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Contents Java Basic Interview Questions (.....Continued)

21. Identify the output of the java program and state the reason.
22. When can you use super keyword?
Java Basic Interview Questions 23. Can the static methods be overloaded?
1. Why is Java a platform independent language? 24. Why is the main method static in Java?
2. Why is Java not a pure object oriented language? 25. Can the static methods be overridden?
3. Difference between Heap and Stack Memory in java. And how java utilizes this. 26. Difference between static methods, static variables, and static classes in java.
4. Can java be said to be the complete object-oriented programming language? 27. What is the main objective of garbage collection?
5. How is Java different from C++? 28. What is a ClassLoader?
6. Pointers are used in C/ C++. Why does Java not make use of pointers? 29. What part of memory - Stack or Heap - is cleaned in garbage collection process?
7. What do you understand by an instance variable and a local variable? 30. What are shallow copy and deep copy in java?
8. What are the default values assigned to variables and instances in java?
Java Intermediate Interview Questions
9. What do you mean by data encapsulation?
31. Apart from the security aspect, what are the reasons behind making strings
10. Tell us something about JIT compiler.
immutable in Java?
11. Can you tell the difference between equals() method and equality operator (==)
32. What is a singleton class in Java? And How to implement a singleton class?
in Java?
33. Which of the below generates a compile-time error? State the reason.
12. How is an infinite loop declared in Java?
34. How would you differentiate between a String, StringBuffer, and a
13. Briefly explain the concept of constructor overloading
StringBuilder?
14. Define Copy constructor in java.
35. Using relevant properties highlight the differences between interfaces and
15. Can the main method be Overloaded? abstract classes.
16. Comment on method overloading and overriding by citing relevant examples. 36. Is this program giving a compile-time error? If Yes then state the reason and
17. A single try block and multiple catch blocks can co-exist in a Java Program. number of errors it will give. If not then state the reason.
Explain. 37. What is a Comparator in java?
18. Explain the use of final keyword in variable, method and class. 38. In Java, static as well as private method overriding is possible. Comment on the
19. Do final, finally and finalize keywords have the same function? statement.

20. Is it possible that the ‘finally’ block will not be executed? If yes then list the case.

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39. What makes a HashSet different from a TreeSet? 59. What do you understand by Object Cloning and how do you achieve it in Java?
40. Why is the character array preferred over string for storing confidential 60. How does an exception propagate in the code?
information? 61. How do exceptions affect the program if it doesn't handle them?
41. What do we get in the JDK file? 62. Is it mandatory for a catch block to be followed a er a try block?
42. What are the differences between JVM, JRE and JDK in Java? 63. Will the finally block get executed when the return statement is written at the
43. What are the differences between HashMap and HashTable in Java? end of try block and catch block as shown below?
44. What is the importance of reflection in Java? 64. Can you call a constructor of a class inside the another constructor?
45. What are the different ways of threads usage? 65. Contiguous memory locations are usually used for storing actual values in an
array but not in ArrayList. Explain.
46. What are the different types of Thread Priorities in Java? And what is the default
priority of a thread assigned by JVM? 66. Why does the java array index start with 0?
47. What is the difference between the program and the process? 67. Why is the remove method faster in the linked list than in an array?
48. What is the difference between the ‘throw’ and ‘throws’ keyword in java? 68. How many overloaded add() and addAll() methods are available in the List
interface? Describe the need and uses.
49. What are the differences between constructor and method of a class in Java?
69. How does the size of ArrayList grow dynamically? And also state how it is
50. Identify the output of the below java program and Justify your answer.
implemented internally.
51. Java works as “pass by value” or “pass by reference” phenomenon?
52. What is the ‘IS-A ‘ relationship in OOPs java? Java Advanced Interview Questions
53. Which among String or String Buffer should be preferred when there are lot of 70. Although inheritance is a popular OOPs concept, it is less advantageous than
updates required to be done in the data? composition. Explain.
54. How to not allow serialization of attributes of a class in Java? 71. What is the difference between ‘>>’ and ‘>>>’ operators in java?
55. What happens if the static modifier is not included in the main method 72. What are Composition and Aggregation? State the difference.
signature in Java?
73. How is the creation of a String using new() different from that of a literal?
56. Consider the below program, identify the output, and also state the reason for
74. How is the ‘new’ operator different from the ‘newInstance()’ operator in java?
that.
75. Is exceeding the memory limit possible in a program despite having a garbage
57. Can we make the main() thread a daemon thread?
collector?
58. What happens if there are multiple main methods inside one class in Java?
76. Why is synchronization necessary? Explain with the help of a relevant example.

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77. In the given code below, what is the significance of ... ? 96. Check if a given string is palindrome using recursion.
78. What will be the output of the below java program and define the steps of 97. Write a Java Program to print Fibonacci Series using Recursion.
Execution of the java program with the help of the below code?
98. Write a Java program to check if the two strings are anagrams.
79. Define System.out.println().
99. Write a Java Program to find the factorial of a given number.
80. Can you explain the Java thread lifecycle? 100. Given an array of non-duplicating numbers from 1 to n where one number is
81. What could be the tradeoff between the usage of an unordered array versus the missing, write an efficient java program to find that missing number.
usage of an ordered array?
101. Write a Java Program to check if any number is a magic number or not. A
82. Is it possible to import the same class or package twice in Java and what number is said to be a magic number if a er doing sum of digits in each step
happens to it during runtime? and inturn doing sum of digits of that sum, the ultimate result (when there is
only one digit le ) is 1.
83. In case a package has sub packages, will it suffice to import only the main
package? e.g. Does importing of com.myMainPackage.* also import 102. Write a Java program to create and throw custom exceptions.
com.myMainPackage.mySubPackage.*? 103. Write a Java program to reverse a string.
84. Will the finally block be executed if the code System.exit(0) is written at the end 104. Write a Java program to rotate arrays 90 degree clockwise by taking matrices
of try block?
from user input.
85. What do you understand by marker interfaces in Java?
105. Write a java program to check if any number given as input is the sum of 2
86. Explain the term “Double Brace Initialisation” in Java? prime numbers.
87. Why is it said that the length() method of String class doesn't return accurate 106. Write a Java program for solving the Tower of Hanoi Problem.
results? 107. Implement Binary Search in Java using recursion.
88. What is the output of the below code and why?
89. What are the possible ways of making object eligible for garbage collection (GC) Conclusion
in Java? 108. Conclusion
90. In the below Java Program, how many objects are eligible for garbage
collection?
91. What is the best way to inject dependency? Also, state the reason.
92. How we can set the spring bean scope. And what supported scopes does it have?
93. What are the different categories of Java Design patterns?
94. What is a Memory Leak? Discuss some common causes of it.
95. Assume a thread has a lock on it, calling the sleep() method on that thread will
release the lock?
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Java Basic Interview Questions
What is Java? 1. Why is Java a platform independent language?
Java is the high-level programming language that was developed by James Gosling in Java language was developed in such a way that it does not depend on any
the year 1982. It is based on the principles of object-oriented programming and can hardware or so ware due to the fact that the compiler compiles the code and then
be used to develop large-scale applications. Learn More. converts it to platform-independent byte code which can be run on multiple systems.
The following article will cover all the popular Core Java interview questions, String The only condition to run that byte code is for the machine to have a runtime
Handling interview questions, java 8 interview questions, java multithreading environment (JRE) installed in it
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interview questions, collections interview questions, and some frequently asked java 2. Why is Java not a pure object oriented language?
coding interview questions.
Java supports primitive data types - byte, boolean, char, short, int, float, long, and
double and hence it is not a pure object oriented language.
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3. Difference between Heap and Stack Memory in java. And how

java utilizes this.
Stack memory is the portion of memory that was assigned to every individual
program. And it was fixed. On the other hand, Heap memory is the portion that was
not allocated to the java program but it will be available for use by the java program
when it is required, mostly during the runtime of the program.
Java Utilizes this memory as -
When we write a java program then all the variables, methods, etc are stored in
the stack memory.
And when we create any object in the java program then that object was created
in the heap memory. And it was referenced from the stack memory.
Example- Consider the below java program:

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It is not wrong if we claim that java is the complete object-oriented programming

class Main {
public void printArray(int[] array){
language. Because Everything in Java is under the classes. And we can access that by
for(int i : array) creating the objects.
System.out.println(i);
} But also if we say that java is not a completely object-oriented programming
public static void main(String args[]) {
int[] array = new int[10]; language because it has the support of primitive data types like int, float, char,
}
printArray(array); boolean, double, etc.
}
Now for the question: Is java a completely object-oriented programming
language? We can say that - Java is not a pure object-oriented programming
For this java program. The stack and heap memory occupied by java is -
language, because it has direct access to primitive data types. And these primitive
data types don't directly belong to the Integer classes.

5. How is Java different from C++?

C++ is only a compiled language, whereas Java is compiled as well as an
interpreted language.
Java programs are machine-independent whereas a c++ program can run only in
the machine in which it is compiled.
C++ allows users to use pointers in the program. Whereas java doesn’t allow it.
Java internally uses pointers.
C++ supports the concept of Multiple inheritances whereas Java doesn't support
this. And it is due to avoiding the complexity of name ambiguity that causes the
diamond problem.

Main and PrintArray is the method that will be available in the stack area and as well 6. Pointers are used in C/ C++. Why does Java not make use of
as the variables declared that will also be in the stack area. pointers?
And the Object (Integer Array of size 10) we have created, will be available in the Heap
area because that space will be allocated to the program during runtime. Pointers are quite complicated and unsafe to use by beginner programmers. Java
focuses on code simplicity, and the usage of pointers can make it challenging. Pointer
utilization can also cause potential errors. Moreover, security is also compromised if
4. Can java be said to be the complete object-oriented
pointers are used because the users can directly access memory with the help of
programming language? pointers.

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Thus, a certain level of abstraction is furnished by not including pointers in Java.

Moreover, the usage of pointers can make the procedure of garbage collection quite
slow and erroneous. Java makes use of references as these cannot be manipulated,
unlike pointers.

7. What do you understand by an instance variable and a local

variable?
Instance variables are those variables that are accessible by all the methods in the
class. They are declared outside the methods and inside the class. These variables
describe the properties of an object and remain bound to it at any cost.
All the objects of the class will have their copy of the variables for utilization. If any
modification is done on these variables, then only that instance will be impacted by
it, and all other class instances continue to remain unaffected.
Example: 8. What are the default values assigned to variables and
instances in java?
class Athlete {
public String athleteName; There are no default values assigned to the variables in java. We need to
public double athleteSpeed;
public int athleteAge; initialize the value before using it. Otherwise, it will throw a compilation error of
} (Variable might not be initialized).
But for instance, if we create the object, then the default value will be initialized
Local variables are those variables present within a block, function, or constructor by the default constructor depending on the data type.
and can be accessed only inside them. The utilization of the variable is restricted to If it is a reference, then it will be assigned to null.
the block scope. Whenever a local variable is declared inside a method, the other If it is numeric, then it will assign to 0.
class methods don’t have any knowledge about the local variable. If it is a boolean, then it will be assigned to false. Etc.
Example:
9. What do you mean by data encapsulation?
public void athlete() {
String athleteName;
double athleteSpeed;
int athleteAge;
}

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Data Encapsulation is an Object-Oriented Programming concept of hiding the JIT stands for Just-In-Time and it is used for improving the performance during
data attributes and their behaviours in a single unit. run time. It does the task of compiling parts of byte code having similar
It helps developers to follow modularity while developing so ware by ensuring functionality at the same time thereby reducing the amount of compilation time
that each object is independent of other objects by having its own methods, for the code to run.
attributes, and functionalities. The compiler is nothing but a translator of source code to machine-executable
It is used for the security of the private properties of an object and hence serves code. But what is special about the JIT compiler? Let us see how it works:
the purpose of data hiding. First, the Java source code (.java) conversion to byte code (.class) occurs
with the help of the javac compiler.
Then, the .class files are loaded at run time by JVM and with the help of an
interpreter, these are converted to machine understandable code.
JIT compiler is a part of JVM. When the JIT compiler is enabled, the JVM
analyzes the method calls in the .class files and compiles them to get more
efficient and native code. It also ensures that the prioritized method calls
are optimized.
Once the above step is done, the JVM executes the optimized code directly
instead of interpreting the code again. This increases the performance and
speed of the execution.

10. Tell us something about JIT compiler.

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11. Can you tell the difference between equals() method and for (;;)
{
equality operator (==) in Java? // Business logic
// Any break logic
}

equals() == Using while loop:

This is a method defined
It is a binary operator in Java. while(true){
in the Object class. // Business logic
// Any break logic
}
This method is used for This operator is used for
checking the equality of comparing addresses (or Using do-while loop:
contents between two references), i.e checks if both
objects as per the the objects are pointing to the do{
specified business logic. same memory location. // Business logic
// Any break logic
}while(true);

Note:
In the cases where the equals method is not overridden in a class, then the class 13. Briefly explain the concept of constructor overloading
uses the default implementation of the equals method that is closest to the
parent class. Constructor overloading is the process of creating multiple constructors in the class
Object class is considered as the parent class of all the java classes. The consisting of the same name with a difference in the constructor parameters.
implementation of the equals method in the Object class uses the == operator to Depending upon the number of parameters and their corresponding types,
compare two objects. This default implementation can be overridden as per the distinguishing of the different types of constructors is done by the compiler.
business logic.

12. How is an infinite loop declared in Java?

Infinite loops are those loops that run infinitely without any breaking conditions.
Some examples of consciously declaring infinite loop is:
Using For Loop:

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class Hospital { class InterviewBit{

int variable1, variable2; String department;
double variable3; String service;
public Hospital(int doctors, int nurses) { InterviewBit(InterviewBit ib){
variable1 = doctors; this.departments = ib.departments;
variable2 = nurses; this.services = ib.services;
} }
public Hospital(int doctors) { }
variable1 = doctors;
}
public Hospital(double salaries) { Here we are initializing the new object value from the old object value in the
variable3 = salaries
} constructor. Although, this can also be achieved with the help of object cloning.
}

15. Can the main method be Overloaded?

Yes, It is possible to overload the main method. We can create as many overloaded
main methods we want. However, JVM has a predefined calling method that JVM will
only call the main method with the definition of -

public static void main(string[] args)

Consider the below code snippets:

class Main {
public static void main(String args[]) {
System.out.println(" Main Method");
}
public static void main(int[] args){
System.out.println("Overloaded Integer array Main Method");
}
public static void main(char[] args){
Three constructors are defined here but they differ on the basis of parameter type System.out.println("Overloaded Character array Main Method");
and their numbers. }
public static int main(double[] args){
System.out.println("Overloaded Double array Main Method");
14. Define Copy constructor in java. }
public static void main(float args){
System.out.println("Overloaded float Main Method");
Copy Constructor is the constructor used when we want to initialize the value to the }
}
new object from the old object of the same class.

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Both the functions have the same name but differ in the number of arguments. The
16. Comment on method overloading and overriding by citing first method calculates the area of the rectangle, whereas the second method
relevant examples. calculates the area of a cuboid.

In Java, method overloading is made possible by introducing different methods in Method overriding is the concept in which two methods having the same method
the same class consisting of the same name. Still, all the functions differ in the signature are present in two different classes in which an inheritance relationship is
number or type of parameters. It takes place inside a class and enhances program present. A particular method implementation (already present in the base class) is
readability. possible for the derived class by using method overriding.
Let’s give a look at this example:
The only difference in the return type of the method does not promote method
overloading. The following example will furnish you with a clear picture of it. class HumanBeing {
public int walk (int distance, int time) {
int speed = distance / time;
class OverloadingHelp { return speed;
public int findarea (int l, int b) { }
int var1; }
var1 = l * b; class Athlete extends HumanBeing {
return var1; public int walk(int distance, int time) {
} int speed = distance / time;
public int findarea (int l, int b, int h) { speed = speed * 2;
int var2; return speed;
var2 = l * b * h; }
return var2; }
}
}

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Both class methods have the name walk and the same parameters, distance, and final variable:
time. If the derived class method is called, then the base class method walk gets When a variable is declared as final in Java, the value can’t be modified
overridden by that of the derived class. once it has been assigned.
If any value has not been assigned to that variable, then it can be assigned
17. A single try block and multiple catch blocks can co-exist in a only by the constructor of the class.
Java Program. Explain. final method:
A method declared as final cannot be overridden by its children's classes.
Yes, multiple catch blocks can exist but specific approaches should come prior to the
A constructor cannot be marked as final because whenever a class is
general approach because only the first catch block satisfying the catch condition is
inherited, the constructors are not inherited. Hence, marking it final
executed. The given code illustrates the same:
doesn't make sense. Java throws compilation error saying - modifier final
not allowed here
public class MultipleCatch {
public static void main(String args[]) { final class:
try {
int n = 1000, x = 0; No classes can be inherited from the class declared as final. But that final
int arr[] = new int[n];
for (int i = 0; i <= n; i++) {
class can extend other classes for its usage.
arr[i] = i / x;

}
}
19. Do final, finally and finalize keywords have the same
catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException exception) {
System.out.println("1st block = ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException"); function?
}
catch (ArithmeticException exception) {
System.out.println("2nd block = ArithmeticException");
All three keywords have their own utility while programming.
}
catch (Exception exception) { Final: If any restriction is required for classes, variables, or methods, the final
System.out.println("3rd block = Exception"); keyword comes in handy. Inheritance of a final class and overriding of a final method
}
} is restricted by the use of the final keyword. The variable value becomes fixed a er
} incorporating the final keyword. Example:

Here, the second catch block will be executed because of division by 0 (i / x). In case x final int a=100;
was greater than 0 then the first catch block will execute because for loop runs till i = a = 0; // error
n and array index are till n-1.
The second statement will throw an error.
18. Explain the use of final keyword in variable, method and Finally: It is the block present in a program where all the codes written inside it get
class. executed irrespective of handling of exceptions. Example:

In Java, the final keyword is used as defining something as constant /final and
represents the non-access modifier.

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try { 1. public class InterviewBit

int variable = 5; 2. {
} 3. public static void main(String[] args) {
catch (Exception exception) { 4. final int i;
System.out.println("Exception occurred"); 5. i = 20;
} 6. int j = i+20;
finally { 7. i = j+30;
System.out.println("Execution of finally block"); 8. System.out.println(i + " " + j);
} 9. }
10. }

Finalize: Prior to the garbage collection of an object, the finalize method is called so
that the clean-up activity is implemented. Example: The above code will generate a compile-time error at Line 7 saying - [error: variable i
might already have been initialized]. It is because variable ‘i’ is the final variable.
public static void main(String[] args) {
And final variables are allowed to be initialized only once, and that was already done
String example = new String("InterviewBit"); on line no 5.
example = null;
System.gc(); // Garbage collector called
}
public void finalize() {
22. When can you use super keyword?
// Finalize called
} The super keyword is used to access hidden fields and overridden methods or
attributes of the parent class.
Following are the cases when this keyword can be used:
20. Is it possible that the ‘finally’ block will not be executed? If
Accessing data members of parent class when the member names of the
yes then list the case. class and its child subclasses are same.
Yes. It is possible that the ‘finally’ block will not be executed. The cases are- To call the default and parameterized constructor of the parent class inside
the child class.
Suppose we use System.exit() in the above statement. Accessing the parent class methods when the child classes have overridden
If there are fatal errors like Stack overflow, Memory access error, etc. them.
The following example demonstrates all 3 cases when a super keyword is used.
21. Identify the output of the java program and state the
reason.

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The main method is always static because static members are those methods that
public class Parent{
protected int num = 1;
belong to the classes, not to an individual object. So if the main method will not be
static then for every object, It is available. And that is not acceptable by JVM. JVM
Parent(){
System.out.println("Parent class default constructor."); calls the main method based on the class name itself. Not by creating the object.
}
Because there must be only 1 main method in the java program as the execution
Parent(String x){
System.out.println("Parent class parameterised constructor.");
starts from the main method. So for this reason the main method is static.
}

public void foo(){ 25. Can the static methods be overridden?

System.out.println("Parent class foo!");
}
} No! Declaration of static methods having the same signature can be done in the
subclass but run time polymorphism can not take place in such cases.
public class Child extends Parent{
private int num = 2; Overriding or dynamic polymorphism occurs during the runtime, but the static
methods are loaded and looked up at the compile time statically. Hence, these
Child(){
System.out.println("Child class default Constructor"); methods cant be overridden.
super(); // to call default parent constructor
super("Call Parent"); // to call parameterised constructor. 26. Difference between static methods, static variables, and
}
static classes in java.
void printNum(){
System.out.println(num);
System.out.println(super.num); //prints the value of num of parent class Static Methods and Static variables are those methods and variables that
} belong to the class of the java program, not to the object of the class. This gets
@Override memory where the class is loaded. And these can directly be called with the help
public void foo(){
System.out.println("Parent class foo!");
of class names.
super.foo(); //Calls foo method of Parent class inside the Overriden foo For example - We have used mathematical functions in the java program
}
} like - max(), min(), sqrt(), pow(), etc. And if we notice that, then we will find
that we call it directly with the class name. Like - Math.max(), Math.min(),
etc. So that is a static method. And Similarly static variables we have used
23. Can the static methods be overloaded? like (length) for the array to get the length. So that is the static method.
Yes! There can be two or more static methods in a class with the same name but Static classes - A class in the java program cannot be static except if it is the
differing input parameters. inner class. If it is an inner static class, then it exactly works like other static
members of the class.
24. Why is the main method static in Java?
27. What is the main objective of garbage collection?

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The main objective of this process is to free up the memory space occupied by the Now by doing this what will happen is the new reference is created with the name
unnecessary and unreachable objects during the Java program execution by deleting obj2 and that will point to the same memory location.
those unreachable objects.
Deep Copy - In a deep copy, we create a new object and copy the old object
This ensures that the memory resource is used efficiently, but it provides no value to the new object. Example -
guarantee that there would be sufficient memory for the program execution.
Rectangle obj3 = new Rectangle();
28. What is a ClassLoader? Obj3.length = obj1.length;
Obj3.breadth = obj1.breadth;

Java Classloader is the program that belongs to JRE (Java Runtime Both these objects will point to the memory location as stated below -
Environment). The task of ClassLoader is to load the required classes and
interfaces to the JVM when required.
Example- To get input from the console, we require the scanner class. And the
Scanner class is loaded by the ClassLoader.

29. What part of memory - Stack or Heap - is cleaned in garbage

collection process?
Heap.

30. What are shallow copy and deep copy in java?

To copy the object's data, we have several methods like deep copy and shallow copy.
Example -
Now, if we change the values in shallow copy then they affect the other reference as
class Rectangle{
int length = 5; well. Let's see with the help of an example -
int breadth = 3;
}

Object for this Rectangle class - Rectangle obj1 = new Rectangle();

Shallow copy - The shallow copy only creates a new reference and points to the
same object. Example - For Shallow copy, we can do this by -

Rectangle obj2 = obj1;

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class Rectangle class Rectangle

{ {
int length = 5; int length = 5;
int breadth = 3; int breadth = 3;
} }
public class Main public class Main
{ {
public static void main(String[] args) { public static void main(String[] args) {
Rectangle obj1 = new Rectangle(); Rectangle obj1 = new Rectangle();
//Shallow Copy //Shallow Copy
Rectangle obj2 = obj1; Rectangle obj2 = new Rectangle();
obj2.length = obj1.length;
System.out.println(" Before Changing the value of object 1, the object2 will obj2.breadth = obj1.breadth;
System.out.println(" Object2 Length = "+obj2.length+", Object2 Breadth = "+o
System.out.println(" Before Changing the value of object 1, the object2 will
//Changing the values for object1. System.out.println(" Object2 Length = "+obj2.length+", Object2 Breadth = "+o
obj1.length = 10;
obj1.breadth = 20; //Changing the values for object1.
obj1.length = 10;
System.out.println("\n After Changing the value of object 1, the object2 wil obj1.breadth = 20;
System.out.println(" Object2 Length = "+obj2.length+", Object2 Breadth = "+o
System.out.println("\n After Changing the value of object 1, the object2 wil
} System.out.println(" Object2 Length = "+obj2.length+", Object2 Breadth = "+o
}
}
}
Output -
The above snippet will not affect the object2 values. It has its separate values. The
Before Changing the value of object 1, the object2 will be -
Object2 Length = 5, Object2 Breadth = 3
output will be

After Changing the value of object 1, the object2 will be -

Object2 Length = 10, Object2 Breadth = 20 Before Changing the value of object 1, the object2 will be -
Object2 Length = 5, Object2 Breadth = 3

We can see that in the above code, if we change the values of object1, then the After Changing the value of object 1, the object2 will be -
Object2 Length = 5, Object2 Breadth = 3
object2 values also get changed. It is because of the reference.
Now, if we change the code to deep copy, then there will be no effect on object2 if it is Now we see that we need to write the number of codes for this deep copy. So to
of type deep copy. Consider some snippets to be added in the above code. reduce this, In java, there is a method called clone().
The clone() will do this deep copy internally and return a new object. And to do this
we need to write only 1 line of code. That is - Rectangle obj2 = obj1.clone();

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Multithreading: The safety of threads regarding the String objects is an

31. Apart from the security aspect, what are the reasons behind important aspect in Java. No external synchronization is required if the String
making strings immutable in Java? objects are immutable. Thus, a cleaner code can be written for sharing the
String objects across different threads. The complex process of concurrency is
A String is made immutable due to the following reasons:
facilitated by this method.
String Pool: Designers of Java were aware of the fact that String data type is Collections: In the case of Hashtables and HashMaps, keys are String objects. If
going to be majorly used by the programmers and developers. Thus, they the String objects are not immutable, then it can get modified during the period
wanted optimization from the beginning. They came up with the notion of using when it resides in the HashMaps. Consequently, the retrieval of the desired data
the String pool (a storage area in Java heap) to store the String literals. They is not possible. Such changing states pose a lot of risks. Therefore, it is quite safe
intended to decrease the temporary String object with the help of sharing. An to make the string immutable.
immutable class is needed to facilitate sharing. The sharing of the mutable
structures between two unknown parties is not possible. Thus, immutable Java 32. What is a singleton class in Java? And How to implement a
String helps in executing the concept of String Pool. singleton class?
Singleton classes are those classes, whose objects are created only once. And with
only that object the class members can be accessed.
Understand this with the help of an example-:
Consider the water jug in the office and if every employee wants that water then they
will not create a new water jug for drinking water. They will use the existing one with
their own reference as a glass. So programmatically it should be implemented as -

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class WaterJug{ 33. Which of the below generates a compile-time error? State
private int waterQuantity = 500;
private WaterJug(){} the reason.
private WaterJug object = null;

// Method to provide the service of Giving Water. 1. int[] n1 = new int[0];

public int getWater(int quantity){ 2. boolean[] n2 = new boolean[-200];
waterQuantity -= quantity;
return quantity; 3. double[] n3 = new double[2241423798];
}
// Method to return the object to the user.
4. char[] ch = new char[20];
public static Waterjug getInstance(){
// Will Create a new object if the object is not already created and return the We get a compile-time error in line 3. The error we will get in Line 3 is - integer
if(object == null){ number too large. It is because the array requires size as an integer. And Integer
object = new WaterJug();
} takes 4 Bytes in the memory. And the number (2241423798) is beyond the capacity
return object; of the integer. The maximum array size we can declare is - (2147483647).
}
}
Because the array requires the size in integer, none of the lines (1, 2, and 4) will give a
compile-time error. The program will compile fine. But we get the runtime exception
In the above class, the Constructor is private so we cannot create the object of the in line 2. The exception is - NegativeArraySizeException.
class. But we can get the object by calling the method getInstance(). And the
getInstance is static so it can be called without creating the object. And it returns the Here what will happen is - At the time when JVM will allocate the required memory
object. Now with that object, we can call getWater() to get the water. during runtime then it will find that the size is negative. And the array size can’t be
negative. So the JVM will throw the exception.
Waterjug glass1 = WaterJug.getInstance();
glass1.getWater(1); 34. How would you differentiate between a String, StringBuffer,
We can get the single object using this getInstance(). And it is static, so it is a thread-
and a StringBuilder?
safe singleton class. Although there are many ways to create a thread-safe singleton
class. So thread-safe classes can also be:
When singletons are written with double-checked locking, they can be thread-
safe.
We can use static singletons that are initialized during class loading. Like we did
in the above example.
But the most straightforward way to create a thread-safe singleton is to use Java
enums.

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Storage area: In string, the String pool serves as the storage area. For Availability of methods: Only abstract methods are available in interfaces,
StringBuilder and StringBuffer, heap memory is the storage area. whereas non-abstract methods can be present along with abstract methods in
Mutability: A String is immutable, whereas both the StringBuilder and abstract classes.
StringBuffer are mutable. Variable types: Static and final variables can only be declared in the case of
Efficiency: It is quite slow to work with a String. However, StringBuilder is the interfaces, whereas abstract classes can also have non-static and non-final
fastest in performing operations. The speed of a StringBuffer is more than a variables.
String and less than a StringBuilder. (For example appending a character is Inheritance: Multiple inheritances are facilitated by interfaces, whereas abstract
fastest in StringBuilder and very slow in String because a new memory is classes do not promote multiple inheritances.
required for the new String with appended character.) Data member accessibility: By default, the class data members of interfaces
Thread-safe: In the case of a threaded environment, StringBuilder and are of the public- type. Conversely, the class members for an abstract class can
StringBuffer are used whereas a String is not used. However, StringBuilder is be protected or private also.
suitable for an environment with a single thread, and a StringBuffer is suitable Implementation: With the help of an abstract class, the implementation of an
for multiple threads. interface is easily possible. However, the converse is not true;
Syntax: Abstract class example:

// String
String first = "InterviewBit"; public abstract class Athlete {
String second = new String("InterviewBit"); public abstract void walk();
// StringBuffer }
StringBuffer third = new StringBuffer("InterviewBit");
// StringBuilder
StringBuilder fourth = new StringBuilder("InterviewBit"); Interface example:

public interface Walkable {

35. Using relevant properties highlight the differences between void walk();
}
interfaces and abstract classes.
36. Is this program giving a compile-time error? If Yes then state
the reason and number of errors it will give. If not then state
the reason.

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abstract final class InterviewBit{ 38. In Java, static as well as private method overriding is
2. public abstract void printMessage();
3. } possible. Comment on the statement.
4. class ScalarAcademy extends InterviewBit{
5. public void printMessage(){
6. System.out.println("Welcome to Scalar Academy By InterviewBit"); The statement in the context is completely False. The static methods have no
7. } relevance with the objects, and these methods are of the class level. In the case of a
8. }
9. class ScalarTopics extends ScalarAcademy{ child class, a static method with a method signature exactly like that of the parent
10.
11.
public void printMessage(){
System.out.println("Welcome to Scalar Topics By Scalar Academy");
class can exist without even throwing any compilation error.
12. }
13. } The phenomenon mentioned here is popularly known as method hiding, and
public class Main{ overriding is certainly not possible. Private method overriding is unimaginable
public static void main(String[] args) {
InterviewBit ib = new ScalarTopics(); because the visibility of the private method is restricted to the parent class only. As a
ib.printMessage(); result, only hiding can be facilitated and not overriding.
}
}
39. What makes a HashSet different from a TreeSet?
The above program will give a compile-time error. The compiler will throw 2 errors in
this. Although both HashSet and TreeSet are not synchronized and ensure that duplicates
are not present, there are certain properties that distinguish a HashSet from a
[Illegal Combination of modifiers: abstract and final] at line 1. TreeSet.
[Cannot inherit from final ‘InterviewBit’] at line 4.
Implementation: For a HashSet, the hash table is utilized for storing the
It is because abstract classes are incomplete classes that need to be inherited for
elements in an unordered manner. However, TreeSet makes use of the red-black
making their concrete classes. And on the other hand, the final keywords in class are
tree to store the elements in a sorted manner.
used for avoiding inheritance. So these combinations are not allowed in java.
Complexity/ Performance: For adding, retrieving, and deleting elements, the
time amortized complexity is O(1) for a HashSet. The time complexity for
37. What is a Comparator in java? performing the same operations is a bit higher for TreeSet and is equal to O(log
Consider the example where we have an ArrayList of employees like( EId, Ename, n). Overall, the performance of HashSet is faster in comparison to TreeSet.
Salary), etc. Now if we want to sort this list of employees based on the names of Methods: hashCode() and equals() are the methods utilized by HashSet for
employees. Then that is not possible to sort using the Collections.sort() method. We making comparisons between the objects. Conversely, compareTo() and
need to provide something to the sort() function depending on what values we have compare() methods are utilized by TreeSet to facilitate object comparisons.
to perform sorting. Then in that case a comparator is used. Objects type: Heterogeneous and null objects can be stored with the help of
HashSet. In the case of a TreeSet, runtime exception occurs while inserting
Comparator is the interface in java that contains the compare method. And by heterogeneous objects or null objects.
overloading the compare method, we can define that on what basis we need to
compare the values. 40. Why is the character array preferred over string for storing
confidential information?

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In Java, a string is basically immutable i.e. it cannot be modified. A er its declaration,

it continues to stay in the string pool as long as it is not removed in the form of
garbage. In other words, a string resides in the heap section of the memory for an
unregulated and unspecified time interval a er string value processing is executed.
As a result, vital information can be stolen for pursuing harmful activities by hackers
if a memory dump is illegally accessed by them. Such risks can be eliminated by using
mutable objects or structures like character arrays for storing any variable. A er the
work of the character array variable is done, the variable can be configured to blank
at the same instant. Consequently, it helps in saving heap memory and also gives no
chance to the hackers to extract vital data.

41. What do we get in the JDK file?

JDK- For making java programs, we need some tools that are provided by JDK
(Java Development Kit). JDK is the package that contains various tools, 42. What are the differences between JVM, JRE and JDK in Java?
Compiler, Java Runtime Environment, etc.
JRE - To execute the java program we need an environment. (Java Runtime
Environment) JRE contains a library of Java classes + JVM. What are JAVA
Classes? It contains some predefined methods that help Java programs to use
that feature, build and execute. For example - there is a system class in java that
contains the print-stream method, and with the help of this, we can print
something on the console.
JVM - (Java Virtual Machine) JVM is a part of JRE that executes the Java
program at the end. Actually, it is part of JRE, but it is so ware that converts
bytecode into machine-executable code to execute on hardware.

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43. What are the differences between HashMap and HashTable

Criteria JDK JRE JVM
in Java?
Abbreviation Java Java
Java Virtual
Development Runtime
Machine HashMap HashTable
Kit Environment

Definition JVM is a HashMap is not synchronized HashTable is synchronized

platform- thereby making it better for and hence it is suitable for
dependent, non-threaded applications. threaded applications.
abstract
machine Allows only one null key but
This does not allow null in
JDK is a comprising of 3 any number of null in the
both keys or values.
complete JRE is a specifications - values.
so ware so ware document
development package describing the Supports order of insertion by
Order of insertion is not
kit for providing JVM making use of its subclass
guaranteed in HashTable.
developing Java class implementatio LinkedHashMap.
Java libraries, requirements,
applications. JVM and all computer
It comprises the required program 44. What is the importance of reflection in Java?
JRE, components meeting the JV
The term reflection is used for describing the inspection capability of a code
JavaDoc, to run the requirements
on other code either of itself or of its system and modify it during runtime.
compiler, Java and instance
Consider an example where we have an object of unknown type and we have a
debuggers, applications. object for
method ‘fooBar()’ which we need to call on the object. The static typing system
etc. executing the
of Java doesn't allow this method invocation unless the type of the object is
Java byte code
known beforehand. This can be achieved using reflection which allows the code
and provide the
to scan the object and identify if it has any method called “fooBar()” and only
runtime
then call the method if needed.
environment fo
execution.
Method methodOfFoo = fooObject.getClass().getMethod("fooBar", null);
methodOfFoo.invoke(fooObject, null);
Main JRE is mainly
JDK is mainly JVM provides
Purpose used for
used for code specifications fo
environment
development all the
creation to
and implementatio
execute the
execution. to JRE.
d
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Using reflection has its own cons: Implementing a thread using the method of Runnable interface is more
Speed — Method invocations due to reflection are about three times slower preferred and advantageous as Java does not have support for multiple
than the direct method calls. inheritances of classes.
Type safety — When a method is invoked via its reference wrongly using start() method is used for creating a separate call stack for the thread

reflection, invocation fails at runtime as it is not detected at compile/load execution. Once the call stack is created, JVM calls the run() method for
time. executing the thread in that call stack.
Traceability — Whenever a reflective method fails, it is very difficult to find
the root cause of this failure due to a huge stack trace. One has to deep dive 46. What are the different types of Thread Priorities in Java?
into the invoke() and proxy() method logs to identify the root cause. And what is the default priority of a thread assigned by
Hence, it is advisable to follow solutions that don't involve reflection and use JVM?
this method as a last resort.
There are a total of 3 different types of priority available in Java.
45. What are the different ways of threads usage? MIN_PRIORITY: It has an integer value assigned with 1.
MAX_PRIORITY: It has an integer value assigned with 10.
We can define and implement a thread in java using two ways:
NORM_PRIORITY: It has an integer value assigned with 5.
Extending the Thread class
In Java, Thread with MAX_PRIORITY gets the first chance to execute. But the default
class InterviewBitThreadExample extends Thread{
priority for any thread is NORM_PRIORITY assigned by JVM.
public void run(){
System.out.println("Thread runs...");
} 47. What is the difference between the program and the
public static void main(String args[]){
InterviewBitThreadExample ib = new InterviewBitThreadExample(); process?
ib.start();
}
} A program can be defined as a line of code written in order to accomplish a
particular task. Whereas the process can be defined as the programs which are
Implementing the Runnable interface under execution.
A program doesn't execute directly by the CPU. First, the resources are allocated
class InterviewBitThreadExample implements Runnable{ to the program and when it is ready for execution then it is a process.
public void run(){

}
System.out.println("Thread runs...");
48. What is the difference between the ‘throw’ and ‘throws’
public static void main(String args[]){
Thread ib = new Thread(new InterviewBitThreadExample()); keyword in java?
ib.start();
}
} The ‘throw’ keyword is used to manually throw the exception to the calling
method.
And the ‘throws’ keyword is used in the function definition to inform the calling
method that this method throws the exception. So if you are calling, then you
have to handle the exception.

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Example -
Constructor Method
class Main {
public static int testExceptionDivide(int a, int b) throws ArithmeticException{
if(a == 0 || b == 0) Method is used for
Constructor is used for initializing the
throw new ArithmeticException(); exposing the
return a/b; object state.
} object's behavior.
public static void main(String args[]) {
try{
testExceptionDivide(10, 0); Method should
}
catch(ArithmeticException e){ have a return
//Handle the exception type. Even if it
} Constructor has no return type.
} does not return
} anything, return
type is void.
Here in the above snippet, the method testExceptionDivide throws an exception. So
if the main method is calling it then it must have handled the exception. Otherwise, Method has to be
the main method can also throw the exception to JVM. Constructor gets invoked implicitly. invoked on the
And the method testExceptionDivide 'throws’ the exception based on the condition. object explicitly.

49. What are the differences between constructor and method If a method is not
If the constructor is not defined, then a
defined, then the
of a class in Java? default constructor is provided by the
compiler does not
java compiler.
provide it.

The name of the

The constructor name should be equal method can have
to the class name. any name or have
a class name too.

A constructor cannot be marked as final

A method can be
because whenever a class is inherited,
defined as final
the constructors are not inherited.
but it cannot be
Hence, marking it final doesn't make
overridden in its
sense. Java throws compilation error
subclasses.
saying - modifier final not allowed here

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Case 1: When the object is pointed to another location: In this case, the changes
50. Identify the output of the below java program and Justify made to that object do not get reflected the original object before it was passed
your answer. to the method as the reference points to another location.
For example:
class Main {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Scaler s = new Scaler(5); class InterviewBitTest{
} int num;
} InterviewBitTest(int x){
class InterviewBit{ num = x;
InterviewBit(){ }
System.out.println(" Welcome to InterviewBit "); InterviewBitTest(){
} num = 0;
} }
class Scaler extends InterviewBit{ }
Scaler(){ class Driver {
System.out.println(" Welcome to Scaler Academy "); public static void main(String[] args)
} {
Scaler(int x){ //create a reference
this(); InterviewBitTest ibTestObj = new InterviewBitTest(20);
super(); //Pass the reference to updateObject Method
System.out.println(" Welcome to Scaler Academy 2"); updateObject(ibTestObj);
} //After the updateObject is executed, check for the value of num in the object.
} System.out.println(ibTestObj.num);
}
public static void updateObject(InterviewBitTest ibObj)
The above code will throw the compilation error. It is because the super() is used to {
// Point the object to new reference
call the parent class constructor. But there is the condition that super() must be the ibObj = new InterviewBitTest();
first statement in the block. Now in this case, if we replace this() with super() then // Update the value
ibObj.num = 50;
also it will throw the compilation error. Because this() also has to be the first }
}
statement in the block. So in conclusion, we can say that we cannot use this() and Output:
super() keywords in the same block. 20

51. Java works as “pass by value” or “pass by reference” Case 2: When object references are not modified: In this case, since we have the
phenomenon? copy of reference the main object pointing to the same memory location, any
changes in the content of the object get reflected in the original object.
Java always works as a “pass by value”. There is nothing called a “pass by reference” For example:
in Java. However, when the object is passed in any method, the address of the value
is passed due to the nature of object handling in Java. When an object is passed, a
copy of the reference is created by Java and that is passed to the method. The
objects point to the same memory location. 2 cases might happen inside the
method:

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class InterviewBitTest{
int num;
InterviewBitTest(int x){
num = x;
}
InterviewBitTest(){
num = 0;
}
}
class Driver{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
//create a reference
InterviewBitTest ibTestObj = new InterviewBitTest(20);
//Pass the reference to updateObject Method
updateObject(ibTestObj);
//After the updateObject is executed, check for the value of num in the object.
System.out.println(ibTestObj.num);
} So here ‘IS-A’ Relationship formed. [ SmartTV ‘IS-A’ TV ].
public static void updateObject(InterviewBitTest ibObj)
{
// no changes are made to point the ibObj to new location
// Update the value of num
53. Which among String or String Buffer should be preferred
}
ibObj.num = 50;
when there are lot of updates required to be done in the
}
Output:
data?
50
StringBuffer is mutable and dynamic in nature whereas String is immutable. Every
updation / modification of String creates a new String thereby overloading the string
52. What is the ‘IS-A ‘ relationship in OOPs java? pool with unnecessary objects. Hence, in the cases of a lot of updates, it is always
preferred to use StringBuffer as it will reduce the overhead of the creation of multiple
‘IS-A’ relationship is another name for inheritance. When we inherit the base class String objects in the string pool.
from the derived class, then it forms a relationship between the classes. So that
relationship is termed an ‘IS-A’ Relationship.
54. How to not allow serialization of attributes of a class in
Example - Consider a Television (Typical CRT TV). Now another Smart TV that is Java?
inherited from television class. So we can say that the Smart iv is also a TV. Because
CRT TV things can also be done in the Smart TV. In order to achieve this, the attribute can be declared along with the usage of
transient keyword as shown below:

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In java multithreading, the main() threads are always non-daemon threads. And there
public class InterviewBitExample {
is no way we can change the nature of the non-daemon thread to the daemon
private transient String someInfo; thread.
private String name;
private int id;
// :
// Getters setters
58. What happens if there are multiple main methods inside one
}
// : class in Java?
The program can't compile as the compiler says that the method has been already
In the above example, all the fields except someInfo can be serialized. defined inside the class.

55. What happens if the static modifier is not included in the 59. What do you understand by Object Cloning and how do you
main method signature in Java? achieve it in Java?
There wouldn't be any compilation error. But then the program is run, since the JVM
It is the process of creating an exact copy of any object. In order to support this,
cant map the main method signature, the code throws “NoSuchMethodError” error
a java class has to implement the Cloneable interface of java.lang package and
at the runtime.
override the clone() method provided by the Object class the syntax of which is:

56. Consider the below program, identify the output, and also protected Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException{
state the reason for that. }
return (Object)super.clone();

public class Main{ In case the Cloneable interface is not implemented and just the method is
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println(" Hello. Main Method. "); overridden, it results in CloneNotSupportedException in Java.
}
public static void main(int[] args) {
System.out.println(" Hello. Main Method2. "); 60. How does an exception propagate in the code?
}
} When an exception occurs, first it searches to locate the matching catch block. In
case, the matching catch block is located, then that block would be executed. Else,
The output of the above program will be Hello. Main Method. This is because JVM the exception propagates through the method call stack and goes into the caller
will always call the main method based on the definition it already has. Doesn't method where the process of matching the catch block is performed. This
matter how many main methods we overload it will only execute one main method propagation happens until the matching catch block is found. If the match is not
based on its declaration in JVM. found, then the program gets terminated in the main method.

57. Can we make the main() thread a daemon thread?

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63. Will the finally block get executed when the return
statement is written at the end of try block and catch block
as shown below?

public int someMethod(int i){

try{
//some statement
return 1;
}catch(Exception e){
//some statement
return 999;
}finally{
//finally block statements
}
}

finally block will be executed irrespective of the exception or not. The only case
61. How do exceptions affect the program if it doesn't handle where finally block is not executed is when it encounters ‘System.exit()’ method
them? anywhere in try/catch block.

Exceptions are runtime errors. Suppose we are making an android application with
java. And it all works fine but there is an exceptional case when the application tries
64. Can you call a constructor of a class inside the another
to get the file from storage and the file doesn’t exist (This is the case of exception in constructor?
java). And if this case is not handled properly then the application will crash. This will
Yes, the concept can be termed as constructor chaining and can be achieved using
be a bad experience for users. This is the type of error that cannot be controlled by
this() .
the programmer. But programmers can take some steps to avoid this so that the
application won’t crash. The proper action can be taken at this step.

62. Is it mandatory for a catch block to be followed a er a try

block?
No, it is not necessary for a catch block to be present a er a try block. - A try block
should be followed either by a catch block or by a finally block. If the exceptions
likelihood is more, then they should be declared using the throws clause of the
method.

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However, the same does not apply to the arrays. Object or primitive type values can
65. Contiguous memory locations are usually used for storing be stored in arrays in contiguous memory locations, hence every element does not
actual values in an array but not in ArrayList. Explain. require any reference to the next element.

In the case of ArrayList, data storing in the form of primitive data types (like int, float,
etc.) is not possible. The data members/objects present in the ArrayList have
references to the objects which are located at various sites in the memory. Thus,
storing of actual objects or non-primitive data types (like Integer, Double, etc.) takes
place in various memory locations.

66. Why does the java array index start with 0?

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It is because the 0 index array avoids the extra arithmetic operation to calculate the Now if we apply the same formula here. Then we get - 116 as the starting address of
memory address. the 4th index. Which is wrong. Then we need to apply formula - [Base Address +
Example - Consider the array and assume each element takes 4-byte memory space. ((index-1) * no_of_bytes)].
Then the address will be like this - And for calculating this, an extra arithmetic operation has to be performed. And
consider the case where millions of addresses need to be calculated, this causes
complexity. So to avoid this, ) the index array is supported by java.

67. Why is the remove method faster in the linked list than in an
array?
In the linked list, we only need to adjust the references when we want to delete the
element from either end or the front of the linked list. But in the array, indexes are
used. So to manage proper indexing, we need to adjust the values from the array So
this adjustment of value is costlier than the adjustment of references.
Now if we want to access index 4. Then internally java calculates the address using Example - To Delete from the front of the linked list, internally the references
the formula- adjustments happened like this.
[Base Address + (index * no_of_bytes)]. So according to this. The starting address of
the index 4 will be - [100 + (4*4)] = 116. And exactly that's what the address is
calculated.
Now consider the same with 1 index Array -

The only thing that will change is that the head pointer will point to the head’s next
node. And delete the previous node. That is the constant time operation.

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Whereas in the ArrayList, internally it should work like this-

Return Type Method Description

boolean add(Element e): This method is used for

adding the element at the end of the List. The
Datatype of the element is of any type it has
been initially assigned with. It returns the
boolean indicating successfully inserted or
not.

void add(int index, Element e): This method is

the overloaded version of add() method. In
this, along with the element, the index is also
passed to the method for the specific index
the value needs to be inserted.
For deletion of the first element, all the next element has to move to one place
ahead. So this copying value takes time. So that is the reason why removing in boolean addAll(Collection <extends ? Element > c):
ArrayList is slower than LinkedList. This method helps to add all elements at the
end of collections from the list received in the
68. How many overloaded add() and addAll() methods are parameter. It contains an iterator that helps
to iterate the list and add the elements to the
available in the List interface? Describe the need and uses. collection.
There are a total of 4 overloaded methods for add() and addAll() methods available in
List Interface. The below table states the description of all. boolean addAll(int index, Collection <extends ?
Element > c): This is the overloaded method
for addAll() method. In this along with the list,
we can pass the specified index from which
the list elements need to be added.

69. How does the size of ArrayList grow dynamically? And also
state how it is implemented internally.

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ArrayList is implemented in such a way that it can grow dynamically. We don't need
to specify the size of ArrayList. For adding the values in it, the methodology it uses is -
1. Consider initially that there are 2 elements in the ArrayList. [2, 3].

Then the new value will be inserted into it. [2, 3, 4, null]. And for the next time,
the extra space will be available for the value to be inserted.

2. If we need to add the element into this. Then internally what will happen is-
ArrayList will allocate the new ArrayList of Size (current size + half of the current
size). And add the old elements into the new. Old - [2, 3], New - [2, 3, null, null].

3. This process continues and the time taken to perform all of these is considered as
the amortized constant time.
This is how the ArrayList grows dynamically. And when we delete any entry from the
ArrayList then the following steps are performed -
1. It searches for the element index in the array. Searching takes some time. Typically
it’s O(n) because it needs to search for the element in the entire array.

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Multiple-inheritance is not possible in Java. Classes can only extend from one
superclass. In cases where multiple functionalities are required, for example - to
read and write information into the file, the pattern of composition is preferred.
The writer, as well as reader functionalities, can be made use of by considering
them as the private members.
Composition assists in attaining high flexibility and prevents breaking of
encapsulation.
Unit testing is possible with composition and not inheritance. When a developer
wants to test a class composing a different class, then Mock Object can be
2. A er searching the element, it needs to shi the element from the right side to fill created for signifying the composed class to facilitate testing. This technique is
the index. not possible with the help of inheritance as the derived class cannot be tested
without the help of the superclass in inheritance.
The loosely coupled nature of composition is preferable over the tightly coupled
nature of inheritance.
Let’s take an example:

package comparison;
public class Top {
public int start() {
return 0;
}
}
class Bottom extends Top {
public int stop() {
return 0;
So this is how the elements are deleted from the ArrayList internally. Similarly, the }
search operations are also implemented internally as defined in removing elements }

from the list (searching for elements to delete).

In the above example, inheritance is followed. Now, some modifications are done to
the Top class like this:
Java Advanced Interview Questions
70. Although inheritance is a popular OOPs concept, it is less
advantageous than composition. Explain.
Inheritance lags behind composition in the following scenarios:

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Num1 = 00000000 00000000 00000000 00001000

public class Top {
public int start() {
Num2 = 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111000
return 0;
} ‘>>’ Operator : 8 >> 1 (Shi by one bit) :
public void stop() {
} Num1 = 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000100
}
Num2 = 11111111 11111111 11111111 11111100

If the new implementation of the Top class is followed, a compile-time error is bound ‘>>>’ Operator : 8 >>> 1 (Shi by one bit) =
to occur in the Bottom class. Incompatible return type is there for the Top.stop() Num1 = 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000100
function. Changes have to be made to either the Top or the Bottom class to ensure Num2 = 01111111 11111111 11111111 11111100
compatibility. However, the composition technique can be utilized to solve the given
problem: 72. What are Composition and Aggregation? State the
class Bottom {
difference.
Top par = new Top();
public int stop() { Composition, and Aggregation help to build (Has - A - Relationship) between classes
par.start();
par.stop();
and objects. But both are not the same in the end. Let’s understand with the help of
return 0; an example.
}
} Consider the University as a class that has some departments in it. So the
university will be the container object. And departments in it will contain
objects. Now in this case, if the container object destroys then the contained
71. What is the difference between ‘>>’ and ‘>>>’ operators in
objects will also get destroyed automatically. So here we can say that there is a
java? strong association between the objects. So this Strong Association is called
These 2 are the bitwise right shi operators. Although both operators look similar. Composition.
But there is a minimal difference between these two right shi operators. Now consider one more example. Suppose we have a class department and
there are several professors' objects there in the department. Now if the
‘>>’ Bitwise Right Shi Operator- This operator shi s each bit to its right department class is destroyed then the professor's object will become free to
position. And this maintains the signed bit. bind with other objects. Because container objects (Department) only hold the
‘>>>’ Bitwise Right Shi Operator with trailing zero- This operator also shi s references of contained objects (Professor’s). So here is the weak association
each bit to its right. But this doesn’t maintain the signed bit. This operator between the objects. And this weak association is called Aggregation.
makes the Most significant bit to 0.
Example- Num1 = 8, Num2 = -8. 73. How is the creation of a String using new() different from
So the binary form of these numbers are - that of a literal?

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When a String is formed as a literal with the assistance of an assignment operator, it

public bool checking() {
makes its way into the String constant pool so that String Interning can take place. String first = new String("InterviewBit");
This same object in the heap will be referenced by a different String if the content is String second = new String("InterviewBit");
if (first == second)
the same for both of them. return true;
else
return false;
public bool checking() { }
String first = "InterviewBit";
String second = "InterviewBit";
if (first == second) The checking() function will return false as the same content is not referenced by
return true;
else both the variables.
return false;
}

The checking() function will return true as the same content is referenced by both the
variables.

74. How is the ‘new’ operator different from the

‘newInstance()’ operator in java?
Both ‘new’ and ‘newInstance()’ operators are used to creating objects. The
Conversely, when a String formation takes place with the help of a new() operator, difference is- that when we already know the class name for which we have to create
interning does not take place. The object gets created in the heap memory even if the object then we use a new operator. But suppose we don’t know the class name
the same content object is present. for which we need to create the object, Or we get the class name from the command
line argument, or the database, or the file. Then in that case we use the
‘newInstance()’ operator.

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The ‘newInstance()’ keyword throws an exception that we need to handle. It is Concurrent execution of different processes is made possible by synchronization.
because there are chances that the class definition doesn’t exist, and we get the class When a particular resource is shared between many threads, situations may arise in
name from runtime. So it will throw an exception. which multiple threads require the same shared resource.
Synchronization assists in resolving the issue and the resource is shared by a single
75. Is exceeding the memory limit possible in a program despite thread at a time. Let’s take an example to understand it more clearly. For example,
having a garbage collector? you have a URL and you have to find out the number of requests made to it. Two
simultaneous requests can make the count erratic.
Yes, it is possible for the program to go out of memory in spite of the presence of a
garbage collector. Garbage collection assists in recognizing and eliminating those No synchronization:
objects which are not required in the program anymore, in order to free up the
resources used by them. package anonymous;
public class Counting {
private int increase_counter;
In a program, if an object is unreachable, then the execution of garbage collection public int increase() {
takes place with respect to that object. If the amount of memory required for increase_counter = increase_counter + 1;
return increase_counter;
creating a new object is not sufficient, then memory is released for those objects }
which are no longer in the scope with the help of a garbage collector. The memory }

limit is exceeded for the program when the memory released is not enough for
creating new objects.
Moreover, exhaustion of the heap memory takes place if objects are created in such a
manner that they remain in the scope and consume memory. The developer should
make sure to dereference the object a er its work is accomplished. Although the
garbage collector endeavors its level best to reclaim memory as much as possible,
memory limits can still be exceeded.
Let’s take a look at the following example:

List<String> example = new LinkedList<String>();

while(true){
example.add(new String("Memory Limit Exceeded"));
}

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

relevant example.

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If a thread Thread1 views the count as 10, it will be increased by 1 to 11.

Simultaneously, if another thread Thread2 views the count as 10, it will be increased 77. In the given code below, what is the significance of ... ?
by 1 to 11. Thus, inconsistency in count values takes place because the expected final
value is 12 but the actual final value we get will be 11. public void fooBarMethod(String... variables){
// method code
Now, the function increase() is made synchronized so that simultaneous accessing }
cannot take place.
With synchronization: Ability to provide ... is a feature called varargs (variable arguments) which
was introduced as part of Java 5.
The function having ... in the above example indicates that it can receive
package anonymous;
public class Counting { multiple arguments of the datatype String.
private int increase_counter;
public synchronized int increase() {
For example, the fooBarMethod can be called in multiple ways and we can still
increase_counter = increase_counter + 1; have one method to process the data as shown below:
return increase_counter;
}
} fooBarMethod("foo", "bar");
fooBarMethod("foo", "bar", "boo");
fooBarMethod(new String[]{"foo", "var", "boo"});
public void myMethod(String... variables){
for(String variable : variables){
// business logic
}
}

78. What will be the output of the below java program and
define the steps of Execution of the java program with the
help of the below code?

If a thread Thread1 views the count as 10, it will be increased by 1 to 11, then the
thread Thread2 will view the count as 11, it will be increased by 1 to 12. Thus,
consistency in count values takes place.

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Static Block 1. Value of j = 0

class InterviewBit{
int i;
Static method.
static int j; Static Block 2. Value of j = 10
{
System.out.println(" Instance Block 1. Value of i = "+i); Instance Block 1. Value of i = 0
} Instance Block 2. Value of i = 5
static{
System.out.println(" Static Block 1. Value of j = "+j); Instance method.
method_2(); Welcome to InterviewBit
}
{
i = 5;
This is a java tricky interview question frequently asked in java interviews for the
} experienced. The output will be like this because, when the java program is compiled
static{
j = 10; and gets executed, then there are various steps followed for execution. And the steps
} are -
InterviewBit(){
System.out.println(" Welcome to InterviewBit ");
} Identification of Static Members from top to bottom.
public static void main(String[] args){ Execution of Static variable assignment and a Static block from top to bottom.
InterviewBit ib = new InterviewBit();
} Execution of the main method.
public void method_1(){ Identification of Instance Members from top to bottom.
System.out.println(" Instance method. ");
} Execution of Instance variable assignment and Instance block from top to
static{
System.out.println(" Static Block 2. Value of j = "+j);
bottom.
} Execution of Constructor.
{
System.out.println(" Instance Block 2. Value of i = "+i); In above steps from 4 to 6, will be executed for every object creation. If we create
method_1();
}
multiple objects then for every object these steps will be performed.
public static void method_2(){
System.out.println(" Static method. "); Now from the above code, the execution will happen like this -
}
} 1. In the step of identification of static members. It is found that -
static int j.
The Output we get by executing this program will be
static block.
main method.
static method_2.
During identification, the JVM will assign the default value in the static int j variable.
Then it is currently in the state of reading and indirectly writing. Because the original
value is not assigned.

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2. In the next step, it will execute the static block and assign the value in static System.out.println() is used to print the message on the console. System - It is a
variables. class present in java.lang package. Out is the static variable of type PrintStream
class present in the System class. println() is the method present in the PrintStream
First static block it will print and because execution from top to bottom and
class.
original value in j is not assigned. So it will print the default value of 0.
A er executing static block 1. It will execute the static method_1 because it is So if we justify the statement, then we can say that if we want to print anything on
called from the static block 1. the console then we need to call the println() method that was present in
Then it will assign the original value of 5 in the j variable. And executes the PrintStream class. And we can call this using the output object that is present in the
remaining static block. System class.
3. Now it will execute the main method. In which it will create an object for the class
InterviewBit. And then the execution of instances will happen. 80. Can you explain the Java thread lifecycle?
4. Identify the instance variables and blocks from top to bottom. Java thread life cycle is as follows:
int i. New – When the instance of the thread is created and the start() method has not
Instance block 1. been invoked, the thread is considered to be alive and hence in the NEW state.
Instance method_1. Runnable – Once the start() method is invoked, before the run() method is
Like a static variable, the instance variable also has been initialized with the default called by JVM, the thread is said to be in RUNNABLE (ready to run) state. This
value 0 and will be in the state of reading and writing indirectly. state can also be entered from the Waiting or Sleeping state of the thread.
Running – When the run() method has been invoked and the thread starts its
5. It will execute the instance methods and assign the original value to the instance execution, the thread is said to be in a RUNNING state.
variable. Non-Runnable (Blocked/Waiting) – When the thread is not able to run despite
Prints the Instance block 1. And the current value of i is not assigned till now, so the fact of its aliveness, the thread is said to be in a NON-RUNNABLE state.
it will print 0. Ideally, a er some time of its aliveness, the thread should go to a runnable state.
Assign the original value to i. Then print instance block 2. And a er that instance A thread is said to be in a Blocked state if it wants to enter synchronized
method will be called and printed because it is being called in the instance code but it is unable to as another thread is operating in that synchronized
block. block on the same object. The first thread has to wait until the other thread
6. And at the last step, the constructor will be invoked and the lines will be executed exits the synchronized block.
in the constructor. A thread is said to be in a Waiting state if it is waiting for the signal to
execute from another thread, i.e it waits for work until the signal is
This is how the java program gets executed. received.
Terminated – Once the run() method execution is completed, the thread is said
79. Define System.out.println(). to enter the TERMINATED step and is considered to not be alive.
The following flowchart clearly explains the lifecycle of the thread in Java.

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83. In case a package has sub packages, will it suffice to import

only the main package? e.g. Does importing of
com.myMainPackage.* also import
com.myMainPackage.mySubPackage.*?
This is a big NO. We need to understand that the importing of the sub-packages of a
package needs to be done explicitly. Importing the parent package only results in the
import of the classes within it and not the contents of its child/sub-packages.

84. Will the finally block be executed if the code System.exit(0)

is written at the end of try block?
NO. The control of the program post System.exit(0) is immediately gone and the
81. What could be the tradeoff between the usage of an program gets terminated which is why the finally block never gets executed.
unordered array versus the usage of an ordered array?
85. What do you understand by marker interfaces in Java?
The main advantage of having an ordered array is the reduced search time
Marker interfaces, also known as tagging interfaces are those interfaces that have no
complexity of O(log n) whereas the time complexity in an unordered array is methods and constants defined in them. They are there for helping the compiler and
O(n) .
JVM to get run time-related information regarding the objects.
The main drawback of the ordered array is its increased insertion time which is
O(n) due to the fact that its element has to reordered to maintain the order of
array during every insertion whereas the time complexity in the unordered array
86. Explain the term “Double Brace Initialisation” in Java?
is only O(1). This is a convenient means of initializing any collections in Java. Consider the below
Considering the above 2 key points and depending on what kind of scenario a example.
developer requires, the appropriate data structure can be used for
implementation.

82. Is it possible to import the same class or package twice in

Java and what happens to it during runtime?
It is possible to import a class or package more than once, however, it is redundant
because the JVM internally loads the package or class only once.

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The length method returns the number of Unicode units of the String. Let's
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set; understand what Unicode units are and what is the confusion below.
We know that Java uses UTF-16 for String representation. With this Unicode, we
public class IBDoubleBraceDemo{
public static void main(String[] args){ need to understand the below two Unicode related terms:
Set<String> stringSets = new HashSet<String>()
{ Code Point: This represents an integer denoting a character in the code
{ space.
add("set1");
add("set2"); Code Unit: This is a bit sequence used for encoding the code points. In order
}
add("set3"); to do this, one or more units might be required for representing a code
}; point.
doSomething(stringSets); Under the UTF-16 scheme, the code points were divided logically into 17 planes
} and the first plane was called the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP). The BMP has
private static void doSomething(Set<String> stringSets){ classic characters - U+0000 to U+FFFF. The rest of the characters- U+10000 to
System.out.println(stringSets);
}
U+10FFFF were termed as the supplementary characters as they were contained
} in the remaining planes.
The code points from the first plane are encoded using one 16-bit code unit
In the above example, we see that the stringSets were initialized by using double The code points from the remaining planes are encoded using two code
braces. units.
The first brace does the task of creating an anonymous inner class that has the Now if a string contained supplementary characters, the length function would count
capability of accessing the parent class’s behavior. In our example, we are that as 2 units and the result of the length() function would not be as per what is
creating the subclass of HashSet so that it can use the add() method of HashSet. expected.
The second braces do the task of initializing the instances.
In other words, if there is 1 supplementary character of 2 units, the length of that
Care should be taken while initializing through this method as the method involves SINGLE character is considered to be TWO - Notice the inaccuracy here? As per the
the creation of anonymous inner classes which can cause problems during the java documentation, it is expected, but as per the real logic, it is inaccurate.
garbage collection or serialization processes and may also result in memory leaks.
88. What is the output of the below code and why?
87. Why is it said that the length() method of String class
doesn't return accurate results? public class InterviewBit{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.out.println('b' + 'i' + 't');
}
}

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“bit” would have been the result printed if the letters were used in double-quotes (or Third Approach: Island of Isolation Approach: When 2 reference variables pointing to
the string literals). But the question has the character literals (single quotes) being instances of the same class, and these variables refer to only each other and the
used which is why concatenation wouldn't occur. The corresponding ASCII values of objects pointed by these 2 variables don't have any other references, then it is said to
each character would be added and the result of that sum would be printed. have formed an “Island of Isolation” and these 2 objects are eligible for GC.
The ASCII values of ‘b’, ‘i’, ‘t’ are:
public class IBGarbageCollect {
‘b’ = 98 IBGarbageCollect ib;
‘i’ = 105 public static void main(String [] str){
IBGarbageCollect ibgc1 = new IBGarbageCollect();
‘t’ = 116 IBGarbageCollect ibgc2 = new IBGarbageCollect();
ibgc1.ib = ibgc2; //ibgc1 points to ibgc2
98 + 105 + 116 = 319 ibgc2.ib = ibgc1; //ibgc2 points to ibgc1
ibgc1 = null;
Hence 319 would be printed. ibgc2 = null;
/*
* We see that ibgc1 and ibgc2 objects refer
89. What are the possible ways of making object eligible for * to only each other and have no valid
* references- these 2 objects for island of isolcation - eligible for GC
garbage collection (GC) in Java? }
*/

}
First Approach: Set the object references to null once the object creation purpose is
served.
90. In the below Java Program, how many objects are eligible
public class IBGarbageCollect {
public static void main (String [] args){
for garbage collection?
String s1 = "Some String";
// s1 referencing String object - not yet eligible for GC
s1 = null; // now s1 is eligible for GC class Main{
} public static void main(String[] args){
} int[][] num = new int[3][];
num[0] = new int[5];
num[1] = new int[2];
Second Approach: Point the reference variable to another object. Doing this, the num[2] = new int[3];
object which the reference variable was referencing before becomes eligible for GC. num[2] = new int[5];
num[0] = new int[4];
num[1] = new int[3];
public class IBGarbageCollect {
public static void main(String [] args){ num = new int[2][];
String s1 = "To Garbage Collect"; }
String s2 = "Another Object"; }
System.out.println(s1); // s1 is not yet eligible for GC
s1 = s2; // Point s1 to other object pointed by s2
/* Here, the string object having the content "To Garbage Collect" is not referre In the above program, a total of 7 objects will be eligible for garbage collection. Let’s
}
} visually understand what's happening in the code.

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In the above figure on line 3, we can see that on each array index we are declaring a
new array so the reference will be of that new array on all the 3 indexes. So the old
array will be pointed to by none. So these three are eligible for garbage collection.
And on line 4, we are creating a new array object on the older reference. So that will
point to a new array and older multidimensional objects will become eligible for
garbage collection.

91. What is the best way to inject dependency? Also, state the
reason.
There is no boundation for using a particular dependency injection. But the
recommended approach is -
Setters are mostly recommended for optional dependencies injection, and
constructor arguments are recommended for mandatory ones. This is because
constructor injection enables the injection of values into immutable fields and
enables reading them more easily.

92. How we can set the spring bean scope. And what supported
scopes does it have?
A scope can be set by an annotation such as the @Scope annotation or the "scope"
attribute in an XML configuration file. Spring Bean supports the following five scopes:
Singleton
Prototype
Request
Session
Global-session

93. What are the different categories of Java Design patterns?

Java Design patterns are categorized into the following different types. And those are
also further categorized as
Structural patterns:

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Adapter The Java Garbage Collector (GC) typically removes unused objects when they are no
Bridge longer required, but when they are still referenced, the unused objects cannot be
Filter removed. So this causes the memory leak problem. Example - Consider a linked list
Composite like the structure below -
Decorator
Facade
Flyweight
Proxy
Behavioral patterns:
Interpreter
Template method/ pattern
Chain of responsibility
Command pattern
Iterator pattern
Strategy pattern
Visitor pattern
J2EE patterns: In the above image, there are unused objects that are not referenced. But then also
MVC Pattern Garbage collection will not free it. Because it is referencing some existing referenced
Data Access Object pattern object. So this can be the situation of memory leak.
Front controller pattern Some common causes of Memory leaks are -
Intercepting filter pattern
Transfer object pattern When there are Unbounded caches.
Excessive page swapping is done by the operating system.
Creational patterns:
Improper written custom data structures.
Factory method/Template Inserting into a collection object without first deleting it.
Abstract Factory etc.
Builder
Prototype 95. Assume a thread has a lock on it, calling the sleep() method
Singleton on that thread will release the lock?
94. What is a Memory Leak? Discuss some common causes of it. A thread that has a lock won't be released even a er it calls sleep(). Despite the
thread sleeping for a specified period of time, the lock will not be released.

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Java Programming Interview Questions class InterviewBit {

public static void printFibonacci(int val_1, int val_2, int num){
//Base Case
96. Check if a given string is palindrome using recursion. if(num == 0)
return;

//Printing the next Fibonacci number

/* System.out.print( val_1 + val_2 + " ");
* Java program to check if a given inputted string is palindrome or not using recursion
*/ //Recursively calling for printing Fibonacci for remaining length
import java.util.*; printFibonacci(val_2, val_1+val_2, --num);
public class InterviewBit { }
public static void main(String args[]) { public static void main(String args[]) {
Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println(" *** Fibonacci Series *** ");
String word = s.nextLine();
System.out.println("Is "+word+" palindrome? - "+isWordPalindrome(word)); //Printing the first two values
} System.out.print("0 1 ");

//Calling Method to print the fibonacci for length 10

public static boolean isWordPalindrome(String word){ printFibonacci(0, 1, 10);
String reverseWord = getReverseWord(word); }
//if word equals its reverse, then it is a palindrome }
if(word.equals(reverseWord)){
return true;
} In the above code, we are printing the base 2 Fibonacci values 0 and 1. And then
}
return false;
based on the length of Fibonacci to be printed, we are using the helper function to
print that.
public static String getReverseWord(String word){
if(word == null || word.isEmpty()){

}
return word; 98. Write a Java program to check if the two strings are
return word.charAt(word.length()- 1) + getReverseWord(word.substring(0, word.len
anagrams.
}
} The main idea is to validate the length of strings and then if found equal, convert the
string to char array and then sort the arrays and check if both are equal.

97. Write a Java Program to print Fibonacci Series using

Recursion.

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Idea is to find the sum of n natural numbers using the formula and then finding the
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Scanner; sum of numbers in the given array. Subtracting these two sums results in the number
public class InterviewBit { that is the actual missing number. This results in O(n) time complexity and O(1) space
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in); complexity.
//Input from two strings
System.out.print("First String: ");
String string1 = s.nextLine(); public class IBMissingNumberProblem {
System.out.print("Second String: ");
String string2 = s.nextLine(); public static void main(String[] args) {
// check for the length
if(string1.length() == string2.length()) { int[] array={4,3,8,7,5,2,6};
// convert strings to char array int missingNumber = findMissingNum(array);
char[] characterArray1 = string1.toCharArray(); System.out.println("Missing Number is "+ missingNumber);
char[] characterArray2 = string2.toCharArray(); }
// sort the arrays
Arrays.sort(characterArray1); public static int findMissingNum(int[] array) {
Arrays.sort(characterArray2); int n=array.length+1;
// check for equality, if found equal then anagram, else not an anagram int sumOfFirstNNums=n*(n+1)/2;
boolean isAnagram = Arrays.equals(characterArray1, characterArray2); int actualSumOfArr=0;
System.out.println("Anagram: "+ isAnagram); for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
} actualSumOfArr+=array[i];
} }
return sumOfFirstNNums-actualSumOfArr;
}
}
99. Write a Java Program to find the factorial of a given number.

public class FindFactorial {

101. Write a Java Program to check if any number is a magic
public static void main(String[] args) {
int num = 10;
number or not. A number is said to be a magic number if
long factorialResult = 1l;
for(int i = 1; i <= num; ++i)
a er doing sum of digits in each step and inturn doing sum
{
factorialResult *= i;
of digits of that sum, the ultimate result (when there is
}
System.out.println("Factorial: "+factorialResult);
only one digit le ) is 1.
}
} Example, consider the number:
Step 1: 163 => 1+6+3 = 10
100. Given an array of non-duplicating numbers from 1 to n Step 2: 10 => 1+0 = 1 => Hence 163 is a magic number
where one number is missing, write an efficient java
program to find that missing number.

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We have created the exception class named with CustomException and called the
public class IBMagicNumber{
base exception constructor with the error message that we want to print. And to
public static void main(String[] args) { avoid handling exceptions in the main method, we have used the throws keyword in
int num = 163;
int sumOfDigits = 0; the method declaration.
while (num > 0 || sumOfDigits > 9)
{
if (num == 0) 103. Write a Java program to reverse a string.
{
num = sumOfDigits;
sumOfDigits = 0;
} class InterviewBit{
sumOfDigits += num % 10; public static void main(String[] args){
num /= 10; //Input String
} String str = "Welcome to InterviewBit";

// If sum is 1, original number is magic number //Pointers.

if(sumOfDigits == 1) { int i = 0, j = str.length()-1;
System.out.println("Magic number");
}else { //Result character array to store the reversed string.
System.out.println("Not magic number"); char[] revString = new char[j+1];
}
} //Looping and reversing the string.
} while(i < j){
revString[j] = str.charAt(i);
revString[i] = str.charAt(j);
i++;
102. Write a Java program to create and throw custom }
j--;

exceptions. //Printing the reversed String.

System.out.println("Reversed String = " + String.valueOf(revString));
}
}
class InterviewBit {
public static void main(String args[]) throws CustomException {
In the above code, we are storing the last character from the string to the first and
// Throwing the custom exception be passing the message
throw new CustomException(" This is my custom Exception ");
the first value to the last in the output character array. And doing the same thing in
} the loop for the remaining 2nd to n-1 characters. This is how the string will be
}
//Creating Custom Exception Class
reversed.
class CustomException extends Exception{
//Defining Constructor to throw exception message
public CustomException(String message){ 104. Write a Java program to rotate arrays 90 degree clockwise
super(message);
} by taking matrices from user input.
}

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In the above code, for rotating the matrix to 90 degrees we are first transposing the
mport java.util.Scanner;
public class InterviewBit
matrix so the row becomes the column. And a er that, we are reversing each row in
{ the matrix. So this is how the matrix got rotated.
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
int no;
System.out.print("Enter size of Array : ");
105. Write a java program to check if any number given as input
no = sc.nextInt();
int[][] a = new int[no][no];
is the sum of 2 prime numbers.
System.out.print("Enter "+ no*no+" Element Array : ");
Example :
for(int i = 0; i<no; i++){
for(int j = 0; j<no; j++){ Input - 18
a[i][j] = sc.nextInt();

}
}
Output -
System.out.print("\nArray Before Rotation\n\n");
for(int i = 0; i<no; i++){ 18 = 13 + 5
for(int j = 0; j<no; j++){ 18 = 11 + 7
System.out.print(a[i][j] + " ");
}
System.out.println(); public class InterviewBit
} {
// Method to Check Prime Number
System.out.println("\n"); private static int check_prime(int num){
//Rotation int flag = 0;
for(int i = 2; i<=num/2; i++){
//Transpose if(num%i == 0){
for(int i = 0; i < no; i++){ flag = 1;
for(int j = i; j < no; j++){ return 1;
int temp = a[i][j]; }
a[i][j] = a[j][i]; }
a[j][i] = temp; if(flag == 0)
} return 0;
} return 1;
}
//Reverse Each row // Method to get print the prime sum
for(int i = 0; i < no; i++){ private static void find(int num){
int l, j; for(int i = 2; i <= num/2; i++){
for(j = 0, l = no -1; j < l; j++){ if(check_prime(i) == 0){
int temp = a[i][j]; if(check_prime(num-i) == 0)
a[i][j] = a[i][l]; System.out.println(num + " = "+ (num-i) + " "+ i);
a[i][l] = temp; }
l--; }
} }
} public static void main(String[] args) {
find(18);
System.out.println("Array After Rotation - \n"); }
}
for(int i = 0; i<no; i++){
for(int j = 0; j<no; j++){
System.out.print(a[i][j] + " ");
}
System.out.println();
}
}
}

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In the above code, for any number n, we find all the 2 pairs of numbers that are
public class Main
added together resulting in n. And each checking number if it is prime. If it is prime {
then we are printing that. //Recursive method for binary search
private static boolean binarySearch(int[] arr, int low, int high, int key){

106. Write a Java program for solving the Tower of Hanoi //Calculating Mid.
int mid = (low + high)/2;
Problem. //Base Case.
if(low > high)
return false;
public class InterviewBit
{ //Checking if the key is found in the middle.
//Recursive Method for Solving the Tower of hanoi. if(arr[mid] == key)
private static void TOH(char source, char auxiliary, char destination, int numOfDis return true;
if (numOfDisk > 0){
TOH(source, destination, auxiliary, numOfDisk-1); //Searching on the left half if a key exists there.
System.out.println("Move 1 disk from "+source+" to "+destination+" using "+ if(key < arr[mid])
TOH(auxiliary, source, destination, numOfDisk-1); return binarySearch(arr, low, mid-1, key);
}
} //Searching on the other half otherwise.
public static void main(String[] args) { return binarySearch(arr, mid+1, high, key);
TOH('A','B','C', 3); }
} public static void main(String[] args) {
}
int[] arr = {2, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 30};
if(binarySearch(arr, 0, (arr.length-1), 30))
In the above code we are first moving the n-1 disk from Tower A to Tower B, then System.out.println(" Element Found. ");
else
moving that nth disk from Tower A to Tower C, and finally, the remaining n-1 disk System.out.println(" Element not Found.");
from Tower B to Tower C. And we are doing this recursively for the n-1 disk. }
}

107. Implement Binary Search in Java using recursion. In the above code, we are finding the middle element each time and checking if the
element is in the middle or not. If it is not, then we check on which side from the
middle it exists. And Recursively searching on the particular subarray. So this way we
are reducing the search space by 2 every time. So the search time is very low.

Conclusion
108. Conclusion

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