So let’s get started with the first set of basic Java Interview Questions.

Basic Java Interview Questions for Freshers

Q1. Explain JDK, JRE and JVM?
JDK vs JRE vs JVM
JDK JRE JVM
It stands for Java It stands for Java Runtime
It stands for Java Virtual Machine.
Development Kit. Environment.
JRE refers to a runtime
It is the tool necessary to It is an abstract machine. It is a specification
environment in which
compile, document and that provides a run-time environment in which
Java bytecode can be
package Java programs. Java bytecode can be executed.
executed.

It’s an implementation of JVM follows three notations:

It contains JRE +
the JVM which physically Specification, Implementation, and Runtime
development tools.
exists. Instance.

Q2. Explain public static void main(String args[]) in Java.

main() in Java is the entry point for any Java program. It is always written
as public static void main(String[] args).

•public: Public is an access modifier, which is used to specify who can

access this method. Public means that this Method will be accessible by
any Class.
•static: It is a keyword in java which identifies it is class-based. main() is
made static in Java so that it can be accessed without creating the
instance of a Class. In case, main is not made static then the compiler will
throw an error as main() is called by the JVM before any objects are
made and only static methods can be directly invoked via the class. 
•void: It is the return type of the method. Void defines the method which
will not return any value.
•main: It is the name of the method which is searched by JVM as a
starting point for an application with a particular signature only. It is the
method where the main execution occurs.
•String args[]: It is the parameter passed to the main method.

Q3. Why Java is platform independent?

Java is called platform independent because of its byte codes which can run on
any system irrespective of its underlying operating system.
Q4. Why Java is not 100% Object-oriented?
Java is not 100% Object-oriented because it makes use of eight primitive data
types such as boolean, byte, char, int, float, double, long, short which are not
objects.

Q5. What are wrapper classes in Java?

Wrapper classes convert the Java primitives into the reference types (objects).
Every primitive data type has a class dedicated to it. These are known as
wrapper classes because they “wrap” the primitive data type into an object of
that class. Refer to the below image which displays different primitive type,
wrapper class and constructor argument.

Q6. What are constructors in Java?

In Java, constructor refers to a block of code which is used to initialize an
object. It must have the same name as that of the class. Also, it has no return
type and it is automatically called when an object is created.

There are two types of constructors:

1.Default Constructor: In Java, a default constructor is the one which

does not take any inputs. In other words, default constructors are the no
argument constructors which will be created by default in case you no
other constructor is defined by the user. Its main purpose is to initialize
the instance variables with the default values. Also, it is majorly used for
object creation. 
2.Parameterized Constructor: The parameterized constructor in Java,
is the constructor which is capable of initializing the instance variables
with the provided values. In other words, the constructors which take the
arguments are called parameterized constructors.

Q7. What is singleton class in Java and how can we make a

class singleton?
Singleton class is a class whose only one instance can be created at any given
time, in one JVM. A class can be made singleton by making its constructor
private.
Q8. What is the difference between Array list and vector in
Java?
ArrayList Vector
Array List is not synchronized.  Vector is synchronized.
Array List is fast as it’s non-synchronized. Vector is slow as it is thread safe.
If an element is inserted into the Array List, it increases
Vector defaults to doubling size of its array.
its Array size by 50%.
Array List does not define the increment size. Vector defines the increment size.
Vector can use both Enumeration and
Array List can only use Iterator for traversing an Array
Iterator for traversing.
List.

Q9. What is the difference between equals() and == in Java?

Equals() method is defined in Object class in Java and used for checking
equality of two objects defined by business logic.

“==” or equality operator in Java is a binary operator provided by Java

programming language and used to compare primitives and objects. public
boolean equals(Object o) is the method provided by the Object class. The
default implementation uses == operator to compare two objects. For
example: method can be overridden like String class. equals() method is used
to compare the values of two objects.

Q10. When can you use the super keyword?

In Java, the super keyword is a reference variable that refers to an immediate
parent class object.

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When you create a subclass instance, you’re also creating an instance of the
parent class, which is referenced to by the super reference variable.

The uses of the Java super Keyword are- 

 1.To refer to an immediate parent class instance variable, use super.
2.The keyword super can be used to call the method of an immediate
parent class.
3.Super() can be used to call the constructor of the immediate parent
class.
 

Q11. What makes a HashSet different from a TreeSet?

HashSet TreeSet
TreeSet implements SortedSet Interface that uses
It is implemented through a hash table.
trees for storing data.
It permits the null object. It does not allow the null object.
It is faster than TreeSet especially for search,
It is slower than HashSet for these operations.
insert, and delete operations.
It does not maintain elements in an ordered way. The elements are maintained in a sorted order.
It uses compareTo() method for comparing two
It uses equals() method to compare two objects.
objects.
It does not permit a heterogenous object. It permits a heterogenous object.
 

Q12. What are the differences between HashMap and HashTable in

Java?

HashMap Hashtable
It is non synchronized. It cannot be shared between many It is synchronized. It is thread-safe and
threads without proper synchronization code. can be shared with many threads.
It permits one null key and multiple null values. It does not permit any null key or value.
It was present in earlier versions of java as
is a new class introduced in JDK 1.2.
well.
It is faster. It is slower.
It is traversed through Enumerator and
It is traversed through the iterator.
Iterator.
It uses an enumerator which is not fail
It uses fail fast iterator.
fast.
It inherits AbstractMap class. It inherits Dictionary class.
 

Q13. What is the importance of reflection in Java?

Reflection is a runtime API for inspecting and changing the behavior of

methods, classes, and interfaces. Java Reflection is a powerful tool that can be
really beneficial. Java Reflection allows you to analyze classes, interfaces,
fields, and methods during runtime without knowing what they are called at
compile time. Reflection can also be used to create new objects, call methods,
and get/set field values. External, user-defined classes can be used by creating
instances of extensibility objects with their fully-qualified names. Debuggers
can also use reflection to examine private members of classes.

Q14. How to not allow serialization of attributes of a class in Java?

The NonSerialized attribute can be used to prevent member variables from

being serialized.
You should also make an object that potentially contains security-sensitive data
nonserializable if possible. Apply the NonSerialized attribute to certain fields
that store sensitive data if the object must be serialized. If you don’t exclude
these fields from serialisation, the data they store will be visible to any
programmes with serialization permission.

Q15. Can you call a constructor of a class inside another constructor?

Yes, we can call a constructor of a class inside another constructor. This is also
called as constructor chaining. Constructor chaining can be done in 2 ways-

1.Within the same class: For constructors in the same class, the this()
keyword can be used.
2.From the base class: The super() keyword is used to call the
constructor from the base class.
The constructor chaining follows the process of inheritance. The
constructor of the sub class first calls the constructor of the super class.
Due to this, the creation of sub class’s object starts with the initialization
of the data members of the super class. The constructor chaining works
similarly with any number of classes. Every constructor keeps calling the
chain till the top of the chain.
 

Q16. Contiguous memory locations are usually used for storing actual
values in an array but not in ArrayList. Explain.

An array generally contains elements of the primitive data types such as int,
float, etc. In such cases, the array directly stores these elements at contiguous
memory locations. While an ArrayList does not contain primitive data types. An
arrayList contains the reference of the objects at different memory locations
instead of the object itself. That is why the objects are not stored at contiguous
memory locations.

Q17. How is the creation of a String using new() different from that of
a literal?
When we create a string using new(), a new object is created. Whereas, if we
create a string using the string literal syntax, it may return an already existing
object with the same name.

Q18. Why is synchronization necessary? Explain with the help of a

relevant example.

Java allows multiple threads to execute. They may be accessing the same
variable or object. Synchronization helps to execute threads one after another.
It is important as it helps to execute all concurrent threads while being in sync.
It prevents memory consistency errors due to access to shared memory. An
example of synchronization code is-

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public synchronized void

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increment()
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{
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a++;
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}

As we have synchronized this function, this thread can only use the object after
the previous thread has used it.

Q19. Explain the term “Double Brace Initialization” in Java?

Double Brace Initialization is a Java term that refers to the combination of two
independent processes. There are two braces used in this. The first brace
creates an anonymous inner class. The second brace is an initialization block.
When these both are used together, it is known as Double Brace Initialization.
The inner class has a reference to the enclosing outer class, generally using the
‘this’ pointer. It is used to do both creation and initialization in a single
statement. It is generally used to initialize collections. It reduces the code and
also makes it more readable.

Q20. Why is it said that the length() method of String class doesn’t
return accurate results?

The length() method of String class doesn’t return accurate results because
it simply takes into account the number of characters within in the String. In
other words, code points outside of the BMP (Basic Multilingual Plane), that is,
code points having a value of U+10000 or above, will be ignored.

The reason for this is historical. One of Java’s original goals was to consider all
text as Unicode; yet, Unicode did not define code points outside of the BMP at
the time. It was too late to modify char by the time Unicode specified such
code points.

Q21. What are the differences between Heap and Stack Memory in
Java?

The major difference between Heap and Stack memory are:

Features Stack Heap

Stack memory is used only by one thread Heap memory is used by all the parts
Memory
of execution. of the application.
Stack memory can’t be accessed by other Objects stored in the heap are globally
Access
threads. accessible.
Memory Memory management is based on the
Follows LIFO manner to free memory.
Management generation associated with each object.
Exists until the end of execution of the Heap memory lives from the start till
Lifetime
thread. the end of application execution.
Stack memory only contains local
Whenever an object is created, it’s
Usage primitive and reference variables to
always stored in the Heap space.
objects in heap space.
Q22. What is a package in Java? List down various
advantages of packages.
Packages in Java, are the collection of related classes and interfaces which are
bundled together. By using packages, developers can easily modularize the
code and optimize its reuse. Also, the code within the packages can be
imported by other classes and reused. Below I have listed down a few of its
advantages:

•Packages help in avoiding name clashes

•They provide easier access control on the code
•Packages can also contain hidden classes which are not visible to the
outer classes and only used within the package
•Creates a proper hierarchical structure which makes it easier to locate
the related classes

Q23. Why pointers are not used in Java?

Java doesn’t use pointers because they are unsafe and increases the
complexity of the program. Since, Java is known for its simplicity of code,
adding the concept of pointers will be contradicting. Moreover, since JVM is
responsible for implicit memory allocation, thus in order to avoid direct access
to memory by the user,  pointers are discouraged in Java.

Q24. What is JIT compiler in Java?

JIT stands for Just-In-Time compiler in Java. It is a program that helps in
converting the Java bytecode into instructions that are sent directly to the
processor. By default, the JIT compiler is enabled in Java and is activated
whenever a Java method is invoked. The JIT compiler then compiles the
bytecode of the invoked method into native machine code, compiling it “just in
time” to execute. Once the method has been compiled, the JVM summons the
compiled code of that method directly rather than interpreting it. This is why it
is often responsible for the performance optimization of Java applications at the
run time.
Q25. What are access modifiers in Java?
In Java, access modifiers are special keywords which are used to restrict the
access of a class, constructor, data member and method in another class. Java
supports four types of access modifiers:

1.Default
2.Private
3.Protected
4.Public
Modifier Default Private Protected Public
Same class YES YES YES YES
Same Package subclass YES NO YES YES
Same Package non-subclass YES NO YES YES
Different package subclass NO NO YES YES
Different package non-subclass NO NO NO YES
Q26. Define a Java Class.
A class in Java is a blueprint which includes all your data.  A class contains
fields (variables) and methods to describe the behavior of an object. Let’s have
a look at the syntax of a class.

1class Abc {
2member variables // class body
3methods}

Q27. What is an object in Java and how is it created?

An object is a real-world entity that has a state and behavior. An object has
three characteristics:

1. State
2. Behavior
3. Identity
An object is created using the ‘new’ keyword. For example:

ClassName obj = new ClassName();

Q28. What is Object Oriented Programming?

Object-oriented programming or popularly known as OOPs is a programming
model or approach where the programs are organized around objects rather
than logic and functions. In other words, OOP mainly focuses on the objects
that are required to be manipulated instead of logic. This approach is ideal for
the programs large and complex codes and needs to be actively updated or
maintained.

Q29. What are the main concepts of OOPs in Java?

Object-Oriented Programming or OOPs is a programming style that is
associated with concepts like:

1.Inheritance: Inheritance is a process where one class acquires the

properties of another.
2.Encapsulation: Encapsulation in Java is a mechanism of wrapping up the
data and code together as a single unit.
3.Abstraction: Abstraction is the methodology of hiding the
implementation details from the user and only providing the functionality
to the users. 
4.Polymorphism: Polymorphism is the ability of a variable, function or
object to take multiple forms.

Q30. What is the difference between a local variable and an

instance variable?
In Java, a local variable is typically used inside a method, constructor, or
a block and has only local scope. Thus, this variable can be used only within
the scope of a block. The best benefit of having a local variable is that other
methods in the class won’t be even aware of that variable.

Example
if(x > 100)
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{
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String test =
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"Edureka";
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}

Whereas, an instance variable in Java, is a variable which is bounded to its

object itself. These variables are declared within a class, but outside a method.
Every object of that class will create it’s own copy of the variable while using it.
Thus, any changes made to the variable won’t reflect in any other instances of
that class and will be bound to that particular instance only.

1class Test{
2public String EmpName;
3public int empAge;
4}

Q31. Differentiate between the constructors and methods in

Java?
Methods Constructors
1. Used to represent the behavior of an
1. Used to initialize the state of an object
object
2. Must have a return type 2. Do not have any return type
3. Needs to be invoked explicitly 3. Is invoked implicitly
4. No default method is provided by the 4. A default constructor is provided by the compiler if
compiler the class has none
5. Method name may or may not be same 5. Constructor name must always be the same as the
as class name class name

Q32. What is final keyword in Java?

final is a special keyword in Java that is used as a non-access modifier. A final
variable can be used in different contexts such as:

•final variable
When the final keyword is used with a variable then its value can’t be changed
once assigned. In case the no value has been assigned to the final variable
then using only the class constructor a value can be assigned to it.

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• final method
When a method is declared final then it can’t be overridden by the inheriting
class.
 • final class
When a class is declared as final in Java, it can’t be extended by any subclass
class but it can extend other class.

Q33. What is the difference between break and continue

statements?
break continue
1. Can be used in switch and loop (for, while,
1. Can be only used with loop statements
do while) statements
2. It causes the switch or loop statements to 2. It doesn’t terminate the loop but causes the loop to
terminate the moment it is executed jump to the next iteration
3. It terminates the innermost enclosing loop 3. A continue within a loop nested with a switch will
or switch immediately cause the next loop iteration to execute
Example break:
for (int i = 0; i < 5;
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i++)</div>
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<div>
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<pre>{
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if (i == 3)
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{
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break;
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}
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System.out.println(i);
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}

Example continue:
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i+
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+)
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{
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if(i == 2)
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{
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continue;
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}
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System.out.println(i);
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}

Q34. What is an infinite loop in Java? Explain with an

example.
An infinite loop is an instruction sequence in Java that loops endlessly when a
functional exit isn’t met. This type of loop can be the result of a programming
error or may also be a deliberate action based on the application behavior. An
infinite loop will terminate automatically once the application exits.

For example:
 public class InfiniteForLoopDemo
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{
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public static void main(String[] arg) {
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for(;;)
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System.out.println("Welcome to Edureka!");
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// To terminate this program press ctrl + c in the
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console.
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}
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}

Q35. What is the difference between this() and super() in

Java?
In Java, super() and this(), both are special keywords that are used to call the
constructor. 

this() super()
1. this() represents the current instance of a 1. super() represents the current instance of a
class parent/base class
2. Used to call the default constructor of the 2. Used to call the default constructor of the
same class parent/base class
3. Used to access methods of the current class 3. Used to access methods of the base class
4.  Used for pointing the current class instance 4. Used for pointing the superclass instance
5. Must be the first line of a block 5. Must be the first line of a block
Q36. What is Java String Pool?
Java String pool refers to a collection of Strings which are stored in heap
memory. In this, whenever a new object is created, String pool first checks
whether the object is already present in the pool or not. If it is present, then the
same reference is returned to the variable else new object will be created in
the String pool and the respective reference will be returned.
Q37. Differentiate between static and non-static methods in Java.
Static Method Non-Static Method
1. The static keyword must be used before1. No need to use the static keyword before the method
the method name name
2. It is called using the class
2. It is can be called like any general method
(className.methodName) 
3. They can’t access any non-static instance3. It can access any static method and any static variable
variables or methods without creating an instance of the class

Q38. Explain the term “Double Brace Initialisation” in Java?

Double Brace Initialization is a Java term that refers to the combination of two
independent processes. There are two braces used in this. The first brace
creates an anonymous inner class. The second brace is an initialization block.
When these both are used together, it is known as Double Brace Initialisation.
The inner class has a reference to the enclosing outer class, genertally using
the ‘this’ pointer. It is used to do both creation and initialization in a single
statement. It is generally used to initialize collections. It reduces the code and
also makes it more readable.

Q39. What is constructor chaining in Java?

In Java, constructor chaining is the process of calling one constructor from
another with respect to the current object. Constructor chaining is possible only
through legacy where a subclass constructor is responsible for invoking the
superclass’ constructor first. There could be any number of classes in the
constructor chain. Constructor chaining can be achieved in two ways:
 1. Within the same class using this()
2. From base class using super()
Q40. Difference between String, StringBuilder, and StringBuffer.

Factor String StringBuilder StringBuffer

Storage Area Constant String Pool Heap Area Heap Area
Mutability Immutable Mutable Mutable
Thread Safety Yes No Yes
Performance Fast More efficient Less efficient

Q41. What is a classloader in Java?

The Java ClassLoader is a subset of JVM (Java Virtual Machine) that is
responsible for loading the class files. Whenever a Java program is executed it
is first loaded by the classloader. Java provides three built-in classloaders:

1. Bootstrap ClassLoader
2. Extension ClassLoader
3. System/Application ClassLoader
Q42. Why Java Strings are immutable in nature?
In Java, string objects are immutable in nature which simply means once the
String object is created its state cannot be modified. Whenever you try to
update the value of that object instead of updating the values of that particular
object, Java creates a new string object. Java String objects are immutable as
String objects are generally cached in the String pool. Since String literals are
usually shared between multiple clients, action from one client might affect the
rest. It enhances security, caching, synchronization, and performance of the
application. 

Q43. What is the difference between an array and an array list?

Array ArrayList
Cannot contain values of different data types Can contain values of different data types.
Size must be defined at the time of
Size can be dynamically changed
declaration
Need to specify the index in order to add
No need to specify the index
data
Arrays are not type parameterized Arraylists are type 
Arrays can contain primitive data types as Arraylists can contain only objects, no primitive data
well as objects types are allowed
Q44. What is a Map in Java?
In Java, Map is an interface of Util package which maps unique keys to values.
The Map interface is not a subset of the main Collection interface and thus it
behaves little different from the other collection types. Below are a few of the
characteristics of Map interface: 

1. Map doesn’t contain duplicate keys.

2. Each key can map at max one value.

Q45. What is collection class in Java? List down its methods and
interfaces.
In Java, the collection is a framework that acts as an architecture for storing
and manipulating a group of objects. Using Collections you can perform various
tasks like searching, sorting, insertion, manipulation, deletion, etc. Java
collection framework includes the following:

• Interfaces
• Classes
• Methods
The below image shows the complete hierarchy of the Java Collection.

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Q1. What is Polymorphism?
Polymorphism is briefly described as “one interface, many implementations”.
Polymorphism is a characteristic of being able to assign a different meaning or
usage to something in different contexts – specifically, to allow an entity such
as a variable, a function, or an object to have more than one form. There are
two types of polymorphism:

1. Compile time polymorphism

2. Run time polymorphism
Compile time polymorphism is method
overloading whereas Runtime time
polymorphism is done using inheritance
and interface.
Q2. What is runtime polymorphism or dynamic method dispatch?
In Java, runtime polymorphism or dynamic method dispatch is a process in
which a call to an overridden method is resolved at runtime rather than at
compile-time. In this process, an overridden method is called through the
reference variable of a superclass. Let’s take a look at the example below to
understand it better.

class Car {
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void run()
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{
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System.out.println(&ldquo;car is running&rdquo;);
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}
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}
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class Audi extends Car {
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void run()
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{
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System.out.prinltn(&ldquo;Audi is running safely with
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100km&rdquo;);
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}
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public static void main(String args[])
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{
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Car b= new Audi();    //upcasting
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b.run();
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}
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}

Q3. What is abstraction in Java?

Abstraction refers to the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events. It
basically deals with hiding the details and showing the essential things to the
user. Thus you can say that abstraction in Java is the process of hiding the
implementation details from the user and revealing only the functionality to
them. Abstraction can be achieved in two ways:

1. Abstract Classes (0-100% of abstraction can be achieved)

2. Interfaces (100% of abstraction can be achieved)
Q4. What do you mean by an interface in Java?
An interface in Java is a blueprint of a class or you can say it is a collection of
abstract methods and static constants. In an interface, each method is public
and abstract but it does not contain any constructor. Thus, interface basically is
a group of related methods with empty bodies. Example:

public interface Animal {

  public void eat();
  public void sleep();
  public void run();
}
Q5. What is the difference between abstract classes and interfaces?

Abstract Class Interfaces

An abstract class can provide complete, default
An interface cannot provide any code at all, just
code and/or just the details that have to be
the signature
overridden
In the case of an abstract class, a class may extend
A Class may implement several interfaces
only one abstract class
An abstract class can have non-abstract methods All methods of an Interface are abstract
An abstract class can have instance variables An Interface cannot have instance variables
An abstract class can have any visibility: public,
An Interface visibility must be public (or) none
private, protected
If we add a new method to an abstract class then If we add a new method to an Interface then we
we have the option of providing default have to track down all the implementations of the
implementation and therefore all the existing code interface and define implementation for the new
might work properly method
An abstract class can contain constructors An Interface cannot contain constructors
Interfaces are slow as it requires extra indirection
Abstract classes are fast to find the corresponding method in the actual
class

Q6. What is inheritance in Java?

Inheritance in Java is the concept where the properties of one class can be
inherited by the other. It helps to reuse the code and establish a relationship
between different classes. Inheritance is performed between two types of
classes:

1. Parent class (Super or Base class)

2. Child class (Subclass or Derived class)
A class which inherits the properties is known as Child Class whereas a class
whose properties are inherited is known as Parent class.

Q7. What are the different types of inheritance in Java?

Java supports four types of inheritance which are:

1. Single Inheritance: In single inheritance, one class inherits the

properties of another i.e there will be only one parent as well as one child
class.
2. Multilevel Inheritance: When a class is derived from a class which is
also derived from another class, i.e. a class having more than one parent
class but at different levels, such type of inheritance is called Multilevel
Inheritance.
3. Hierarchical Inheritance: When a class has more than one child
classes (subclasses) or in other words, more than one child classes have
the same parent class, then such kind of inheritance is known
as hierarchical.
4. Hybrid Inheritance: Hybrid inheritance is a combination of two or more
types of inheritance.
Q8. What is method overloading and method overriding?
Method Overloading :
• In Method Overloading, Methods of the same class shares the same name
but each method must have a different number of parameters or
parameters having different types and order.
• Method Overloading is to “add” or “extend” more to the method’s
behavior.
• It is a compile-time polymorphism.
• The methods must have a different signature.
• It may or may not need inheritance in Method Overloading.
Let’s take a look at the example below to understand it better.

1class Adder {
2Static int add(int a, int b)
3{
4return a+b;
5}
6Static double add( double a, double b)
7{
8return a+b;
9}
 public static void main(String args[])
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{
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System.out.println(Adder.add(11,11));
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System.out.println(Adder.add(12.3,12.6))
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;
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}}

Method Overriding:  
• In Method Overriding, the subclass has the same method with the same
name and exactly the same number and type of parameters and same
return type as a superclass.
• Method Overriding is to “Change” existing behavior of the method.
• It is a run time polymorphism.
• The methods must have the same signature.
• It always requires inheritance in Method Overriding.
Let’s take a look at the example below to understand it better.

class Car {
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void run(){
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System.out.println(&ldquo;car is running&rdquo;);
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}
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Class Audi extends Car{
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void run()
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{
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System.out.prinltn("Audi is running safely with
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100km");
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}
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public static void main( String args[])
11
{
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Car b=new Audi();
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b.run();
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}
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}

Q9. Can you override a private or static method in Java?

You cannot override a private or static method in Java. If you create a similar
method with the same return type and same method arguments in child class
then it will hide the superclass method; this is known as method hiding.
Similarly, you cannot override a private method in subclass because it’s not
accessible there. What you can do is create another private method with the
same name in the child class. Let’s take a look at the example below to
understand it better.

class Base {
private static void display() {
1
System.out.println("Static or class method from Base");
2
}
3
public void print() {
4
System.out.println("Non-static or instance method from
5
Q10. What is multiple inheritance? Is it supported by Java?
If a child class inherits the property from multiple classes
is known as multiple inheritance. Java does not allow to
extend multiple classes.

The problem with multiple inheritance is that if multiple

parent classes have the same method name, then at
runtime it becomes difficult for the compiler to decide
which method to execute from the child class.

Therefore, Java doesn’t support multiple inheritance. The problem is commonly

referred to as Diamond Problem.

Q11. What is encapsulation in Java?

Encapsulation is a mechanism where you bind your data(variables) and
code(methods) together as a single unit. Here, the data is hidden from the
outer world and can be accessed only via current class methods. This helps in
protecting the data from any unnecessary modification. We can achieve
encapsulation in Java by:

• Declaring the variables of a class as private.

• Providing public setter and getter methods to modify and view the values
of the variables.
Q12. What is an association?
Association is a relationship where all object have their own lifecycle and there
is no owner. Let’s take the example of Teacher and Student. Multiple students
can associate with a single teacher and a single student can associate with
multiple teachers but there is no ownership between the objects and both have
their own lifecycle. These relationships can be one to one, one to many, many
to one and many to many.

Q13. What do you mean by aggregation?

An aggregation is a specialized form of Association where all object has their
own lifecycle but there is ownership and child object can not belong to another
parent object. Let’s take an example of Department and teacher. A single
teacher can not belong to multiple departments, but if we delete the
department teacher object will not destroy. 

Q14. What is composition in Java?

Composition is again a specialized form of Aggregation and we can call this as
a “death” relationship. It is a strong type of Aggregation. Child object does not
have their lifecycle and if parent object deletes all child object will also be
deleted. Let’s take again an example of a relationship between House and
rooms. House can contain multiple rooms there is no independent life of room
and any room can not belongs to two different houses if we delete the house
room will automatically delete.

Q15. What is a marker interface?

A Marker interface can be defined as the interface having no data member and
member functions. In simpler terms, an empty interface is called the Marker
interface. The most common examples of Marker interface in Java are
Serializable, Cloneable etc. The marker interface can be declared as follows.

1public interface Serializable{

2}

Q16. What is object cloning in Java?

Object cloning in Java is the process of creating an exact copy of an object. It

basically means the ability to create an object with a similar state as the
original object. To achieve this, Java provides a method clone() to make use of
this functionality. This method creates a new instance of the class of the
current object and then initializes all its fields with the exact same contents of
corresponding fields. To object clone(), the marker
interface java.lang.Cloneable must be implemented to avoid any runtime
exceptions. One thing you must note is Object clone() is a protected method,
thus you need to override it.

Q17. What is a copy constructor in Java?

Copy constructor is a member function that is used to initialize an object using
another object of the same class. Though there is no need for copy constructor
in Java since all objects are passed by reference. Moreover, Java does not even
support automatic pass-by-value.

Q18. What is a constructor overloading in Java?

In Java, constructor overloading is a technique of adding any number
of constructors to a class each having a different parameter list. The compiler
uses the number of parameters and their types in the list to differentiate the
overloaded constructors.

class Demo
1
{
2
int i;
3
public Demo(int a)
4
{
5
i=k;
6
}
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public Demo(int a, int
8
b)
9
{
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//body
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}
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}

Servlets – Java Interview Questions  

Q1. What is a servlet?
• Java Servlet is server-side technologies to extend the capability of web
servers by providing support for dynamic response and data persistence.
• The javax.servlet and javax.servlet.http packages provide interfaces and
classes for writing our own servlets.
 • All servlets must implement the javax.servlet.Servlet interface, which
defines servlet lifecycle methods. When implementing a generic service,
we can extend the GenericServlet class provided with the Java Servlet
API. The HttpServlet class provides methods, such as doGet() and
doPost(), for handling HTTP-specific services.
• Most of the times, web applications are accessed using HTTP protocol and
thats why we mostly extend HttpServlet class. Servlet API hierarchy is
shown in below image.

Q2. What are the differences between Get and Post methods?

Get Post
Limited amount of data can be sent because data Large amount of data can be sent because data is
is sent in header. sent in body.
 Not Secured because data is exposed in URL bar.  Secured because data is not exposed in URL bar.
 Can be bookmarked  Cannot be bookmarked
 Idempotent  Non-Idempotent
 It is more efficient and used than Post  It is less efficient and used
Q3. What is Request Dispatcher?
RequestDispatcher interface is used to forward the request to another resource
that can be HTML, JSP or another servlet in same application. We can also use
this to include the content of another resource to the response.

There are two methods defined in this interface:

1.void forward()

2.void include()
Q4. What are the differences between forward() method and
sendRedirect() methods?

forward() method SendRedirect() method

forward() sends the same request to sendRedirect() method sends new request always because it
another resource. uses the URL bar of the browser.
 forward() method works at server
 sendRedirect() method works at client side.
side.
 forward() method works within the
sendRedirect() method works within and outside the server.
server only.
Q5. What is the life-cycle of a servlet?
There are 5 stages in the lifecycle of a servlet:

1. Servlet is loaded
2. Servlet is instantiated
3. Servlet is initialized
4. Service the request
5. Servlet is destroyed
Q6. How does cookies work in Servlets?
• Cookies are text data sent by server to the client and it gets saved at the
client local machine.
• Servlet API provides cookies support through javax.servlet.http.Cookie
class that implements Serializable and Cloneable interfaces.
• HttpServletRequest getCookies() method is provided to get the array of
Cookies from request, since there is no point of adding Cookie to request,
there are no methods to set or add cookie to request.
• Similarly HttpServletResponse addCookie(Cookie c) method is provided to
attach cookie in response header, there are no getter methods for cookie.
Q7. What are the differences between ServletContext vs
ServletConfig?
The difference between ServletContext and ServletConfig in Servlets JSP is in
below tabular format.

ServletConfig ServletContext
It represent whole web application running on
Servlet config object represent single servlet
particular JVM and common for all the servlet
Its like local parameter associated with Its like global parameter associated with whole
particular servlet application
It’s a name value pair defined inside the servlet
ServletContext has application wide scope so define
section of web.xml file so it has servlet wide
outside of servlet tag in web.xml file.
scope
getServletConfig() method is used to get the getServletContext() method is  used to get the
config object context object.
for example shopping cart of a user is a To get the MIME type of a file or application
specific to particular user so here we can use session related information is stored using servlet
servlet config context object.
Q8. What are the different methods of session management in
servlets?
Session is a conversational state between client and server and it can consists
of multiple request and response between client and server. Since HTTP and
Web Server both are stateless, the only way to maintain a session is when
some unique information about the session (session id) is passed between
server and client in every request and response.

Some of the common ways of session management in servlets are:

1. User Authentication
2. HTML Hidden Field
3. Cookies
4. URL Rewriting
5. Session Management API
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JDBC – Java Interview Questions 

1. What is JDBC Driver?
JDBC Driver is a software component that enables java application to interact
with the database. There are 4 types of JDBC drivers:

1. JDBC-ODBC bridge driver

2. Native-API driver (partially java driver)
3. Network Protocol driver (fully java driver)
4. Thin driver (fully java driver)
2. What are the steps to connect to a database in java?
• Registering the driver class
• Creating connection
• Creating statement
• Executing queries
• Closing connection
3. What are the JDBC API components?
The java.sql package contains interfaces and classes for JDBC API.

Interfaces:
• Connection
• Statement
• PreparedStatement
• ResultSet
• ResultSetMetaData
• DatabaseMetaData
• CallableStatement etc.
Classes:
• DriverManager
• Blob
• Clob
 • Types
• SQLException etc.
4. What is the role of JDBC DriverManager class?
The DriverManager class manages the registered drivers. It can be used to
register and unregister drivers. It provides factory method that returns the
instance of Connection.

5. What is JDBC Connection interface?

The Connection interface maintains a session with the database. It can be used
for transaction management. It provides factory methods that returns the
instance of Statement, PreparedStatement, CallableStatement and
DatabaseMetaData.

6.  What is the purpose of JDBC ResultSet interface?

The ResultSet object represents a row of a table. It can be used to change the
cursor pointer and get the information from the database.

7. What is JDBC ResultSetMetaData interface?

The ResultSetMetaData interface returns the information of table such as total
number of columns, column name, column type etc.
8. What is JDBC DatabaseMetaData interface?
The DatabaseMetaData interface returns the information of the database such
as username, driver name, driver version, number of tables, number of views
etc.

9. What do you mean by batch processing in JDBC?

Batch processing helps you to group related SQL statements into a batch and
execute them instead of executing a single query. By using batch processing
technique in JDBC, you can execute multiple queries which makes the
performance faster.

10. What is the difference between execute, executeQuery,

executeUpdate?
Statement execute(String query) is used to execute any SQL query and it
returns TRUE if the result is an ResultSet such as running Select queries. The
output is FALSE when there is no ResultSet object such as running Insert or
Update queries. We can use getResultSet() to get the ResultSet
and getUpdateCount() method to retrieve the update count.

Statement executeQuery(String query) is used to execute Select queries

and returns the ResultSet. ResultSet returned is never null even if there are no
records matching the query. When executing select queries we should use
executeQuery method so that if someone tries to execute insert/update
statement it will throw java.sql.SQLException with message “executeQuery
method can not be used for update”.

Statement executeUpdate(String query) is used to execute

Insert/Update/Delete (DML) statements or DDL statements that returns
nothing. The output is int and equals to the row count for SQL Data
Manipulation Language (DML) statements. For DDL statements, the output is 0.

You should use execute() method only when you are not sure about the type of
statement else use executeQuery or executeUpdate method.
Q11. What do you understand by JDBC Statements?
JDBC statements are basically the statements which are used to send SQL
commands to the database and retrieve data back from the database. Various
methods like execute(), executeUpdate(), executeQuery, etc. are provided by
JDBC to interact with the database.

JDBC supports 3 types of statements:

1. Statement: Used for general purpose access to the database and

executes a static SQL query at runtime.
2. PreparedStatement: Used to provide input parameters to the query
during execution.
3. CallableStatement: Used to access the database stored procedures and
helps in accepting runtime parameters.

Spring Framework – Java Interview Questions 

Q1. What is Spring?
Wikipedia defines the Spring framework as “an application framework and
inversion of control container for the Java platform. The framework’s core
features can be used by any Java application, but there are extensions for
building web applications on top of the Java EE platform.” Spring is essentially
a lightweight, integrated framework that can be used for developing enterprise
applications in java.

Q2. Name the different modules of the Spring framework.

Some of the important Spring Framework modules are:

• Spring Context – for dependency injection.

• Spring AOP – for aspect oriented programming.
• Spring DAO – for database operations using DAO pattern
• Spring JDBC – for JDBC and DataSource support.
• Spring ORM – for ORM tools support such as Hibernate
• Spring Web Module – for creating web applications.
• Spring MVC – Model-View-Controller implementation for creating web
applications, web services etc.
Q3. List some of the important annotations in annotation-based
Spring configuration.
The important annotations are:

• @Required
• @Autowired
• @Qualifier
• @Resource
• @PostConstruct
• @PreDestroy
Q4. Explain Bean in Spring and List the different Scopes of Spring
bean.
Beans are objects that form the backbone of a Spring application. They are
managed by the Spring IoC container. In other words, a bean is an object that is
instantiated, assembled, and managed by a Spring IoC container.

There are five Scopes defined in Spring beans.

• Singleton: Only one instance of the bean will be created for each
container. This is the default scope for the spring beans. While using this
scope, make sure spring bean doesn’t have shared instance variables
otherwise it might lead to data inconsistency issues because it’s not
thread-safe.
• Prototype: A new instance will be created every time the bean is
requested.
• Request: This is same as prototype scope, however it’s meant to be
used for web applications. A new instance of the bean will be created for
each HTTP request.
• Session: A new bean will be created for each HTTP session by the
container.
• Global-session: This is used to create global session beans for Portlet
applications.
Q5. Explain the role of DispatcherServlet and ContextLoaderListener.
DispatcherServlet is basically the front controller in the Spring MVC
application as it loads the spring bean configuration file and initializes all the
beans that have been configured. If annotations are enabled, it also scans the
packages to configure any bean annotated with @Component, @Controller,
@Repository or @Service annotations.

ContextL
oaderListener, on the other hand, is the listener to start up and shut down the
WebApplicationContext in Spring root. Some of its important functions includes
tying up the lifecycle of Application Context to the lifecycle of the
ServletContext and automating the creation of ApplicationContext.
Q6. What are the differences between constructor injection and setter
injection?
No. Constructor Injection Setter Injection
 1)  No Partial Injection  Partial Injection
 Overrides the constructor property if both are
 2)  Doesn’t override the setter property
defined.
Creates a new instance if any modificationDoesn’t create a new instance if you change the
 3)
occurs property value
 4)   Better for too many properties  Better for a few properties.
Q7. What is autowiring in Spring? What are the autowiring modes?
Autowiring enables the programmer to inject the bean automatically. We don’t
need to write explicit injection logic. Let’s see the code to inject bean using
dependency injection.

1. <bean
id=“emp” class=“com.javatpoint.Employee” autowire=“byName” />  
The autowiring modes are given below:

No. Mode Description

 1)  no  this is the default mode, it means autowiring is not enabled.
 2)  byName  Injects the bean based on the property name. It uses setter method.
 3)  byType  Injects the bean based on the property type. It uses setter method.
 4)  constructor  It injects the bean using constructor
Q8. How to handle exceptions in Spring MVC Framework?
Spring MVC Framework provides the following ways to help us achieving robust
exception handling.

Controller Based:
We can define exception handler methods in our controller classes. All we need
is to annotate these methods with @ExceptionHandler annotation.
Global Exception Handler:
Exception Handling is a cross-cutting concern and Spring provides
@ControllerAdvice annotation that we can use with any class to define our
global exception handler.

HandlerExceptionResolver implementation: 
For generic exceptions, most of the times we serve static pages. Spring
Framework provides HandlerExceptionResolver interface that we can
implement to create global exception handler. The reason behind this
additional way to define global exception handler is that Spring framework also
provides default implementation classes that we can define in our spring bean
configuration file to get spring framework exception handling benefits.

Q9. What are some of the important Spring annotations which you
have used?
Some of the Spring annotations that I have used in my project are:

@Controller – for controller classes in Spring MVC project.

@RequestMapping – for configuring URI mapping in controller handler

methods. This is a very important annotation, so you should go through Spring
MVC RequestMapping Annotation Examples

@ResponseBody – for sending Object as response, usually for sending XML or

JSON data as response.

@PathVariable – for mapping dynamic values from the URI to handler method
arguments.

@Autowired – for autowiring dependencies in spring beans.

@Qualifier – with @Autowired annotation to avoid confusion when multiple

instances of bean type is present.

@Service – for service classes.

@Scope – for configuring the scope of the spring bean.

@Configuration, @ComponentScan and @Bean – for java based
configurations.

AspectJ annotations for configuring aspects and advices , @Aspect, @Before,

@After, @Around, @Pointcut, etc.

Q10. How to integrate Spring and Hibernate Frameworks?

We can use Spring ORM module to integrate Spring and Hibernate frameworks
if you are using Hibernate 3+ where SessionFactory provides current session,
then you should avoid
using HibernateTemplate or HibernateDaoSupport classes and better to use
DAO pattern with dependency injection for the integration.

Also, Spring ORM provides support for using Spring declarative transaction
management, so you should utilize that rather than going for hibernate boiler-
plate code for transaction management. 

Q11. Name the types of transaction management that Spring

supports.
Two types of transaction management are supported by Spring. They are:

1. Programmatic transaction management: In this, the transaction is

managed with the help of programming. It provides you extreme
flexibility, but it is very difficult to maintain.
2. Declarative transaction management: In this, transaction
management is separated from the business code. Only annotations or
XML based configurations are used to manage the transactions.
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Hibernate – Java Interview Questions for Experienced Professionals

1. What is Hibernate Framework?
Object-relational mapping or ORM is the programming technique to map
application domain model objects to the relational database tables. Hibernate
is Java-based ORM tool that provides a framework for mapping application
domain objects to the relational database tables and vice versa.

Hibernate provides a reference implementation of Java Persistence API, that

makes it a great choice as ORM tool with benefits of loose coupling. We can use
the Hibernate persistence API for CRUD operations. Hibernate framework
provide option to map plain old java objects to traditional database tables with
the use of JPA annotations as well as XML based configuration.

Similarly, hibernate configurations are flexible and can be done from XML
configuration file as well as programmatically.

2. What are the important benefits of using Hibernate Framework?

Some of the important benefits of using hibernate framework are:

1. Hibernate eliminates all the boiler-plate code that comes with JDBC and
takes care of managing resources, so we can focus on business logic.
2. Hibernate framework provides support for XML as well as JPA annotations,
that makes our code implementation independent.
3. Hibernate provides a powerful query language (HQL) that is similar to
SQL. However, HQL is fully object-oriented and understands concepts like
inheritance, polymorphism, and association.
4. Hibernate is an open source project from Red Hat Community and used
worldwide. This makes it a better choice than others because learning
curve is small and there are tons of online documentation and help is
easily available in forums.
5. Hibernate is easy to integrate with other Java EE frameworks, it’s so
popular that Spring Framework provides built-in support for integrating
hibernate with Spring applications.
6. Hibernate supports lazy initialization using proxy objects and perform
actual database queries only when it’s required.
7. Hibernate cache helps us in getting better performance.
8. For database vendor specific feature, hibernate is suitable because we
can also execute native sql queries.
Overall hibernate is the best choice in current market for ORM tool, it contains
all the features that you will ever need in an ORM tool.
3. Explain Hibernate architecture.
Hibernate has a layered architecture which helps the user to operate without
having to know the underlying APIs. Hibernate makes use of the database and
configuration data to provide persistence services (and persistent objects) to
the application. It includes many objects such as persistent object, session
factory, transaction factory, connection factory, session, transaction etc.

The Hibernate architecture is categorized in four layers.

 • Java application layer
• Hibernate framework layer
• Backhand API layer
• Database layer
4. What are the differences between get and load methods?
The differences between get() and load() methods are given below.

No. get() load()

Throws ObjectNotFoundException if an object is
 1)  Returns null if object is not found.
not found.
 2)  get() method always hit the database.  load() method doesn’t hit the database.
 3)  It returns a real object, not a proxy.  It returns a proxy object.
It should be used if you are not sure about It should be used if you are sure that the instance
 4)
the existence of instance. exists.
5. What are the advantages of Hibernate over JDBC?
Some of the important advantages of Hibernate framework over JDBC are:

1. Hibernate removes a lot of boiler-plate code that comes with JDBC API,
the code looks cleaner and readable.
2. Hibernate supports inheritance, associations, and collections. These
features are not present with JDBC API.
3. Hibernate implicitly provides transaction management, in fact, most of
the queries can’t be executed outside transaction. In JDBC API, we need
to write code for transaction management using commit and rollback. 
4. JDBC API throws SQLException that is a checked exception, so we need to
write a lot of try-catch block code. Most of the times it’s redundant in
every JDBC call and used for transaction management. Hibernate wraps
JDBC exceptions and throw JDBCException or HibernateException un-
checked exception, so we don’t need to write code to handle it. Hibernate
built-in transaction management removes the usage of try-catch blocks.
5. Hibernate Query Language (HQL) is more object-oriented and close to
Java programming language. For JDBC, we need to write native SQL
queries.
6. Hibernate supports caching that is better for performance, JDBC queries
are not cached hence performance is low.
7. Hibernate provides option through which we can create database tables
too, for JDBC tables must exist in the database.
8. Hibernate configuration helps us in using JDBC like connection as well as
JNDI DataSource for the connection pool. This is a very important feature
in enterprise application and completely missing in JDBC API.
 9. Hibernate supports JPA annotations, so the code is independent of the
implementation and easily replaceable with other ORM tools. JDBC code
is very tightly coupled with the application.

JSP – Java Interview Questions

1. What are the life-cycle methods for a jsp?
Methods Description
It is invoked only once, same as init
 public void jspInit()
method of servlet.
public void _jspService(ServletRequest
It is invoked at each request, same as
request,ServletResponse)throws
service() method of servlet.
ServletException,IOException
It is invoked only once, same as
 public void jspDestroy()
destroy() method of servlet.
2. What are the JSP implicit objects?
JSP provides 9 implicit objects by default. They are as follows:

Object Type
1) out  JspWriter
2) request  HttpServletRequest
3) response  HttpServletResponse
4) config  ServletConfig
5) session  HttpSession
6) application  ServletContext
7) pageContext  PageContext
8) page  Object
9) exception  Throwable
3. What are the differences between include directive and include
action?
include directive include action
The include directive includes the content at The include action includes the content at request
page translation time. time.
The include directive includes the original The include action doesn’t include the original
content of the page so page size increases at content rather invokes the include() method of
runtime. Vendor provided class.
 It’s better for static pages.  It’s better for dynamic pages.
4. How to disable caching on back button of the browser?
<%
response.setHeader(“Cache-Control”,”no-store”);
response.setHeader(“Pragma”,”no-cache”);
response.setHeader (“Expires”, “0”);                    //prevents caching at the
proxy server
%>   

5. What are the different tags provided in JSTL?

There are 5 type of JSTL tags.

1. core tags
2. sql tags
3. xml tags
4. internationalization tags
5. functions tags
6. How to disable session in JSP?
1. <%@ page session=“false” %>   
7.  How to delete a Cookie in a JSP?
The following code explains how to delete a Cookie in a JSP :

Cookie mycook = new Cookie("name1","value1");

1
 
2
response.addCookie(mycook1);
3
 
4
Cookie killmycook = new
5
Cookie("mycook1","value1");
6
 
7
killmycook . set MaxAge ( 0 );
8
 
9
killmycook . set Path ("/");
10
 
11
killmycook . addCookie ( killmycook 1 );

8. Explain the jspDestroy() method.

jspDestry() method is invoked from javax.servlet.jsp.JspPage interface
whenever a JSP page is about to be destroyed. Servlets destroy methods can
be easily overridden to perform cleanup, like when closing a database
connection.

9.  How is JSP better than Servlet technology?

JSP is a technology on the server’s side to make content generation simple.
They are document-centric, whereas servlets are programs. A Java server page
can contain fragments of Java program, which execute and instantiate Java
classes. However, they occur inside an HTML template file. It provides the
framework for the development of a Web Application.

10. Why should we not configure JSP standard tags in web.xml?

We don’t need to configure JSP standard tags in web.xml because when
container loads the web application and find TLD files, it automatically
configures them to be used directly in the application JSP pages. We just need
to include it in the JSP page using taglib directive.

11. How will you use JSP EL in order to get the HTTP method name?
Using pageContext JSP EL implicit object you can get the request object
reference and make use of the dot operator to retrieve the HTTP method name
in the JSP page. The JSP EL code for this purpose will look like $
{pageContext.request.method}.

Exception and Thread Java Interview Questions

Q1. What is the difference between Error and Exception?
An error is an irrecoverable condition occurring at runtime. Such as
OutOfMemory error. These JVM errors you cannot repair them at runtime.
Though error can be caught in the catch block but the execution of application
will come to a halt and is not recoverable.

While exceptions are conditions that occur because of bad input or human error
etc. e.g. FileNotFoundException will be thrown if the specified file does not
exist. Or a NullPointerException will take place if you try using a null reference.
In most of the cases it is possible to recover from an exception (probably by
giving the user feedback for entering proper values etc.

Q2. How can you handle Java exceptions?

There are five keywords used to handle exceptions in Java: 

1. try
 2. catch
3. finally
4. throw
5. throws
Q3. What are the differences between Checked Exception and
Unchecked Exception?
Checked Exception
• The classes that extend Throwable class except RuntimeException and
Error are known as checked exceptions. 
• Checked exceptions are checked at compile-time.
• Example: IOException, SQLException etc.
Unchecked Exception
• The classes that extend RuntimeException are known as unchecked
exceptions. 
• Unchecked exceptions are not checked at compile-time.
• Example: ArithmeticException, NullPointerException etc.
Q4. What are the different ways of thread usage?
There are two ways to create a thread:

• Extending Thread class

This creates a thread by creating an instance of a new class that extends the
Thread class. The extending class must override the run() function, which is the
thread’s entry point.

• Implementing Runnable interface

This is the easiest way to create a thread, by creating a class that implements
the runnable interface. After implementing the runnable interface, the class
must implement the public void run() method ()

The run() method creates a parallel thread in your programme. When run()
returns, the thread will come to an end.

The run() method creates a parallel thread in your programme. When run()
returns, the thread will come to an end.
Within the run() method, you must specify the thread’s code.

Like any other method, the run() method can call other methods, use other
classes, and define variables.

Java works as “pass by value” or “pass by reference” phenomenon?

Java is always pass-by-value. This means that it creates a copy of the contents
of the parameter in memory. In Java, object variables always refer to the
memory heap’s real object.

Q5. Will the finally block get executed when the return statement is
written at the end of try block and catch block as shown below?
The finally block always gets executed even hen the return statement is written
at the end of the try block and the catch block. It always executes , whether
there is an exception or not. There are only a few situations in which the finally
block does not execute, such as VM crash, power failure, software crash, etc. If
you don’t want to execute the finally block, you need to call the System.exit()
method explicitly in the finally block.

Q6. How does an exception propagate in the code?

If an exception is not caught, it is thrown from the top of the stack and falls
down the call stack to the previous procedure. If the exception isn’t caught
there, it falls back to the previous function, and so on, until it’s caught or the
call stack reaches the bottom. The term for this is Exception propagation.

Q7. Can you explain the Java thread lifecycle?

The java thread lifecycle has the following states-

New-

When a thread is created, and before the program starts the thread, it is in the
new state. It is also referred to as a born thread.

 
Runnable

When a thread is started, it is in the Runnable state. In this state, the thread is
executing its task.

Waiting

Sometimes, a thread goes to the waiting state, where it remains idle because
another thread is executing. When the other thread has finished, the waiting
thread again comes into the running state.

Timed Waiting

In timed waiting, the thread goes to waiting state. But, it remains in waiting
state for only a specified interval of time after which it starts executing.It
remains waiting either till the time interval ends or till the other thread has
finished.

Terminated

A thread is said to be in this state once it terminates. It may be because the

thread has completed its task or due to any other reason.

Q8. What purpose do the keywords final, finally, and finalize fulfill? 
Final:
Final is used to apply restrictions on class, method, and variable. A final class
can’t be inherited, final method can’t be overridden and final variable value
can’t be changed. Let’s take a look at the example below to understand it
better.

class FinalVarExample {
1
public static void main( String args[])
2
{
3
final int a=10;   // Final variable
4
a=50;             //Error as value can't be
5
changed
6
}
Finally
Finally is used to place important code, it will be executed whether the
exception is handled or not. Let’s take a look at the example below to
understand it better.

class FinallyExample {
1
public static void main(String args[]){
2
try {
3
int x=100;
4
}
5
catch(Exception e) {
6
System.out.println(e);
7
}
8
finally {
9
System.out.println("finally block is
10
executing");}
11
}}
12
}

Finalize
Finalize is used to perform clean up processing just before the object is garbage
collected. Let’s take a look at the example below to understand it better.

1class FinalizeExample {
2public void finalize() {
3System.out.println("Finalize is called");
4}
5public static void main(String args[])
6{
7FinalizeExample f1=new FinalizeExample();
8FinalizeExample f2=new FinalizeExample();
9f1= NULL;
10f2=NULL;
11System.gc();
12}
13}

 Q9. What are the differences between throw and throws? 

throw keyword throws keyword
Throw is used to explicitly throw an
Throws is used to declare an exception.
exception.
Checked exceptions can not be
Checked exception can be propagated with throws.
propagated with throw only.
Throw is followed by an instance. Throws is followed by class.
Throw is used within the method. Throws is used with the method signature.
You cannot throw multiple exception You can declare multiple exception e.g. public void
 method()throws IOException,SQLException.

Q10. What is exception hierarchy in java?

The hierarchy is as follows:

Throwable is a parent class of all Exception classes. There are two types of
Exceptions: Checked exceptions and UncheckedExceptions or
RunTimeExceptions. Both type of exceptions extends Exception class whereas
errors are further classified into Virtual Machine error and Assertion error.

Q11. How to create a custom Exception?

To create you own exception extend the Exception class or any of its
subclasses.

• class New1Exception extends Exception { }               // this will create

Checked Exception
• class NewException extends IOException { }             // this will create
Checked exception
• class NewException extends NullPonterExcpetion { }  // this will create
UnChecked exception
Q12. What are the important methods of Java Exception Class?
Exception and all of it’s subclasses doesn’t provide any specific methods and
all of the methods are defined in the base class Throwable.
 1. String getMessage() – This method returns the message String of
Throwable and the message can be provided while creating the exception
through it’s constructor.
2. String getLocalizedMessage() – This method is provided so that
subclasses can override it to provide locale specific message to the
calling program. Throwable class implementation of this method simply
use getMessage() method to return the exception message.
3. Synchronized Throwable getCause() – This method returns the cause
of the exception or null id the cause is unknown.
4. String toString() – This method returns the information about
Throwable in String format, the returned String contains the name of
Throwable class and localized message.
5. void printStackTrace() – This method prints the stack trace information
to the standard error stream, this method is overloaded and we can pass
PrintStream or PrintWriter as an argument to write the stack trace
information to the file or stream.
Q13. What are the differences between processes and threads?
  Process Thread
An executing instance of a program is
Definition A thread is a subset of the process.
called a process.
Processes must use inter-process
Threads can directly communicate with
Communication communication to communicate with
other threads of its process.
sibling processes.
Threads can exercise considerable
Processes can only exercise control over
Control control over threads of the same
child processes.
process.
Any change in the main thread may
Any change in the parent process does
Changes affect the behavior of the other threads
not affect child processes.
of the process.
Memory Run in separate memory spaces. Run in shared memory spaces.
Process is controlled by the operating Threads are controlled by programmer
Controlled by
system. in a program.
Dependence Processes are independent. Threads are dependent.
Q14. What is a finally block? Is there a case when finally will not
execute?
Finally block is a block which always executes a set of statements. It is always
associated with a try block regardless of any exception that occurs or not. 
Yes, finally will not be executed if the program exits either by calling
System.exit() or by causing a fatal error that causes the process to abort.
Q15. What is synchronization?
Synchronization refers to multi-threading. A synchronized block of code can be
executed by only one thread at a time. As Java supports execution of multiple
threads, two or more threads may access the same fields or objects.
Synchronization is a process which keeps all concurrent threads in execution to
be in sync. Synchronization avoids memory consistency errors caused due to
inconsistent view of shared memory. When a method is declared as
synchronized the thread holds the monitor for that method’s object. If another
thread is executing the synchronized method the thread is blocked until that
thread releases the monitor. 

 Q16. Can we write multiple catch blocks under single try block? 
Yes we can have multiple catch blocks under single try block but the approach
should be from specific to general. Let’s understand this with a programmatic
example.
 public class Example {
1
public static void main(String args[]) {
2
try {
3
int a[]= new int[10];
4
a[10]= 10/0;
5
}
6
catch(ArithmeticException e)
7
{
8
System.out.println("Arithmetic exception in first catch block");
9
}
10
catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e)
11
{
12
System.out.println("Array index out of bounds in second catch
13
block");
14
}
15
catch(Exception e)
16
{
17
System.out.println("Any exception in third catch block");
18
}
19
}

Q17. What are the important methods of Java Exception

Class?
Methods are defined in the base class Throwable. Some of the important
methods of Java exception class are stated below. 

1. String getMessage() – This method returns the message String about

the exception. The message can be provided through its constructor.
2. public StackTraceElement[] getStackTrace() – This method returns
an array containing each element on the stack trace. The element at
index 0 represents the top of the call stack whereas the last element in
the array represents the method at the bottom of the call stack.
3. Synchronized Throwable getCause() – This method returns the cause
of the exception or null id as represented by a Throwable object.

4. String toString() – This method returns the information in String format.

The returned String contains the name of Throwable class and localized
message.
5. void printStackTrace() – This method prints the stack trace information
to the standard error stream. 
Q18. What is OutOfMemoryError in Java?
OutOfMemoryError is the subclass of java.lang.Error which generally occurs
when our JVM runs out of memory.
Q19. What is a Thread?
A thread is the smallest piece of programmed instructions which can be
executed independently by a scheduler. In Java, all the programs will have at
least one thread which is known as the main thread. This main thread is
created by the JVM when the program starts its execution. The main thread is
used to invoke the main() of the program.

Q20. What are the two ways to create a thread?

In Java, threads can be created in the following two ways:- 

• By implementing the Runnable interface.
• By extending the Thread
Q21. What are the different types of garbage collectors in Java?
Garbage collection in Java a program which helps in implicit memory
management. Since in Java, using the new keyword you can create objects
dynamically, which once created will consume some memory. Once the job is
done and there are no more references left to the object, Java using garbage
collection destroys the object and relieves the memory occupied by it. Java
provides four types of garbage collectors:

• Serial Garbage Collector

• Parallel Garbage Collector
• CMS Garbage Collector
• G1 Garbage Collector