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UNIT I
INTRODUCTION TO OOP AND JAVA FUNDAMENTALS
Object Oriented Programming - Abstraction – objects and classes - Encapsulation- Inheritance-
Polymorphism- OOP in Java – Characteristics of Java – The Java Environment - Java Source File -
Structure Compilation. Fundamental Programming Structures in Java – Defining classes in Java –
constructors, methods - access specifiers - static members - Comments, Data Types, Variables,
Operators, Control Flow, Arrays, Packages - JavaDoc comments.

OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) is a programming language model organized

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around objects rather than actions and data. An object-oriented program can be characterized as data
controlling access to code. Concepts of OOPS
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 Class
 Inheritance
 Polymorphism

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 Abstraction
 Encapsulation
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Object means a real word entity such as pen, chair, table etc. Any entity that has state and behavior is
known as an object. Object can be defined as an instance of a class. An object contains an address and takes
up some space in memory. Objects can communicate without knowing details of each other's data or code,
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the only necessary thing is that the type of message accepted and type of response returned by the objects.
An object has three characteristics:
 state: represents data (value) of an object.
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 behavior: represents the behavior (functionality) of an object such as deposit, withdraw etc.
 identity: Object identity is typically implemented via a unique ID. The value of the ID is
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CLASS visible to the external user. But, it is used internally by the JVM to identify each object uniquely.
Collection of objects is called class. It is a logical entity. A class can also be defined as a blueprint
from which you can create an individual object. A class consists of Data members and methods.The primary
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purpose of a class is to hold data/information. The member functions determine the behavior of the class,
i.e. provide a definition for supporting various operations on data held in the form of an object.Class doesn’t
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store any space.

INHERITANCE
Inheritance can be defined as the procedure or mechanism of acquiring all the properties and
behavior of one class to another, i.e., acquiring the properties and behavior of child class from the parent
class. When one object acquires all the properties and behaviours of another object, it is known as
inheritance. It provides code reusability and establishes relationships between different classes. A class
which inherits the properties is known as Child Class(sub-class or derived class) whereas a class whose
properties are inherited is known as Parent class(super-class or base class). Types of inheritance in java:
single, multilevel and hierarchical inheritance. Multiple and hybrid inheritance is supported through
interface only.
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POLYMORPHISM
When one task is performed by different ways i.e. known as polymorphism. For example: to
convince the customer differently, to draw something e.g. shape or rectangle etc.

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Polymorphism is classified into two ways:
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Method Overloading is a feature that allows a class to have two or more methods having the same name but
the arguments passed to the methods are different. Compile time polymorphism refers to a process in which

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a call to an overloaded method is resolved at compile time rather than at run time.
Method Overriding(Run time Polymorphism)
If subclass (child class) has the same method as declared in the parent class, it is known as method

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overriding in java.In other words, If subclass provides the specific implementation of the method that has
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been provided by one of its parent class, it is known as method overriding.
ABSTRACTION
Abstraction is a process of hiding the implementation details and showing only functionality to the
user. For example: phone call, we don't know the internal processing.In java, we use abstract class and
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interface to achieve abstraction.

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Encapsulation in java is a process of wrapping code and data together into a single unit, for
example capsule i.e. mixed of several medicines.A java class is the example of encapsulation.
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROCEDURE-ORIENTED AND OBJECT-ORIENTED

PROGRAMMING
Procedure-Oriented Programming Object-Oriented Programming
In POP, program is divided into small parts In OOP, program is divided into parts
called functions called objects.
In POP,Importance is not given to data but to In OOP, Importance is given to the data rather
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functions as well as sequence of actions to be than procedures or functions because it works as

done. a real world.
POP follows Top Down approach. OOP follows Bottom Up approach.
POP does not have any access specifier. OOP has access specifiers named Public, Private,
Protected, etc.
In POP, Data can move freely from function to In OOP, objects can move and communicate with
function in the system. each other through member functions.
To add new data and function in POP is not so OOP provides an easy way to add new data and
easy. function.
In POP, Most function uses Global data for In OOP, data can not move easily from function

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sharing that can be accessed freely from function to function,it can be kept public or private so we
to function in the system. can control the access of data.
POP does not have any proper way for hiding OOP provides Data Hiding so provides more

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data so it is less secure. security.
In POP, Overloading is not possible. In OOP, overloading is possible in the form of

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Function Overloading and Operator Overloading.
Example of POP are : C, VB, FORTRAN, Example of OOP are : C++, JAVA, VB.NET,
Pascal. C#.NET.
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FEATURES OF JAVA
The main objective of Java programming language creation was to make it portable, simple and secure
programming language. Apart from this, there are also some awesome features which play important role in
the popularity of this language. The features of Java are also known as java buzzwords.
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A list of most important features of Java language are given below.

Simple
Java is very easy to learn and its syntax is simple, clean and easy to understand. According to Sun, Java
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language is a simple programming language because:

 Java syntax is based on C++ (so easier for programmers to learn it after C++).
 Java has removed many confusing and rarely-used features e.g. explicit pointers, operator
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 There is no need to remove unreferenced objects because there is Automatic Garbage Collection in
java.
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Java is object-oriented programming language. Everything in Java is an object. Object-oriented means we

organize our software as a combination of different types of objects that incorporates both data and
behaviour.
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Object-oriented programming (OOPs) is a methodology that simplifies software development and

maintenance by providing some rules.
Basic concepts of OOPs are:
1. Object
2. Class
3. Inheritance
4. Polymorphism
5. Abstraction
6. Encapsulation
Platform Independent
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Java is platform independent because it is different from other languages like C, C++ etc. which are
compiled into platform specific machines while Java is a write once, run anywhere language. A platform is
the hardware or software environment in which a program runs.
There are two types of platforms software-based and hardware-based. Java provides software-based
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The Java platform differs from most other platforms in the sense that it is a software-based platform that
runs on the top of other hardware-based platforms. It has two components:
1. Runtime Environment
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2. API(Application Programming Interface)

Java code can be run on multiple platforms e.g. Windows, Linux, Sun Solaris, Mac/OS etc. Java code is
compiled by the compiler and converted into bytecode. This bytecode is a platform-independent code
because it can be run on multiple platforms i.e. Write Once and Run Anywhere(WORA).
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Secured
Java is best known for its security. With Java, we can develop virus-free systems. Java is secured because:
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 Classloader: Classloader in Java is a part of the Java Runtime Environment(JRE) which is used to
dynamically load Java classes into the Java Virtual Machine. It adds security by separating
the package for the classes of the local file system from those that are imported from network
sources.
 Bytecode Verifier: It checks the code fragments for illegal code that can violate access right to
objects.
 Security Manager: It determines what resources a class can access such as reading and writing to
the local disk.
through SSL, JAAS,
These security Cryptography
are provided by javaetc.
language. Some security can also be provided by application developer
Robust
 Robust simply means strong. Java is robust because:
 It uses strong memory management.

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 There are lack of pointers that avoids security problems.
 There is automatic garbage collection in java which runs on the Java Virtual Machine to get rid of

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objects which are not being used by a Java application anymore.
 There is exception handling and type checking mechanism in java. All these points makes java robust.
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Java is architecture neutral because there is no implementation dependent features e.g. size of primitive
types is fixed.
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for 64-bit architecture. But in java, it occupies 4 bytes of memory for both 32 and 64 bit architectures.
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Java is portable because it facilitates you to carry the java bytecode to any platform. It doesn't require any
type of implementation.
High-performance
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Java is faster than other traditional interpreted programming languages because Java bytecode is "close" to
native code. It is still a little bit slower than a compiled language (e.g. C++). Java is an interpreted language
that is why it is slower than compiled languages e.g. C, C++ etc.
Distributed
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Java is distributed because it facilitates users to create distributed applications in java. RMI and EJB are
used for creating distributed applications. This feature of Java makes us able to access files by calling the
methods from any machine on the internet.
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Multi-threaded
A thread is like a separate program, executing concurrently. We can write Java programs that deal with
many tasks at once by defining multiple threads. The main advantage of multi-threading is that it doesn't
occupy memory for each thread. It shares a common memory area. Threads are important for multi-media,
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Web applications etc.

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Java is a dynamic language. It supports dynamic loading of classes. It means classes are loaded on demand.
It also supports functions from its native languages i.e. C and C++.
Java supports dynamic compilation and automatic memory management (garbage collection).

GARBAGE COLLECTION
Objects are dynamically allocated by using the new operator, dynamically allocated objects must be
manually released by use of a delete operator. Java takes a different approach; it handles deallocation
automatically this is called garbage collection. When no references to an object exist, that object is assumed
to be no longer needed, and the memory occupied by the object can be reclaimed. Garbage collection only
occurs sporadically (if at all) during the execution of your program. It will not occur simply because one or
more objects exist that are no longer used.
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THE JAVA ENVIRONMENT

JRE
JRE is an acronym for Java Runtime Environment. It is also written as Java RTE. The Java Runtime
Environment is a set of software tools which are used for developing java applications. It is used to provide
runtime environment. It is the implementation of JVM. It physically exists. It contains set of libraries +
other files that JVM uses at runtime.
Implementation of JVMs are also actively released by other companies besides Sun Micro Systems.

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JDK is an acronym for Java Development Kit. The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a software development
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environment which is used to develop java applications and applets. It physically exists. It contains JRE +
development tools.
JDK is an implementation of any one of the below given Java Platforms released by Oracle corporation:
 Standard Edition Java Platform
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 Enterprise Edition Java Platform

 Micro Edition Java Platform
The JDK contains a private Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and a few other resources such as an
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interpreter/loader (Java), a compiler (javac), an archiver (jar), a documentation generator (Javadoc) etc. to
complete the development of a Java Application.
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JVM (Java Virtual Machine)

JVM (Java Virtual Machine) is an abstract machine. It is a specification that provides runtime environment
in which java bytecode can be executed.
JVMs are available for many hardware and software platforms (i.e. JVM is platform dependent).
The JVM performs following operation:
 Loads code
 Verifies code
 Executes code
 Provides runtime environment
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 Memory area
 Class file format
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 Garbage-collected heap
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Internal Architecture of JVM

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1.Classloader
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Classloader is a subsystem of JVM that is used to load class files.

2.Class(Method) Area
Class(Method) Area stores per-class structures such as the runtime constant pool, field and method data, the
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code for methods.

3.Heap
It is the runtime data area in which objects are allocated.
4.Stack
Java Stack stores frames. It holds local variables and partial results, and plays a part in method invocation
and return.
Each thread has a private JVM stack, created at the same time as thread.
A new frame is created each time a method is invoked. A frame is destroyed when its method invocation
completes.
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5.Program Counter Register

PC (program counter) register contains the address of the Java virtual machine instruction currently being
executed.
6. Native Method Stack
It contains all the native methods used in the application.
7. Execution Engine
Contains a virtual processor, Interpreter to read bytecode stream then execute the instructions and Just-In-
Time(JIT) compiler is used to improve the performance. JIT compiles parts of the byte code that have
similar functionality at the same time, and hence reduces the amount of time needed for compilation. Here,
the term "compiler" refers to a translator from the instruction set of a Java virtual machine (JVM) to the

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instruction set of a specific CPU.

STRUCTURE OF JAVA PROGRAM

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A first Simple Java Program
class Simple

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{
public static void main(String args[])
{
System.out.println("Java World");
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javac Simple.java
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java Simple
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class keyword is used to declare a class in java.

public keyword is an access modifier which represents visibility, it means it is visible to all.
static is a keyword, if we declare any method as static, it is known as static method. The core advantage of
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static method is that there is no need to create object to invoke the static method. The main method is
executed by the JVM, so it doesn't require to create object to invoke the main method. So it saves memory.
void is the return type of the method, it means it doesn't return any value.
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main represents the starting point of the program.

String[] args is used for command line argument.
System.out.println() is used print statement.
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A program is written in JAVA, the javac compiles it. The result of the JAVA compiler is the .class file or
the bytecode and not the machine native code (unlike C compiler).
The bytecode generated is a non-executable code and needs an interpreter to execute on a machine. This
interpreter is the JVM and thus the Bytecode is executed by the JVM.
And finally program runs to give the desired output.

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DEFINING CLASSES IN JAVA

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The class is at the core of Java .A class is a template for an object, and an object is an instance of a class. A
class is declared by use of the class keyword
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class classname {
type instance-variable1;
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type instance-variableN;
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type methodnameN(parameter-list) {
// body of method
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The data, or variables, defined within a class are called instance variables. The code is contained within
methods. The methods and variables defined within a class are called members of the class. In most classes,
the instance variables are acted upon and accessed by the methods defined for that class.
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Variables defined within a class are called instance variables because each instance of the class (that is, each
object of the class) contains its own copy of these variables. Thus, the data for one object is separate and
unique from the data for another.
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A Simple Class
class called Box that
defines three instance variables: width, height, and depth.
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class Box {
double width;
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double height;
double depth;
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The new data type is called Box. This name is used to declare objects of type Box. The class declaration
only creates a template. It does not create an actual object.

To create a Box object

Box mybox = new Box(); // create a Box object called mybox

mybox will be an instance of Box.

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Each time you create an instance of a class, you are creating an object that contains its own copy of each
instance variable defined by the class. To access these variables, you will use the dot (.) operator. The dot
operator links the name of the object with the name of an instance variable.
Example1:
/* A program that uses the Box class.
Call this file BoxDemo.java
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class Box {
double width;
double height;
double depth;
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// This class declares an object of type Box.
class BoxDemo {
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Box mybox = new Box();
double vol;
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mybox.width = 10;
mybox.height = 20;
mybox.depth = 15;
// compute volume of box
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vol = mybox.width * mybox.height * mybox.depth;
System.out.println("Volume is " + vol);
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Output:
Volume is 3000.0
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Example2:
// This program declares two Box objects.
class Box {
double width;
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double height;
double depth;
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class BoxDemo2 {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Box mybox1 = new Box();
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Box mybox2 = new Box();

double vol;
// assign values to mybox1's instance variables
mybox1.width = 10;
mybox1.height = 20;
mybox1.depth = 15;
/* assign different values to mybox2's
instance variables */
mybox2.width = 3;
mybox2.height = 6;
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mybox2.depth = 9;
// compute volume of first box
vol = mybox1.width * mybox1.height * mybox1.depth;
System.out.println("Volume is " + vol);
// compute volume of second box
vol = mybox2.width * mybox2.height * mybox2.depth;
System.out.println("Volume is " + vol);
}
}
Output:
Volume is 3000.0
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Declaring Objects
First, declare a variable of the class type. This variable does not define an object.Instead, it is simply a
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Second, you must acquire an actual, physical copy of the object and assign it to that variable. This is done
using the new operator. The new operator dynamically allocates (that is, allocates at run time) memory for
an object and returns a reference to it. This reference is then stored in the variable. Thus, in Java, all class

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objects must be dynamically allocated.
Syntax:
Box mybox = new Box();
Box mybox; // declare reference to object
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mybox = new Box(); // allocate a Box object

The first line declares mybox as a reference to an object of type Box. At this point, mybox does not yet
refer to an actual object. The next line allocates an object and assigns a reference to it to mybox. After the
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second line executes, we can use mybox as if it were a Box object. But in reality, mybox simply holds, in
essence, the memory address of the actual Box object.
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Assigning Object Reference Variables

Syntax:
Box b1 = new Box();
Box b2 = b1;
b2 is being assigned a reference to a copy of the object referred to by b1. b1 and b2 will both refer to the
same object. The assignment of b1 to b2 did not allocate any memory or copy any part of the original

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object. It simply makes b2 refer to the same object as does b1. Thus, any changes made to the object
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 Constructors are special member functions whose task is to initialize the objects of its class.
 It is a special member function, it has the same as the class name.
 Java constructors are invoked when their objects are created. It is named such because, it constructs

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the value, that is provides data for the object and are used to initialize objects.
 Every class has a constructor when we don't explicitly declare a constructor for any java class the
compiler creates a default constructor for that class which does not have any return type.
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allowed for the constructor.
There are two types of constructors:
1. Default constructor (no-arg constructor)
2. Parameterized constructor
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Default constructor (no-arg constructor)

A constructor having no parameter is known as default constructor and no-arg constructor.
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Example:
/* Here, Box uses a constructor to initialize the
dimensions of a box.
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double width;
double height;
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double depth;
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Box() {
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System.out.println("Constructing Box");
width = 10;
height = 10;
depth = 10;
}
// compute and return volume
double volume() {
return width * height * depth;
}
}
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class BoxDemo6 {
public static void main(String args[]) {
// declare, allocate, and initialize Box objects
Box mybox1 = new Box();
Box mybox2 = new Box();
double vol;
// get volume of first box
vol = mybox1.volume();
System.out.println("Volume is " + vol);
// get volume of second box
vol = mybox2.volume();
System.out.println("Volume is " + vol);

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Output:
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Volume is 1000.0
Volume is 1000.0
new Box( ) is calling the Box( ) constructor. When the constructor for a class is not explicitly defined , then
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variables to their default values, which are zero, null, and false, for numeric types, reference types, and
boolean, respectively.

Parameterized Constructors
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constructor is used to provide different values to the distinct objects.
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initialize the dimensions of a box.
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double height;
double depth;
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Box(double w, double h, double d) {
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height = h;
depth = d;
}
// compute and return volume
double volume() {
return width * height * depth;
}
}
class BoxDemo7 {
public static void main(String args[]) {
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// declare, allocate, and initialize Box objects
Box mybox1 = new Box(10, 20, 15);
Box mybox2 = new Box(3, 6, 9);
double vol;
// get volume of first box
vol = mybox1.volume();
System.out.println("Volume is " + vol);
// get volume of second box
vol = mybox2.volume();
System.out.println("Volume is " + vol);
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Volume is 162.0
Box mybox1 = new Box(10, 20, 15);
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copy of width, height, and depth will contain the values 10, 20, and 15 respectively.

Overloading Constructors
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/* Here, Box defines three constructors to initialize
the dimensions of a box various ways.
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class Box {
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double width;
double height;
double depth;
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// constructor used when all dimensions specified

Box(double w, double h, double d) {
width = w;
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depth = d;
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Box() {
width = -1; // use -1 to indicate
height = -1; // an uninitialized
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depth = -1; // box

}
// constructor used when cube is created
Box(double len) {
width = height = depth = len;
}
// compute and return volume
double volume() {
return width * height * depth;
}
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}
class OverloadCons
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
// create boxes using the various
constructors
Box mybox1 = new Box(10, 20, 15);
Box mybox2 = new Box();
Box mycube = new Box(7);
double vol;
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vol = mybox1.volume();
System.out.println("Volume of mybox1 is " +
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vol = mybox2.volume();
System.out.println("Volume of mybox2 is " +
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vol = mycube.volume();
System.out.println("Volume of mycube is " + vol);
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Output:
Volume of mybox1 is 3000.0
Volume of mybox2 is -1.0
Volume of mycube is 343.0
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METHODS
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type name(parameter-list) {
// body of method
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 type specifies the type of data returned by the method. This can be any valid type, including class
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 If the method does not return a value, its return type must be void.
 The name of the method is specified by name.
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essentially variables that receive the value of the arguments passed to the method when it is called.
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If the method has no parameters, then the parameter list will be empty.
 Methods that have a return type other than void return a value to the calling routine using the
following form of the return statement:
Syntax:
return value;
Example:
// This program includes a method inside the box
class. class Box {
double width;
double height;
double depth;
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void volume() {
System.out.print("Volume is ");
System.out.println(width * height * depth);
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class BoxDemo3 {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Box mybox1 = new Box();
Box mybox2 = new Box();
// assign values to mybox1's instance variables
mybox1.width = 10;
mybox1.height = 20;
mybox1.depth = 15;

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/* assign different values to mybox2's
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mybox2.height = 6;
mybox2.depth = 9;
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mybox1.volume();
// display volume of second box
mybox2.volume();
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}
Output:
Volume is 3000.0
Volume is 162.0
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The first line here invokes the volume( ) method on mybox1. That is, it calls volume( ) relative to the
mybox1 object, using the object’s name followed by the dot operator. Thus, the call to mybox1.volume
( ) displays the volume of the box defined by mybox1, and the call to mybox2.volume( ) displays the
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volume of the box defined by mybox2. Each time volume( ) is invoked, it displays the volume for the
specified box.
Returning a Value
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class Box {
double width;
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double height;
double depth;
// compute and return volume
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double volume() {
return width * height * depth;
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}
class BoxDemo4 {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Box mybox1 = new Box();
Box mybox2 = new Box();
double vol;
// assign values to mybox1's instance variables
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mybox1.width = 10;
mybox1.height = 20;
mybox1.depth = 15;
/* assign different values to mybox2's
instance variables */
mybox2.width = 3;
mybox2.height = 6;
mybox2.depth = 9;
// get volume of first box
vol = mybox1.volume();
System.out.println("Volume is " + vol);
// get volume of second box

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vol = mybox2.volume();
System.out.println("Volume is " + vol);
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}
Output:
Volume is 3000

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Syntax:
vol = mybox1.volume();
executes, the value of mybox1.volume( ) is 3,000 and this value then is stored in vol.
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There are two important things to understand about returning values:

• The type of data returned by a method must be compatible with the return type specified by the method.
• The variable receiving the value returned by a method (such as vol, in this case) must also be compatible
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with the return type specified for the method.

Adding a Method That Takes Parameters

Example:
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// This program uses a parameterized method.

class Box {
double width;
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double height;
double depth;
// compute and return volume
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double volume() {
return width * height * depth;
}
// sets dimensions of box
void setDim(double w, double h, double d) {
width = w;
height = h;
depth = d;
}
}
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class BoxDemo5 {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Box mybox1 = new Box();
Box mybox2 = new Box();
double vol;
// initialize each box
mybox1.setDim(10, 20, 15);
mybox2.setDim(3, 6, 9);
// get volume of first box
vol = mybox1.volume();
System.out.println("Volume is " + vol);
// get volume of second box

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System.out.println("Volume is " + vol);
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}
Output:
Volume is 3000

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The this Keyword

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the current object. That is, this is always a reference to the object on which the method was invoked. this()
can be used to invoke current class constructor.
Syntax:
Box(double w, double h, double d) {
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this.width = w;
this.height = h;
this.depth = d;
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}
Example:
class Student
{
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int id;
String name;
student(int id, String name)
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{
this.id = id;
this.name = name;
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}
void display()
{
System.out.println(id+" "+name);
}
public static void main(String args[])
{
Student stud1 = new Student(01,"Tarun");
Student stud2 = new Student(02,"Barun");
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stud1.display();
stud2.display();
}
}
Output:
01 Tarun
02 Barun

Overloading Methods
When two or more methods within the same class that have the same name, but their parameter declarations
are different. The methods are said to be overloaded, and the process is referred to as method overloading.
Method overloading is one of the ways that Java supports polymorphism.

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Example:
// Demonstrate method overloading.
class OverloadDemo {

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void test() {
System.out.println("No parameters");
}
// Overload test for one integer parameter.
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void test(int a) {
System.out.println("a: " + a);
}
// Overload test for two integer parameters.
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void test(int a, int b) {

System.out.println("a and b: " + a + " " + b);
}
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// Overload test for a double parameter

double test(double a) {
System.out.println("double a: " + a);
return a*a;
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}
}
class Overload {
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public static void main(String args[]) {

OverloadDemo ob = new OverloadDemo();
double result;
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// call all versions of test()

ob.test();
ob.test(10);
ob.test(10, 20);
result = ob.test(123.25);
System.out.println("Result of ob.test(123.25): " + result);
}
}
Output:
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a: 10
a and b: 10 20
double a: 123.25
Result of ob.test(123.25): 15190.5625
Method Overriding
When a method in a subclass has the same name and type signature as a method in its superclass, then the
method in the subclass is said to override the method in the superclass. When an overridden method is
called from within its subclass, it will always refer to the version of that method defined by the subclass.
The version of the method defined by the superclass will be hidden.
Example:
// Method overriding.
class A {

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int i, j;
A(int a, int b) {
i = a;

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j = b;
}
// display i and j

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void show() {
System.out.println("i and j: " + i + " " + j);
}
}
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class B extends A {
int k;
B(int a, int b, int c) {
super(a, b);
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k = c;
}
// display k – this overrides show() in A
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void show() {
System.out.println("k: " + k);
}
}
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class Override {
public static void main(String args[]) {
B subOb = new B(1, 2, 3);
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subOb.show(); // this calls show() in B

}
}
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Output:
k: 3

When show( ) is invoked on an object of type B, the version of show( ) defined within B is used. That is, the
version of show( ) inside B overrides the version declared in A. If you wish to access the superclass version
of an overridden method, you can do so by using super. For example, in this version of B, the superclass
version of show( ) is invoked within the subclass’ version. This allows all instance variables to be displayed.
class B extends A {
int k;
B(int a, int b, int c) {
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super(a, b);
k = c;
}
void show() {
super.show(); // this calls A's show()
System.out.println("k: " + k);
}
}
If you substitute this version of A into the previous program, you will see the following
Output:
i and j: 1 2
k: 3

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ACCESS PROTECTION

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The access modifiers in java specifies accessibility (scope) of a data member, method, constructor or class.
There are 4 types of java access modifiers:

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1. private
2. default
3. protected
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4. public
1) Private Access Modifier
The private access modifier is accessible only within class.
Simple example of private access modifier
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In this example, we have created two classes A and Simple. A class contains private data member and
private method. We are accessing these private members from outside the class, so there is compile time
error.
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class A{
private int data=40;
private void msg(){System.out.println("Hello java");}
}
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public class Simple{

public static void main(String args[]){
A obj=new A();
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System.out.println(obj.data);//Compile Time Error

obj.msg();//Compile Time Error
}
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}
Role of Private Constructor
If you make any class constructor private, you cannot create the instance of that class from outside the class.
For example:
class A{
private A(){}//private constructor
void msg(){System.out.println("Hello java");}
}
public class Simple{
public static void main(String args[]){
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A obj=new A();//Compile Time Error
}
}

If you make any class constructor private, you cannot create the instance of that class from outside the class.
For example:
class A{
private A(){}//private constructor
void msg(){System.out.println("Hello java");}
}

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public class Simple{
public static void main(String args[]){
A obj=new A();//Compile Time Error

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}
}

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2) Default Access Modifier
If you don't use any modifier, it is treated as default bydefault. The default modifier is accessible only
within package.
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In this example, we have created two packages pack and mypack. We are accessing the A class from outside
its package, since A class is not public, so it cannot be accessed from outside the package.
//save by A.java
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package pack;
class A{
void msg(){System.out.println("Hello");}
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}
//save by B.java
package mypack;
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import pack.*;
class B{
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public static void main(String args[]){

A obj = new A();//Compile Time Error
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obj.msg();//Compile Time Error

}
}
In the above example, the scope of class A and its method msg() is default so it cannot be accessed from
outside the package.

3) Protected Access Modifier

The protected access modifier is accessible within package and outside the package but through inheritance
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The protected access modifier can be applied on the data member, method and constructor. It can't be
applied on the class.
Example:
In this example, we have created the two packages pack and mypack. The A class of pack package is public,
so can be accessed from outside the package. But msg method of this package is declared as protected, so it
can be accessed from outside the class only through inheritance.
//save by A.java
package pack;
public class A{
protected void msg(){System.out.println("Hello");}
}
//save by B.java

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package mypack;
import pack.*;

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class B extends A{
public static void main(String args[]){
B obj = new B();

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obj.msg();
}
}
Output:
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Hello

4) Public Access Modifier

The public access modifier is accessible everywhere. It has the widest scope among all other modifiers.
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Example:
//save by A.java
package pack;
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public class A{
public void msg(){System.out.println("Hello");}
}
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//save by B.java
package mypack;
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import pack.*;
class B{
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public static void main(String args[]){

A obj = new A();
obj.msg();
}
}
Output:
Hello

Access Modifier Within Class Within Package Outside Package Outside Package
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By Subclass Only
Private Y N N N
Default Y Y N N
Protected Y Y Y N
Public Y Y Y Y

Java access modifiers with method overriding

If you are overriding any method, overridden method (i.e. declared in subclass) must not be more restrictive.
class A{
protected void msg(){System.out.println("Hello java");}

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public class Simple extends A{
void msg(){System.out.println("Hello java");}//C.T.Error

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public static void main(String args[]){
Simple obj=new Simple();
obj.msg();

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}
}
The default modifier is more restrictive than protected. That is why there is compile time error.

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Static is a non-access modifier in Java which is applicable for the following:
1. blocks
2. variables
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3. methods
4. nested classes
Static blocks
If you need to do computation in order to initialize your static variables, you can declare a static block that
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gets executed exactly once, when the class is first loaded.

Example:
// Java program to demonstrate use of static blocks
class Test
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{
// static variable
static int a = 10;
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static int b;

// static block
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static {
System.out.println("Static block initialized.");
b = a * 4;
}

public static void main(String[] args)

{
System.out.println("from main");
System.out.println("Value of a : "+a);
System.out.println("Value of b : "+b);
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}
}
Output:
Static block initialized.
from main
Value of a : 10
Value of b : 40

Static variables
When a variable is declared as static, then a single copy of variable is created and shared among all objects
at class level. Static variables are, essentially, global variables. All instances of the class share the same
static variable.

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Important points for static variables :-
 We can create static variables at class-level only.
 static block and static variables are executed in order they are present in a program.

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Example:
// Demonstrate static variables, methods, and blocks.

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class UseStatic {
static int a = 3;
static int b;
static void meth(int x) {
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System.out.println("a = " + a);
System.out.println("b = " + b);
}
static {
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System.out.println("Static block initialized.");

b = a * 4;
}
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public static void main(String args[]) {

meth(42);
}
}
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Output:
Static block initialized.
x = 42
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a=3
b = 12
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Static methods
When a method is declared with static keyword, it is known as static method. When a member is declared
static, it can be accessed before any objects of its class are created, and without reference to any object. The
most common example of a static method is main( ) method. Methods declared as static have several
restrictions:
 They can only directly call other static methods.
 They can only directly access static data.
 They cannot refer to this or super in any way.
Syntax:
classname.method( )
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Example:
//Inside main( ), the static method callme( ) and the static variable b are accessed through their class name
//StaticDemo.
class StaticDemo {
static int a = 42;
static int b = 99;
static void callme() {
System.out.println("a = " + a);
}
}
class StaticByName {
public static void main(String args[]) {

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System.out.println("b = " + StaticDemo.b);
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}
Output:
a = 42

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JAVA COMMENTS e
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The java comments are statements that are not executed by the compiler and interpreter. The comments can
be used to provide information or explanation about the variable, method, class or any statement. It can also
be used to hide program code for specific time.
There are 3 types of comments in java.
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1. Single Line Comment

2. Multi Line Comment
3. Documentation Comment
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1) Java Single Line Comment

The single line comment is used to comment only one line.
Syntax:
//This is single line comment
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Example:
public class CommentExample1
{
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public static void main(String[] args)

{
int i=10;//Here, i is a variable
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System.out.println(i);
}
}
Output:
10

2) Java Multi Line Comment

The multi line comment is used to comment multiple lines of code.
Syntax:
/*
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This
is
multi line
comment
*/
Example:
public class CommentExample2
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
/* Let's declare and
print variable in java. */

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int i=10;
System.out.println(i);
}

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}
Output:
10

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3) Java Documentation Comment
The documentation comment is used to create documentation API. To create documentation API, you need
to use javadoc tool.
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Syntax:
/**
This
is
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documentation
comment
*/
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Example:
/** The Calculator class provides methods to get addition and subtraction of given 2 numbers.*/
public class Calculator
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{
/** The add() method returns addition of given numbers.*/
public static int add(int a, int b)
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{
return a+b;
}
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/** The sub() method returns subtraction of given numbers.*/

public static int sub(int a, int b)
{
return a-b;
}
}
This type of comment is used to produce an HTML file that documents your program. The documentation
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DATATYPES IN JAVA
Data types specify the different sizes and values that can be stored in the variable. There are two types of
data types in Java:
1. Primitive data types: The primitive data types include Integer, Character, Boolean, and Floating
Point.
2. Non-primitive data types: The non-primitive data types include Classes, Interfaces, and Arrays.

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Java defines eight primitive types of data: byte, short, int, long, char, float, double, and boolean. These can
be put in four groups:
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• Integers This group includes byte, short, int, and long, which are for whole-valued signed numbers.
• Floating-point numbers This group includes float and double, which represent numbers with fractional
precision.
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• Characters This group includes char, which represents symbols in a character set, like letters and numbers.
• Boolean This group includes boolean, which is a special type for representing true/false values.
Example :
// Compute distance light travels using long variables.
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class Light {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int lightspeed;
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long days;
long seconds;
long distance;
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// approximate speed of light in miles per second

lightspeed = 186000;
days = 1000; // specify number of days here
seconds = days * 24 * 60 * 60; // convert to seconds
distance = lightspeed * seconds; // compute distance
System.out.print("In " + days);
System.out.print(" days light will travel about ");
System.out.println(distance + " miles.");
}
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Output:
In 1000 days light will travel about 16070400000000 miles.
Clearly, the result could not have been held in an int variable.

VARIABLES
A variable is a container which holds the value and that can be changed durig the execution of the program.
A variable is assigned with a datatype. Variable is a name of memory location. All the variables must be
declared before they can be used. There are three types of variables in java: local variable, instance variable
and static variable.

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1) Local Variable
A variable defined within a block or method or constructor is called local variable.

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These variable are created when the block in entered or the function is called and destroyed after
exiting from the block or when the call returns from the function.
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 The scope of these variables exists only within the block in which the variable is declared. i.e. we
can access these variable only within that block.
Example:
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import java.io.*;
public class StudentDetails
{
public void StudentAge()
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{ //local variable age

int age = 0;
age = age + 5;
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System.out.println("Student age is : " + age);

}
public static void main(String args[])
{
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StudentDetails obj = new StudentDetails();

obj.StudentAge();
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}
}
Output:
Student age is : 5

2) Instance Variable
Instance variables are non-static variables and are declared in a class outside any method, constructor or
block.
 As instance variables are declared in a class, these variables are created when an object of the class
is created and destroyed when the object is destroyed.

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 Unlike local variables, we may use access specifiers for instance variables. If we do not specify any
access specifier then the default access specifier will be used.
Example:
import java.io.*;
class Marks{
int m1;
int m2;
}
class MarksDemo
{
public static void main(String args[])
{ //first object

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Marks obj1 = new Marks();
obj1.m1 = 50;
obj1.m2 = 80;

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//second object
Marks obj2 = new Marks();
obj2.m1 = 80;

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obj2.m2 = 60;
//displaying marks for first object
System.out.println("Marks for first object:");
System.out.println(obj1.m1);
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System.out.println(obj1.m2);
//displaying marks for second object
System.out.println("Marks for second object:");
System.out.println(obj2.m1);
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System.out.println(obj2.m2);
}}
Output:
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50
80
Marks for second object:
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60
3) Static variable
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Static variables are also known as Class variables.

 These variables are declared similarly as instance variables, the difference is that static variables are
declared using the static keyword within a class outside any method constructor or block.
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 Unlike instance variables, we can only have one copy of a static variable per class irrespective of
how many objects we create.
 Static variables are created at start of program execution and destroyed automatically when
execution ends.
Example:
import java.io.*;
class Emp {

// static variable salary

public static double salary;
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public static String name = "Vijaya";
}
public class EmpDemo
{
public static void main(String args[]) {

//accessing static variable without object

Emp.salary = 1000;
System.out.println(Emp.name + "'s average salary:" + Emp.salary);
}
}
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Vijaya’s average salary:10000.0

Difference between Instance variable and Static variable

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INSTANCE VARIABLE STATIC VARIABLE
Each object will have its own copy of instance We can only have one copy of a static variable per
variable class irrespective of how many objects we create.

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Changes made in an instance variable using one In case of static changes will be reflected in other
object will not be reflected in other objects as each objects as static variables are common to all object
object has its own copy of instance variable of a class.
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references name.
Class Sample Class Sample
{ {
int a; static int a;
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} }
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OPERATORS IN JAVA
Java provides a rich set of operators to manipulate variables. We can divide all the Java operators into the
following groups –
 Arithmetic Operators
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 Increment and
Decrement 
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Bitwise Operators
 Relational Operators
 Boolean Operators
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 Assignment Operator
 Ternary Operator
Arithmetic Operators
Arithmetic operators are used to manipulate mathematical expressions
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Example:

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// Demonstrate the basic arithmetic operators.
class BasicMath
{

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public static void main(String args[])
{
// arithmetic using integers
System.out.println("Integer Arithmetic");
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int a = 1 + 1;
int b = a * 3;
int c = b / 4;
int d = c - a;
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int e = -d;
System.out.println("a = " + a);
System.out.println("b = " + b);
System.out.println("c = " + c);
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System.out.println("d = " + d);

System.out.println("e = " + e);
// arithmetic using doubles
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System.out.println("\nFloating Point Arithmetic");

double da = 1 + 1;
double db = da * 3;
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double dc = db / 4;
double dd = dc - a;
double de = -dd;
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System.out.println("da = " + da);

System.out.println("db = " + db);
System.out.println("dc = " + dc);
System.out.println("dd = " + dd);
System.out.println("de = " + de);
}}
Output:
Integer Arithmetic
a=2
b=6
c=1
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d = -1
e=1
Floating Point Arithmetic
da = 2.0
db = 6
dc = 1.5
dd = -0.5
de = 0.5

Modulus Operator
The modulus operator, %, returns the remainder of a division operation. It can be applied to floating-point
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// Demonstrate the % operator.

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class Modulus {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int x = 42;

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double y = 42.25;
System.out.println("x mod 10 = " + x % 10);
System.out.println("y mod 10 = " + y % 10);
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}
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x mod 10 = 2
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Arithmetic Compound Assignment Operators

Java provides special operators that can be used to combine an arithmetic operation with an assignment.
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a = a + 4;
In Java, you can rewrite this statement as shown here:
a += 4;
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Syntax:
var op= expression;
Example:
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// Demonstrate several assignment operators.

class OpEquals
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{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int a = 1;
int b = 2;
int c = 3;
a += 5;
b *= 4;
c += a * b;
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c %= 6;
System.out.println("a = " + a);
System.out.println("b = " + b);
System.out.println("c = " + c);
}
}
Output:
a=6
b=8
c=3

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operand by one. The decrement operator decreases its operand by one.
Example:

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// Demonstrate ++.
class IncDec
{
public static void main(String args[])
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{
int a = 1;
int b = 2;
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int c;
int d;
c = ++b;
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d = a++;
c++;
System.out.println("a = " + a);
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System.out.println("b = " + b);

System.out.println("c = " + c);
System.out.println("d = " + d);
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}
}
Output:
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a=2
b=3
c=4
d=1

Bitwise Operators

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Java defines several bitwise operators that can be applied to the integer types: long, int, short, char, and
byte. These operators act upon the individual bits of their operands.

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Bitwise Logical Operators

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The bitwise logical operators are &, |, ^, and ~. the bitwise operators are
applied to each individual bit within each operand.
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Example:
// Demonstrate the bitwise logical operators.
class BitLogic
{
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public static void main(String args[])

{
String binary[] = {"0000", "0001", "0010", "0011", "0100", "0101", "0110", "0111",
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"1000", "1001", "1010", "1011", "1100", "1101", "1110", "1111"};

int a = 3; // 0 + 2 + 1 or 0011 in binary
int b = 6; // 4 + 2 + 0 or 0110 in binary
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int c = a | b;
int d = a & b;
int e = a ^ b;
int f = (~a & b)|(a & ~b);
int g = ~a & 0x0f;
System.out.println(" a = " + binary[a]);
System.out.println(" b = " + binary[b]);
System.out.println(" a|b = " + binary[c]);
System.out.println(" a&b = " + binary[d]);
System.out.println(" a^b = " + binary[e]);
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System.out.println("~a&b|a&~b = " + binary[f]);
System.out.println(" ~a = " + binary[g]);
}
}
Output:
a = 0011
b = 0110
a|b = 0111
a&b = 0010
a^b = 0101
~a&b|a&~b = 0101
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Left Shift Operator
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class OperatorExample

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System.out.println(10<<2);//10*2^2=10*4=40
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System.out.println(10<<3);//10*2^3=10*8=80
System.out.println(20<<2);//20*2^2=20*4=80
System.out.println(15<<4);//15*2^4=15*16=240
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40
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The Java right shift operator >> is used to move left operands value to right by the number of bits specified
by the right operand.
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class OperatorExample
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System.out.println(10>>2);//10/2^2=10/4=2
System.out.println(20>>2);//20/2^2=20/4=5
System.out.println(20>>3);//20/2^3=20/8=2
}
}
Output:
2
5
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Relational Operators
The relational operators determine the relationship that one operand has to the other.Specifically, they
determine equality and ordering. The outcome of these operations is a boolean value.
Boolean Operators
The Boolean logical operators shown here operate only on boolean operands. All of the binary logical
operators combine two boolean values to form a resultant boolean value.

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// Demonstrate the boolean logical operators.
class BoolLogic
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boolean b = false;
boolean c = a | b;
boolean d= a & b;
boolean e = a ^ b;
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boolean g = !a;
System.out.println(" a = " + a);
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System.out.println(" a|b = " + c);
System.out.println(" a&b = " + d);
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System.out.println(" a^b = " + e);

System.out.println("!a&b|a&!b = " + f);
System.out.println(" !a = " + g);
}
}
Output:
a = true
b = false
a|b = true
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!a&b|a&!b = true
!a=false
In the output, the string representation of a Java boolean value is one of the literal values true or false. Java
AND Operator Example: Logical && and Bitwise &
The logical && operator doesn't check second condition if first condition is false. It checks second
condition only if first one is true.
The bitwise & operator always checks both conditions whether first condition is true or false.
Example:
class OperatorExample
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int c=20;
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System.out.println(a<b&a<c);//false & true = false

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Assignment Operator
The assignment operator is the single equal sign, =.
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var = expression;
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x = y = z = 100; // set x, y, and z to 100
This fragment sets the variables x, y, and z to 100 using a single statement.
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Ternary operator in java is used as one liner replacement for if-then-else statement and used a lot in java
programming. it is the only conditional operator which takes three operands.
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Syntax:
expression1 ? expression2 : expression3
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class OperatorExample
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int a=2;
int b=5;
int min=(a<b)?a:b;
System.out.println(min);
}
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Output:
2

CONTROL STATEMENTS
Selection Statements in Java
A programming language uses control statements to control the flow of execution of program based on
certain conditions.
Java’s Selection statements:
 if
 if-else

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 nested-if
 if-else-if
 switch-case
 jump – break, continue, return

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if Statement

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if statement is the most simple decision making statement. It is used to decide whether a certain statement or
block of statements will be executed or not that is if a certain condition is true then a block of statement is
executed otherwise not.
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{
//statements to execute if
//condition is true
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Condition after evaluation will be either true or false. If the value is true then it will execute the block of
statements under it. If there are no curly braces ‘{‘ and ‘}’ after if( condition ) then by default if statement
will consider the immediate one statement to be inside its block.
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Example:
class IfSample
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int x, y;
x = 10;
y = 20;
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if(x < y)
System.out.println("x is less than y");
x = x * 2;
if(x == y)
System.out.println("x now equal to y");
x = x * 2;
if(x > y)
System.out.println("x now greater than y");
// this won't display anything
if(x == y)
System.out.println("you won't see this");
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x now greater than y

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if-else Statement
The Java if-else statement also tests the condition. It executes the if block if condition is true else if it is false
the else block is executed.
Syntax:.
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//Executes this block if

//condition is false
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public class IfElseExample

{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int number=13;
if(number%2==0){
System.out.println("even number");
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System.out.println("odd number");
} } }
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// Java program to illustrate nested-if statement
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public static void main(String args[])
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int i = 10;

if (i == 10)
{
if (i < 15)
System.out.println("i is smaller than 15");
if (i < 12)
System.out.println("i is smaller than 12 too");
else
System.out.println("i is greater than 15");
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}
}
}
Output:
i is smaller than 15
i is smaller than 12 too

if-else-if ladder statement

The if statements are executed from the top down. The conditions controlling the if is true, the statement
associated with that if is executed, and the rest of the ladder is bypassed. If none of the conditions is true,
then the final else statement will be executed.
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statement;
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statement;
else if(condition)
statement;

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else
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Example:
public class IfElseIfExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int marks=65;
if(marks<50){
System.out.println("fail");
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else if(marks>=50 && marks<60){

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System.out.println("D grade");
}
else if(marks>=60 && marks<70){
System.out.println("C grade");
}
else if(marks>=70 && marks<80){
System.out.println("B grade");
}
else if(marks>=80 && marks<90){
System.out.println("A grade");
}else if(marks>=90 && marks<100){
System.out.println("A+ grade");

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System.out.println("Invalid!");
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}
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Switch Statements
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different parts of your code based on the value of an expression.
Syntax:
switch (expression) {
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// statement sequence
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break;
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// default statement sequence
}
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// A simple example of the switch.
class SampleSwitch {
public static void main(String args[]) {
for(int i=0; i<6; i++)
switch(i) {
case 0:
System.out.println("i is zero.");
break;
case 1:
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System.out.println("i is one.");
break;
case 2:
System.out.println("i is two.");
break;
case 3:
System.out.println("i is three.");
break;
default:
System.out.println("i is greater than 3.");
}}}
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i is one.
i is two.

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i is three.
i is greater than 3.
i is greater than 3.

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ITERATIVE STATEMENTS
In programming languages, loops are used to execute a set of instructions/functions repeatedly when some
conditions become true. There are three types of loops in java.
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 while loop
 do-while loop
 For loop
while loop
A while loop is a control flow statement that allows code to be executed repeatedly based on a given
Boolean condition. The while loop can be thought of as a repeating if statement.
Syntax:
while(condition) {
// body of loop
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 While loop starts with the checking of condition. If it evaluated to true, then the loop body
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statements are executed otherwise first statement following the loop is executed. It is called as Entry
controlled loop.
 Normally the statements contain an update value for the variable being processed for the next
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iteration.
 When the condition becomes false, the loop terminates which marks the end of its life cycle.
Example:
// Demonstrate the while loop.
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public static void main(String args[]) {
int n = 5;
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while(n > 0) {
System.out.println("tick " + n);
n--;
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}
}
}
Output:
tick 5
tick 4
tick 3
tick 2
tick 1

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do-while loop:
do while loop checks for condition after executing the statements, and therefore it is called as Exit
Controlled Loop.
Syntax:
do {
// body of loop
} while (condition);

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 do while loop starts with the execution of the statement(s). There is no checking of any condition for
the first time.
 After the execution of the statements, and update of the variable value, the condition is checked for
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true or false value. If it is evaluated to true, next iteration of loop starts.

 When the condition becomes false, the loop terminates which marks the end of its life cycle.
 It is important to note that the do-while loop will execute its statements atleast once before any
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condition is checked, and therefore is an example of exit control loop.

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public class DoWhileExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
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int i=1;
do{
System.out.println(i);
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i++;
}while(i<=5);
}
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}
Output:
1
2
3
4
5

for loop

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for loop provides a concise way of writing the loop structure. A for statement consumes the initialization,
condition and increment/decrement in one line.
Syntax
for(initialization; condition; iteration) {
// body
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 Initialization condition: Here, we initialize the variable in use. It marks the start of a for loop. An
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already declared variable can be used or a variable can be declared, local to loop only.
 Testing Condition: It is used for testing the exit condition for a loop. It must return a boolean value.
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statements.
 Statement execution: Once the condition is evaluated to true, the statements in the loop body are
executed.
 Increment/ Decrement: It is used for updating the variable for next iteration.
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 Loop termination:When the condition becomes false, the loop terminates marking the end of its life
cycle.
Example
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public static void main(String[] args) {
for(int i=1;i<=5;i++){
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System.out.println(i);
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} }
Output:
1
2
3
4
5

for-each Loop
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The for-each loop is used to traverse array or collection in java. It is easier to use than simple for loop
because we don't need to increment value and use subscript notation. It works on elements basis not index.
It returns element one by one in the defined variable.
Syntax:
for(type itr-var : collection) statement-block

Example:
// Use a for-each style for loop.
class ForEach {
public static void main(String args[]) {

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int nums[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 };
int sum = 0;
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values for(int x : nums) {
System.out.println("Value is: " + x);
sum += x;

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System.out.println("Summation: " +
sum);
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Output:
Value is: 1
Value is: 2
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Value is: 6
Value is: 7
Value is: 8
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Summation: 55
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Nested
Java Loops
allows loops to be nested. That is, one loop may be inside another.
Example:
// Loops may be nested.
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class Nested {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int i, j;
for(i=0; i<10; i++) {
for(j=i; j<10; j++)
System.out.print(".");
System.out.println();
}}
}
Output:

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.....
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.....
.....
...
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JUMP STATEMENTS

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Java Break Statement
 When a break statement is encountered inside a loop, the loop is immediately terminated and the
program control resumes at the next statement following the loop.
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specified condition. In case of inner loop, it breaks only inner loop.

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Example:
// Using break to exit a loop.
class BreakLoop {
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for(int i=0; i<100; i++) {
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System.out.println("i: " + i);

}
System.out.println("Loop complete.");
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}
}
Output:
i: 0
i: 1
i: 2
i: 3
i: 4
i: 5
i: 6
i: 7
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i: 8
i: 9
Loop complete.
Java Continue Statement
 The continue statement is used in loop control structure when you need to immediately jump to the
next iteration of the loop. It can be used with for loop or while loop.
 The Java continue statement is used to continue loop. It continues the current flow of the program
and skips the remaining code at specified condition. In case of inner loop, it continues only inner
loop.

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// Demonstrate continue.
class Continue {
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System.out.print(i + " ");
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System.out.println("");
}
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This code uses the % operator to check if i is even. If it is, the loop continues without
printing a newline.
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Return
The last control statement is return. The return statement is used to explicitly return from a method. That is,
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it causes program control to transfer back to the caller of the method.

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// Demonstrate return.
class Return {
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boolean t = true;
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System.out.println("Before the return.");

if(t) return; // return to caller
System.out.println("This won't execute.");
}
}
Output:
Before the return.

ARRAYS
 Array is a collection of similar type of elements that have contiguous memory location.
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 In Java all arrays are dynamically allocated.

 Since arrays are objects in Java, we can find their length using member length.
 A Java array variable can also be declared like other variables with [] after the data type.
 The variables in the array are ordered and each have an index beginning from 0.
 Java array can be also be used as a static field, a local variable or a method parameter.
 The size of an array must be specified by an int value and not long or short.
 The direct superclass of an array type is Object.
 Every array type implements the interfaces Cloneable and java.io.Serializable.

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 Code Optimization: It makes the code optimized, we can retrieve or sort the data easily.
 Random access: We can get any data located at any index position.
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Types of Array in java

1. One- Dimensional Array
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2. Multidimensional Array

One-Dimensional Arrays
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An array is a group of like-typed variables that are referred to by a common name. An array declaration has
two components: the type and the name. type declares the element type of the array. The element type
determines the data type of each element that comprises the array. We can also create an array of other
primitive data types like char, float, double..etc or user defined data type(objects of a class).Thus, the
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element type for the array determines what type of data the array will hold.
Syntax:
type var-name[ ];
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Instantiation of an Array in java

array-var = new type [size];
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class Testarray{
public static void main(String args[]){
int a[]=new int[5];//declaration and instantiation
a[0]=10;//initialization
a[1]=20;
a[2]=70;
a[3]=40;
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//printing array
for(int i=0;i<a.length;i++)//length is the property of array
System.out.println(a[i]);
}}
Output:
10
20
70
40
50
Declaration, Instantiation and Initialization of Java Array

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public static void main(String args[]){
int a[]={33,3,4,5};//declaration, instantiation and initialization
//printing array

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for(int i=0;i<a.length;i++)//length is the property of array
System.out.println(a[i]);
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33
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4
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Passing Array to method in java

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Example:
class Testarray2{
static void min(int arr[]){
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min=arr[i];
System.out.println(min);
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public static void main(String args[]){

int a[]={33,3,4,5};
min(a);//passing array to method
}}
Output:
3

Multidimensional Arrays
Multidimensional arrays are arrays of arrays with each element of the array holding the reference of other
array. These are also known as Jagged Arrays. A multidimensional array is created by appending one set of
square brackets ([]) per dimension.
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Syntax:
type var-name[ ][ ]=new type[row-size ][col-size ];
Example:
// Demonstrate a two-dimensional array.
class TwoDArray {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int twoD[][]= new int[4][5];
int i, j, k = 0;
for(i=0; i<4; i++)
for(j=0; j<5; j++) {
twoD[i][j] = k;
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for(i=0; i<4; i++) {
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System.out.print(twoD[i][j] + " ");
System.out.println();
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}
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01234
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15 16 17 18 19
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When you allocate memory for a multidimensional array, you need only specify the memory for the first
(leftmost) dimension. You can allocate the remaining dimensions separately. For example, this following
code allocates memory for the first dimension of twoD when it is declared. It allocates the second
dimension manually.
Syntax:
int twoD[][] = new int[4][];
twoD[0] = new int[5];
twoD[1] = new int[5];
twoD[2] = new int[5];
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twoD[3] = new int[5];
Example:
// Manually allocate differing size second dimensions.
class TwoDAgain {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int twoD[][] = new int[4][];
twoD[0] = new int[1];
twoD[1] = new int[2];
twoD[2] = new int[3];
twoD[3] = new int[4];
int i, j, k = 0;
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System.out.println();
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PACKAGES
A java package is a group of similar types of classes, interfaces and sub-packages. Package in java can be
categorized in two form, built-in package and user-defined package. There are many built-in packages such
as java, lang, awt, javax, swing, net, io, util, sql etc.

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Advantage of Java Package

1) Java package is used to categorize the classes and interfaces so that they can be easily maintained.
2) Java package provides access protection.
3) Java package removes naming collision.

Defining a Package
To create a package include a package command as the first statement in a Java source file. Any
classes declared within that file will belong to the specified package. The package statement defines a name
space in which classes are stored. If package statement is omitted, the class names are put into the default
package, which has no name.
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package <fully qualified package name>;

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Here, pkg is the name of the package. For example, the following statement creates a package called
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package MyPackage;
Java uses file system directories to store packages. For example, the .class files for any classes you declare
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shown here:
package pkg1[.pkg2[.pkg3]];
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A package hierarchy must be reflected in the file system of your Java development system. For example, a
package declared as
package java.awt.image;
needs to be stored in java\awt\image in a Windows environment. We cannot rename a package without
renaming the directory in which the classes are stored.

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First, by default, the Java run-time system uses the current working directory as its starting point. Thus, if
your package is in a subdirectory of the current directory, it will be found. Second, you can specify a
directory path or paths by setting the CLASSPATH environmental variable. Third, you can use the -
classpath option with java and javac to specify the path to your classes.

consider the following package specification:

package MyPack
In order for a program to find MyPack, one of three things must be true. Either the program can be
executed from a directory immediately above MyPack, or the CLASSPATH must be set to include the path
to MyPack, or the -classpath option must specify the path to MyPack when the program is run via java.
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// A simple package

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class Balance {
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double bal;
Balance(String n, double b) { e
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bal = b;
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void show() {
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if(bal<0)
System.out.print("--> ");
System.out.println(name + ": $" + bal);
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}
}
class AccountBalance {
public static void main(String args[]) {
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Balance current[] = new Balance[3];

current[0] = new Balance("K. J. Fielding", 123.23);
current[1] = new Balance("Will Tell", 157.02);
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for(int i=0; i<3; i++) current[i].show();
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}
Call this file AccountBalance.java and put it in a directory called MyPack.
Next, compile the file. Make sure that the resulting .class file is also in the MyPack directory. Then, try
executing the AccountBalance class, using the following command line:
java MyPack.AccountBalance
Remember, you will need to be in the directory above MyPack when you execute this command.
(Alternatively, you can use one of the other two options described in the preceding section to specify the
path MyPack.)
As explained, AccountBalance is now part of the package MyPack. This means that it cannot be executed
by itself. That is, you cannot use this command line:
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java AccountBalance
AccountBalance must be qualified with its package name.

Example:
package pck1;
class Student
{
private int rollno;
private String name;
private String address;
public Student(int rno, String sname, String sadd)
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name = sname;
address = sadd;

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}
public void showDetails()
{

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System.out.println("Roll No :: " + rollno);
System.out.println("Name :: " + name);
System.out.println("Address :: " + address);
}
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}
public class DemoPackage
{
public static void main(String ar[])
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{
Student st[]=new Student[2];
st[0] = new Student (1001,"Alice", "New York");
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st[1] = new Student(1002,"BOb","Washington");

st[0].showDetails();
st[1].showDetails();
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}
There are two ways to create package directory as follows:
1. Create the folder or directory at your choice location with the same name as package name. After
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compilation of copy .class (byte code file) file into this folder.
2. Compile the file with following syntax.
javac -d <target location of package> sourceFile.java
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The above syntax will create the package given in the sourceFile at the <target location of pacakge> if it is
not yet created. If package already exist then only the .class (byte code file) will be stored to the package
given in sourceFile.

Steps to compile the given example code:

Compile the code with the command on the command prompt.
javac -d DemoPackage.java
1. The command will create the package at the current location with the name pck1, and contains the file
DemoPackage.class and Student.class

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2. To run write the command given below
java pckl.DemoPackage

Note: The DemoPackate.class is now stored in pck1 package. So that we've to use fully qualified type
name to run or access it.

Output:
Roll No :: 1001
Name :: Alice
Address :: New York
Roll No :: 1002
Name :: Bob

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UNIT II INHERITANCE AND INTERFACES

Inheritance – Super classes- sub classes –Protected members – constructors in sub classes- the
Object class – abstract classes and methods- final methods and classes – Interfaces – defining an
interface, implementing interface, differences between classes and interfaces and extending
interfaces - Object cloning -inner classes, Array Lists – Strings

INHERITANCE
Inheritance can be defined as the procedure or mechanism of acquiring all the properties
and behaviors of one class to another, i.e., acquiring the properties and behavior of child class

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from the parent class.
When one object acquires all the properties and behaviours of another object, it is known
as inheritance. Inheritance represents the IS-A relationship, also known as parent-child

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relationship.
Uses of inheritance in java
  For Method Overriding (so runtime polymorphism can be achieved). 

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 For Code Reusability. 
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Syntax:
class subClass extends superClass
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Terms used in Inheritence

 Class: A class is a group of objects which have common properties. It is a template or
 blueprint from which objects are created. 
 Sub Class/Child Class: Subclass is a class which inherits the other class. It is also called a
 derived class, extended class, or child class. 
 Super Class/Parent Class: Superclass is the class from where a subclass inherits the
features. It is also called a base class or a parent class. 
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 Reusability: As the name specifies, reusability is a mechanism which facilitates you to
reuse the fields and methods of the existing class when you create a new class. You can

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In Single Inheritance one class extends another class (one class only).
Example:
public class ClassA

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}
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public class ClassB extends ClassA
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public void dispB()

{
System.out.println("disp() method of ClassB");
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public static void main(String args[])
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//Assigning ClassB object to ClassB reference

ClassB b = new ClassB();
//call dispA() method of ClassA
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b.dispA();
//call dispB() method of ClassB
b.dispB();
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}
}
Output :
disp() method of ClassA
disp() method of ClassB

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MULTILEVEL INHERITANCE
In Multilevel Inheritance, one class can inherit from a derived class. Hence, the derived class
becomes the base class for the new class.
Example:
public class ClassA
{
public void dispA()
{
System.out.println("disp() method of ClassA");
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}
public class ClassB extends ClassA

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{
public void dispB()
{

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System.out.println("disp() method of ClassB");
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public class ClassC extends ClassB
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{
public void dispC()
{
System.out.println("disp() method of ClassC");
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}
public static void main(String args[])
{
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//Assigning ClassC object to ClassC reference

ClassC c = new ClassC();
//call dispA() method of ClassA
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c.dispA();
//call dispB() method of ClassB
c.dispB();
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//call dispC() method of ClassC

c.dispC();
}
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}
Output :
disp() method of ClassA
disp() method of ClassB
disp() method of ClassC

HIERARCHICAL INHERITANCE
In Hierarchical Inheritance, one class is inherited by many sub classes.

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Example:
public class ClassA
{
public void dispA()
{
System.out.println("disp() method of ClassA");
}
}
public class ClassB extends ClassA

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{
public void dispB()
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System.out.println("disp() method of ClassB");
}
}

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public class ClassC extends ClassA
{
public void dispC()
{ e
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System.out.println("disp() method of ClassC");
}
}
public class ClassD extends ClassA
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{
public void dispD()
{
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System.out.println("disp() method of ClassD");

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}
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public class HierarchicalInheritanceTest

{
public static void main(String args[])
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{
//Assigning ClassB object to ClassB reference
ClassB b = new ClassB();
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//call dispB() method of ClassB

b.dispB();
//call dispA() method of ClassA
b.dispA();
//Assigning ClassC object to ClassC reference
ClassC c = new ClassC();
//call dispC() method of ClassC
c.dispC();

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//call dispA() method of ClassA

c.dispA();

//Assigning ClassD object to ClassD reference

ClassD d = new ClassD();
//call dispD() method of ClassD
d.dispD();
//call dispA() method of ClassA
d.dispA();
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}
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disp() method of ClassB
disp() method of ClassA
disp() method of ClassC

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disp() method of ClassA
disp() method of ClassD
disp() method of ClassA

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Hybrid Inheritance is the combination of both Single and Multiple Inheritance. Again Hybrid
inheritance is also not directly supported in Java only through interface we can achieve this.
Flow diagram of the Hybrid inheritance will look like below. As you can ClassA will be acting as
the Parent class for ClassB & ClassC and ClassB & ClassC will be acting as Parent for ClassD.
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Multiple Inheritance is nothing but one class extending more than one class. Multiple
Inheritance is basically not supported by many Object Oriented Programming languages such
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as Java, Small Talk, C# etc.. (C++ Supports Multiple Inheritance). As the Child class has
to manage the dependency of more than one Parent class. But you can achieve multiple
inheritance in Java using Interfaces.
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“super” KEYWORD
Usage of super keyword
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2. super.variable_name refers to the variable in the parent class.
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3. super.method_name refers to the method of the parent class.

1. super() invokes the constructor of the parent class

super() will invoke the constructor of the parent class. Even when you don’t
add super() keyword the compiler will add one and will invoke the Parent Class constructor.
Example:
class ParentClass
{
ParentClass()

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{
System.out.println("Parent Class default Constructor");
}
}
public class SubClass extends ParentClass
{
SubClass()
{
System.out.println("Child Class default Constructor");

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}
public static void main(String args[])
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SubClass s = new SubClass();
}
}

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Output:
Parent Class default Constructor
Child Class default Constructor
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Even when we add explicitly also it behaves the same way as it did
before. class ParentClass
{
public ParentClass()
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{
System.out.println("Parent Class default Constructor");
}
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public class SubClass extends ParentClass
{
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SubClass()
{
super();
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System.out.println("Child Class default Constructor");

}
public static void main(String args[])
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{
SubClass s = new SubClass();
}
}
Output:
Parent Class default Constructor
Child Class default Constructor

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You can also call the parameterized constructor of the Parent Class. For example, super(10) will
call parameterized constructor of the Parent class.
class ParentClass
{
ParentClass()
{
System.out.println("Parent Class default Constructor called");
}
ParentClass(int val)

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{
System.out.println("Parent Class parameterized Constructor, value: "+val);
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}
public class SubClass extends ParentClass
{

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SubClass()
{
super();//Has to be the first statement in the constructor
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}
SubClass(int val)
{
super(10);
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System.out.println("Child Class parameterized Constructor, value: "+val);

}
public static void main(String args[])
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{
//Calling default constructor
SubClass s = new SubClass();
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//Calling parameterized constructor

SubClass s1 = new SubClass(10);
}
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}
Output
Parent Class default Constructor called
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Child Class default Constructor called

Parent Class parameterized Constructor, value: 10
Child Class parameterized Constructor, value: 10

2. super.variable_name refers to the variable in the parent class

When we have the same variable in both parent and subclass
class ParentClass
{

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int val=999;
}
public class SubClass extends ParentClass
{
int val=123;

void disp()
{
System.out.println("Value is : "+val);

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}

public static void main(String args[])

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{
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s.disp();

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Value is : 123
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which is present in the Parent Class.
class ParentClass
{
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int val=999;
}
public class SubClass extends ParentClass
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{
int val=123;
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void disp()
{
System.out.println("Value is :
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"+super.val);
}
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public static void main(String args[])

{
SubClass s = new SubClass();
s.disp();
}
}

Output
Value is : 999

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3. super.method_nae refers to the method of the parent class

When you override the Parent Class method in the Child Class without super keywords support
you will not be able to call the Parent Class method. Let’s look into the below example
class ParentClass
{
void disp()
{
System.out.println("Parent Class
method");

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}
}
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void show()
{
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disp();
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public static void main(String
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{
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s.show();
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Child Class method

Here we have overridden the Parent Class disp() method in the SubClass and hence SubClass
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disp() method is called. If we want to call the Parent Class disp() method also means then we
have to use the super keyword for it.
class ParentClass
{
void disp()
{
System.out.println("Parent Class
method");
}
}
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void disp()
{
System.out.println("Child Class method");
}

void show()
{
//Calling SubClass disp() method
disp();

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//Calling ParentClass disp()
method super.disp();
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public static void main(String args[])
{
SubClass s = new SubClass();

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s.show();
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Child Class method
Parent Class
method
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When there is no method overriding then by default Parent Class disp() method will be called.
class ParentClass
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public void disp()

{
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}
public class SubClass extends ParentClass
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public void show()
{
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disp();
}
public static void main(String args[])
{
SubClass s = new SubClass();
s.show(); }}

Output:
Parent Class method

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The Object Class

There is one special class, Object, defined by Java. All other classes are subclasses of Object. That
is, Object is a superclass of all other classes. This means that a reference variable of type Object
can refer to an object of any other class. Also, since arrays are implemented as
classes, a variable of type Object can also refer to any array. Object defines the following
methods, which means that they are available in every object.

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The methods getClass( ), notify( ), notifyAll( ), and wait( ) are declared as final. You may
override the others. These methods are described elsewhere in this book. However, notice two
methods now: equals( ) and toString( ). The equals( ) method compares two objects. It returns
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true if the objects are equal, and false otherwise. The precise definition of equality can vary,

depending on the type of objects being compared. The toString( ) method returns a string that
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contains a description of the object on which it is called. Also, this method is automatically called
when an object is output using println( ). Many classes override this method. Doing so allows
them to tailor a description specifically for the types of objects that they create.
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ABSTRACT CLASS
A class that is declared with abstract keyword, is known as abstract class in java. It can have
abstract and non-abstract
implementation details andmethods
showing(method with body).Abstraction
only functionality is a process
to the user. Abstraction letsof hiding
you focusthe
on
what the object does instead of how it does it. It needs to be extended and its method
implemented. It cannot be instantiated.
Example abstract class:
abstract class A{}
abstract method:

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A method that is declared as abstract and does not have implementation is known as abstract
method.
abstract void printStatus();//no body and abstract
In this example, Shape is the abstract class, its implementation is provided by the Rectangle and
Circle classes.
If you create the instance of Rectangle class, draw() method of Rectangle class will be invoked.
Example1:
File: TestAbstraction1.java
abstract class Shape{

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abstract void draw();
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user class Rectangle extends Shape{
void draw(){System.out.println("drawing rectangle");}
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class Circle1 extends Shape{
void draw(){System.out.println("drawing circle");}
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class TestAbstraction1{
public static void main(String args[]){
Shape s=new Circle1();//In real scenario, object is provided through method e.g. getShape() met
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s.draw();
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}
Output:
drawing circle
Abstract class having constructor, data member, methods
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main() method.
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File: TestAbstraction2.java
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//example of abstract class that have method body

abstract class Bike{
Bike(){System.out.println("bike is created");}
abstract void run();
void changeGear(){System.out.println("gear changed");}
}
class Honda extends Bike{
void run(){System.out.println("running safely..");}
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class TestAbstraction2{
public static void main(String args[]){
Bike obj = new Honda();
obj.run();
obj.changeGear();
}
}
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The abstract class can also be used to provide some implementation of the interface. In such
case, the end user may not be forced to override all the methods of the interface.
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interface A{
void a();
void b();
void c();
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void d();
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abstract class B implements A{
public void c(){System.out.println("I am c");}
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}
class M extends B{
public void a(){System.out.println("I am a");}
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public void b(){System.out.println("I am b");}

public void d(){System.out.println("I am d");}
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class Test5{
public static void main(String args[]){
A a=new M();
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a.a();
a.b();
a.c();
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a.d();
}}
Output:
I am a
I am b
I am c
I am d

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INTERFACE IN JAVA
An interface in java is a blueprint of a class. It has static constants and abstract methods.The
interface in java is a mechanism to achieve abstraction and multiple inheritance.
Interface is declared by using interface keyword. It provides total abstraction; means all the
methods in interface are declared with empty body and are public and all fields are public, static
and final by default. A class that implement interface must implement all the methods declared
in the interface.

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interface <interface_name>
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// declare constant fields
// declare methods that abstract
// by default.

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Relationship between classes and interfaces

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Example: interface
printable{ void
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class A6 implements printable{
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public void print(){System.out.println("Hello");}

public static void main(String args[]){
A6 obj = new A6();
obj.print();
}
}
Output:
Hello

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Example: interface
Drawable
{
void draw();
}
class Rectangle implements Drawable{
public void draw(){System.out.println("drawing rectangle");}
}
class Circle implements Drawable{

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public void draw(){System.out.println("drawing circle");}
}
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public static void main(String args[]){
Drawable d=new Circle();//In real scenario, object is provided by method e.g. getDrawable()

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d.draw();
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Multiple inheritance in Java by interface

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If a class implements multiple interfaces, or an interface extends multiple interfaces i.e. known as
multiple inheritance.
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Example: interface
Printable{ void
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interface Showable{
void show();
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class A7 implements Printable,Showable{
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public void show(){System.out.println("Welcome");}

public static void main(String args[]){

A7 obj = new A7();
obj.print();
obj.show();
}
}
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Hello

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A class implements interface but one interface extends another interface .
Example:

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interface Printable{
void print();
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interface Showable extends Printable{ e
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void show();
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class TestInterface4 implements Showable{
public void print(){System.out.println("Hello");}
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public void show(){System.out.println("Welcome");}

public static void main(String args[]){ TestInterface4
obj = new TestInterface4(); obj.print();
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obj.show();
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Output:
Hello
Welcome
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Nested Interface in Java

An interface can have another interface i.e. known as nested interface.
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interface printable{
void print();
interface MessagePrintable{
void msg();
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Key points to remember about interfaces:

1) We can’t instantiate an interface in java. That means we cannot create the object of an interface
2) Interface provides full abstraction as none of its methods have body. On the other hand
abstract class provides partial abstraction as it can have abstract and concrete(methods with
body) methods both.
3) “implements” keyword is used by classes to implement an interface.
4) While providing implementation in class of any method of an interface, it needs to be
mentioned as public.
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class should be declared abstract.
6) Interface cannot be declared as private, protected or transient.
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8) Variables declared in interface are public, static and final by default.
interface Try
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int a=10;
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static int a=0;
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9) Interface variables must be initialized at the time of declaration otherwise compiler will throw
an error.
interface Try
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Above code will throw a compile time error as the value of the variable x is not initialized at the
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time of declaration.
10) Inside any implementation class, you cannot change the variables declared in interface
because by default, they are public, static and final. Here we are implementing the interface
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“Try” which has a variable x. When we tried to set the value for variable x we got compilation
error as the variable x is public static final by default and final variables can not be reinitialized.
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class Sample implements Try

{
public static void main(String args[])
{
x=20; //compile time error
}
}
11) An interface can extend any interface but cannot implement it. Class implements interface
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12) A class can implement any number of interfaces.

13) If there are two or more same methods in two interfaces and a class implements
both interfaces, implementation of the method once is enough.
interface A
{
public void aaa();
}
interface B
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public void aaa();
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class Central implements A,B

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{
public void aaa()
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public static void main(String args[])
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}
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public void aaa() // error
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{
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public int aaa() // error
{
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public static void main(String args[])
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}
}
15) Variable names conflicts can be resolved by interface
name. interface A
{
int x=10;
} interface
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int x=100;
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class Hello implements A,B

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public static void Main(String args[])
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System.out.println(A.x);
System.out.println(B.x);
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Advantages of interface in java:

  Without bothering about the implementation part, we can achieve the security of
implementation
 In  inheritance is not allowed, however you can use interface to make use
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java, multiple
of it as you can implement more than one interface. 

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ABSTRACT CLASS AND INTERFACE

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ABSTRACT CLASS INTERFACE

1) Abstract class can have abstract and non- Interface can have only abstract methods. Sinc
abstract methods. Java 8, it can have default and static
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methods also.
2) Abstract class doesn't support multiple Interface supports multiple inheritance.
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inheritance.
3) Abstract class can have final, non-final, Interface has only static and final variables.
static and non-static variables.
4) Abstract class can provide the Interface can't provide the implementation of
implementation of interface. abstract class.
5) The abstract keyword is used to declare The interface keyword is used to declare
abstract class. interface.

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6) An abstract class can extend another Java An interface can extend another Java interface
class and implement multiple Java interfaces. only.
7) An abstract class can be extended using An interface class can be implemented using
keyword extends. keyword implements
8) A Java abstract class can have class members Members of a Java interface are public by
like private, protected, etc. default.
9)Example: Example:
public abstract class Shape{ public interface Drawable{

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public abstract void draw(); void draw();
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FINAL KEYWORD

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Final keyword can be used along with variables, methods and classes.
1) final variable
2) final method
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1. Java final variable
A final variable is a variable whose value cannot be changed at anytime once assigned, it
remains as a constant forever.
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Example:
public class Travel
{
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final int SPEED=60;

void increaseSpeed(){
SPEED=70;
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}
public static void main(String args[])
{
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Travel t=new Travel();

t.increaseSpeed();
}
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}
Output :
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem:
The final field Travel.SPEED cannot be assigned
The above code will give you Compile time error, as we are trying to change the value of a final
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2. Java final method

When you declare a method as final, then it is called as final method. A final method cannot
be overridden.
package com.javainterviewpoint;

class Parent
{
public final void disp()
{

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System.out.println("disp() method of parent
class");
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}
public class Child extends Parent
{

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public void disp()
{
System.out.println("disp() method of child class");
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public static void main(String args[])
{
Child c = new Child();
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c.disp();
}
}
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Output : We will get the below error as we are overriding the disp() method of the Parent
class.
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.VerifyError: class com.javainterviewpoint.Child
overrides final method disp.()
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at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown
Source)
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at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(Unknown Source)
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at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
3. Java final class
A final class cannot be extended(cannot be subclassed), lets take a look into the below example
package com.javainterviewpoint;

final class Parent

{
}
public class Child extends Parent
{
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public static void main(String args[])

{
Child c = new Child();
}
}
Output :
We will get the compile time error like “The type Child cannot subclass the final class Parent”
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem

OBJECT CLONING

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The object cloning is a way to create exact copy of an object. The clone() method of Object class
is used to clone an object.

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The java.lang.Cloneable interface must be implemented by the class whose object clone we
want to create. If we don't implement Cloneable interface, clone() method generates
CloneNotSupportedException.

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The clone() method is defined in the Object class.

Syntax of the clone() method:

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protected Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException
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The clone() method saves the extra processing task for creating the exact copy of an object. If we
perform it by using the new keyword, it will take a lot of processing time to be performed that is
why we use object cloning.
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Advantage of Object cloning

 You don't need to write lengthy and repetitive codes. Just use an abstract class with a 4- or
5-line long clone() method. 
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
 It is the easiest and most efficient way for copying objects, especially if we are applying it
to an already developed or an old project. Just define a parent class, implement Cloneable
 in it, provide the definition of the clone() method and the task will be done. 
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 Clone() is the fastest way to copy array. 

Disadvantage of Object cloning
 To use the Object.clone() method, we have to change a lot of syntaxes to our code, like
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implementing a Cloneable interface, defining the clone() method and handling

CloneNotSupportedException, and finally, calling Object.clone() etc. 
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 We have to implement cloneable interface while it doesn?t have any methods in it. We just
 have to use it to tell the JVM that we can perform clone() on our object. 
 Object.clone() is protected, so we have to provide our own clone() and indirectly call
 Object.clone() from it. 
 Object.clone() doesn?t invoke any constructor so we don?t have any control over object
 construction. 
 If you want to write a clone method in a child class then all of its superclasses should
define the clone() method in them or inherit it from another parent class. Otherwise, the
super.clone() chain will fail. 

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 Object.clone() supports only shallow copying but we will need to override it if we need 
deep cloning.
Example of clone() method (Object cloning)
class Student implements Cloneable{
int rollno;
String name;
Student(int rollno,String
name){
this.rollno=rollno;

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this.name=name;
}
public Object clone()throws CloneNotSupportedException{

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return super.clone();
}
public static void main(String args[]){

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try{
Student s1=new Student(101,"amit");
Student s2=(Student)s1.clone();
System.out.println(s1.rollno+" "+s1.name); e
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System.out.println(s2.rollno+" "+s2.name);
} catch(CloneNotSupportedException c){}
}
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}
Output:
101 amit
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101 amit

INNER CLASSES
Inner class means one class which is a member of another class. There are basically four types
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of inner classes in java.

1) Nested Inner class
2) Method Local inner classes
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3) Anonymous inner classes

4) Static nested classes
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Nested Inner class

Nested Inner class can access any private instance variable of outer class. Like any other instance
variable, we can have access modifier private, protected, public and default modifier. Like class,
interface can also be nested and can have access specifiers.
Example:
class Outer {
// Simple nested inner class
class Inner {

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public void show() {

System.out.println("In a nested class method");
}
}
}
class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Outer.Inner in = new Outer().new
Inner(); in.show();

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}
}
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In a nested class method

Method Local inner classes

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Inner class can be declared within a method of an outer class. In the following example, Inner is
an inner class in outerMethod().
Example:
class Outer {
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void outerMethod() {
System.out.println("inside outerMethod");
// Inner class is local to outerMethod()
class Inner {
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void innerMethod() {
System.out.println("inside innerMethod");
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}
Inner y = new Inner();
y.innerMethod();
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}
}
class MethodDemo {
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public static void main(String[] args) {

Outer x = new Outer();
x.outerMethod();
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}
}
Output:
Inside outerMethod
Inside innerMethod

Static nested classes

Static nested classes are not technically an inner class. They are like a static member of outer

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class.
Example:
class Outer {
private static void outerMethod() {
System.out.println("inside outerMethod");
}
// A static inner class
static class Inner {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("inside inner class Method");

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outerMethod();
}
}

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}
Output:

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inside inner class Method
inside outerMethod

Anonymous inner classes

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Anonymous inner classes are declared without any name at all. They are created in two ways.
a) As subclass of specified type
class Demo {
void show() {
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System.out.println("i am in show method of super class");

}
}
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class Flavor1Demo {
// An anonymous class with Demo as base class
static Demo d = new Demo() {
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void show() {
super.show();
System.out.println("i am in Flavor1Demo class");
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}
};
public static void main(String[] args){
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d.show();
}
}
Output:
i am in show method of super class
i am in Flavor1Demo class
In the above code, we have two class Demo and Flavor1Demo. Here demo act as super
class and anonymous class acts as a subclass, both classes have a method show(). In
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class show() method is overridden.

b) As implementer of the specified interface

Example:
class Flavor2Demo {
// An anonymous class that implements Hello interface
static Hello h = new Hello() {
public void show() {
System.out.println("i am in anonymous class");

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}
};
public static void main(String[] args) {

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h.show();
}
}

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interface Hello {
void show(); }
Output:
i am in anonymous class
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In above code we create an object of anonymous inner class but this anonymous inner
class is an implementer of the interface Hello. Any anonymous inner class can implement only
one interface at one time. It can either extend a class or implement interface at a time.
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STRINGS IN JAVA
In java, string is basically an object that represents sequence of char values. Java String provides
a lot of concepts that can be performed on a string such as compare, concat, equals, split, length,
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replace, compareTo, intern, substring etc.

In java, string objects are immutable. Immutable simply means unmodifiable or unchangeable.
String s="javatpoint";
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There are two ways to create String object:

1. By string literal
2. By new keyword
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1 ) String Literal
Java String literal is created by using double quotes. For Example:
String s="welcome";
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2) By new keyword
String s=new String("Welcome");

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String methods:
1. char charAt(int index) returns char value for the particular index
2. int length() returns string length
3. static String format(String format, returns formatted string
Object... args)
4. static String format(Locale l, String returns formatted string with given locale
format, Object... args)
5. String substring(int beginIndex) returns substring for given begin index
6. String substring(int beginIndex, int returns substring for given begin index and end

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endIndex) index
7. boolean contains(CharSequence s) returns true or false after matching the sequence
of char value

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8. static String join(CharSequence returns a joined string
delimiter, CharSequence... elements)
9. static String join(CharSequence returns a joined string

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delimiter, Iterable<? extends
CharSequence> elements)
10. boolean equals(Object another) checks the equality of string with object
11. boolean isEmpty() e checks if string is empty
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12. String concat(String str) concatinates specified string
13. String replace(char old, char new) replaces all occurrences of specified char value
14. String replace(CharSequence old, replaces all occurrences of specified
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CharSequence new) CharSequence

15. static String equalsIgnoreCase(String compares another string. It doesn't check case.
another)
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16. String[] split(String regex) returns splitted string matching regex

17. String[] split(String regex, int limit) returns splitted string matching regex and limit
18. String intern() returns interned string
19. int indexOf(int ch) returns specified char value index
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20. int indexOf(int ch, int fromIndex) returns specified char value index starting with
given index
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21. int indexOf(String substring) returns specified substring index

22. int indexOf(String substring, int returns specified substring index starting with
fromIndex) given index
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23. String toLowerCase() returns string in lowercase.

24. String toLowerCase(Locale l) returns string in lowercase using specified locale.
25. String toUpperCase() returns string in uppercase.
26. String toUpperCase(Locale l) returns string in uppercase using specified
locale.
27. String trim() removes beginning and ending spaces of this
string.
28. static String valueOf(int value) converts given type into string. It is overloaded.

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Example:
public classstringmethod
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
String string1 = new String("hello");
String string2 = new String("hello");
if (string1 == string2)
{

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System.out.println("string1= "+string1+" string2= "+string2+" are equal");
}
else

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{
System.out.println("string1= "+string1+" string2= "+string2+" are Unequal");
}

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System.out.println("string1 and string2 is=
"+string1.equals(string2)); String a="information";
System.out.println("Uppercase of String a is= "+a.toUpperCase());
String b="technology"; e
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System.out.println("Concatenation of object a and b is= "+a.concat(b));
System.out.println("After concatenation Object a is= "+a.toString());
System.out.println("\"Joseph\'s\" is the greatest\\ college in chennai");
System.out.println("Length of Object a is= "+a.length());
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System.out.println("The third character of Object a is= "+a.charAt(2));

StringBuffer n=new StringBuffer("Technology");
StringBuffer m=new StringBuffer("Information");
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System.out.println("Reverse of Object n is= "+n.reverse());

n= new StringBuffer("Technology");
System.out.println("Concatenation of Object m and n is= "+m.append(n));
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System.out.println("After concatenation of Object m is= "+m);

}
}
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Output:
string1= hello string2= hello are Unequal
string1 and string2 is= true
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Uppercase of String a is= INFORMATION

Concatenation of object a and b is= informationtechnology
After concatenation Object a is= information
"Joseph's" is the greatest\ college in chennai
Length of Object a is= 11
The third character of Object a is= f
Reverse of Object n is= ygolonhceT
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After concatenation of Object m is= InformationTechnology

Java ArrayList class
Java ArrayList class uses a dynamic array for storing the elements. It inherits AbstractList class
and implements List interface.
The important points about Java ArrayList class are:
  Java ArrayList class can contain duplicate elements. 
 Java ArrayList class maintains insertion order. 
  Java ArrayList class is non synchronized. 
 Java ArrayList allows random access because array works at the index basis. 
 In Java ArrayList class, manipulation is slow because a lot of shifting needs to be occurred 

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if any element is removed from the array list.
ArrayList class declaration Syntax:

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public class ArrayList<E> extends AbstractList<E> implements List<E>, RandomAccess, Clone
able, Serializable
Constructors of Java ArrayList

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CONSTRUCTOR
DESCRIPTION
ArrayList() It is used to build an empty array list.
ArrayList(Collection c)
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It is used to build an array list that is initialized with the
elements of the collection c.
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ArrayList(int capacity) It is used to build an array list that has the specified initial
capacity.
Methods of Java ArrayList
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METHOD DESCRIPTION
void add(int index, Object It is used to insert the specified element at the specified position
element) index in a list.
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boolean addAll(Collection It is used to append all of the elements in the specified collection
c) to the end of this list, in the order that they are returned by the
specified collection's iterator.
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void clear() It is used to remove all of the elements from this list.
int lastIndexOf(Object o) It is used to return the index in this list of the last occurrence of
the specified element, or -1 if the list does not contain this element.
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Object[] toArray() It is used to return an array containing all of the elements in this
list in the correct order.
Object[] toArray(Object[] It is used to return an array containing all of the elements in this
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a) list in the correct order.

boolean add(Object o) It is used to append the specified element to the end of a list.
boolean addAll(int index, It is used to insert all of the elements in the specified collection
Collection c) into this list, starting at the specified position.
Object clone() It is used to return a shallow copy of an ArrayList.
int indexOf(Object o) It is used to return the index in this list of the first occurrence of
the specified element, or -1 if the List does not contain this
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Java ArrayList Example: Book

Example:
import java.util.*;
class Book {
int id;
String name,author,publisher;

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int quantity;
public Book(int id, String name, String author, String publisher, int quantity) {
this.id = id;

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this.name = name;
this.author = author;
this.publisher = publisher;

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this.quantity = quantity;
}
}
public class ArrayListExample { e
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public static void main(String[] args) {
//Creating list of Books
List<Book> list=new ArrayList<Book>();
//Creating Books
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Book b1=new Book(101,"Let us C","Yashwant Kanetkar","BPB",8);

Book b2=new Book(102,"Data Communications & Networking","Forouzan","Mc Graw Hill",4);
Book b3=new Book(103,"Operating System","Galvin","Wiley",6);
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//Adding Books to list

list.add(b1);
list.add(b2);
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list.add(b3);
//Traversing list
for(Book b:list){
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System.out.println(b.id+" "+b.name+" "+b.author+" "+b.publisher+" "+b.quantity);

}
}
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}
Output:
101 Let us C Yashwant Kanetkar BPB 8
102 Data Communications & Networking Forouzan Mc Graw Hill 4
103 Operating System Galvin Wiley 6

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Unit – III
Exception Handling and I/O

Exceptions-exception hierarchy-throwing and catching exceptions-built-in

exceptions, creating own exceptions, Stack Trace Elements. Input /Output
Basics-Streams-Byte streams and character streams-Reading and Writing
Console-Reading and Writing Files Templates

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Difference between error and exception

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Errors indicate serious problems and abnormal conditions that most

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applicationsshould not try to handle. Error defines problems that are not
expected to be caught under normal circumstances by our program. For
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example memory error, hardware error, JVM error etc.
Exceptions are conditions within the code. A developer can handle such
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conditionsand take necessary corrective actions. Few examples

DivideByZero exception
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
NullPointerException

ArithmeticException
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
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
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o An exception (or exceptional event) is a problem that arises during the

execution of a program.
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disrupted and the program/Application terminates abnormally,

which is not recommended, therefore, these exceptions are to be
handled.
o If an exception is raised, which has not been handled by programmer
then program execution can get terminated and system prints a non user
friendly error message.

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Ex: Exception in thread "main"

java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero at
ExceptionDemo.main(ExceptionDemo.java:
5)

Where, ExceptionDemo : The class name

main : The method name

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ExceptionDemo.java : The

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An exception can occur for many different reasons. Following are
some scenarios where an exception occurs.
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A user has entered an invalid data.
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A file that needs to be opened cannot be found.
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
A network connection has been lost in the middle of communications
or the JVM hasrun out of memory.
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Exception Hierarchy
All exception classes are subtypes of the java.lang.Exception class.
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The exception class is a subclass of the Throwable class.

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Key words used in Exception handling

There are 5 keywords used in java exception
handling.

A try/catch block is placed around the code that might generate an

exception. Code within a try/catch block is referred to as protected code.
1. try
A catch statement involves declaring the type of exception we are trying
2. catch to catch.

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A finally block of code always executes, irrespective of occurrence of an
3. finally Exception.

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It is used to execute important code such as closing connection, stream
4. throw etc. throw is used to invoke an exception explicitly.
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5. throws throws is used to postpone the handling of a checked
exception.
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//Example-predefined Excetion - for

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try
Syntax : //ArrayindexoutofBounds Exception
{ public class ExcepTest
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//Protected code {
} public static void main(String args[])
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{ int a[] = new int[2];

catch(ExceptionType1 e1) try
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{ System.out.println("Access element three :" +

{ a[3]);
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//Catch block }
} catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e)
catch(ExceptionType2 e2) { System.out.println("Exception thrown :" +
e); { }
//Catch block finally
}

{ a[0] = 6;

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catch(ExceptionType3 e3) System.out.println("First element value: " + a[0]);

System.out.println("The finally statement is
{ executed");
//Catch block }
} }
finally }
{ Output

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Exception thrown

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//The finally block always :java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException:3

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executes. First element value: 6
} The finally statement is executed
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Uncaught Exceptions
This small program includes an expression that intentionally causes a divide-by-
zero error: class Exc0 { public static void main(String args[]) { int d = 0; int a =

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42 / d; } } When the Java run-time system detects the attempt to divide by zero,
it constructs a new exception object and then throws this exception. This causes
the execution of Exc0 to stop, because once an exception has been thrown, it
must be caught by an exception handler and dealt with immediately

Any exception that is not caught by your program will ultimately be processed
by the default handler. The default handler displays a string describing the

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is executed:
java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero at Exc0.main(Exc0.java:4)
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Stack Trace:
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Stack Trace is a list of method calls from the point when the application was
started to the point where the exception was thrown. The most recent method
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calls are at the top. A stacktrace is a very helpful debugging tool. It is a list of
the method calls that the application was in the middle of when an Exception
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was thrown. This is very useful because it doesn't only show you where
the error happened, but also how the program ended up in that place of the
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code.
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Using try and Catch

To guard against and handle a run-time error, simply enclose the code that you
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want to monitor inside a try block. Immediately following the try block, include
a catch clause that specifies the exception type that you wish to catch. A try and
its catch statement form a unit. The the following program includes a try block
and a catch clause that processes the ArithmeticException generated by the
division-by-zero error:

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class Exc2 {
public static void main(String args[]) {
int d, a;
try { // monitor a block of code.
d = 0;
a = 42 / d;
System.out.println("This will not be printed.");

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} catch (ArithmeticException e) { // catch divide-by-zero error

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System.out.println("Division by zero.");

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}
System.out.println("After catch statement.");
}
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}
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This program generates the following output:
Division by zero.
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After catch statement.

The call to println( ) inside the try block is never executed. Once an exception is
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thrown, program control transfers out of the try block into the catch block.
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Multiple catch Clauses

In some cases, more than one exception could be raised by a single piece of
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code. To handle this type of situation, you can specify two or more catch
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clauses, each catching a different type of exception. When an exception is

thrown, each catch statement is inspected in order, and the first one whose type
matches that of the exception is executed. After one catch statement executes,
the others are bypassed, and execution continues after the try/catch block.

The following example traps two different exception

types: // Demonstrate multiple catch statements.

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class MultiCatch {
public static void main(String args[])
{
try {
int a = args.length;
System.out.println("a = " + a);
int b = 42 / a;

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int c[] = { 1 };

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c[42] = 99;

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} catch(ArithmeticException e) {
System.out.println("Divide by 0: " + e);
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System.out.println("Array index oob: " + e);
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}
System.out.println("After try/catch
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}
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Here is the output generated by running it both ways:

C:\>java MultiCatch
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a=0
Divide by 0: java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero
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After try/catch blocks.

C:\>java MultiCatch TestArg
a=1
Array index oob: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException:
42 After try/catch blocks.

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Nested try Statements

The try statement can be nested. That is, a try statement can be inside the block
of another try. Each time a try statement is entered, the context of that exception
is pushed on the stack. If an inner try statement does not have a catch handler
for a particular exception, the stack is unwound and the next try statement’s
catch handlers are inspected for a match. This continues until one of the catch
statements succeeds, or until all of the nested try statements are exhausted. If no

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// An example of nested try statements.
class NestTry {
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public static void main(String args[]) {
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try {
int a = args.length;
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/* If no command-line args are present,

the following statement will generate
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a divide-by-zero exception. */
int b = 42 / a;
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System.out.println("a = " + a);

try { // nested try block
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/* If one command-line arg is used,

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then a divide-by-zero exception

will be generated by the following code. */
if(a==1) a = a/(a-a); // division by zero
/* If two command-line args are used,
then generate an out-of-bounds exception. */
if(a==2) {
int c[] = { 1 };

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c[42] = 99; // generate an out-of-bounds exception

}
} catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
System.out.println("Array index out-of-bounds: " + e);
}
} catch(ArithmeticException e) {
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it is possible for your program to throw an exception explicitly, using the

throw statement. The general form of throw is shown here:

throw ThrowableInstance;
Here, ThrowableInstance must be an object of type Throwable or a subclass of
Throwable.

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Primitive types, such as int or char, as well as non-Throwable classes, such as

String and
Object, cannot be used as exceptions. There are two ways you can obtain a
Throwable object: using a parameter in a catch clause, or creating one with the
new operator.
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subsequent statements are not executed. The nearest enclosing try block is

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class ThrowDemo {
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System.out.println("Caught inside demoproc.");

throw e; // rethrow the exception
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demoproc();
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System.out.println("Recaught: " + e);
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Here is the resulting output:

Caught inside demoproc.
Recaught: java.lang.NullPointerException: demo

Throws
If a method is capable of causing an exception that it does not handle, it must
specify this behaviour so that callers of the method can guard themselves

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RuntimeException, or any of their subclasses. All other exceptions that a
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form of a method declaration that includes a throws clause:
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class ThrowsDemo {
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static void throwOne() throws IllegalAccessException {

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System.out.println("Inside throwOne.");
throw new IllegalAccessException("demo");
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public static void main(String args[]) {
try {
throwOne();
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {

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System.out.println("Caught " +
e);
}
}
}
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program: inside throwOne

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The finally keyword is designed to address this contingency. finally creates a
block of code that will be executed after a try/catch block has completed and
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whether or not an exception is thrown. If an exception is thrown, the finally
block will execute even if no catch statement matches the exception. Any time a
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method is about to return to the caller from inside a try/catch block, via an
uncaught exception or an explicit return statement, the finally clause is also
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executed just before the method returns. This can be useful for closing file
handles and freeing up any other resources that might have been allocated at the
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The finally clause is optional.
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class FinallyDemo {
// Through an exception out of the
method. static void procA() {
try {
System.out.println("inside procA");
throw new
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} finally {
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System.out.println("procA's finally");
}
}
// Return from within a try block.
static void procB() {
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System.out.println("procB's finally");
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System.out.println("inside procC");
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System.out.println("procC's finally");
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procA();
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("Exception caught");
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procB();
procC();
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}
Here is the output generated by the preceding
program: inside procA
procA’s finally
Exception caught
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Checked exceptions −A checked exception is an exception that occurs
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the programmer should take care of (handle) these exceptions.
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Unchecked exceptions − An unchecked exception is an exception that

occurs at thetime of execution. These are also called as Runtime
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Exceptions. These include programming bugs, such as logic errors or

improper use of an API. Runtime exceptions are ignored at the time of
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compilation.
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There are given some scenarios where unchecked exceptions can occur.
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They are as follows:

1) Scenario where ArithmeticException occurs
If we divide any number by zero, there occurs an
ArithmeticException. int a=50/0;//ArithmeticException

2) Scenario where NullPointerException occurs

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If we have null value in any variable, performing any operation by

the variable occurs an NullPointerException.
String s=null; System.out.println(s.length());//
NullPointerException

3) Scenario where ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException occurs

If you are inserting any value in the wrong index, it would result

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int a[]=new int[5];
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Exceptions
All exceptions must be a child of Throwable.
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If we want to write a checked exception that is automatically enforced by

the Handle ,we need to extend the Exception class.
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order to act as an exception.

throw keyword is used to throw such exceptions.
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class MyOwnException extends Exception

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{ public
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class
EmployeeTest {

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static void employeeAge(int age) throws

MyOwnException {
if(age < 0)
throw new MyOwnException("Age can't be less
than zero"); else
System.out.println("Input is valid!!");

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{
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Advantages of Exception Handling

Exception handling allows us to control the normal flow of the program
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by using exception handling in program.

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It throws an exception whenever a calling method encounters an

error providing that the calling method takes care of that error.
It also gives us the scope of organizing and differentiating between
different error types using a separate block of codes. This is done with the
help of try-catch blocks.

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IO IN JAVA

Java I/O (Input and Output) is used to process the input and produce
the output based on the input. Java uses the concept of stream to make
I/O operation fast. The java.io package contains all the classes
required for input and output operations.

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 InputStream: The InputStream is used to read data from a source.
 OutputStream: the OutputStream is used for writing data to a
destination.
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Byte Streams
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Java byte streams are used to perform input and output of 8-bit
bytes FileInputStream , FileOutputStream.
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Character Streams
Java Character streams are used to perform input and output for 16-bit
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unicode. FileReader , FileWriter

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Standard Streams
 Standard Input: This is used to feed the data to user's program
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and usually a keyboard is used as standard input stream and

represented as System.in.
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 Standard Output: This is used to output the data produced by

the user's program and usually a computer screen is used to
standard output stream and represented as System.out.

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 Standard Error: This is used to output the error data produced by

the user's program and usually a computer screen is used to standard
error stream and represented as System.err.

Classification of Stream Classes:

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Byte Stream Classes:

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creating and manipulating streams and files for reading and writing bytes. Since
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the streams are unidirectional, they can transmit bytes in only one direction and
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therefore, Java provides two kinds of byte stream classes: InputStream class and
OutputStream class.
Input Stream Classes
Input stream classes that are used to read 8-bit bytes include a super class
known as InputStream and number of subclasses for supporting various input-
related functions.

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Hierarchy of Input Stream Classes

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the class. InputStream class defines the methods to perform the following
functions:-
 Reading Bytes
 Closing Streams
 Marking position in
Streams 
Skipping ahead in streams

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 Finding the number of bytes in

stream.

The following are the InputStream methods:

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OutputStream Class
The super class InputStream is an abstract class, so we cannot create object for
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the class. InputStream class defines the methods to perform the following
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 Writing Bytes
 Closing Streams
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 Flushing
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Streams
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OutputStream Methods
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Character Stream Vs Byte Stream in Java

I/O Stream
A stream is a method to sequentially access a file. I/O Stream means an input
source or output destination representing different types of sources e.g. disk
files.The java.io package provides classes that allow you to convert between
Unicode character streams and byte streams of non-Unicode text.

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Stream: A sequence of data.

Input Stream: reads data from source.
Output Stream: writes data to destination.
Character Stream
In Java, characters are stored using Unicode conventions (Refer this for details).
Character stream automatically allows us to read/write data character by
character. For example FileReader and FileWriter are character streams used to

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read from source andwrite to destination.

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// a human readable format using FileReader

importjava.io.*; // Accessing FileReader, FileWriter, IOException
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publicclassGfG
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{
publicstaticvoidmain(String[] args) throwsIOException
{
FileReader sourceStream = null;
try
{
sourceStream = newFileReader("test.txt");

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// Reading sourcefile and writing content to

// target file character by character.
inttemp;
while((temp = sourceStream.read()) != -1)
System.out.println((char)temp);
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if(sourceStream != null)
sourceStream.close();
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A stream can be defined as a sequence of data. The InputStream is used to read
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data from a source and the OutputStream is used for writing data to a
destination.
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used for writing data to a destination.The two important streams
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are FileInputStream and FileOutputStream

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Here is a hierarchy of classes to deal with Input and Output streams.

FileInputStream
This stream is used for reading data from the files. Objects can be created using
the keyword new and there are several types of constructors available.
Following constructor takes a file name as a string to create an input stream
object to read the file –

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InputStream f = new FileInputStream("C:/java/hello");

Following constructor takes a file object to create an input stream object to

read the file. First we create a file object using File() method as follows −

File f = new File("C:/java/hello");

InputStream f = new FileInputStream(f);

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import
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class C{
public static void main(String args[])throws
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FileInputStream("C.java"); FileOutputStream
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fin.close();
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Byte Stream
Byte streams process data byte by byte (8 bits). For example FileInputStream is
used to read from source and FileOutputStream to write to the destination.
// Java Program illustrating the Byte Stream to copy
// contents of one file to another file.

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importjava.io.*;
publicclassBStream
{
Public static void main(String[] args) throws
IOException {
FileInputStream sourceStream = null;
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{

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sourceStream = newFileInputStream("sorcefile.txt");
targetStream = newFileOutputStream
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target // file byte by byte
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inttemp;
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if(sourceStream !=
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sourceStream.close();
if(targetStream != null)
targetStream.close();
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}

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Final Keyword In Java – Final variable, Method and Class

final keyword can be used along with variables, methods and classes.
1) final variable
2) final method
3) final class
1) final variable
final variables are nothing but constants. We cannot change the value of a final

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variable once it is initialized. Lets have a look at the below code:

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finalint MAX_VALUE=99;
void myMethod(){
MAX_VALUE=101;
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Public static void main(String args[]){
Demo obj=newDemo();
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obj.myMethod();
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}
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved compilation problem:
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at beginnersbook.com.Demo.myMethod(Details.java:6)
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at beginnersbook.com.Demo.main(Details.java:10)
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We got a compilation error in the above program because we tried to change the
value of a final variable “MAX_VALUE”.
2) final method
A final method cannot be overridden. Which means even though a sub class can
call the final method of parent class without any issues but it cannot override it.
Example:
class XYZ{

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finalvoid demo(){
System.out.println("XYZ Class Method");
}
}
class ABC extends XYZ{
void demo(){
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ABC obj=new ABC();
obj.demo();
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The above program would throw a compilation error, however we can use the
parent class final method in sub class without any issues. Lets have a look at
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this code: This program would run fine as we are not overriding the final
method. That shows that final methods are inherited but they are not eligible for
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overriding.
class XYZ{
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finalvoid demo(){
System.out.println("XYZ Class Method");
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}
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}
class ABC extends XYZ{
public static void main(String args[]){
ABC obj=new ABC();
obj.demo();
}
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Output:
XYZ ClassMethod
3) final class
We cannot extend a final class. Consider the below example:
finalclass XYZ{
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Output:
The type ABC cannot subclass the final class XYZ
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UNIT IV
MULTITHREADING AND GENERIC PROGRAMMING

Differences between multithreading and multitasking , thread life cycle, creating

threads, creating threads, synchronizing threads, Inter-thread communication,
daemon threads, thread groups. Generic Programming - Generic classes-
generic methods-Bounded Types-Restrictions and Limitations

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Thread:

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A thread is a single sequential (separate) flow of control within program.
Sometimes, it is called an execution context or light weight process.
Multithreading
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Multithreading is a conceptual programming concept where a program (process)
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is divided into two or more subprograms (process), which can be implemented
at the same time in parallel. A multithreaded program contains two or more parts
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that can run concurrently. Each part of such a program is called a thread, and
each thread defines a separate path of execution.
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Multitasking
Executing several tasks simultaneously is called multi-tasking.
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There are 2 types of multi-tasking

1. Process-based multitasking
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2. Thread-based multi-tasking
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1. Process-based multi-tasking
Executing various jobs together where each job is a separate independent
operation is called process-based multi-tasking.
2. Thread-based multi-tasking
Executing several tasks simultaneously where each task is a separate
independent part of the same program is called Thread-based multitasking and
each independent part is called Thread. It is best suitable for the programmatic

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level. The main goal of multi-tasking is to make or do a better performance of

the system by reducing response time
Multithreading vs Multitasking

Multitasking is to run multiple

Multithreading is to execute multiple
processes on a computer
threads in a process concurrently.
concurrently.

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between multiple threads in the same between multiple processes to

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Resource Sharing
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In Multithreading, resources are
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In Multitasking, resources are shared
shared among multiple threads in a
among multiple processes.
process.
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Complexity
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Multithreading is light-weight and Multitasking is heavy-weight and

easy to create. harder to create.
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Life Cycle of Thread

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A thread can be in any of the five following states

1.Newborn State:
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When a thread object is created a new thread is born and said to be in

Newborn state.
2.Runnable State:
If a thread is in this state it means that the thread is ready for execution
and waiting for the availability of the processor. If all threads in queue are of
same priority then they are given time slots for execution in round robin fashion

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3.Running State:
It means that the processor has given its time to the thread for
execution. A thread keeps running until the following conditions occurs
(a) Thread give up its control on its own and it can happen in the following
situations
i.A thread gets suspended using suspend() method which can only
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4. Blocked State:
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subsequently running state, then a thread is said to be in Blocked state.

5. Dead State:
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The Main Thread
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When we run any java program, the program begins to execute its code
starting from the main method. Therefore, the JVM creates a thread to start
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executing the code present in main method. This thread is called as main thread.
Although the main thread is automatically created, you can control it by
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obtaining a reference to it by calling currentThread() method.

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 It is the thread from which other threads will be produced.

 main thread must be always the last thread to finish execution.
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class MainThread
{
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public static void main(String[] args)

{
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Thread t1=Thread.currentThread();
t.setName("MainThread");
System.out.println("Name of thread is "+t1);
}
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Output:
Name of thread is Thread[MainThread,5,main]

Creation Of Thread
Thread Can Be Implemented In Two Ways
1) Implementing Runnable Interface
2) Extending Thread Class

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public class ThreadSample implements
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public void
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System.out.println("Child Thread" + i);

Thread.sleep(1000);
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System.out.println("Exiting Child Thread");

}
}
public class MainThread
{
public static void main(String[] arg)
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Thread.sleep(5000);
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System.out.println("Exiting Main Thread");

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2. Extending Thread Class
The second way to create a thread is to create a new class that
extends Thread, and then to create an instance of that class. The
extending class must override the run( ) method, which is the entry
point for the new thread. It must also call start( ) to begin execution of

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the new thread.

Example:
public class ThreadSample extends Thread
{
public void run()
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{
public static void main(String[] arg)
{
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d.start();
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for (int i = 5; i > 0; i--)

{
System.out.println("Main Thread" + i);
Thread.sleep(5000);
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Thread priority:
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number between 1 and 10. In most cases, thread schedular schedules the
threads according to their priority (known as preemptive scheduling).
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which scheduling it chooses.
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public static int MIN_PRIORITY
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public static int MAX_PRIORITY

Default priority of a thread is 5 (NORM_PRIORITY). The value of
MIN_PRIORITY is 1 and the value of MAX_PRIORITY is 10.
Example :
public class MyThread1 extends Thread {
MyThread1(String s)
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super(s);
start();
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public void run()
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int p=cur.getPriority();
System.out.println("Thread
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System.out.println("Thread
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Synchronizing Threads
o Synchronization in java is the capability to control the access of
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multiple threads to any shared resource.

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one thread to access the shared resource

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General Syntax :
synchronized(object)
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{
//statement to be
synchronized }
Why use Synchronization
The synchronization is mainly used to
o To prevent thread interference.
o To prevent consistency
problem.
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Types of Synchronization
There are two types of synchronization
 Process Synchronization 
Thread Synchronization
Thread Synchronization
There are two types of thread synchronization mutual exclusive and inter-thread
communication.

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1. Mutual Exclusive
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method.  Synchronized
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synchronization.
2.Cooperation (Inter-thread communication in java)
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Synchronized method
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method.
 Synchronized method is used to lock an object for any shared resource.
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 When a thread invokes a synchronized method, it automatically acquires

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Example of synchronized method

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package Thread;
public class
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MyThread m3 = new MyThread(s, "Thread3");

}
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class MyThread extends Thread
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share s;
MyThread(share s, String str)

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public void run()
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}
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class share
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public synchronized void doword(String str)

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for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)

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{
System.out.println("Started:" + str);
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Thread.sleep(1000);
}
catch (Exception e)

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{
}}}}
Synchronized block.
 Synchronized block can be used to perform synchronization on any
specific resource of the method.
 Suppose you have 50 lines of code in your method, but you want to
synchronize only 5 lines, you can use synchronized block.

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Example of synchronized block
class Table{
void printTable(int n){
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for(int i=1;i<=5;i++){
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try{
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}catch(Exception e){System.out.println(e);}
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}
}//end of the method
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}
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class MyThread1 extends Thread{

Table t;
MyThread1(Table t){
this.t=t;
}
public void run(){
t.printTable(5);

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}
}
class MyThread2 extends Thread{
Table t;
MyThread2(Table t){
this.t=t;
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public void run(){

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public class TestSynchronizedBlock1{
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public static void main(String args[]){
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Table obj = new Table();//only one object
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MyThread2 t2=new MyThread2(obj);

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}
Static synchronization
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class not on object.

Example of static synchronization
In this example we are applying synchronized keyword on the static
method to perform static synchronization.
class Table{
synchronized static void printTable(int n){
for(int i=1;i<=10;i++){

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System.out.println(n*i);
try{
Thread.sleep(400);
}catch(Exception e){}
}
}
}

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class MyThread1 extends Thread{

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public void run(){

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Table.printTable(1);
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class MyThread2 extends Thread{
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public void run(){
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}
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class MyThread3 extends Thread{

public void run(){
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Table.printTable(100);
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}
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class MyThread4 extends Thread{

public void run(){
Table.printTable(1000);
}
}
public class TestSynchronization4{
public static void main(String t[]){

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MyThread1 t1=new MyThread1();

MyThread2 t2=new MyThread2();
MyThread3 t3=new MyThread3();
MyThread4 t4=new MyThread4();
t1.start();
t2.start();
t3.start();

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Inter-thread communication
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synchronized threads to communicate with each other.
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Inter-thread communication is a mechanism in which a thread is paused
running in its critical section and another thread is allowed to enter (or lock) in
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the same critical section to be executed.It is implemented by following methods

of Object class:
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 wait()
 notify()
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 notifyAll()
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tells calling thread to give up monitor and go to sleep until some

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other thread enters the same monitor and call notify.

notify()
wakes up a thread that called wait() on same
object. notifyAll()
wakes up all the thread that called wait() on same object.

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wait() sleep()

wait() method releases the lock sleep() method doesn't release the
lock.

is the method of Object class is the method of Thread class

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notifyAll() methods time, sleep is completed.

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class Customer{
int amount=10000;
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synchronized void withdraw(int amount){

System.out.println("going to withdraw...");
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if(this.amount<amount){
System.out.println("Less balance; waiting for deposit...");
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try{wait();}catch(Exception e){}
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this.amount-=amount;
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System.out.println("withdraw completed...");
}
synchronized void deposit(int amount){
System.out.println("going to deposit...");
this.amount+=amount;
System.out.println("deposit completed...
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notify();
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}
}
class Test{
public static void main(String args[]){
final Customer c=new Customer();
new Thread(){
public void run(){c.withdraw(15000);}

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new Thread(){

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public void run(){c.deposit(10000);}
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Daemon Thread in Java
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Daemon thread in java is a service provider thread that provides services
to the user thread. Its life depend on the mercy of user threads i.e. when all the
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user threads dies, JVM terminates this thread automatically.

Example:
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public class TestDaemonThread1 extends Thread{

public void run(){
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if(Thread.currentThread().isDaemon()){//checking for daemon thread

System.out.println("daemon thread work");
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}
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else{
System.out.println("user thread work");
}
}
public static void main(String[] args){
TestDaemonThread1 t1=new TestDaemonThread1();//creating thread
TestDaemonThread1 t2=new TestDaemonThread1();

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TestDaemonThread1 t3=new TestDaemonThread1();

t1.setDaemon(true);//now t1 is daemon thread
t1.start();//starting threads
t2.start();
t3.start();
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There are only two constructors of ThreadGroup class.
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name.
2.ThreadGroup(ThreadGroup parent, String name)-creates a
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thread group with given parent group and name.

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important methods are given below.
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2)int activeGroupCount()-returns a no. of active group in this thread

group.
3)void destroy()-destroys this thread group and all its sub groups.
4)String getName()-returns the name of this group.
5)ThreadGroup getParent()-returns the parent of this group.
6)void interrupt()-interrupts all threads of this group.

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7)void list()-prints information of this group to standard console.

Let's see a code to group multiple threads.

ThreadGroup tg1 = new ThreadGroup("Group A");
Thread t1 = new Thread(tg1,new MyRunnable(),"one");
Thread t2 = new Thread(tg1,new MyRunnable(),"two");
Thread t3 = new Thread(tg1,new MyRunnable(),"three");

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name, MyRunnable is the class that implements Runnable interface and "one",

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"two" and "three" are the thread names.
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Thread.currentThread().getThreadGroup().interrupt();
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ThreadGroup Example
public class ThreadGroupDemo implements Runnable{
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public void run() {

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public static void main(String[] args) {
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ThreadGroupDemo runnable = new ThreadGroupDemo();

ThreadGroup tg1 = new ThreadGroup("Parent ThreadGroup");
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Thread t1 = new Thread(tg1, runnable,"one");

t1.start();
Thread t2 = new Thread(tg1, runnable,"two");
t2.start();
Thread t3 = new Thread(tg1, runnable,"three");
t3.start();

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System.out.println("Thread Group Name: "+tg1.getName());

tg1.list();
}
}
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Thread Group Name: Parent ThreadGroup
java.lang.ThreadGroup[name=Parent
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Thread[two,5,Parent ThreadGroup]
Thread[three,5,Parent ThreadGroup]
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Generic Programming
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Generic programming enables the programmer to create

classes,interfaces and methods that automatically works with all types of
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data(Integer, String, Float etc). It has expanded the ability to reuse the code
safely and easily. Advantage of Java Generics
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1)Type-safety : We can hold only a single type of objects in generics. It doesn’t
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allow to store other objects.

2)Type casting is not required: There is no need to typecast the object.
3)Compile-Time Checking: It is checked at compile time so problem will not
occur at runtime. The good programming strategy says it is far better to handle
the problem at compile time than runtime.

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Generic class
 A class that can refer to any type is known as generic class.
 Generic class declaration defines set of parameterized type one for
each possible invocation of the type parameters
Example:
class TwoGen<T, V>
{

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V ob2;

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TwoGen(T o1, V o2)
{
ob1 = o1;
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ob2 = o2;
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void showTypes() {
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System.out.println("Type of T is " + ob1.getClass().getName());

System.out.println("Type of V is " + ob2.getClass().getName());
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{
return ob1;
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}
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V getob2()
{
return ob2;
}
}
public class MainClass

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{
public static void main(String args[])
{
TwoGen<Integer, String> tgObj = new TwoGen<Integer,
String>(88,"Generics");
tgObj.showTypes();
int v = tgObj.getob1();

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System.out.println("value: " + str);
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Generic Method
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of argument.
public class TestGenerics4{
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public static < E > void printArray(E[] elements) {

for ( E element : elements){
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System.out.println(element );
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System.out.println();
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}
public static void main( String args[] ) {
Integer[] intArray = { 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 };
Character[] charArray = { 'J', 'A', 'V', 'A'};
System.out.println( "Printing Integer Array" );
printArray( intArray );
System.out.println( "Printing Character Array" );

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printArray( charArray );
}
}
Bounded type
The type parameters could be replaced by any class type. This is fine for
many purposes, but sometimes it is useful to limit the types that can be passed
to a type parameter

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class Stats<T extends Number> {
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double sum = 0.0;

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public static void main(String args[]) {

Integer inums[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
Stats<Integer> iob = new Stats<Integer>(inums);
double v = iob.average();
System.out.println("iob average is " + v);
Double dnums[] = { 1.1, 2.2, 3.3, 4.4, 5.5 };
Stats<Double> dob = new Stats<Double>(dnums);

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double w = dob.average();
System.out.println("dob average is " + w);
}
}
Restrictions on Generics
To use Java generics effectively, you must consider the following
restrictions:

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 Cannot Declare Static Fields Whose Types are Type Parameters
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 Cannot Create, Catch, or Throw Objects of Parameterized Types

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UNIT-V
EVENT DRIVEN PROGRAMMING

Graphics programming-Frame-Components-working with 2D shapes-Using color, fonts, and images-Basics

of event Handling-event handlers-adapter classes-actions mouse events-AWT event hierarchy-Introduction
to Swing-layout management-Swing Components-Text Fields, Text Areas-Buttons-Check Boxes-Radio
Buttons-Lists-choices-Scrollbars-windows-Menus-Dialog Boxes and Interfaces, Exception handling,

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Multithreaded programming, Strings, Input/output

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 Java contains support for graphics that enable programmers to visually enhance applications
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Java contains many more sophisticated drawing capabilities as part of the Java 2D API
AWT
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Java AWT (Abstract Window Toolkit) is an API to develop GUI or window-based applications in
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java.
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of operating system.
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 AWT is heavyweight i.e. its components are using the resources of OS.The java.awt package
provides classes for AWT api such as TextField, Label, TextArea, RadioButton, CheckBox, Choice,
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Java AWT Hierarchy

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The hierarchy of Java AWT classes are given below.

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Container
The Container is a component in AWT that can contain another components like buttons, textfields,
labels etc. The classes that extend Container class are known as container such as Frame, Dialog and Panel.
Window
The window is the container that has no borders and menu bars. You must use frame, dialog or
another window for creating a window.
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Frame
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components like button, textfield etc.
There are two ways to create a Frame. They are,
 By Instantiating Frame class e
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 By extending Frame class
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
class MyLoginWindow extends Frame
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{
TextField name,pass;
Button b1,b2;
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{
setLayout(new FlowLayout());
this.setLayout(null);
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Label n=new Label("Name:",Label.CENTER);

Label p=new Label("password:",Label.CENTER);
name=new TextField(20);
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pass=new TextField(20);
pass.setEchoChar('#');
b1=new Button("submit");
b2=new Button("cancel");
this.add(n);
this.add(name);
this.add(p);
this.add(pass);
this.add(b1);
this.add(b2);

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n.setBounds(70,90,90,60);
p.setBounds(70,130,90,60);
name.setBounds(200,100,90,20);
pass.setBounds(200,140,90,20);
b1.setBounds(100,260,70,40);
b2.setBounds(180,260,70,40);
}
public static void main(String args[])
{
MyLoginWindow ml=new
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ml.setVisible(true);

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ml.setTitle("my login window");
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Event handling:
Changing the state of an object is known as an event. For example, click on button, dragging mouse
etc. The java.awt.event package provides many event classes and Listener interfaces for event handling.
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Events : An event is a change in state of an object.

 Events Source : Event source is an object that generates an event.
 Listeners : A listener is an object that listens to the event. A listener gets notified when an
event occur

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How Events are handled ?

A source generates an Event and send it to one or more listeners registered with the source. Once
event is received by the listener, they process the event and then return. Events are supported by a number
of Java packages, like java.util, java.awt and java.awt.event.
Important Event Classes and Interface

Event Classes Description Listener Interface

ActionEvent generated when button is pressed, menu-item is ActionListener

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MouseEvent generated when mouse is dragged, MouseListener
moved,clicked,pressed or released and also when it

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enters or exit a component

KeyEvent
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generated when input is received from keyboard KeyListener
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ItemEvent generated when check-box or list item is clicked ItemListener
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TextEvent generated when value of textarea or textfield is TextListener

changed
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MouseWheelEvent generated when mouse wheel is moved MouseWheelListener

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WindowEvent generated when window is activated, deactivated, WindowListener

deiconified, iconified, opened or closed
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ComponentEvent generated when component is hidden, moved, resized ComponentEventListener

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or set visible

ContainerEvent generated when component is added or removed from ContainerListener

container

AdjustmentEvent generated when scroll bar is manipulated AdjustmentListener

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FocusEvent generated when component gains or loses keyboard FocusListener

focus

Steps to handle events:

 Implement appropriate interface in the class.
 Register the component with the listener.

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listener) interface or extends a class that implements an ActionListener interface. For example:

public class MyClass implements ActionListener

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2. Register an instance of the event handler class as a listener on one or more components. For
example:
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someComponent.addActionListener(instanceOfMyClass);
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public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

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Mouse Listener
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package Listener;
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import java.awt.Frame;
import java.awt.Label;
import java.awt.TextArea;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseListener;

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public class Mouse implements MouseListener {
TextArea s;
public Mouse()
{
Frame d=new Frame("kkkk");
s=new TextArea("");
d.add(s);
s.addMouseListener(this);

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}
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {

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int a=e.getX();
int b=e.getY();
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System.out.println("X="+a+"Y="+b);
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public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {

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public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {

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public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {
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System.out.println("MouseExited");
}
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public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {

System.out.println("MouseClicked");
}
public static void main(String arg[])
{
Mouse a=new Mouse();

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}
}

Mouse Motion Listener

package Listener;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener;

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import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

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import javax.swing.JTextArea;
public class MouseMotionEventDemo extends JPanel implements MouseMotionListener

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{MouseMotionEventDemo()
{
JTextArea a=new JTextArea();
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a.addMouseMotionListener(this);
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b.add(a);
b.setVisible(true);
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public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) {

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}
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
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System.out.println("MouseDragged");
}
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public static void main(String arg[])

{
MouseMotionEventDemo a=new MouseMotionEventDemo();
}
}

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KEY LISTENER

package Listener;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
public class KeyEventDemo implements KeyListener

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{
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{
JFrame s=new JFrame("hai");

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typingArea.addKeyListener(this);
s.add(typingArea);
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s.setVisible(true);
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public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {

System.out.println("KeyTyped");
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/** Handle the key-pressed event from the text field. */

public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
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System.out.println("KeyPressed");
}
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/** Handle the key-released event from the text field. */

public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
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System.out.println("Keyreleased");
}
public static void main(String g[])
{
KeyEventDemo a=new KeyEventDemo();
}
}
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ITEM LISTENER

package Listener;
import java.awt.event.ItemEvent;
import java.awt.event.ItemListener;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;

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import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

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import javax.swing.JTextField;
public class itemlistener implements ItemListener

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{
public itemlistener()
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JFrame s=new JFrame("hai");
JCheckBox a=new JCheckBox("Ok");
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a.addItemListener(this);
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}
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{
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public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent arg0) {
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System.out.println("State changed");
}
}

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Window Listener
package Listener;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener;
import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
import java.awt.event.WindowListener;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

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import javax.swing.JTextArea;
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window()
{

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b.addWindowListener(this);
b.setVisible(true);
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}
public static void main(String arg[])
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{
window a=new window();
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public void windowActivated(WindowEvent arg0) {

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}
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System.out.println("Window closed");
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}
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
System.out.println("Window closing");
}
public void windowDeactivated(WindowEvent arg0) {
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System.out.println("Window deactivated");
}
public void windowDeiconified(WindowEvent arg0)
{
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
System.out.println("Window deiconified");
}
public void windowIconified(WindowEvent arg0)

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{
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System.out.println("Window Iconified");
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public void windowOpened(WindowEvent arg0)
{
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System.out.println("Window opened");
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WINDOW FOCUS LISTENER

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package Listener;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
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import java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener;
import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
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import java.awt.event.WindowFocusListener;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
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import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
public class window1 extends JPanel implements WindowFocusListener
{ window1()
{
JFrame b=new JFrame();
b.addWindowFocusListener(this);
b.setVisible(true);
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public static void main(String
arg[]) {
window1 b=new window1();
}
public void windowGainedFocus(WindowEvent e)
{
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}
public void windowLostFocus(WindowEvent e)

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{
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System.out.println("Windowlostfocus");
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package Listener;
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import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener;
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import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
import java.awt.event.WindowStateListener;
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import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
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public class window2 extends JPanel implements WindowStateListener

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{ window2()
{
JFrame b=new JFrame();
b.addWindowStateListener(this);
b.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String
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}
public void windowStateChanged(WindowEvent e)
{
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
System.out.println("State Changed");
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ACTION LISTENER

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import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

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import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;

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public class A extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
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JPanel buttonpanel = new JPanel();
JButton b1 = new JButton("Hai");
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buttonpanel.add(b1);
b1.addActionListener(this);
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public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

System.out.println(“Hai button”);
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public static void main(String args[]) {
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f.setTitle("ActionListener");
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f.setSize(500,500);
f.setVisible(true);
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Java adapter classes

Java adapter classes provide the default implementation of listener interfaces. If you inherit the
adapter class, you will not be forced to provide the implementation of all the methods of listener interfaces.
So it saves code.
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The adapter classes are found in java.awt.event, java.awt.dnd and javax.swing.event packages.

Adapter class Listener interface

WindowAdapter WindowListener

KeyAdapter KeyListener

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MouseMotionAdapter MouseMotionListener

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FocusAdapter FocusListener

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ComponentAdapter ComponentListener

ContainerAdapter e ContainerListener
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Java WindowAdapter Example

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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class AdapterExample{
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Frame f;
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f=new Frame("Window Adapter");

f.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter(){
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public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {

f.dispose();
}
});
f.setSize(400,400);
f.setLayout(null);
f.setVisible(true);
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}
public static void main(String[] args) {
new AdapterExample();
} }

Java MouseAdapter Example

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

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public class MouseAdapterExample extends MouseAdapter{
Frame f;

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MouseAdapterExample(){
f=new Frame("Mouse Adapter");

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f.addMouseListener(this);
f.setSize(300,300);
f.setLayout(null);
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f.setVisible(true);
}
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public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {

Graphics g=f.getGraphics();
g.setColor(Color.BLUE);
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g.fillOval(e.getX(),e.getY(),30,30);
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public static void main(String[] args) {

new MouseAdapterExample();
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Java MouseMotionAdapter Example

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class MouseMotionAdapterExample extends MouseMotionAdapter{
Frame f;
MouseMotionAdapterExample(){
f=new Frame("Mouse Motion Adapter");
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f.addMouseMotionListener(this);
f.setSize(300,300);
f.setLayout(null);
f.setVisible(true);
}
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
Graphics g=f.getGraphics();
g.setColor(Color.ORANGE);

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g.fillOval(e.getX(),e.getY(),20,20);
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public static void main(String[] args) {
new MouseMotionAdapterExample();

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} }

Java KeyAdapter Example

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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
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public class KeyAdapterExample extends KeyAdapter{

Label l;
TextArea area;
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Frame f;
KeyAdapterExample(){
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f=new Frame("Key Adapter");

l=new Label();
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l.setBounds(20,50,200,20);
area=new TextArea();
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area.setBounds(20,80,300, 300);
area.addKeyListener(this);
f.add(l);f.add(area);
f.setSize(400,400);
f.setLayout(null);
f.setVisible(true);
}
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public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {
String text=area.getText();
String words[]=text.split("\\s");
l.setText("Words: "+words.length+" Characters:"+text.length());
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
new KeyAdapterExample();
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AWT EVENT HIERARCHY

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Swing
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 Java Swing tutorial is a part of Java Foundation Classes (JFC) that is used to create window-based
applications. It is built on the top of AWT (Abstract Windowing Toolkit) API and entirely written in
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java.
 Unlike AWT, Java Swing provides platform-independent and lightweight components.
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 The javax.swing package provides classes for java swing API such as JButton, JTextField,
JTextArea, JRadioButton, JCheckbox, JMenu, JColorChooser etc.
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The hierarchy of java swing API is given below

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There are many differences between java awt and swing that are given below.

No. Java AWT Java Swing

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1) AWT components are platform- Java swing components

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dependent. are platform-independent.

2) AWT components are heavyweight. Swing components

are lightweight.
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3) AWT doesn't support pluggable look Swing supports pluggable

and feel. look and feel.
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4) AWT provides less components than Swing provides more

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tables, lists, scrollpanes,

colorchooser, tabbedpane etc.

5) AWT doesn't follows MVC(Model Swing follows MVC.

View Controller) where model represents
data, view represents presentation and
controller acts as an interface between
model and view.

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Layout management
Java LayoutManagers
The LayoutManagers are used to arrange components in a particular manner. LayoutManager is an
interface that is implemented by all the classes of layout managers. There are following classes that
represents the layout managers:
AWT Layout Manager Classes
Following is the list of commonly used controls while designing GUI using AWT.

Sr.No. LayoutManager & Description

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BorderLayout

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1 The borderlayout arranges the components to fit in the five regions: east, west,
north, south, and center.

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CardLayout
2 The CardLayout object treats each component in the container as a card. Only one
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The FlowLayout is the default layout. It layout the components in a directional flow.
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4 GridLayout
The GridLayout manages the components in the form of a rectangular
grid.
GridBagLayout
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5 the component vertically, horizontally, or along their baseline without requiring the
components of the same size.
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GroupLayout
6 The GroupLayout hierarchically groups the components in order to position them
in a Container.
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SpringLayout
7 A SpringLayout positions the children of its associated container according to a
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set of constraints.

8 BoxLayout
The BoxLayout is used to arrange the components either vertically or horizontally.

ScrollPaneLayout
9 The layout manager used by JScrollPane. JScrollPaneLayout is responsible for nine
components: a viewport, two scrollbars, a row header, a column header, and four
"corner" components.

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Border layout:
Example:
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Border {
JFrame f;
Border(){

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f=new JFrame();
JButton b1=new JButton("NORTH");;

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JButton b2=new JButton("SOUTH");;
JButton b3=new JButton("EAST");;

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JButton b4=new JButton("WEST");;
JButton b5=new JButton("CENTER");;
f.add(b1,BorderLayout.NORTH);
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f.add(b2,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
f.add(b3,BorderLayout.EAST);
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f.add(b4,BorderLayout.WEST);
f.add(b5,BorderLayout.CENTER);
f.setSize(300,300);
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f.setVisible(true);
}
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public static void main(String[] args) {

new Border();
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} }
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ScrollPaneLayout:
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
public class ScrollPaneDemo extends JFrame

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{
public ScrollPaneDemo() {
super("ScrollPane Demo");
ImageIcon img = new ImageIcon("child.png");
JScrollPane png = new JScrollPane(new JLabel(img));
getContentPane().add(png);
setSize(300,250);
setVisible(true);

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}
public static void main(String[] args) {

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new ScrollPaneDemo();
} }

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Boxlayout
import java.awt.*;
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import javax.swing.*;
public class BoxLayoutExample1 extends Frame {
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Button buttons[];
public BoxLayoutExample1 () {
buttons = new Button [5];
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for (int i = 0;i<5;i++) {

buttons[i] = new Button ("Button " + (i + 1));
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add (buttons[i]);
}
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setLayout (new BoxLayout (this, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));

setSize(400,400);
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setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String args[]){
BoxLayoutExample1 b=new BoxLayoutExample1();
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Group layout:
Example
public class GroupExample
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
JFrame frame = new JFrame("GroupLayoutExample");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

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Container contentPanel = frame.getContentPane();
GroupLayout groupLayout = new GroupLayout(contentPanel);

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contentPanel.setLayout(groupLayout);
JLabel clickMe = new JLabel("Click Here");

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JButton button = new JButton("This Button");
groupLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
groupLayout.createSequentialGroup()
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.addComponent(clickMe)
.addGap(10, 20, 100)
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.addComponent(button));
groupLayout.setVerticalGroup(
groupLayout.createParallelGroup(GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
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.addComponent(clickMe)
.addComponent(button));
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frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
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} }}
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Swing components:
Text Fields
The object of a JTextField class is a text component that allows the editing of a single line text. It
inherits JTextComponent class.
Text Areas
The object of a JTextArea class is a multi line region that displays text. It allows the editing of
multiple line text. It inherits JTextComponent class
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Buttons
The JButton class is used to create a labeled button that has platform independent implementation.
The application result in some action when the button is pushed. It inherits AbstractButton class.
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JPasswordField;

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import javax.swing.JTextField;
public class SwingFirstExample {

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public static void main(String[] args) {
// Creating instance of JFrame

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JFrame frame = new JFrame("My First Swing Example");
// Setting the width and height of frame
frame.setSize(350, 200);
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frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
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* We can create several panels and add them to specific

* positions in a JFrame. Inside panels we can add text
* fields, buttons and other components.
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*/
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
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// adding panel to frame

frame.add(panel);
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* to the panel.
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*/
placeComponents(panel);
// Setting the frame visibility to true
frame.setVisible(true); }
private static void placeComponents(JPanel panel) {
/* We will discuss about layouts in the later sections * of this tutorial. For now we are setting the
layout * to null */
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panel.setLayout(null);
// Creating JLabel
JLabel userLabel = new JLabel("User");
/* This method specifies the location and size
* of component. setBounds(x, y, width, height)
* here (x,y) are cordinates from the top left
* corner and remaining two arguments are the width
* and height of the component.

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userLabel.setBounds(10,20,80,25);

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panel.add(userLabel);
/* Creating text field where user is supposed to

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* enter user name.
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JTextField userText = new JTextField(20);
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userText.setBounds(100,20,165,25);
panel.add(userText);
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JLabel passwordLabel = new JLabel("Password");
passwordLabel.setBounds(10,50,80,25);
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panel.add(passwordLabel);
/*This is similar to text field but it hides the user
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* the password like we normally see on login screens.
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*/
JPasswordField passwordText = new JPasswordField(20);
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passwordText.setBounds(100,50,165,25);
panel.add(passwordText);
// Creating login button
JButton loginButton = new JButton("login");
loginButton.setBounds(10, 80, 80, 25);
panel.add(loginButton);
}}
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Check Boxes
The JCheckBox class is used to create a checkbox. It is used to turn an option on (true) or off (false).

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Clicking on a CheckBox changes its state from "on" to "off" or from "off" to "on ".It inherits JToggleButton
class.
Example:
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import javax.swing.*;
public class CheckBoxExample
{
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CheckBoxExample(){
JFrame f= new JFrame("CheckBox Example");
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JCheckBox checkBox1 = new JCheckBox("C++");

checkBox1.setBounds(100,100, 50,50);
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JCheckBox checkBox2 = new JCheckBox("Java", true);

checkBox2.setBounds(100,150, 50,50);
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f.add(checkBox1);
f.add(checkBox2);
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f.setSize(400,400);
f.setLayout(null);
f.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String args[])
{
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}}

Radio Buttons The JRadioButton class is used to create a radio button. It is used to choose one option from
multiple options. It is widely used in exam systems or quiz. It should be added in ButtonGroup to select
one radio
button only.
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

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class RadioButtonExample extends JFrame implements ActionListener{
JRadioButton rb1,rb2;

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JButton b;
RadioButtonExample(){

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rb1=new JRadioButton("Male");
rb1.setBounds(100,50,100,30);
rb2=new JRadioButton("Female");
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rb2.setBounds(100,100,100,30);
ButtonGroup bg=new ButtonGroup();
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bg.add(rb1);bg.add(rb2);
b=new JButton("click");
b.setBounds(100,150,80,30);
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b.addActionListener(this);
add(rb1);add(rb2);add(b);
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setSize(300,300);
setLayout(null);
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setVisible(true);
}
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public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){

if(rb1.isSelected()){
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this,"You are Male.");
}
if(rb2.isSelected()){
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this,"You are Female.");
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public static void main(String args[])
{ new RadioButtonExample();
}}

Lists
The object of JList class represents a list of text items. The list of text items can be set up so that
the user can choose either one item or multiple items. It inherits JComponent class.
import javax.swing.*;

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public class ListExample
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ListExample(){
JFrame f= new JFrame();

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DefaultListModel<String> l1 = new DefaultListModel<>();
l1.addElement("Item1");
l1.addElement("Item2");
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l1.addElement("Item3");
l1.addElement("Item4");
JList<String> list = new JList<>(l1);
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list.setBounds(100,100, 75,75);
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f.setSize(400,400);
f.setLayout(null);
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f.setVisible(true);
}
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public static void main(String

args[])
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{
new ListExample();
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The object of Choice class is used to show popup menu of choices. Choice selected by user is shown
on the top of a menu. It inherits JComponent class.

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import javax.swing.*;
public class ComboBoxExample

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f=new JFrame("ComboBox Example");
String country[]={"India","Aus","U.S.A","England","Newzealand"};
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JComboBox cb=new JComboBox(country);

cb.setBounds(50, 50,90,20);
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f.add(cb);
f.setLayout(null);
f.setSize(400,500);
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f.setVisible(true);
}
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public static void main(String[] args) {

new ComboBoxExample();
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Scrollbars
The object of JScrollbar class is used to add horizontal and vertical scrollbar. It is an implementation

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of a scrollbar. It inherits JComponent class.
mport javax.swing.*;

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class ScrollBarExample
{
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ScrollBarExample(){
JFrame f= new JFrame("Scrollbar Example");
JScrollBar s=new JScrollBar();
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s.setBounds(100,100, 50,100);
f.add(s);
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f.setSize(400,400);
f.setLayout(null);
f.setVisible(true);
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}
public static void main(String args[])
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{
new ScrollBarExample();
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The class JWindow is a container that can be displayed but does not have the title bar

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Menus
The JMenuBar class is used to display menubar on the window or frame. It may have several

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menus. The object of JMenu class is a pull down menu component which is displayed from the
menu bar. It
inherits the JMenuItem class.
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The object of JMenuItem class adds a simple labeled menu item. The items used in a menu must
belong to the JMenuItem or any of its subclass.
import javax.swing.*;
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class MenuExample
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JMenu menu, submenu;

JMenuItem i1, i2, i3, i4, i5;
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JFrame f= new JFrame("Menu and MenuItem Example");
JMenuBar mb=new JMenuBar();
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menu=new JMenu("Menu");
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submenu=new JMenu("Sub Menu");

i1=new JMenuItem("Item 1");
i2=new JMenuItem("Item 2");
i3=new JMenuItem("Item 3");
i4=new JMenuItem("Item 4");
i5=new JMenuItem("Item 5");
menu.add(i1); menu.add(i2); menu.add(i3);
submenu.add(i4); submenu.add(i5);
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menu.add(submenu);
mb.add(menu);
f.setJMenuBar(mb);
f.setSize(400,400);
f.setLayout(null);
f.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String args[])

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{
new MenuExample();

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Dialog Boxes.
The JDialog control represents a top level window with a border and a title used to take some form
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of input from the user. It inherits the Dialog class.Unlike JFrame, it doesn't have maximize and minimize
buttons.
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Example:
import javax.swing.*;
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class DialogExample {
private static JDialog d;
DialogExample() {
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d = new JDialog(f , "Dialog Example", true);
d.setLayout( new FlowLayout() );
JButton b = new JButton ("OK");
b.addActionListener ( new ActionListener()
{
public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent e )
{
DialogExample.d.setVisible(false); }}};

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d.add( new JLabel ("Click button to continue."));
d.add(b);

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d.setSize(300,300);
d.setVisible(true);

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}
public static void main(String args[])
{
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new DialogExample(); }}
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