Scribd
Upload
57 views13 pages

Chapter1 Review

This document provides an introduction to Java programming including key concepts like platform independence, the Java compilation process, problem solving techniques, primitive data types, selection and loop statements, methods, and arrays. It explains that Java source files use the .java extension and are compiled into .class files, and that every Java program must have a main method.

Uploaded by

midhungbabu88
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
57 views13 pages

Chapter1 Review

This document provides an introduction to Java programming including key concepts like platform independence, the Java compilation process, problem solving techniques, primitive data types, selection and loop statements, methods, and arrays. It explains that Java source files use the .java extension and are compiled into .class files, and that every Java program must have a main method.

Uploaded by

midhungbabu88
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 13

Chapter 1

Java Programming Review


Introduction
• Java is platform-independent, meaning that you
can write a program once and run it anywhere.
• Java programs can be embedded in HTML
pages and downloaded by Web browsers to
bring live animation and interaction to Web
clients.
• Java source files end with the .java extension.
Every class is compiled into a separate file
bytecode that has the same name as the class
and ends with the .class extension.
Introduction
• To compile a Java source code file, use the
javac command. To run a Java class, use the
java command.
• Every Java program is a set of class definitions.
The keyword class introduces a class definition.
The contents of the class are included in a block.
A block begins with an opening brace “{“ and
ends with the closing “}”. Methods are contained
in a class.
• A Java application must have a main method.
The main method is the entry point where the
application program starts when it is executed.
Problem Solving
• Programming is a process of problem solving
• Problem-solving technique includes analyse the
problem, outline the problem requirements, and
design the steps (called algorithm).
• Three steps problem-solving process in the
programming environment:
– Analyse, outline the problem and its solution
requirements. Design the algorithm to solve the
problem.
– Implement the algorithm uses any programming
language and verify it.
– Maintain or modify the program.
Primitive Data Types and
Operations
• Four integer types (byte, short, int, long) that
represent integers of four different sizes.
• Two floating-point types (float, double) that
represent floating-point numbers of two different
precisions.
• Character type (char) represents a single
character
• All these called primitive data types. When they
are declared, the variables of these types are
created and assigned memory space.
Primitive Data Types and
Operations
• Numeric operations: + (addition), -
(substraction), * (multiplication), / (division), %
(remainder).
• Increment operator: ++, decrement operator: --
• Casting – convert a value of one type into
another type. Two types: widening and
narrowing type.
• Three types of programming errors: syntax
errors, runtime errors and logic errors.
Selection Statements
• Boolean types – represents a true or false value.
• Boolean operators - &&, ||, !, and ^.
• Relational operators - <, <=, ==, !=, > , >=.
• Selection statements are used for building selection
steps into programs. Types: if, if…else, nested if,
switch and conditional expressions.
• if statement – control decisions based on Boolean
expression.
• switch statement – control decisions based on a switch
expression. Keyword break is optional.
• Conditional expression –

booleanExpression ? Expression1 : expression2;


Loop Statements
• while – checks the loop-continuation-condition
first and then execute the loop body.
• do-while – execute the loop body first and then
check the loop-continuation-condition.
• for – execute a loop body a predictable number
of times. Has three parts: initialise a control
variable, loop-continuation-condition, adjust the
control variable.
• Keyword break – immediately ends the
innermost loop and continue – only ends the
current iterations.
Methods
• Method header specifies the modifiers, return
value type, method name and parameters of the
method.
• Example:
public static int max (int num1, int num2) {
…
}
• A method may return a value or not (void).
• The arguments that are passed to a method should
have the same number, type, and order as the
parameters in the method definition.
Methods
• When a program calls a method, program
control is transferred to the called method. A
called method returns control to the caller when
its return statement is executed or when its
method-ending closing brace is reached.
• A method can be overloaded – two methods can
have the same name as long as their method
parameter lists differ.
• The scope of a local variable is limited locally to
a method.
Arrays
• Syntax: dataType[ ] arrayRefVar or dataType
arrayRefVar[ ]
• The declaration of an array variable does not
allocate any space in memory for the array. An
array variable contains a reference to an array.
myList 0 1 2 3 4 5
6

• Elements can only be assigned to an array if it


has already been created using new operator:
new dataType[arraysize]
Arrays
• Each element in the array is represented using
the syntax arrayRefVar[index]. An index must be
an integer.
• After an array is created, its size becomes
permanent and can be obtained using
arrayRefVar.length
• Array initialiser – combines declaring an array,
creating an array, and initialising in one
statement:
dataType[ ] arrayRefVar = {value0, value1,
…, valuek);
Arrays
• Passing an array argument to a method is
actually passing the reference of the array.
• Two-dimensional array:
dataType[ ][ ] arrayRefVar or
dataType arrayRefVar[ ][ ]

You might also like