Learn Java - Hello World Cheatsheet - Codecademy
Learn Java - Hello World Cheatsheet - Codecademy
Hello World
Print Line
System.out.println() can print to the console:
System.out.println("Hello, world!");
● System is a class from the core library provided by Java // Output: Hello, world!
● out is an object that controls the output
Comments
Comments are bits of text that are ignored by the compiler. They are used to increase
the readability of a program. // I am a single line comment!
main() Method
In Java, every application must contain a main() method, which is the entry point
for the application. All other methods are invoked from the main() method. public class Person {
The signature of the method is public static void main(String[] args) { } . It
accepts a single argument: an array of elements of type String . public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Hello, world!");
}
}
Classes
A class represents a single concept.
A Java program must have one class whose name is the same as the program public class Person {
lename.
In the example, the Person class must be declared in a program le named public static void main(String[] args) {
Person.java.
System.out.println("I am a person, not
a computer.");
}
}
Compiling Java
In Java, when we compile a program, each individual class is converted into a .class
le, which is known as byte code. # Compile the class file:
The JVM (Java virtual machine) is used to run the byte code. javac hello.java
System.out.println("Another statement");
// Output:
// Example of a statement
// Another statement
Statements
In Java, a statement is a line of code that executes a task and is terminated with a ; .
System.out.println("Java Programming ☕");