Java Interview Questions Cheat Sheet

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Main Features of Java Final, Finally, Finalize Abstract Classes

Object Oriented Final Makes a variable, method, or class An abstract class is a class which cannot be

Simple unchan​geable. instan​tiated. An abstract class is used by

creating an inheriting subclass that can be
Fina​l Exception handling after success or
Platform Indepe​ndent
instan​tiated. An abstract class does a few
ly failure during a try catch block.
Secure things for the inheriting subclass:
Fina​l Called by the garbage collector on an 1.​Define methods which can be used by the
Robust
ize object when garbage collection
inheriting subclass.
Portable determines that there are no more
2.​Define abstract methods which the inheriting
Multit​hreaded references to the object.
subclass must implement.
Distri​buted 3.​Provide a common interface which allows the
Inheri​tance
subclass to be interc​hanged with all other
Principles of OOP Inheri​tance is one of the key principle of object subcla​sses.

oriented progra​mming. Through inheri​tance,

Abst​r Abstra​ction means using simple
one class can inherit the properties of another Exception Handling
ac​tion things to represent complexity using
class. The class from which properties are
object, classes, and variables. try The code to be monitored for
inherited is called super class and the class to
Enca​p This is the practice of keeping fields exceptions will be kept in this block.
which properties are inherited is called sub
su​lat​i within a class private, then providing catch If any exceptions occurred in try block,
class.
on access to them via public methods. Does Java support multiple inheri​tan​ce? those exceptions will be caught by this
It’s a protective barrier that keeps the block.
Java supports multiple inheri​tance but only
data and code safe within the class
through interf​aces. That means a class can fina​ll This block will be always executed
itself.
implement more than one interfaces but can y whether exception is raised or not and
Inhe​rit​ It lets progra​mmers create new not extend more than one class. raised exceptions are caught or not.
ance classes that share some of the
attributes of existing classes. This lets Constr​uctor & Method Overlo​ading Checked & Unchecked Exceptions
us build on previous work without
reinve​nting the wheel. A class can have any number of constr​uctors. Chec​ked Known and checked at compile
These constr​uctors will have different list of time.
Poly​m Polymo​rphism refers to any entity
arguments. It is called constr​uctor
or​phis whether it is a method or a Unch​eck Known at Runtime, unknown at
overlo​ading. Constr​uctor overlo​ading provides
constr​uctor or an operator which takes ed compile time.
m
different ways to instan​tiate a class.
many forms or can be used for
If a class has more than one method with same
multiple tasks. Static & Non-Static Methods
name but with different list of arguments, then it
is called method overlo​ading. Static method is common to all instances of a
Multit​hreaded Progra​mming
class. Static methods are stored in the class
Multit​hreaded progra​mming is one of the key Overriding memory. Where as non-s​tatic methods are
features of java which allows multiple threads stored in the object memory. Each instance of a
If a super class method is modified in the sub
to execute their task simult​ane​ously. class will have their own copy of non-static
class then it is called method overri​ding.
There are two ways to create threads in methods.
Java
a) by extending the Thread class Synchr​oni​zation
b) by implem​enting the Runnable interface
Synchr​oni​zation is a way of contro​lling the
access of a method or a block by multiple
threads. Only one thread can enter into a
method or a block which has been declared as
synchr​onized. Synchr​oni​zation is one of the
way to achieve thread safety.

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 Java Interview Questions Cheat Sheet
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Garbage Collection

Removing unwanted objects or abandoned objects from the memory is

called garbage collec​tion. Garbage collection is done automa​tically in
java. You need not to remove the unwanted objects explic​itly. Garbage
collector thread does this for you.

Cloning

Cloning is a process of creating an exact copy of an existing object in the

memory. Cloning may be shallow or deep. In java, clone() method is
used to create a clone of an object.

Interfaces

A Java interface is a bit like a class, except a Java interface can only
contain method signatures and fields. An Java interface cannot contain
an implem​ent​ation of the methods, only the signature (name, parameters
and except​ions) of the method.
You can use interfaces in Java as a way to achieve polymo​rphism.

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