClass, String methodName, String fileName,
int lineNumber)
This creates a stack trace element representing the specified execution point.

Parameters:
 declaringClass – the fully qualified name of the class containing the execution point
represented by the stack trace element.
 methodName – the name of the method containing the execution point represented

by
the stack trace element.
 fileName – the name of the file containing the execution point represented by the

stack
trace element, or null if this information is unavailable
 lineNumber – the line number of the source line containing the execution point
represented by this stack trace element, or a negative number if this
information is unavailable. A value of -2 indicates that the method containing
the execution point is a native method.
Throws: NullPointerException – if declaringClass or methodName is null.

Methods in StackTraceElement class:

Method Name Description
String getFileName() Gets the name of the source file containing the
execution point represented by the
StackTraceElement.
int getLineNumber() Gets the line number of the source file containing
the execution point represented by the
StackTraceElement.
String getClassName() Gets the fully qualified name of the class
containing the execution point represented by the
StackTraceElement.
String getMethodName() Gets the name of the method containing the
execution point represented by the
StackTraceElement.
boolean isNativeMethod() Returns true if the execution point of the
StackTraceElement is inside a native method.
String toString() Returns a formatted string containing the class
name, method name, file name and the line
number, if available.

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Example:

The following program for finding factorial(using recursion) prints the stack trace of a
recursive factorial function.

import java.util.Scanner;

public class StackTraceTest

{
public static int
factorial(int n)
{
System.out.println(" Factorial ("+n+"):");
Throwable t=new Throwable();
StackTraceElement[] frames=t.getStackTrace();
for(StackTraceElement f:frames)
{
System.out.println(f);
}
int r;
if(n<=1)
r=1;
else
r=n*factorial(n-1);
System.out.println("return "+r);
return r;
}

public static void main(String[]

args)
{
Scanner in=new
Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Enter n: ");
int
n=in.nextInt();
factorial(n);
}
}

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Factorial (3):
StackTraceTest.factorial(StackTraceTest.java:10)
StackTraceTest.main(StackTraceTest.java:30)
Factorial (2):
StackTraceTest.factorial(StackTraceTest.java:10)
StackTraceTest.factorial(StackTraceTest.java:20)
StackTraceTest.main(StackTraceTest.java:30)
Factorial (1):
StackTraceTest.factorial(StackTraceTest.java:10)
StackTraceTest.factorial(StackTraceTest.java:20)
StackTraceTest.factorial(StackTraceTest.java:20)
StackTraceTest.main(StackTraceTest.java:30)
return 1
return 2
return 6

A2: “assert” Keyword

Java assert keyword is used to create assertions in Java, which enables us to test
the assumptions about our program. For example, an assertion may be to make
sure that an employee’s age is positive number.

Assertions are Boolean expressions that are used to test/validate the code. It is a
statement in java that can be used to test your assumptions about the program.

 Assertion is achieved using “assert” keyword in java.

 While executing assertion, it is believed to be true. If it fails, JVM will throw an error
named AssertionError. It is mainly used for testing purpose.

 Following are the situations in which we can use the assertions:

 For making the program more readable and user friendly, the assert statements
are used.
 For validating the internal control flow and class invariant, the assertions are
used.
 Syntax of using Assertion:
There are two ways to use assertion.
First way:
1. assert expression;

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Here the Expression is evaluated by the JVM and if any error occurs then
AssertionError occurs.

Second way:
2. assert expression1 : expression2;

In this, Expression1 is evaluated and if it is false then the error message is displayed
with the help of Expression2.

 Assertion Enabling and Disabling:

By default, assertions are disabled. They have to be enabled explicitly

For Enabling:
We can enable the assertions by running the java program with the
-enableassertions (or) -ea option:

java –enableassertions AssertionDemo

(or)
java –ea AssertionDemo

For Disabling: -disableassertions (or) -da

java –disableassertions AssertionDemo

(or)
java –da AssertionDemo

When assertions are disabled, the class loader strips out the assertion code so
that it won’t slow excetuion.

Example:

// Java program to demonstrate syntax of

assertion import java.util.Scanner;

class Test
{
public static void main( String args[] )

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{
int value = 15;
assert value >= 20 : " Underweight";
System.out.println("value is "+value);
}
}

Output:
value is 15

After enabling assertions

Output:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.AssertionError:
Underweight

 Advantage of Assertions:
 It provides an effective way to detect and correct
programming errors.

 Where not to use Assertions

 Assertions should not be used to replace error
messages
 Do not use assertions for argument checking in public methods. Because if

arguments are erroneous then that situation result in appropriate runtime

exception such as
IllegalArgumentException, IndexOutOfBoundsException or
NullPointerException.

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Chapter Topic Page No.

No.

Input/output Basics 1
4.1 4.1.1: Streams 3

4.2 Reading and Writing Console I/O 22

4.3 Reading and Writing Files 24

4.4 Generics: Generic Programming 28

4.5 Generic classes 31

4.6 Generic Methods 34
4.7 Bounded Types 37
4.8 Restrictions and Limitations of Generics 41
4.9 Strings: Basic String class 41
4.10 Methods 44
4.11 String Buffer Class 50

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UNIT IV I/O, GENERICS, STRING HANDLING

I/O Basics – Reading and Writing Console I/O – Reading and Writing Files. Generics:
Generic Programming – Generic classes – Generic Methods – Bounded Types –
Restrictions and Limitations. Strings: Basic String class, methods and String Buffer Class.

4.1: INPUT / OUTPUT BASICS

Java I/O (Input and Output) is used to process the input and produce the output.

 Java uses the concept of stream to make I/O operation fast.

 These streams support all the types of objects, data-types, characters, files etc to
fully execute the I/O operations.
 The java.io package contains all the classes required for input and output
operations.

 Java Input
There are several ways to get input from the user in Java. To get input by using
Scanner object, import Scanner class using:
import java.util.Scanner;
Then, we will create an object of Scanner class which will be used to get input
from the user.
Scanner input = new Scanner
(System.in); int number = input.nextInt();

Example : Get Integer Input From the User

import
java.util.Scanner; class
Input{
public static void main(String[] args)
{ Scanner input =newScanner
(System.in); System.out.print ("Enter an
integer: "); int number =input.nextInt ();
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System.out.println ("You entered”+ number);

}
}

Output
Enter an integer: 23
You entered 23

 Java Output

Simply use System.out.println(), System.out.print() or System.out.printf() to send output

to standard output (screen).system is a class and out is a public static field which
accepts output data.

Example to output a line:

class Test
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println("Java programming is interesting.");
}
}
Output:
Java programming is interesting.

What's the difference between println (), print () and printf ()?
 print () - prints string inside the quotes.
 println () - prints string inside the quotes similar like print() method. Then the

cursor moves to the beginning of the next line.

 printf () - it provides string formatting.

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4.1.1: STREAMS

A Stream is a sequence of data or it is an abstraction that either produces or consumes

information. In other simple words it is a flow of data from which you can read or write
data to it. It’s called a stream because it's like a stream of water that continues to flow.

 PREDEFINED STREAMS:
In java, 3 streams are created for us automatically. All these streams are attached
with console.

1)System.in: This is used to feed the data to user's program and usually a keyboard
is used as standard input stream and represented as System.in. – It is an object of type
InputStream.

2)System.out: This is used to output the data produced by the user's program and
usually a computer screen is used to standard output stream and represented as
System.out. - It is an object of type PrintStream

3)System.err: This is used to output the error data produced by the user's
program and usually a computer screen is used to standard error stream and
represented as System.err. - It is an object of type PrintStream

 TYPES OF STREAMS:

1.Byte Stream – Byte Streams provide a convenient means of handling input and output
in terms of bytes. Byte streams are used when reading or writing binary data.
2.Character Stream – Character streams provide a convenient means of handling input
or output in terms of characters. In some cases, character streams are more efficient
than byte streams.

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Some important Byte stream classes:

Stream class Description

BufferedInputStream Used for Buffered Input Stream.
BufferedOutputStream Used for Buffered Output Stream.
DataInputStream Contains method for reading java standard datatype
An output stream that contain method for writing java
DataOutputStream
standard data type
FileInputStream Input stream that reads from a file
FileOutputStream Output stream that write to a file.
InputStream Abstract class that describe stream input.
OutputStream Abstract class that describe stream output.
PrintStream Output Stream that contain print() and println() method

Some important Charcter stream classes.

Stream class Description
BufferedReader Handles buffered input stream.
BufferedWriter Handles buffered output stream.
FileReader Input stream that reads from file.
FileWriter Output stream that writes to file.
InputStreamReader Input stream that translate byte to character
OutputStreamReader Output stream that translate character to byte.
PrintWriter Output Stream that contain print() and println() method.
Reader Abstract class that define character stream input
Writer Abstract class that define character stream output

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 INPUTSTREAM AND OUTPUTSTREAMS:

 OutputStream
Java application uses an output stream to write data to a destination, it may be a
file, an array, peripheral device or socket.
 InputStream
Java application uses an input stream to read data from a source, it may be a file,
an array, peripheral device or socket.

Working of Java OutputStream and InputStream by the figure given below.

OutputStream class

OutputStream class is an abstract class. It is the superclass of all classes

representing an output stream of bytes. An output stream accepts output bytes and
sends them to some sink.

Commonly used methods of OutputStream class

Method Description
1) public void write(int)throws is used to write a byte to the current output
IOException stream.
2) public void write(byte[])throws is used to write an array of byte to the
IOException current output stream.
3) public void flush()throws
flushes the current output stream.
IOException
4) public void close()throws
is used to close the current output stream.
IOException

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InputStream class

InputStream class is an abstract class. It is the superclass of all classes

representing an input stream of bytes.

Commonly used methods of InputStream class

Method Description
1) public abstract int read() reads the next byte of data from the input stream.It
throws IOException returns -1 at the end of file.
2) public int available() throws returns an estimate of the number of bytes that can
IOException be read from the current input stream.
3) public void close()throws
is used to close the current input stream.
IOException

1. FileInputStream and FileOutputStream (File Handling):

In Java, FileInputStream and FileOutputStream classes are used to read and write data in
file. In another words, they are used for file handling in java.

 FileOutputStream class
Java FileOutputStream is an output stream for writing data to a file.
If you have to write primitive values then use FileOutputStream. Instead, for
character-oriented data, prefer FileWriter. But you can write byte-oriented as
well as character-oriented data.

Method Description
protected void finalize() It is used to clean up the connection with the file output
stream.
void write(byte[] ary) It is used to write ary.length bytes from the byte array to
the file output stream.
void write(byte[] ary, int It is used to write len bytes from the byte array starting at
off, int len) offset off to the file output stream.
void write(int b) It is used to write the specified byte to the file output stream.
void close() It is used to closes the file output stream.

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Example of Java FileOutputStream class

1. import java.io.*;
2. class Test{
3. public static void main(String args[]){
4. try{
5. FileOutputstream fout=new FileOutputStream("abc.txt");
6. String s="java is my favourite language";
7. byte b[]=s.getBytes();//converting string into byte array
8. fout.write(b);
9. fout.close();
10. System.out.println("success...");
11. }catch(Exception e){system.out.println(e);}
12. }
13.}

Output:success...

 FileInputStream class
Java FileInputStream class obtains input bytes from a file.It is used for reading
streams of raw bytes such as image data. For reading streams of characters, consider
using FileReader.
It should be used to read byte-oriented data for example to read image, audio,
video etc.
Method Description
int available() It is used to return the estimated number of bytes that can
be read from the input stream.
int read() It is used to read the byte of data from the input stream.
int read(byte[] b) It is used to read up to b.length bytes of data from the
input stream.
int read(byte[] b, int off, It is used to read up to len bytes of data from the input
int len) stream.
long skip(long x) It is used to skip over and discards x bytes of data from the
input stream.
protected void finalize() It is used to ensure that the close method is call when
there is no more reference to the file input stream.
void close() It is used to closes the stream.

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Example of FileInputStream class

1. import java.io.*;
2. class SimpleRead{
3. public static void main(String args[]){
4. try{
5. FileInputStream fin=new FileInputStream("abc.txt");
6. int i=0;
7. while((i=fin.read())!=-1){
8. System.out.println((char)i); 9.
}
10. fin.close();
11. }catch(Exception e)
{system.out.println(e);}
12. }
13.}

Output: java is my favourite

language

12.BufferedOutputStream and
BufferedInputStream

 BufferedOutputStream class
Java BufferedOutputStream
class uses an internal buffer to
Constructor Description
store data. It adds
BufferedOutputStream(Output It creates the new buffered output stream which is
more efficiency than to write data directly into a stream. So, it makes the
Stream os) used for writing the data to the specified output
performance fast.
stream.
BufferedOutputStream(Output It creates the new buffered output stream which is
Stream os, int size) used for writing the data to the specified output
stream with a specified buffer size.

Method Description
void write(int b) It writes the specified byte to the buffered output stream.
void write(byte[] b, int off, It write the bytes from the specified byte-input stream into
int len) a specified byte array, starting with the given offset
void flush() It flushes the buffered output stream.

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Example of BufferedOutputStream class:

In this example, we are writing the textual information in the BufferedOutputStream

object which is connected to the FileOutputStream object. The flush() flushes the data of
one stream and send it into another. It is required if you have connected the one stream
with another.

1. import java.io.*;
2. class Test{
3. public static void main(String args[])throws Exception{
4. FileOutputStream fout=new FileOutputStream("f1.txt");
5. BufferedOutputStream bout=new BufferedOutputStream(fout);
6. String s="Java is my favourite language";
7. byte b[]=s.getBytes();
8. bout.write(b);
9. bout.flush();
10. bout.close();
11. fout.close();
12. System.out.println("success");
13. }
14.}
Output: success...

 BufferedInputStream class
Java BufferedInputStream class is used to read information from stream. It
internally uses buffer mechanism to make the performance fast.

Constructor Description
BufferedInputStream(InputStream It creates the BufferedInputStream and saves it
IS) argument, the input stream IS, for later use.
BufferedInputStream(InputStream It creates the BufferedInputStream with a
IS, int size) specified buffer size and saves it argument, the
input stream IS, for later use.

Method Description
int available() It returns an estimate number of bytes that can be read from
the input stream without blocking by the next invocation
method for the input stream.
int read() It read the next byte of data from the input stream.

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int read(byte[] b, int off, It read the bytes from the specified byte-input stream into a
int ln) specified byte array, starting with the given offset.
void close() It closes the input stream and releases any of the system
resources associated with the stream.
void reset() It repositions the stream at a position the mark method was
last called on this input stream.
void mark(int readlimit) It sees the general contract of the mark method for the input
stream.
long skip(long x) It skips over and discards x bytes of data from the input
stream.
boolean markSupported() It tests for the input stream to support the mark and reset
methods.

Example of Java BufferedInputStream

1. import java.io.*;
2. class SimpleRead{
3. public static void main(String args[]){
4. try{
5. FileInputStream fin=new FileInputStream("f1.txt");
6. BufferedInputStream bin=new BufferedInputStream(fin);
7. int i;
8. while((i=bin.read())!=-1){
9. System.out.println((char)i);
10. }
11. bin.close();
12. fin.close();
13. }catch(Exception e){system.out.println(e);}
14. }
15.}

Output: Java is my favourite language

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3. DataInputStream and DataOutputStream:

 DataInputStream class
DataInputStream class allows the programmer to read primitive data from the
input source.
Method Description
int read(byte[] b) It is used to read the number of bytes from the input
stream.
int readInt() It is used to read input bytes and return an int value.
byte readByte() It is used to read and return the one input byte.
char readChar() It is used to read two input bytes and returns a char value.
double readDouble() It is used to read eight input bytes and returns a double
value.
boolean readBoolean() It is used to read one input byte and return true if byte is
non zero, false if byte is zero.
int skipBytes(int x) It is used to skip over x bytes of data from the input
stream.
void readFully(byte[] b) It is used to read bytes from the input stream and store
them into the buffer array.
void readFully(byte[] b, int It is used to read len bytes from the input stream.
off, int len)

 DataOutputStream class
The DataOutputStream stream let you write the primitives to an output source.
Example:
Following is the example to demonstrate DataInputStream and DataInputStream. This
example reads 5 lines given in a file test.txt and converts those lines into capital letters
and finally copies them into another file test1.txt.

Method Description
int size() It is used to return the number of bytes written to the data
output stream.
void write(int b) It is used to write the specified byte to the underlying
output stream.
void writeChar(int v) It is used to write char to the output stream as a 2-byte
value.
void writeChars(String s) It is used to write string to the output stream as a
sequence of characters.

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void writeByte(int v) It is used to write a byte to the output stream as a 1-byte

value.
void writeBytes(String s) It is used to write string to the output stream as a
sequence of bytes.
void writeInt(int v) It is used to write an int to the output stream
void writeShort(int v) It is used to write a short to the output stream.
void writeShort(int v) It is used to write a short to the output stream.
void writeLong(long v) It is used to write a long to the output stream.
void flush() It is used to flushes the data output stream.

Test.txt
this is test 1 ,
this is test 2 ,
this is test 3 ,
this is test 4 ,
this is test 5 ,

test.java
import java.io.*;
public class Test{
public static
void
main(String
args[])throws
IOException{
DataInputStream d = new DataInputStream(new FileInputStream("test.txt"));
DataOutputStream out = new DataOutputStream(new FileOutputStream("test1.txt"));
String count;
while((count = d.readLine()) != null){
String u = count.toUpperCase();
System.out.println(u);
out.writeBytes(u + " ,");}
d.close();
out.close();
}}

Output:
THIS IS TEST 1 ,
THIS IS TEST
2 , THIS IS
TEST 3 , THIS
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4. PrintStream
The PrintStream class provides methods to write data to another stream. The
PrintStream class automatically flushes the data so there is no need to call flush()
method. Moreover, its methods don't throw IOException.

Commonly used methods of PrintStream class:

There are many methods in PrintStream class. Let's see commonly used methods of
PrintStream class:
 public void print(boolean b): it prints the specified boolean value.
 public void print(char c): it prints the specified char value.
 public void print(char[] c): it prints the specified character array values.
 public void print(int i): it prints the specified int value.
 public void print(long l): it prints the specified long value.
 public void print(float f): it prints the specified float value.
 public void print(double d): it prints the specified double value.
 public void print(String s): it prints the specified string value.
 public void print(Object obj): it prints the specified object value.
 public void println(boolean b): it prints the specified boolean value and

terminates the line.

 public void println(char c): it prints the specified char value and terminates the

line.
 public void println(char[] c): it prints the specified character array values and

terminates the line.

 public void println(int i): it prints the specified int value and terminates the

line.
 public void println(long l): it prints the specified long value and terminates the

line.
 public void println(float f): it prints the specified float value and terminates the

line.
 public void println(double d): it prints the specified double value and

terminates the line.

 public void println(String s): it prints the specified string value and terminates

the line./li>
 public void println(Object obj): it prints the specified object value and

terminates the line.

 public void println(): it terminates the line only.
 public void printf(Object format, Object... args): it writes the formatted string

to the current stream.

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 public void printf(Locale l, Object format, Object... args): it writes the

formatted string to the current stream.
 public void format(Object format, Object... args): it writes the formatted string
to the current stream using specified format.
 public void format(Locale l, Object format, Object... args): it writes the
formatted string to the current stream using specified format.

Example of java.io.PrintStream class:

In this example, we are simply printing integer and string values.

1. import java.io.*;
2. class PrintStreamTest{
3. public static void main(String args[])throws Exception{
4. FileOutputStream fout=new FileOutputStream("mfile.txt");
5. PrintStream pout=new PrintStream(fout);
6. pout.println(1900);
7. pout.println("Hello Java");
8. pout.println("Welcome to Java");
9. pout.close();
10. fout.close();
11. }
12.}

Example of printf() method of java.io.PrintStream

class:
Example of printing integer value by format specifier:
11.class PrintStreamTest{
12. public static void main(String args[]){
13. int a=10;
14. System.out.printf("%d",a);//Note, out is the object of PrintStream class 5.
}
6. }

Output:10

 CHARACTER STREAMS (READER & WRITER):

Java IO's Reader and Writer work much like the InputStream and OutputStream with the
exception that Reader and Writer are character based. They are intended for reading
and writing text. The InputStream and OutputStream are byte based.

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Reader class:
The Java.io.Writer class is a abstract class for writing to character streams.

Methods defined by Reader class:

Method Description
This method closes the stream and releases any
abstract void close()
system resources associated with it.
This method marks the present position in the
void mark(int numChars)
stream.
This method tells whether this stream supports
boolean markSupported()
the mark() operation.
int read() This method reads a single character.
int read(char buffer[]) This method reads characters into an array.
abstract int read(char buffer[],int This method reads characters into a portion of
offset,int numChars) an array.
This method tells whether this stream is ready
boolean ready()
to be read.
void reset() This method resets the stream.
long skip(long numChars) This method skips characters.

Writer class:
The Java.io.Writer class is a abstract class for writing to character streams
Methods defined by Writer class:
Method Description
This method appends the specified
Writer append(char ch)
character to this writer.
This method appends the specified
Writer append(CharSequence chars)
character sequence to this writer.
Writer append(CharSequence chars, int This method appends the specified
begin, int end) character sequence to this writer.
This method loses the stream, flushing it
abstract void close()
first.
abstract void flush() This method flushes the stream.
void write(int ch) This method writes a single character.
void write(char buffer[]) This method writes an array of characters.

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1. Java FileWriter and FileReader (File Handling in java)

Java FileWriter and FileReader classes are used to write and read data from text
files. These are character-oriented classes, used for file handling in java.
Java has suggested not to use the FileInputStream and FileOutputStream classes
if you have to read and write the textual information.

 Java FileWriter class

Java FileWriter class is used to write character-oriented data to the file.
Constructors of FileWriter class
Constructor Description
FileWriter(String file) creates a new file. It gets file name in string.
FileWriter(File file) creates a new file. It gets file name in File object.

Methods of FileWriter class

Method Description

1) public void write(String text) writes the string into FileWriter.

2) public void write(char c) writes the char into FileWriter.

3) public void write(char[] c) writes char array into FileWriter.

4) public void flush() flushes the data of FileWriter.

5) public void close() closes FileWriter.

 Java FileReader class

Java FileReader class is used to read data from the file. It returns data in byte
format like FileInputStream class.

Constructors of FileWriter class

Constructor Description
It gets filename in string. It opens the given file in read
FileReader(String file)
mode. If file doesn't exist, it throws FileNotFoundException.
It gets filename in file instance. It opens the given file in
FileReader(File file) read mode. If file doesn't exist, it throws
FileNotFoundException.

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Methods of FileReader class

Method Description
returns a character in ASCII form. It returns -1 at the end of
public int read()
file.
public void close() closes FileReader.

2. BufferedReader and BufferedWriter classes:

 BufferedWriter class:
This can be used for writing character data to the file.
Constructors
BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(writer w)
BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(writer r, int size)

BufferedWriter never communicates directly with the file. It should be communicate

through some writer object only.

Important methods of BufferedWriter Class

void write(int ch) thorows IOException
void write(String s) throws IOException
void write(char[] ch) throws IOException
void newLine() for inserting a new line character.
void flush()
void close()

 BufferedReader
BufferedReader class can read character data
from the file.
Constructors
1. BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(Reader r)
2. BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(Reader r, int buffersize)
3. BufferedReader never communicates directly with It should
the file. Communicate through some reader object only.

Important methods of BufferedReader Class

1. int read()
2. int read(char [] ch)
3. String readLine(); - Reads the next line present in the file. If there is no nextline
this method returns null.
4. void close()

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Example for Java FileWriter and FileReader , BufferedReader and BufferedWriter

classes:
import java.io.*;
class Simple{
public static void main(String args[]){
try{
FileWriter fw=new FileWriter("d:/archana/abc.txt");
BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(fw);
bw.write(" Java");
bw.close();
fw.close();
FileReader fr=new FileReader("d:/archana/abc.txt");
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(fr);
int i; while((i=br.read())!
=-1)
System.out.print((char)i);
br.close();
fr.close();
}catch(Exception e){System.out.println(e);}
System.out.println("success");
} }
Output
Java
success

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Important methods of OutputStreamWriter

1. void close()
2. void flush()
3. String getEncoding()
4. void write(int c)
5. void write(String str, int off, int len)

OutputStreamWriterDemo.java

import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
import java.io.Writer;
public class OutputStreamWriterDemo
{ public static void main(String[] args)
{
String str = "Hello World! \nThis is OutputStreamWriter Code Example.”
BufferedWriter bw = null;
try {
Writer w = new OutputStreamWriter(System.out);
bw = new BufferedWriter(w);
bw.write(str);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}finally {
try {
bw.clo
se();
} catch (IOException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}

Output
Hello World!
This is OutputStreamWriter
Code Example.

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 InputStreamReader
InputStreamReader behaves as bridge from bytes stream to character stream. It
also uses charset to decode byte stream into character stream.

Constructors
1. InputStreamReader(InputStream in_strm)
2. InputStreamReader(InputStream in_strm, Charset cs)
3. InputStreamReader(InputStream in_strm, CharsetDecoder dec)
4. InputStreamReader(InputStream in_strm, String charsetName)

Important methods of InputStreamReader

1. public boolean ready() – tells whether the character stream is ready to be read
or
not.
2. public void close() – closes InputStreamReader and releases all the Streams
associated with it.
3. public int read() – returns single character after reading.
4. public String getEncoding() – returns the name of the character encoding being
used by this stream.

InputStreamReaderDemo.java
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
public class InputStreamReaderDemo {
public static void main(String[]
args) {
InputStreamReader isr = new InputStreamReader(System.in);
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(isr);
int a=0;
int
b=0;
try {
System.out.println("Enter a number..");
a = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine());
System.out.println("Enter another number..");
b = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine());
} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
System.out.println("you
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Output
Enter a number..
10
Enter another number..
14
you entered 10 and 14
4. PrintWriter
Class
The Java.io.PrintWriter class prints formatted representations of objects to a text-
output stream.
 PrintWriter defines several constructors. The one we will use is shown here:
PrintWriter(OutputStream outputStream, boolean flushOnNewline)
Here, outputStream is an object of type OutputStream, and flushOnNewline
controls
whether Java flushes the output stream every time a newline ('\\n') character is output.
If flushOnNewline is true, flushing automatically takes place. If false, flushing is not
automatic.
PrintWriter supports the print( ) and println( ) methods for all types including
Object. Thus, you can use these methods in the same way as they have been used with
System.out. If an argument is not a simple type, the PrintWriter methods call the
object's toString( ) method and then print the result.
To write to the console by using a PrintWriter, specify System.out for the output
stream and flush the stream after each newline. For example, this line of code creates
a PrintWriter that is connected to console output:
PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(System.out, true);

The following application illustrates using a PrintWriter to handle console output:

// Demonstrate PrintWriter
import java.io.*;
public class PrintWriterDemo {
public static void main(String args[]) {
PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(System.out, true);
pw.println("This is a string");
int i = -7;
pw.println(i);
double d = 4.5e-7;
pw.println(d); } }
The output from
this program is
shown here:
This is a string
-7
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4.2: READING AND WRITING CONSOLE

3 Ways to read input from console in Java
1. Using Buffered Reader Class
Advantages
The input is buffered for efficient reading.
Drawback:
The wrapping code is hard to remember.
2. Using Scanner Class
Advantages:
 Convenient methods for parsing primitives (nextInt(), nextFloat(), …) from the
tokenized input.
Regular expressions can be used to find tokens.
Drawback:
The reading methods are not synchronized

3. Using Console Class

Advantages:
 Reading password without echoing the entered characters.
 Reading methods are synchronized.
Format string syntax can be used.
Drawback:
Does not work in non-interactive
environment (such as in an IDE).
Java
Console
Class

The Java Console class is be used to get input from console. It provides methods to read
texts and passwords.
If you read password using Console class, it will not be displayed to the user.
The java.io.Console class is attached with system console internally.

Let's see a simple example to read text from console.

1. String text=System.console().readLine();
2. System.out.println("Text is: "+text);

Java Console class declaration

public final class Console extends Object implements Flushable

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Java Console class methods

Method Description
It is used to retrieve the reader object associated
Reader reader()
with the console
It is used to read a single line of text from the
String readLine()
console.
String readLine(String fmt, It provides a formatted prompt then reads the
Object... args) single line of text from the console.
It is used to read password that is not being
char[] readPassword()
displayed on the console.
char[] readPassword(String fmt, It provides a formatted prompt then reads the
Object... args) password that is not being displayed on the console.
Console format(String fmt, It is used to write a formatted string to the console
Object... args) output stream.
Console printf(String format, It is used to write a string to the console output
Object... args) stream.
It is used to retrieve the PrintWriter object
PrintWriter writer()
associated with the console.
void flush() It is used to flushes the console.

How to get the object of Console

System class provides a static method console() that returns the singleton instance of
Console class.
public static Console console(){}

Let's see the code to get the instance of Console class.

Console c=System.console();

Java Console Example

1. import java.io.Console;
2. class ReadStringTest{
3. public static void main(String args[]){
4. Console c=System.console();
5. System.out.println("Enter your name: ");

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6. String n=c.readLine();
7.System.out.println("Welcome "+n); 8.
}
9. }

Output

Enter your name: abcd

Welcome abcd

Java Console
Example to read
password
8. import
java.io.Console;
9. class
ReadPasswordTe
st{
10.public static void
main(String
args[]){
11.Console
c=System.console
();
12.System.out.printl
n("Enter
password: ");
13.char[]
ch=c.readPasswo
4.3: READING AND WRITING FILES
rd();
14.String
Whatpass=String.value
is File Handling in Java?
 FileOf(ch);//converti
handling in Java implies reading from and writing data to a file.
 The ngFile
charclass from the java.io package, allows us to work with different formats of
array
into string
files.
15.System.out.println("Password
 is: "+pass);
In order to use the File class, you 9.
need to create an object of the class and specify the
}filename or directory name.
10.}

Output
For example:
1) // Import the File class
Enter password:
Password is: 123
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2) import java.io.File
3) // Specify the filename
4) File obj = new File("filename.txt");

Java uses the concept of a stream to make I/O operations on a file.

The File class has many useful methods for creating and getting information about files.
For example:
Method Type Description

canRead() Boolean Tests whether the file is readable or not

canWrite() Boolean Tests whether the file is writable or not

createNewFile() Boolean Creates an empty file

delete() Boolean Deletes a file

exists() Boolean Tests whether the file exists

getName() String Returns the name of the file

getAbsolutePath() String Returns the absolute pathname of the file

length() Long Returns the size of the file in bytes

list() String[] Returns an array of the files in the directory

mkdir() Boolean Creates a directory

 File Operations in Java

Basically, you can perform four operations on a file. They are as follows:
1) Create a File
2) Get File Information
3) Write To a File
4) Read from a File

1) Create a File
To create a file in Java, you can use the createNewFile() method. This method
returns a boolean value: true if the file was successfully created, and false if
the file already exists.

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Example:
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

public class CreateFile {

public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
File myObj = new File("filename.txt");
if (myObj.createNewFile()) {
System.out.println("File created: " +
myObj.getName());
} else {
System.out.println("File already
exists.");
}
} catch (IOException e)
{ System.out.println("An error
occurred."); e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}

The output will be:

FileWrite
2) created:
To afilename.txt
File
In the following example, we use the FileWriter class together with its write()
method to write some text to the file we created in the example above. Note
that when we are done writing to the file, we should close it with the close()
method:
Example:
import java.io.FileWriter; // Import the FileWriter class
import java.io.IOException; // Import the IOException class to handle errors
public class WriteToFile {
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
FileWriter myWriter = new FileWriter("filename.txt");
myWriter.write("Files in Java might be tricky, but it is fun enough!");
myWriter.close();

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System.out.println("Successfully wrote to the file.");

} catch (IOException e)
{ System.out.println("An error
occurred.");
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
Output:
Successfully wrote to the file.

3) Read a File
In the following example, we use the Scanner class to read the contents of the
text file we created in the previous example:
Example:
import java.io.File; // Import the File class
import java.io.FileNotFoundException; // Import this class to handle errors
import java.util.Scanner; // Import the Scanner class to read text files
public class ReadFile {
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
File myObj = new File("filename.txt");
Scanner myReader = new Scanner(myObj);
while (myReader.hasNextLine()) {
String data = myReader.nextLine();
System.out.println(data);
}
myReader.close();
} catch (FileNotFoundException e)
{ System.out.println("An error
occurred."); e.printStackTrace();
}}}
Output:
Files in Java might be tricky, but it is fun
enough!

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4) Get File Information

To get more information about a file, use any of the File methods:
Example:
import java.io.File; // Import the File class
public class GetFileInfo {
public static void main(String[] args)
{ File myObj = new
File("filename.txt"); if
(myObj.exists()) {
System.out.println("File name: " + myObj.getName());
System.out.println("Absolute path: " + myObj.getAbsolutePath());
System.out.println("Writeable: " + myObj.canWrite());
System.out.println("Readable " + myObj.canRead());
System.out.println("File size in bytes " + myObj.length());
} else {
System.out.println("The file does not exist.");
}
}
}
Output:
File name: filename.txt
Absolute path: C:\Users\MyName\filename.txt
Writeable: true
Readable: true
File size in bytes: 0
4.4: Generic Programming

Generic programming is a style of computer programming in which algorithms are

written in terms of “to-be-specified-later” types that are then instantiated when
needed for specific types provided as parameters.
Generic programming refers to writing code that will work for many types of data.

NON-GENERICS:

In java, there is an ability to create generalized classes, interfaces and methods by

operating through Object class.

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Example:

class NonGen
{
Object ob;
NonGen(Object o)
{
o
b
=
o
;
}
Object getob()
{
return ob;
}
void showType()
{
System.out.prin
tln("Type of ob
is
"+ob.getClass().
getName());
}
}
public class
NonGenDemo
{
public static void
main(String[] arg)
{
NonGen integerObj;
integerObj=new NonGen(88);
integerObj.showType();
int v=(Integer)integerObj.getob(); // casting required
System.out.println("Value = "+v);
NonGen strObj=new NonGen("Non-Generics Test");
strObj.showType();
String str=(String)strObj.getob(); // casting required
System.out.println("Vlaue = "+str);
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Limitation of Non-Generic:
1) Explicit casts must be employed to retrieve the stored data.
2) Type mismatch errors cannot be found until run time.

Need for Generic:

3) It saves the programmers burden of creating separate methods for handling data
belonging to different data types.
4) It allows the code reusability.
5) Compact code can be created.

Advantage of Java Generics (Motivation for Java Generics):

6) Code Reuse: We can write a method/class/interface once and use for any type
we want.
7) Type-safety : We can hold only a single type of objects in generics. It doesn’t
allow to store other objects.
8)Elimination of casts: There is no need to typecast the object.
The following code snippet without generics requires casting:
List list = new ArrayList();
list.add("hello");
String s = (String)
list.get(0);//typecasting
When re-written to use
generics, the code does not
require casting:
List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
list.add("hello");
String s = list.get(0);
4) Stronger type checks at compile time:
A Java compiler applies strong type checking to generic code and issues errors if
the code violates type safety. Fixing compile-time errors is easier than fixing
runtime errors, which can be difficult to find.
List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
list.add("hello");
list.add(32); //Compile
Time Error
5) Enabling programmers to implement generic
algorithms.
By using generics, programmers can implement generic algorithms that work on
collections of different types, can be customized, and are type safe and easier to
read.

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4.5: GENERIC CLASSES

A class that can refer to any type is known as generic class. Here, we are using T
type parameter to create the generic class of specific type.

A generic class declaration looks like a non-generic class declaration, except that the
class name is followed by a type parameter section.

Where, the type parameter section, delimited by angle brackets (<>), follows the class
name. It specifies the type parameters (also called type variables)

Example:
public class Pair<T, S>
{
...
}

Purpose: To define a generic class with methods and fields that depends on type
variables.

Class reference declaration:

To instantiate this class, use the new keyword, as usual, but place
<type_parameter>
between the class name and the parenthesis:

class_name<type-arg-list> var-name=new class_name<type-arg-list>(cons-arg-

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Type Parameter Naming Conventions:

 Type parameter is a place holder for a type argument.

 By convention, type parameter names are single, uppercase letters.

The most commonly used type parameter names are:

 E - Element (used extensively by the Java Collections Framework)

 K - Key
 N - Number
 T - Type
 V - Value
 S,U,V etc. - 2nd, 3rd, 4th types

Example: Generic class with single type parameter

class Gen <T>

{
T obj; Gen(T
x)
{
obj= x;
}

T show()
{
return
obj;
}

void disp()
{
System.o
ut.pr
intln
(obj.
getC
lass(
).get
Nam
e());
}
}
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ob.disp();
System.out.println("value : " +ob.show());

Gen < Integer> ob1 = new Gen<>(550);

ob1.disp();
System.out.println("value :"
+ob1.show());
}
}

Output:
java.lang.String
value : java programming with Generics
java.lang.Integer
value :550

Example: Generic class with more than one type

parameter

In Generic parameterized types, we can pass more than 1 data type as parameter. It
works the same as with one parameter Generic type.
class Gen <T1,T2>
{
T1 obj1;
T2
obj2;
Gen(T1
o1,T2
o2)
{
obj1 = o1;
obj2 =
o2;
}
T1 get1()
{
return
obj1;
}
T2 get2()
{
return
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System.out.println(obj2.getClass().getName());
}
}

public class Test

{
public static void main (String[] args)
{
Gen < String, Integer> obj = new Gen<>("java programming with Generics",560);
obj.disp();
System.out.println("value 1 : " +obj.get1());
System.out.println("value 2: "+obj.get2());

Gen < Integer, Integer> obje = new Gen<>(1000,560);

obje.disp();
System.out.println("value 1 : " +obje.get1());
System.out.println("value 2: "+obje.get2());
}
}

Output:
java.lang.String
java.lang.Integer
value 1 : java programming with Generics
value 2: 560
java.lang.Integer
java.lang.Integer
value 1 : 1000
value 2: 560

4.6: GENERIC METHODS

A Generic Method is a method with type parameter. We can write a single generic
method declaration that can be called with arguments of different types. Based on
the types of the arguments passed to the generic method, the compiler handles each
method call appropriately.

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Rules to define Generic Methods

 All generic method declarations have a type parameter section delimited by angle
brackets (< and >) that precedes the method's return type.
 Each type parameter section contains one or more type parameters separated by
commas. A type parameter, also known as a type variable, is an identifier that
specifies a generic type name.
 The type parameters can be used to declare the return type and act as
placeholders for the types of the arguments passed to the generic method, which
are known as actual type arguments.
 A generic method's body is declared like that of any other method. Note that type
parameters can represent only reference types, not primitive types (like int,
double and char).

Example: (To iterate through the list and display the element using generic method)

class a < T >

{
<T> void show(T[] el)
{
for(T x:el)
System.out.println(x);
}
}

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public class GenMethod

{
public static void main(String arg[])
{
System.out.println("Integer array");
a<Integer> o1=new a<Integer>();
Integer[] ar={10,67,23};
o1.show(ar);

System.out.println("String array");
a<String> o2=new a<String>();
String[] ar1={"Hai","Hello","Welcome","to","Java programming"};
o2.show(ar1);

System.out.println("Boolean array");
a<Boolean> o3=new a<Boolean>();
Boolean[] ar2={true,false};
o3.show(ar2);

System.out.println("Double array");
a<Double> o4=new a<Double>();
Double[] ar3={10.234,67.451,23.90};
o4.show(ar3);
}
}

Output:
Integer array
10
67
23
String array
Hai
Hello
Welcome
to
Java
program
ming
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Boolean array
true
false
Double array
10.234
67.451
23.9

4.7: GENERICS WITH BOUNDED TYPES

GENERICS WITH BOUNDED TYPE PARAMETERS:

Bounded Type Parameter is a type parameter with one or more bounds. The
bounds restrict the set of types that can be used as type arguments and give access
to the methods defined by the bounds.
For example, a method that operates on numbers might only want to accept instances of
Number or its subclasses.

Syntax:
<T extends superclass>

Example:

The following example creates a generic class that contains a method that returns
the average of array of any type of numbers. The type of the numbers is represented
generically using Type Parameter.

public class GenBounds<T extends Number>

{
T[] nums;
GenBounds(T[] obj)
{
nums=obj;
}
double
average()
{
double
sum=0.0;
for(int
i=0;i<nums.lengt
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sum+=nums[i].doubleValue();
double avg=sum/nums.length;
return avg;
}
public static void main(String[]
args)
{
Integer inum[]={1,2,3,4,5};
GenBounds<Integer> iobj=new GenBounds<Integer>(inum);
System.out.println("Average of Integer Numbers : "+iobj.average());

Double dnum[]={1.1,2.2,3.3,4.4,5.5};
GenBounds<Double> dobj=new GenBounds<Double>(dnum);
System.out.println("Average of Double Numbers : "+dobj.average());

/* Error: java,lang.String not within bound

String snum[]={"1","2","3","4","5"};
GenBounds<String> sobj=new GenBounds<String>(snum);
System.out.println("Average of Integer Numbers : "+iobj.average()); */
}
}

Output:
F:\>java GenBounds
Average of Integer Numbers : 3.0
Average of Double Numbers : 3.3

Wild Card Arguments:

Question mark (?) is the wildcard in generics and represents an unknown type.
The wildcard can be used as the type of a parameter, field, or local variable and
sometimes as a return type.

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Example: BOUNDED WILDCARDS:-

A bounded wildcard is a wildcard with either an upper or a lower bound.

The following program illustrates the use of wildcards with upper bound. In below
method we can use all the methods of upper bound class Number.

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
public class
GenericsWildcards
{
public static void
main(String[] args)
{
List<Integer> ints = new ArrayList<Integer>();
ints.add(3);
ints.add(5);
ints.add(10);
double sum = sum(ints);
System.out.println("Sum of ints="+sum);
}

// here Number is the upper bound for the type parameter

public static double sum(List<? extends Number> list)
{
double sum = 0;
for(Number n : list)
{
sum +=
n.dou
bleVal
ue();
}
return sum;
}
}

Output:

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Example: UNBOUNDED WILDCARD:-

Sometimes we have a situation where we want our generic method to be working

with all types; in this case unbounded wildcard can be used. The wildcard “?” simply
matches any valid objects.

Its same as using <? extends Object>.

import java.util.*;
public class GenUBWildcard
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
List<Integer> ints = new ArrayList<Integer>();
ints.add(3);
ints.add(5);
ints.add(10);
printData(ints);

List<String> str = new ArrayList<String>();

str.add("\nWelcome");
str.add(" to ");
str.add(" JAVA ");
printData(str);
}
public static void
printData(List<?>
list)
{
for(Object
obj : list)
{
System.
out.print(
obj + "\
n");
}}}
Output:
F:\>java
GenUBWildcard 3
5
10
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4.8: RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF GENERICS

1) In Java, generic types are compile time entities. The runtime execution is possible
only if it is used along with raw type.
2) Primitive type parameters are not allowed for generic programming.
For example:
Stack<int> is not allowed.
3) For the instances of generic class throw and catch keywords are not allowed.
For example:
public class Test<T> extends Exception
{
// code // Error: can’t extend the Exception class
}
4) Instantiation of generic parameter T is not allowed.
For Example:
new T(); //
Error new T[10];
//
Error
5) Arrays of
parameterized types
are not allowed. 4.9: STRINGS
For Example:
New
Definition:
Stack<String>[10]; /
String is a sequence of characters. But in Java, a string is an object that
/ Error
represents a sequence of characters. The java.lang.String class is used to create string
object.

How to create String object?

There are two ways to create a String object:
1. By string literal: Java String literal is created by using double quotes.
For Example: String s=“Welcome”;

2. By new keyword: Java String is created by using a keyword “new”.

For example: String s=new String(“Welcome”);
It creates two objects (in String pool and in heap) and one reference variable
where the variable ‘s’ will refer to the object in the heap.

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Java String Pool:

Java String pool refers to collection of Strings which are stored in heap memory.
In this, whenever a new object is created,

1) String pool first checks whether the object is already present in the pool
or not.
2) If it is present, then same reference is returned to the variable
3) else new object will be created in the String pool and the respective reference will
be returned.

Refer to the diagrammatic representation for better understanding: In the above image,
two Strings are created using literal i.e “Apple” and “Mango”. Now, when third String is
created with the value “Apple”, instead of creating a new object, the already present
object reference is returned.

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Example: Creating Strings

Output:
java
strings
example

Immutable String in Java

In java, string objects are immutable. Immutable simply means un-modifiable or
unchangeable.
 Once string object is created its data or state can't be changed but a new string
object is created.
 Let's try to understand the immutability concept by the example given
below: class Simple{
public static void main(String args[]){
String s="Sachin";
s.concat(" Tendulkar");//concat() method appends the string at the end
System.out.println(s);//will print Sachin because strings are immutable objec
ts
}
}
Output: Sachin

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4.10: METHODS

Methods of String class in Java

java.lang.String class provides a lot of methods to work on string. By the help of

these methods, we can perform operations on string such as trimming, concatenating,
converting strings etc.

Important methods of String

class.
S.No. Method Description
Compares this string to the
1) public boolean equals(Object anObject)
specified object.
public boolean equalsIgnoreCase(String Compares this String to another
2)
another) String, ignoring case.
Concatenates the specified string
3) public String concat(String str)
to the end of this string.
Compares two strings and returns
4) public int compareTo(String str)
int
public int compareToIgnoreCase(String Compares two strings, ignoring
5)
str) case differences.
Returns a new string that is a
6) public String substring(int beginIndex)
substring of this string.
public String substring(int Returns a new string that is a
7)
beginIndex,int endIndex) substring of this string.
Converts all of the characters in
8) public String toUpperCase()
this String to upper case
Converts all of the characters in
9) public String toLowerCase()
this String to lower case.
Returns a copy of the string, with
10) public String trim() leading and trailing whitespace
omitted.
Tests if this string starts with the
11) public boolean startsWith(String prefix)
specified prefix.
Tests if this string ends with the
12) public boolean endsWith(String suffix)
specified suffix.

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Returns the char value at the

13) public char charAt(int index)
specified index.
14) public int length() Returns the length of this string.
Returns a canonical
15) public String intern() representation for the string
object.
16) public byte[] getBytes() Converts string into byte array.
17) public char[] toCharArray() Converts string into char array.
18) public static String valueOf(int i) converts the int into String.
19) public static String valueOf(long i) converts the long into String.
20) public static String valueOf(float i) converts the float into String.
21) public static String valueOf(double i) converts the double into String.
22) public static String valueOf(boolean i) converts the boolean into String.
23) public static String valueOf(char i) converts the char into String.
converts the char array into
24) public static String valueOf(char[] i)
String.
25) public static String valueOf(Object obj) converts the Object into String.
public void replaceAll(String Changes the firstString with
26)
firstString,String secondString) secondString.

 String comparison in Java

 We can compare two given strings on the basis of content and reference.
 It is used in authentication (by equals() method), sorting (by compareTo()
method), reference matching (by == operator) etc.
 There are three ways to compare String objects:

1. By equals() method
2. By = = operator
3. By compareTo() method

1) By equals() method
equals() method compares the original content of the string.It compares values of
string for equality.String class provides two methods:
 public boolean equals(Object another){} compares this string to the specified

object.
 public boolean equalsIgnoreCase(String another){} compares this String to

another String, ignoring case.

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Example: equals() method

class Simple{
public static void main(String args[]){

String s1="Sachin";
String
s2="Sachin";
String s3=new String("Sachin");
String s4="Saurav";

System.out.println(s1.equals(s2));//true
System.out.println(s1.equals(s3));//true
System.out.println(s1.equals(s4));//false
}
}
Output:
true
true
false

Example:
equalsIgnor
eCase(Strin
g) method

class
Simple{
public
static
void
main(Str
ing
args[]){

String s1="Sachin";
String s2="SACHIN";

System.out.println(s1.equals(s2));//false
System.out.println(s1.equalsIgnoreCase(s3));//true
}
}
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2) By == operator
The = = operator compares references not values.
Example: == operator:

class Simple{
public static void main(String args[])
{

String s1="Sachin";
String
s2="Sachin";
String s3=new
String("Sachin");

System.out.println(
s1==s2);//true
(because both
refer to same
instance)
System.out.println(
s1==s3);//
false(because s3
refers to instance
created in nonpoo
l)
compareTo() method compares values and returns an int which tells if the values
}
compare less than, equal, or greater than.
Suppose
} s1 and s2 are two string variables.If:
 s1 == s2 :0
Output:
 s1 > s2 :positive value
 s1true< s2 :negative value
false
Example: compareTo() method:
3) By
compareT
class Simple{
o()
public static void main(String args[]){
method:
String s1="Sachin";
String
s2="Sachin";
String s3="Ratan";

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System.out.println(s1.compareTo(s2));//0
System.out.println(s1.compareTo(s3));//1(because s1>s3)
System.out.println(s3.compareTo(s1));//-1(because s3 < s1 )
}
}

Output:
0
1
-1

 String Concatenation in Java

Concating strings form a new string i.e. the combination of multiple strings.

There are two ways to concat string objects:

1. By + (string concatenation) operator

2. By concat() method

1) By + (string concatenation) operator

String concatenation operator is used to add strings.For Example:
//Example of string concatenation operator

class Simple{
public static void main(String args[]){

String s="Sachin"+" Tendulkar";

System.out.println(s);//Sachin Tendulkar
}
}
Output: Sachin Tendulkar

The compiler transforms this to:

String s=(new StringBuilder()).append("Sachin").append(" Tendulkar).toString();

String concatenation is implemented through the StringBuilder(or StringBuffer) class

and its append method. String concatenation operator produces a new string by
appending the second operand onto the end of the first operand. The string
concatenation operator can concat not only string but primitive values also. For

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Example:
class Simple{
public static void main(String args[]){

String s=50+30+"Sachin"+40+40;
System.out.println(s);//80Sachin4040
}
}
Output: 80Sachin4040
Note: If either operand is a string, the resulting operation will be string concatenation. If
both operands are numbers, the operator will perform an addition.

2) By concat() method
concat() method concatenates the specified string to the end of current string.
Syntax: public String concat(String another){}
Example of concat(String) method

class Simple{
public static void main(String args[]){

String s1="Sachin ";

String s2="Tendulkar";

String s3=s1.concat(s2);

System.out.println(s3);//Sachin Tendulkar
}
}
Output: Sachin Tendulkar

 Example Program: Using all the methods

of String class
class Simple{
public static void main(String args[])
{
String s="Sachin Tendulkar";
System.out.println(“Substring 1: “+s.substring(6));
System.out.println(“Substring2: “+s.substring(0,6));
System.out.println(“Uppercase: “+s.toUpperCase());
System.out.println(“Lowercase: “+s.toLowerCase());

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Substring 1: Tendulkar
System.out.println(“Trim: “+s.trim()); Substring2: Sachin
System.out.println(“Start With: “+s.startsWith("Sa")); Uppercase: SACHIN TENDULKAR
System.out.println(“End with: “+s.endsWith("n")); Lowercase: sachin tendulkar
System.out.println(“Char at Position 0: “+s.charAt(0)); Trim: Sachin Tendulkar
System.out.println(“Char at Position 3: “+s.charAt(3)) Start With: true
End with: false
System.out.println(“Length: “+s.length());
Char at Position 0: S
String s2=s.intern();
Char at Position 3: h
System.out.println(“Intern: “+s2); Length: 16
System.out.println(“Replace: “+s.replace(‘a’,’q’)); Intern: Sachin
System.out.println(“Index 1: “+s.indexOf(‘I’)); Tendulkar
System.out.println(“Index 2: “+s.indexOf(‘I’,5)); Replace: Sqchin Tendulkqr
} Index 1: -1
} Index 2: -1

4.11: STRING BUFFER CLASS

 StringBuffer CLASS

The StringBuffer class is used to created mutable (modifiable) string. The StringBuffer
class is same as String except it is mutable i.e. it can be changed.
StringBuffer can be changed dynamically. String buffers are preferred when heavy
modification of character strings is involved (appending, inserting, deleting, modifying
etc).

Difference between String class and StringBuffer class:

S.No String Class StingBuffer Class
String objects are constants and
StringBuffer objects are not constants
1 immutable(cannot change the
and mutable(can change the content)
content)
String class supports constant StringBuffer class supports growable
2
strings and modifiable strings
The methods in the String class are The methods of the StringBuffer class
3
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Important Constructors of StringBuffer class

Constructor Description
creates an empty string buffer with the initial capacity of 16.
StringBuffer() Example:
StringBuffer s=new StringBuffer();
creates a string buffer with the specified string.
StringBuffer(String str) Example:
StringBuffer s=new StringBuffer("Alice in Wonderland");
creates an empty string buffer with the specified capacity as
StringBuffer(int length.
capacity) Example:
StringBuffer s=new StringBuffer(20);

Important methods of StringBuffer class

Modifier and
Method Description
Type
is used to append the specified string with this
public
string. The append() method is overloaded like
synchronized append(String s)
append(char), append(boolean), append(int),
StringBuffer
append(float), append(double) etc.
is used to insert the specified string with this
public string at the specified position. The insert()
insert(int offset, String
synchronized method is overloaded like insert(int, char),
s)
StringBuffer insert(int, boolean), insert(int, int), insert(int,
float), insert(int, double) etc.
public
replace(int startIndex, is used to replace the string from specified
synchronized
int endIndex, String str) startIndex and endIndex.
StringBuffer
public
delete(int startIndex, int is used to delete the string from specified
synchronized
endIndex) startIndex and endIndex.
StringBuffer
public
synchronized reverse() is used to reverse the string.
StringBuffer
public int capacity() is used to return the current capacity.

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ensureCapacity(int is used to ensure the capacity at least equal to

public void
minimumCapacity) the given minimum.
is used to return the character at the specified
public char charAt(int index)
position.
is used to return the length of the string i.e.
public int length()
total number of characters.
substring(int is used to return the substring from the
public String
beginIndex) specified beginIndex.
substring(int
is used to return the substring from the
public String beginIndex, int
specified beginIndex and endIndex.
endIndex)

Example:

public class StringBufferFunctionsDemo {

public static void main(String[] args) {

// Examples of Creation of Strings
StringBuffer strBuf1 = new
StringBuffer("Bobby");
StringBuffer strBuf2 = new StringBuffer(100); //With capacity 100
StringBuffer strBuf3 = new StringBuffer(); //Default Capacity 16
System.out.println("strBuf1 : " + strBuf1);
System.out.println("strBuf1 capacity : " + strBuf1.capacity());
System.out.println("strBuf2 capacity : " + strBuf2.capacity());
System.out.println("strBuf3 capacity : " + strBuf3.capacity());
System.out.println("strBuf1 length : " + strBuf1.length());
System.out.println("strBuf1 charAt 2 : " + strBuf1.charAt(2));
// A StringIndexOutOfBoundsException is thrown if the index is not valid.
strBuf1.setCharAt(1, 't');
System.out.println("strBuf1 after setCharAt 1 to t is : "+ strBuf1);
System.out.println("strBuf1 toString() is : " + strBuf1.toString());
strBuf3.append("beginner-java-tutorial");
System.out.println("strBuf3 when appended with a String : "+ strBuf3.toString());
strBuf3.insert(1, 'c');
System.out.println("strBuf3 when c is inserted at 1 : "+ strBuf3.toString());
strBuf3.delete(1, 'c');
System.out.println("strBuf3 when c is deleted at 1 : "+ strBuf3.toString());
strBuf3.reverse();

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System.out.println("Reversed strBuf3 : " + strBuf3);

strBuf2.setLength(5);
strBuf2.append("jdbc-tutorial");
System.out.println("strBuf2 : " + strBuf2);
// We can clear a StringBuffer using the
following line strBuf2.setLength(0);
System.out.println("strBuf2 when cleared using
setLength(0): "+ strBuf2);
}
}

Output:

strBuf1 : Bobby
strBuf1 capacity : 21
strBuf2 capacity : 100
strBuf3 capacity : 16
strBuf1 length : 5
strBuf1 charAt 2 : b
strBuf1 after setCharAt 1 to t is : Btbby
strBuf1 toString() is : Btbby
strBuf3 when appended with a String : beginner-java-tutorial
strBuf3 when c is inserted at 1 : bceginner-java-tutorial
strBuf3 when c is deleted at 1 : b
Reversed strBuf3 : b
strBuf2 : jdbc-tutorial
strBuf2 when cleared
using setLength(0):

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COMPONENTS
Chapter
Topic Page No.
No.
Introduction to JavaFX 1
5.1 5.1.1: JavaFX Application Structure 2
5.1.2: Lifecycle of a JavaFX Application 4
JavaFX Events 5
5.2 5.2.1: Basics of JavaFX Events 5
5.2.2: Event Handling 6
Handling Key Events and Mouse Events 10
5.3 5.3.1: Handling Key Events 10
5.3.2: Handling Mouse Events 13
5.4 JavaFX UI Controls 16
Layouts – FlowPane – HBox and VBox – BorderPane –
5.5 24
StackPane – GridPane.
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UNIT V JAVAFX EVENT HANDLING, CONTROLS AND COMPONENTS

JAVAFX Events and Controls: Event Basics – Handling Key and Mouse Events.
Controls: Checkbox, ToggleButton – RadioButtons – ListView – ComboBox –
ChoiceBox – Text Controls – ScrollPane. Layouts – FlowPane – HBox and VBox –
BorderPane – StackPane – GridPane. Menus – Basics – Menu – Menu bars –
MenuItem.

5.1: Introduction to JavaFX

What is JavaFX?
JavaFX is a set of graphics and media packages that enable developers to design,
create, test, debug, and deploy desktop applications and Rich Internet
Applications (RIA) that operate consistently across diverse platforms. The
applications built in JavaFX can run on multiple platforms including Web, Mobile, and
Desktops.

Features of JavaFX:

Feature Description
It consists of many classes and interfaces that are written in
Java Library
Java.
FXML is the XML based Declarative markup language. The
FXML coding can be done in FXML to provide the more enhanced GUI
to the user.
Scene Builder generates FXML mark-up which can be ported to
Scene Builder
an IDE.
Web View uses WebKitHTML technology to embed web pages
Web view
into the Java Applications.
Built-in controls are not dependent on operating system. The UI
Built in UI controls
components are used to develop a full featured application.
JavaFX code can be embedded with the CSS to improve the style
CSS like styling
and view of the application.
The JavaFX applications can be embedded with swing code
Swing
using the Swing Node class. We can update the existing swing
interoperability
application with the powerful features of JavaFX.
Canvas API provides the methods for drawing directly in an area
Canvas API
of a JavaFX scene.
Rich Set of APIs JavaFX provides a rich set of API's to develop GUI applications.

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Integrated Graphics It is provided to deal with 2D and 3D graphics.

Library
JavaFX graphics are based on Graphics rendered
Graphics Pipeline pipeline(prism). It offers smooth graphics which are hardware
accelerated.
High Performance The media pipeline supports the playback of web multimedia on
Media Engine a low latency. It is based on a Gstreamer Multimedia framework.
Self-contained Self-Contained application packages have all of the application
application resources and a private copy of Java and JavaFX Runtime.
deployment model

1. : JavaFX Application Structure:

A JavaFX application will have three major components namely

1) Stage
2) Scene and
3) Nodes
as shown in the following diagram.

Figure: JavaFX App.lication Structure Figure: Scene Graph and Nodes

1) Stage
 Stage(a window) in a JavaFX application is similar to the Frame in a Swing
Application. It acts like a container for all the JavaFX objects.
 Primary Stage is created internally by the platform. Other stages can further be
created by the application.

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 A stage has two parameters determining its position namely Width and Height. It
is divided as Content Area and Decorations (Title Bar and Borders).
 There are five types of stages available −
o Decorated
o Undecorated
o Transparent
o Unified
o Utility
 We have to call the show() method to display the contents of a stage.

2) Scene
 A scene represents the physical contents of a JavaFX application. It contains all
the contents of a scene graph.
 The class Scene of the package javafx.scene represents the scene object. At an
instance, the scene object is added to only one stage.

3) Scene Graph and Nodes

 A scene graph is a tree-like data structure (hierarchical) representing the
contents of a scene. In contrast, a node is a visual/graphical object of a scene
graph.
 A node may include −
 Geometrical (Graphical) objects (2D and 3D) such as − Circle, Rectangle,
Polygon, etc.
 UI Controls such as − Button, Checkbox, Choice Box, Text Area, etc.
 Containers (Layout Panes) such as Border Pane, Grid Pane, Flow Pane, etc.
 Media elements such as Audio, Video and Image Objects.
 A node is of three types −
o Root Node − The first Scene Graph is known as the Root node.
o Branch Node/Parent Node − the node with child nodes are known as
branch/parent nodes. The parent nodes will be of the following types −
 Group − A group node is a collective node that contains a list of children
nodes. Whenever the group node is rendered, all its child nodes are
rendered in order. Any transformation, effect state applied on the group
will be applied to all the child nodes.
 Region − It is the base class of all the JavaFX Node based UI Controls,
such as Chart, Pane and Control.
 WebView − This node manages the web engine and displays its
contents.
o Leaf Node − The node without child nodes is known as the leaf node.

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2. : Lifecycle of a JavaFX Application:

The JavaFX Application class has three life cycle methods, which are –
1) launch() - to launch JavaFX application.
2) init() − An empty method which can be overridden, but you
cannot create a stage or scene in this method.
3) start() − The entry point method where the JavaFX graphics
code is to be written.
4) stop() − An empty method which can be overridden, here we
can write the logic to stop the application.

General Rules for writing JavaFX Application:

 A JavaFX Application must extend javafx.application.Application.
 The main() method should call Application.launch()
 The start() method is the main entry point for all JavaFX
applications
 Start() is called when a Stage is connected to the Operating System’s
window
 The content of the scene is represented as a hierarchical scene graph of nodes:
 Stage is the top-level JavaFX Container
 Scene is the container for all content

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5.2 JavaFX Events

1. : Basic of JavaFX Events:

A GUI based applications are mostly driven by Events. Events are the actions that the
user performs and the responses the application generates.

Example: Button clicks by user, key press on the application etc.

An event is a notification about a change. It encapsulates the state changes in the

event source. Registered event filters and event handlers within the application
receive the event and provide a response.

 JavaFX provides support to handle events through the base class “Event” which is
available in the package javafx.event.

Examples of Events:
o Action Event — widely used to indicate things like when a button is pressed.
Class:- ActionEvent
Actions:- button pressed.
o Mouse Event — occurs when mouse is clicked
Class:- MouseEvent
Actions:- mouse clicked, mouse pressed, mouse released, mouse moved, mouse
entered target, mouse exited target.
o Drag Event — occurs when the mouse is dragged.
Class:- DragEvent
Actions:- drag entered, drag dropped, drag entered target, drag exited target,
drag over.
o Key Event — indicates that a keystroke has occurred.
Class:- KeyEvent
Actions:- Key pressed, key released and key typed.
o Window Event:
Class:- WindowEvent
Actions:- window
hiding, window
shown, window
hidden, window
showing.
o Scroll Event —
indicates scrolling by
mouse wheel, track
pad, touch screen,
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5.2.2: Event Handling:

Event handling is the mechanism that controls the event and decides what should
happen, if an event occurs. It has the code which is known as Event Handler that is
executed when an event occurs.

Event Handling in JavaFX is done by Event Filters and Event Handlers. They contain the
event handling logic to process a generated event.
Every event in JavaFX has three properties:

1. Event source
2. Event target
3. Event type

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S.N Property Description

It denotes source of the event i.e. the origin which is responsible
1 Event Source
for generating the event.
It denotes the node on which the event is created. It remains
unaffected for the generated event. Event Target is the instance
2 Event Target
of any of the class that implements the java interface
“EventTarget”.
It is the type of the event that is being generated. It is basically
the instance of EventType class.
3 Event Type
Example: KeyEvent class contains
KEY_PRESSED, KEY_RELEASED, and KEY_TYPED types.

Phases of Event Handling in JavaFX:

Whenever an event is generated, JavaFX undergoes the following phases:

1. Target Selection – Depends on the particular event type.
2. Route Construction – Specified by the event target.
3. Event Capturing – Event travels from the stage to the event target.
4. Event Bubbling – Event travel back from the target to the stage.

5. Target Selection:
The first step to process an event is the selection of the event target. Event target
is the node on which the event is created. Event target is selected based in the
Event Type.

 For key events, the target is the node that has key focus.
 The node where the mouse cursor is located is the target for mouse events.

2. Route Construction:
Usually, an event travels through the event dispatchers in order in the event
dispatch chain. An Event Dispatch Chain is created to determine the default route
of the event whenever an event is generated. It contains the path from the stage
to the node on which the event is generated.

3. Event Capturing:
In this phase, an event is dispatched by the root node and passed down in the
Event Dispatch Chain to the target node.
Event Handlers will not be invoked in this phase.
If any node in the chain has registered the event filter for the type of event that
occurred, then the filter on that node is called. When the filter completes, the

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event is moved down to the next node in the Dispatch Chain. If no event filters
consumes the event, then the event target receives and processes the generated
event.

4. Event Bubbling:
In this phase, a event returns from the target node to the root node along the
event dispatch chain.
Events handlers will be invoked in this phase.
If any node in the chain has a handler for the generated event, that handler is
executes. When the handler completes, the event is bubbled up in the chain. If the
handler is not registered for a node, the event is returned to the bubbled up to
next node in the route. If no handler in the path consumed the event, the root
node consumes the event and completes the processing.

Three methods for Event Handling:

1. Convenience Methods:
 setOnKeyPressed(eventHandler);
 setOnMouseClicked(eventHandler);
2. Event Handler/Filter Registration Methods:
 addEventHandler(eventType, eventHandler);
 addEventFilter(eventType, eventFilter);
3. Event Dispatcher Property (lambda expression).

Event Filters:
 Event Filters provides the way to handle the events generated by the Keyboard
Actions, Mouse Actions, Scroll Actions and many more event sources.
 They process the events during Event Capturing Phase.
 A node must register the required event filters to handle the generated event on that
node. handle() method contains the logic to execute when the event is triggered.

 Adding Event-Filter to a node:

To register the event filter for a node, addEventFilter() method is used.

Syntax:
node.addEventFilter (<Event_Type>, new EventHandler<Event-Type>()
{
public void handle(Event-Type)
{
//Actual logic

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});

Where,
First argument is the type of event that is generated.
Second argument is the filter to handle the event.

 Removing Event-Filter:
We can remove an event filter on a node using
removeEventFilter() method.

Syntax:
node.removeEventFilter(<Input-Event>, filter);
Event Handlers:
 Event Filters provides the way to handle the events generated by the Keyboard
Actions, Mouse Actions, Scroll Actions and many more event sources.
 They are used to handle the events during Event Bubbling Phase.
 A node must register the event handlers to handle the generated event on that node.
handle() method contains the logic to execute when the event is triggered.

 Adding Event-Handler to a node:

To register the event handler for a node, addEventHandler() method is used.

Syntax:
node.addEventHandler (<Event_Type>, new EventHandler<Event-Type>()
{
public void handle(<Event-Type> e)
{
//Handling Code
});

Where,
First argument is the type of event that is generated.
Second argument is the filter to handle the event.

 Removing Event-Filter:
We can remove an event handler on a node using
removeEventHandler() method.

Syntax:
node.removeEventHandler(<EventType>,
handler);
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A node can register for more than one Event Filters and Handlers.
The interface javafx.event.EventHanler must be implemented by all the event filters and
event handlers.

5.3: Handling Key Events and Mouse Events

5.3.1: HANDLING KEY EVENTS

Key Event − It is an input event that indicates the key stroke occurred on a node.
 It is represented by the class named KeyEvent.
 This event includes actions like key pressed, key released and key typed.

Types of Key Event in Java

1. KEY_PRESSED – When a key on the keyboard is pressed, this event will be
triggered.
2. KEY_RELEASED – When the pressed key on the keyboard is released, this event
will be executed.
3. KEY_TYPED – This event will be triggered when a Unicode character is entered

Methods in the KeyEvent class to get the key details

 KeyCode getCode() – This method returns the key information or the KeyCode

enum constant linked with the pressed or released key.

 String getText() – This method returns a String description of the KeyCode linked

with the KEY_PRESSED and KEY_RELEASED events.

 String getCharacter() – This method returns a string representing a character or a

sequence of characters connected with the KEY_TYPED event.

Example:

/* Program to handle KeyTyped and KeyPressed Events.

Whenever a key is pressed in TextFiled1, it will be displayed in TextFiled2.
Whenever BackSpace key is pressed in TextFiled1, last character in TextFiled2 will
be erased.
If you attempt to type a character in TextField2, alert box will be displaying */

import javafx.application.Application;
import static javafx.application.Application.launch;
import javafx.event.*;
import javafx.scene.*;
import javafx.scene.control.*;

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import javafx.scene.layout.*;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.scene.input.*;
import
javafx.scene.control.Alert.*;

public class NewFXMain extends Application

{ @Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage)
{

TextField tf1=new TextField();

TextField tf2=new TextField();
Label l1=new Label("Text
Pressed : ");

EventHandler<KeyEvent> handler1=new EventHandler<KeyEvent>()

{ String str="",str1="";
int d;
public void handle(KeyEvent event)
{
if(event.getCode()== KeyCode.BACK_SPACE)
{
str=str.substring(0,str.length()-1);
tf2.setText(str);
}
else
{
str+=event.getText();
tf2.setText(str);
}
}
};

EventHandler<KeyEvent> handler2=new EventHandler<KeyEvent>()

{ public void handle(KeyEvent event)
{
Alert a=new Alert(AlertType.WARNING);
a.setContentText("Sorry! Dont Type Anything Here!!");
a.show();
}
};

tf1.setOnKeyPressed(handler1);
tf2.setOnKeyTyped(handler2);
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GridPane root = new GridPane();

root.addRow(1,tf1);
root.addRow(2,l1);
root.addRow(3,tf2);
Scene scene = new Scene(root, 300, 250);
primaryStage.setTitle("KeyEvent-Demo");
primaryStage.setScene(scene);
primaryStage.show();
}

public static void main(String[] args) {

launch(args);
}
}

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5.3.2: HANDLING MOUSE EVENTS

JavaFX Mouse Events are used to handle mouse events. The MouseEvents works when
you Clicked, Dragged, or Pressed and etc. An object of the MouseEvent class represents
a mouse events.

Types of Mouse Events in JavaFX

 ANY – This mouse event type is known as the supertype of all mouse event types. If

you want your node to receive all types of events. This event type would be used for
your handlers.
 MOUSE_PRESSED – When you press a mouse button, this event is triggered. The

MouseButton enum defines three constants that represent a mouse button: NONE,
PRIMARY, and SECONDARY. The MouseEvent class’s getButton() method returns the
mouse button that is responsible for the event.
 MOUSE_RELEASED – The event is triggered if you pressed and released a mouse

button in the same node.

 MOUSE_CLICKED – This event will occur when you pressed and released a node.
 MOUSE_MOVED – Simply move your mouse without pressing any mouse buttons to

generate this type of mouse event.

 MOUSE_ENTERED – This event occurs when the mouse or cursor enters the target

node.
 MOUSE_EXITED – This event occurs when the mouse or cursor leaves or moved

outside the target node.

 MOUSE_DRAGGED – This event occurs when you move the mouse with a pressed

mouse button to a target node.

Example:

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.Event.*;
import javafx.scene.*;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent;
import javafx.scene.layout.*;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.scene.control.*;
import java.util.*;

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public class MouseEvents extends Application {

@Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
Button btn = new Button();
Label status=new Label();

btn.setText("Mouse Event");
status.setText("Hello");
btn.setOnMousePressed(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() {
public void handle(MouseEvent me) {
status.setText("Mouse pressed");
}
}
)
;

btn.setOnMouseEntered(e->
{ status.setText("Mouse
Entered");
});

btn.setOnMouseExited(e->
{ status.setText("Mouse
Exited");
});

btn.setOnMouseReleased(e->
{ status.setText("Mouse
Released");
});
BorderPane bp = new BorderPane();
bp.setCenter(btn);
bp.setBottom(status);

Scene scene = new Scene(bp, 300, 250);

scene.setOnMouseDragged(e-> {
status.setText("Mouse Dragged");
});

primaryStage.setTitle("MouseEvent-Demo");
primaryStage.setScene(scene);
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public static void main(String[] args) {

launch(args);
}
}

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5.4: JavaFX UI Controls

Every user interface considers the following three main aspects −

1. UI elements − These are the core visual elements which the user eventually sees
and interacts with.
2. Layouts − They define how UI elements should be organized on the screen.
3. Behavior − These are events which occur when the user interacts with UI
elements.

 JavaFX provides several classes in the package javafx.scene.control.

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S. No. UI Control Description Constructors

Component that is used to define a new Label()
1. Label simple text on the screen. It is an not new Label(String S, Node n)
editable text control. new Label(String s)
Used to get the input from the user in
2. TextField the form of text. Allows to enter a New TextField()
limited quantity of text.
Used to get the kind of information
from the user which contains various new CheckBox()
3. CheckBox
choices. User marked the checkbox new CheckBox(String s)
either on (true) or off(false).
Used to provide various options to the
user. The user can only choose one new RadioButton()
4. RadioButton
option among all. A radio button is new RadioButton(String s)
either selected or deselected.
Component that controls the function new Button()
5. Button
of the application. new Button(String s)
new ComboBox
6. ComboBox Shows a list of items out of which user
new
can select at most one item
ComboBox(Obs
ervableList i)
Shows a set of items and allows the
user to select a single choice and it will
new ChoiceBox
7. ChoiceBox show the currently selected item on
new
the top. ChoiceBox by default has no ChoiceBox(Obs
selected item unless otherwise ervableList i)
selected.
Enables users to choose one or more
8. ListView options from a predefined list of new ListView();
choices.
It provides a scrollable view of UI
Elements. It is a container that has two
scrollbars around the component it
contains if the component is larger
9. ScrollPane new ScrollPane();
than the visible area of the ScrollPane.
The scrollbars enable the user to scroll
around the component shown inside
the ScrollPane
Special control having the ability to be new ToggleButton
selected. Basically, ToggleButton is newToggleButton(String txt)
rendered similarly to a Button but new ToggleButton(String txt,
these two are the different types of Node graphic)
10. ToggleButton Controls. A Button is a “command”
button that invokes a function when
clicked. But a ToggleButton is a control
with a Boolean indicating whether it is
selected.

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Example : JavaFX program for Simple Registration form using UI Controls:

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.collections.*;

import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.geometry.Pos;

import javafx.scene.image.*;

import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.*;

import javafx.scene.layout.*;
import javafx.scene.text.Text;

import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class JavaFXControlDemo extends Application {

@Override
public void start(Stage stage)
{

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//Label for name

Text nameLabel = new Text("Name");

//Text field for name

TextField nameText = new TextField();

//Label for date of birth

Text dobLabel = new Text("Date of birth");

//date picker to choose date

DatePicker datePicker = new DatePicker();

//Label for gender

Text genderLabel = new Text("gender");

//Toggle group of radio buttons

ToggleGroup groupGender = new ToggleGroup();
RadioButton maleRadio = new RadioButton("male");
maleRadio.setToggleGroup(groupGender);
RadioButton femaleRadio = new RadioButton("female");
femaleRadio.setToggleGroup(groupGender);

//Label for reservation

Text reservationLabel = new Text("Reservation");

//Toggle button for reservation

ToggleButton yes = new ToggleButton("Yes");
ToggleButton no = new ToggleButton("No");
ToggleGroup groupReservation = new ToggleGroup();
yes.setToggleGroup(groupReservation);
no.setToggleGroup(groupReservation);

//Label for technologies known

Text technologiesLabel = new Text("Technologies
Known");

//check box for education

CheckBox javaCheckBox = new CheckBox("Java");
javaCheckBox.setIndeterminate(false);

//check box for education

CheckBox dotnetCheckBox = new CheckBox("DotNet");
javaCheckBox.setIndeterminate(false);

//Label for education

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Text educationLabel = new Text("Educational qualification");

//list View for educational qualification

ObservableList<String> names =
FXCollections.observableArrayList( "B.E","M.E","BBA","MCA", "MBA",
"Vocational", "M.TECH", "Mphil",
"Phd");
ListView<String> educationListView = new ListView<String>(names);
educationListView.setMaxSize(100, 100);

educationListView.getSelectionModel().setSelectionMode(SelectionMode.MU
LTIPLE);

Label interest=new Label("Area of Interest");

ComboBox AoI=new ComboBox();
AoI.getItems().addAll("Android App. Dev.", "IoS
App. Dev.", "FUll Stack
Dev.", "Azure FrmWork", "AWS", "Web Dev.", "Ui/Ux Design");
AoI.setVisibleRowCount(3);

//Label for location

Text locationLabel = new Text("location");

//Choice box for location

ChoiceBox locationchoiceBox = new ChoiceBox();
locationchoiceBox.getItems().addAll
("Hyderabad", "Chennai", "Delhi", "Mumbai",
"Vishakhapatnam");

//Label for register

Button buttonRegister = new Button("Register");

//Creating a Grid Pane

GridPane gridPane = new GridPane();

//Setting size for the pane

gridPane.setMinSize(500, 500);

//Setting the padding

gridPane.setPadding(new
Insets(10, 10, 10, 10));

//Setting the vertical and horizontal gaps between the columns

gridPane.setVgap(5);
gridPane.setHgap(5);

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//Arranging all the nodes in the grid

gridPane.add(nameLabel, 0, 0);
gridPane.add(nameText, 1, 0);

gridPane.add(dobLabel, 0, 1);
gridPane.add(datePicker, 1, 1);

gridPane.add(genderLabel, 0, 2);
gridPane.add(maleRadio, 1, 2);
gridPane.add(femaleRadio, 2, 2);
gridPane.add(reservationLabel, 0,
3);
gridPane.add(yes, 1, 3);
gridPane.add(no, 2, 3);

gridPane.add(technologiesLabel, 0,
4);
gridPane.add(javaCheckBox, 1, 4);
gridPane.add(dotnetCheckBox, 2, 4);

gridPane.add(educationLabel, 0, 5);
gridPane.add(educationListView, 1,
5);

gridPane.add(interest,0,6);
gridPane.add(AoI,1,6);

gridPane.add(locationLabe
l, 0, 7);
gridPane.add(locationchoic
eBox, 1, 7);

gridPane.add(buttonRegist
er, 2, 8);

Scene scene = new

Scene(gridPane);

//Setting title to the Stage

stage.setTitle("Registration Form");

//Adding scene to the stage

stage.setScene(scene);

//Displaying the contents of the stage

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public static void main(String args[])

{
launch(args);
}
}

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5.5: Layouts – FlowPane – HBox and VBox – BorderPane – StackPane – GridPane.

In JavaFX, Layout defines the way in which the components are to be seen on the stage. It
basically organizes the scene-graph nodes.
Layout Panes: Layout panes are containers which are used for flexible and dynamic
arrangements of UI controls within a scene graph of a JavaFX application.

Package used: javaFX.scene.layout package

JavaFX provides various built-in Layouts that are

1. Pane 5. FlowPane
2. VBox 6. GridPane
3. HBox 7. StackPane.
4. BorderPane

JavaFX provides many types of panes for organizing nodes in a container:

Class Description Representation

Base class for layout panes.

It containes the getChildren()
Pane
method for returning a list of
nodes in the pane.

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Places the nodes in a single

VBox
column

Places the nodes in a single

HBox
row

Places the nodes in the top,

BorderPane right, bottom, left and center
regions

Places the nodes row-by-row

FlowPane horizontally or column-by-
column vertically

Places the nodes in the cells

GridPane in a two-dimensional
grid(like matrix)

Places the nodes on top of

StackPane each other in the center of
the pane

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Methods and Properties of different layouts:

Layout Constructors Methods/Properties

1. VBox() : creates layout with 0 spacing Property Description Setter Methods
2. Vbox(Double spacing) : creates layout with Alignment
This property is for the alignment of
setAlignement(Double)
a spacing value of double type the nodes.
3. Vbox(Double spacing, Node? children) : This property is of the boolean type.
The Widtht of resizeable nodes can
VBox creates a layout with the specified spacing FillWidth
be made equal to the Width of the
setFillWidth(boolean)
among the specified child nodes VBox by setting this property to true.
4. Vbox(Node? children) : creates a layout This property is to set some spacing
with the specified nodes having 0 spacing Spacing setSpacing(Double)
among the nodes of VBox.
among them
Property Description Setter Methods
This represents the alignment of the
Alignment setAlignment(Double)
nodes.
1. new HBox() : create HBox layout with 0
This is a boolean property. If you set
HBox spacing this property to true the height of the
fillHeight setFillHeight(Double)
2. new Hbox(Double spacing) : create HBox nodes will become equal to the
layout with a spacing value height of the HBox.
This represents the space between
spacing the nodes in the HBox. It is of double setSpacing(Double)
type.
Type Property Setter Methods Description
Add the node to the bottom of the
1. BorderPane() :- create the empty layout Node Bottom setBottom()
screen
2. BorderPane(Node Center):- create the Add the node to the centre of the
Node Centre setCentre()
BorderPane layout with the center node screen
3. BorderPane(Node Center, Node top, Node Add the node to the left of the
Node Left setLeft()
screen
right, Node bottom, Node left) :- create Add the node to the right of the
Node Right setRight()
the layout with all the nodes screen
Add the node to the top of the
Node Top setTop()
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Property Description Setter Methods
The overall alignment of
alignment setAlignment(Pos value)
the flowpane's content.
The horizontal alignment
1. FlowPane() columnHalignme of nodes within the setColumnHalignment(HPo
nt s Value)
2. FlowPane(Double Hgap, Double Vgap) columns.
3. FlowPane(Double Hgap, Double Vgap, Node? Horizontal gap between
hgap setHgap(Double value)
the columns.
children) Orientation of setOrientation(Orientation
FlowPane 4. FlowPane(Node... Children) orientation
the flowpane value)
5. FlowPane(Orientation orientation) The preferred height or
width where content
6. FlowPane(Orientation orientation, prefWrapLength should wrap in the
setPrefWrapLength(double
double Hgap, Double Vgap) horizontal or vertical value)
flowpane.
The vertical alignment of setRowValignment(VPos
rowValignment
the nodes within the rows. value)
The vertical gap among the
vgap setVgap(Double value)
rows

Property Description Setter Methods

Represents the alignment of
alignment setAlignment(Pos value)
the grid within the GridPane.
This property is intended for
debugging. Lines can be
Public GridPane(): creates a gridpane with 0 displayed to show the setGridLinesVisible(Boo
GridPane hgap/vgap. gridLinesVisible
gidpane's rows and columns lean value)
by setting this property to
true.
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Vertical gaps among the rows setVgap(Double value)
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2. StackPane(Node? Children) It represents the default

StackPane alignment of children setAlignment(Node
alignment
within the StackPane's child, Pos value)
width and height
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Example: Program for Layouts, Menus and MenuBars, Event Handling

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.geometry.Pos;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.*;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.*;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.text.Text;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class JavaFXApplication1 extends Application {

@Override//from ww w . ja v a2s . co m
public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
// Create the top section of the UI
Text tNumber1 = new Text("Number 1:");
Text tNumber2 = new Text("Number 2:");
Text tResult = new Text("Result:");
TextField tfNumber1 = new TextField();
TextField tfNumber2 = new TextField();
TextField tfResult = new TextField();
tfResult.setEditable(false);

Menu me=new Menu("Edit");

// create menuitems
MenuItem m1 = new MenuItem("Set Default Value");
MenuItem m2 = new MenuItem("Clear All values");

// add menu items to menu

me.getItems().add(m1);
me.getItems().add(m2);

Menu mc=new Menu("Bg_Color");

MenuItem c1 = new MenuItem("Red");
MenuItem c2 = new MenuItem("Green");

mc.getItems().addAll(c1,c2);
MenuBar mb = new MenuBar();

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// add menu to menubar

mb.getMenus().add(me);
mb.getMenus().add(mc);

VBox vb=new

VBox(mb);

m1.setOnAction(e -> {
tfNumber1.setText("10"
);
tfNumber2.setText("20");
});

m2.setOnAction(e -
>{ tfNumber1.setText(
"");
tfNumber2.setText("");
tfResult.setText("");
});

// Create the bottom section of the UI

Button btAdd = new Button("Add");
Button btSubtract = new Button("Subtract");
Button btMultiply = new Button("Multiply");
Button btDivide = new Button("Divide");

// Add top and bottom UI to HBox containers

GridPane calcTop = new GridPane();

calcTop.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
calcTop.setPadding(new Insets(5));
calcTop.add(tNumber1, 0, 0);
calcTop.add(tfNumber1, 1, 0);
calcTop.add(tNumber2, 0, 1);
calcTop.add(tfNumber2, 1, 1);
calcTop.add(tResult, 0, 2);
calcTop.add(tfResult, 1, 2);

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calcBottom.getChildren().addAll(btAdd, btSubtract, btMultiply, btDivide);

// Add HBox containers to a BorderPane

BorderPane pane = new BorderPane();
pane.setTop(vb);
pane.setCenter(calcTop);
pane.setBottom(calcBottom);

c1.setOnAction(e -> {
pane.setBackground(new
Background(new
BackgroundFill(Color.RED,null,null)));
});
c2.setOnAction(e ->
{ pane.setBackground(new
Background(new
BackgroundFill(Color.GREEN,null,null)));
});

// Register event handlers for buttons

btAdd.setOnAction(e -> {
double a = getDoubleFromTextField(tfNumber1);
double b = getDoubleFromTextField(tfNumber2);
tfResult.setText(String.valueOf(a + b));
});

btSubtract.setOnAction(e -> {
double a = getDoubleFromTextField(tfNumber1);
double b = getDoubleFromTextField(tfNumber2);
tfResult.setText(String.valueOf(a - b));
});

btMultiply.setOnAction(e -> {
double a = getDoubleFromTextField(tfNumber1);
double b = getDoubleFromTextField(tfNumber2);
tfResult.setText(String.valueOf(a * b));
});

btDivide.setOnAction(e -> {
double a = getDoubleFromTextField(tfNumber1);
double b = getDoubleFromTextField(tfNumber2);
tfResult.setText(b
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});

Scene scene = new Scene(pane);

primaryStage.setTitle("Simple Calculator");
primaryStage.setScene(scene);
primaryStage.setResizable(false);
primaryStage.show();
}

private static double getDoubleFromTextField(TextField t)

{ return Double.parseDouble(t.getText());
}

public static void main(String[] args) {

launch(args);
}
}

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5.6: Menus – Basics – Menu – Menu bars – MenuItem.

1. JavaFX Menus, MenuItem and MenuBar:

Menu is a popup menu that contains several menu items that are displayed when
the user clicks a menu. The user can select a menu item after which the menu goes into
a hidden state.

MenuBar is usually placed at the top of the screen which contains several menus. JavaFX
MenuBar is typically an implementation of a menu bar.

Constructor of the MenuBar class are:

1. MenuBar(): creates a new empty menubar.
2. MenuBar(Menu... m): creates a new menubar with the given set of menu.

Constructor of the Menu class are:

1. Menu(): creates an empty menu
2. Menu(String s): creates a menu with a string as its label
3. Menu(String s, Node n):Constructs a Menu and sets the display text with the
specified text and sets the graphic Node to the given node.
4. Menu(String s, Node n, MenuItem... i):Constructs a Menu and sets the display text
with the specified text, the graphic Node to the given node, and inserts the given
items into the items list.

Commonly used methods:

Method Explanation
getItems() returns the items of the menu
hide() hide the menu
show() show the menu
getMenus() The menus to show within this MenuBar.
isUseSystemMenuBar() Gets the value of the property useSystemMenuBar
setUseSystemMenuBar(boolean
Sets the value of the property useSystemMenuBar.
v)
setOnHidden(EventHandler v) Sets the value of the property onHidden.

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setOnHiding(EventHandler v) Sets the value of the property onHiding.

setOnShowing(EventHandler v) Sets the value of the property onShowing.
setOnShown(EventHandler v Sets the value of the property onShown.

JavaFX Menu

 In the JavaFX application, in order to create a menu, menu items, and menu bar,
Menu, MenuItem, and MenuBar class is used. The menu allows us to choose
options among available choices in the application.
 All methods needed for this purpose are present in the javafx.scene.control.Menu
class.

Example: Java program to create a menu bar and add menu to it and also add
menuitems to the menu

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.Menu;
import javafx.scene.control.MenuBar;
import javafx.scene.control.MenuItem;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
public class MenuUI extends Application {
@Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage)
throws Exception
{
Menu newmenu = new Menu("File");
Menu newmenu2 = new Menu("Edit");

MenuItem m1 = new MenuItem("Open");

MenuItem m2 = new MenuItem("Save");
MenuItem m3 = new MenuItem("Exit");
MenuItem m4 = new MenuItem("Cut");
MenuItem m5 = new MenuItem("Copy");

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MenuItem m6 = new MenuItem("Paste");

newmenu.getItems().add(m1);
newmenu.getItems().add(m2);
newmenu.getItems().add(m3);
newmenu2.getItems().add(m4);
newmenu2.getItems().add(m5);
newmenu2.getItems().add(m6);
MenuBar newmb = new MenuBar();
newmb.getMenus().add(newmenu);
newmb.getMenus().add(newmenu2);
VBox box = new VBox(newmb);
Scene scene = new Scene(box,400,200);
primaryStage.setScene(scene);
primaryStage.setTitle("JavaFX Menu Example");
primaryStage.show();
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Application.launch(args);
}
}

Output:

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