JAVA - Unit 1

Subject: Programming with Java (102044502)
Unit 1: Introduction, Array and String, Class Object and Method

Reference: The Complete Reference, Java 2 (Fourth Edition), Herbert Schild, -TMH
1. Introduction
1.1. Java’s Lineage
• Java is related to C++, which is a direct descendent of C. Much of the character of
Java is inherited from these two languages.
• From C, Java derives its syntax. Many of Java’s object-oriented features were
influenced by C++.
• The creation of C was a direct result of the need for a structured, efficient, high-
level language that could replace assembly code when creating systems programs.
• Invent of C++: By the early 1980s, many projects were pushing the structured
approach past its limits. To solve this problem, a new way to program was
invented, called object-oriented programming (OOP).
• Java was conceived by James Gosling, Patrick Naughton, Chris Warth, Ed Frank,
and Mike Sheridan at Sun Microsystems, Inc. in 1991.
• It took 18 months to develop the first working version.
• This language was initially called “Oak” but was renamed “Java” in 1995.
• Between the initial implementation of Oak in the fall of 1992 and the public
announcement of Java in the spring of 1995, many more people contributed to the
design and evolution of the language.
• The original impetus for Java was not the Internet! Instead, the primary motivation
was the need for a platform-independent (that is, architecture neutral) language
that could be used to create software to be embedded in various consumer
electronic devices, such as microwave ovens and remote controls.
• As you can probably guess, many different types of CPUs are used as controllers.
The trouble with C and C++ (and most other languages) is that they are designed
to be compiled for a specific target.
• Although it is possible to compile a C++ program for just about any type of CPU,
to do so requires a full C++ compiler targeted for that CPU.
• In an attempt to find such a solution, Gosling and others began work on a portable,
platform-independent language that could be used to produce code that would run
on a variety of CPUs under differing environments.
• However, with the emergence of the World Wide Web, Java was propelled to the
forefront of computer language design, because the Web, too, demanded portable
programs.
• By 1993, it became obvious to members of the Java design team that the problems
of portability frequently encountered when creating code for embedded controllers
are also found when attempting to create code for the Internet.
• This realization caused the focus of Java to switch from consumer electronics to
Internet programming.
1.2. Feature of Java

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1.2.1. Simple:
• Java is designed to be easy for the professional programmer to learn and use
effectively.
• If you are an experienced C++ programmer, moving to Java will require very
little effort.
1.2.2. Object-Oriented:
• Java supports object oriented programming paradigm
1.2.3. Robust:
• Java is robust programming language, because Java is a strictly typed
language, it checks your code at compile time. However, it also checks your
code at run time.
• Better memory management in Java compared to C/C++. In C/C++, the
programmer must manually allocate and free all dynamic memory. This
sometimes leads to problems, because programmers will either forget to free
memory that has been previously allocated or, worse, try to free some memory
that another part of their code is still using. Java virtually eliminates these
problems by managing memory allocation and deallocation for you. (In fact,
deallocation is completely automatic, because Java provides garbage
collection for unused objects.)
1.2.4. Multithreaded:
• Java was designed to meet the real-world requirement of creating interactive,
networked programs.
• Java supports multithreaded programming, which allows you to write
programs that do many things simultaneously.
1.2.5. Architecture-Neutral
• Java is designed on the principle of “write once; run anywhere, anytime,
forever.”
• It can run even if operating system upgrades, processor upgrades, and changes
in core system resources can all combine.
1.2.6. Interpreted and High Performance
• Java enables the creation of cross-platform programs by compiling into an
intermediate representation called Java bytecode. This code can be interpreted
on any system that provides a Java Virtual Machine.
• Java was engineered for interpretation, the Java bytecode was carefully
designed so that it would be easy to translate directly into native machine code
for very high performance by using a just-in-time compiler.
1.2.7. Distributed
• Java is designed for the distributed environment of the Internet, because it
handles TCP/IP protocols.
• Java supports distributed computing through Remote Method Invocation
(RMI).
1.2.8. Dynamic
• Java enable dynamic link of various code block at runtime.
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1.3. Java Virtual Machine

• JVM (Java Virtual Machine) Architecture
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).
What is JVM ?
It is:
1. A specification where working of Java Virtual Machine is specified. But

implementation provider is independent to choose the algorithm. Its
implementation has been provided by Oracle and other companies.
2. An implementation Its implementation is known as JRE (Java Runtime
Environment).
3. Runtime Instance Whenever you write java command on the command
prompt to run the java class, an instance of JVM is created.
What it does ?
The JVM performs following operation:
o Loads code
o Verifies code
o Executes code
o Provides runtime environment
JVM provides definitions for the:
o Memory area
o Class file format
o Register set
o Garbage-collected heap
o Fatal error reporting etc.
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• JVM contains classloader, memory area, execution engine etc.

o 1) Classloader
▪ Classloader is a subsystem of JVM which is used to load class
files. Whenever we run the java program, it is loaded first by
the classloader. There are three built-in classloaders in Java.
• Bootstrap ClassLoader: This is the first classloader
which is the super class of Extension classloader. It
loads the rt.jar file which contains all class files of Java
Standard Edition like java.lang package classes,
java.net package classes, java.util package classes,
java.io package classes, java.sql package classes etc.
• Extension ClassLoader: This is the child classloader of

Bootstrap and parent classloader of System classloader.
It loades the jar files located inside
$JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ext directory.
• System/Application ClassLoader: This is the child

classloader of Extension classloader. It loads the
classfiles from classpath. By default, classpath is set to
current directory. You can change the classpath using
"-cp" or "-classpath" switch. It is also known as
Application classloader.
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o 2) Class(Method) Area
▪ Class(Method) Area stores per-class structures such as the
runtime constant pool, field and method data, the code for
methods.
o 3) Heap
▪ It is the runtime data area in which objects are allocated.
o 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.
o 5) Program Counter Register
▪ PC (program counter) register contains the address of the Java
virtual machine instruction currently being executed.
o 6) Native Method Stack
▪ It contains all the native methods used in the application.
o 7) Execution Engine
▪ A virtual processor
▪ Interpreter: Read bytecode stream then execute the
instructions.
▪ Just-In-Time(JIT) compiler: It 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 instruction set of a specific
CPU.
o 8) Java Native Interface
Java Native Interface (JNI) is a framework which provides an interface
to communicate with another application written in another language
like C, C++, Assembly etc. Java uses JNI framework to send output to
the Console or interact with OS libraries.
1.4. Byte Code

• What is Java Bytecode?
o Java bytecode is the instruction set for the Java Virtual Machine.
o As soon as a java program is compiled, java bytecode is generated. In more apt
terms, java bytecode is the machine code in the form of a .class file. With the
help of java bytecode we achieve platform independence in java.
• How does it works?
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o When we write a program in Java, firstly, the compiler compiles that program
and a bytecode is generated for that piece of code.
o After the first compilation, the bytecode generated is now run by the Java
Virtual Machine and not the processor in consideration.
o Resources required to run the bytecode are made available by the Java Virtual
Machine, which calls the processor to allocate the required resources.
• Advantage of Java Bytecode

o Platform independence is one of the soul reasons for which James Gosling
started the formation of java and it is this implementation of bytecode which
helps us to achieve this.
o Hence bytecode is a very important component of any java program.
o A point to keep in mind is that bytecodes are non-runnable codes and rely on
the availability of an interpreter to execute and thus the JVM comes into play.
o Bytecode promotes portability which ensures that Java can be implemented on
a wide array of platforms like desktops, mobile devices, severs and many more.
1.5. JDK
• JDK is an acronym for Java Development Kit. The Java Development Kit (JDK)
is a software development 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:
o Standard Edition Java Platform

o Enterprise Edition Java Platform
o Micro Edition Java Platform
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• The JDK contains a private Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and a few other resources
such as an interpreter/loader (Java), a compiler (javac), an archiver (jar), a
documentation generator (Javadoc) etc. to complete the development of a Java
Application.
• Some main components of JDK
o appletviewer: This tool is used to run and debug Java applets without a web
browser.
o apt: It is an annotation-processing tool.
o extcheck: it is a utility that detects JAR file conflicts.
o idlj: An IDL-to-Java compiler. This utility generates Java bindings from
a given Java IDL file.
o jabswitch: It is a Java Access Bridge. Exposes assistive technologies on
Microsoft Windows systems.
o java: The loader for Java applications. This tool is an interpreter and can
interpret the class files generated by the javac compiler. Now a single
launcher is used for both development and deployment. The old
deployment launcher, jre, no longer comes with Sun JDK, and instead it
has been replaced by this new java loader.
o javac: It specifies the Java compiler, which converts source code into Java
bytecode.
o javadoc: The documentation generator, which automatically
generates documentation from source code comments
o jar: The specifies the archiver, which packages related class libraries
into a single JAR file. This tool also helps manage JAR files.
o javafxpackager: It is a tool to package and sign JavaFX applications.
o jarsigner: the jar signing and verification tool.
o javah: the C header and stub generator, used to write native methods.
o javap: the class file disassembler.
o javaws: the Java Web Start launcher for JNLP applications.
o JConsole: Java Monitoring and Management Console.
1.6. JRE
• What is JRE?
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o Java Run-time Environment (JRE) is the part of the Java Development Kit
(JDK).
o It is a freely available software distribution which has Java Class Library,
specific tools, and a stand-alone JVM.
o The source Java code gets compiled and converted to Java bytecode. If you
wish to run this bytecode on any platform, you require JRE.
o The JRE loads classes, verify access to memory, and retrieves the system
resources. JRE acts as a layer on the top of the operating system.
• What does JRE consist of?
o JRE consists of the following components:
▪ Deployment technologies such as deployment, Java plug-in, and
Java Web Start.
▪ User interface toolkits, including Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT),
Swing, Java 2D, Accessibility, Image I/O, Print Service, Sound,
drag, and drop (DnD) and input methods.
▪ Integration libraries including Interface Definition Language
(IDL), Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), Java Naming and
Directory Interface (JNDI), Remote Method Invocation (RMI),
Remote Method Invocation Over Internet Inter-Orb Protocol (RMI-
IIOP) and scripting.
▪ Other base libraries, including international support, input/output
(I/O), extension mechanism, Beans, Java Management Extensions
(JMX), Java Native Interface (JNI), Math, Networking, Override
Mechanism, Security, Serialization and Java for XML Processing
(XML JAXP).
▪ Lang and util base libraries, including lang and util, zip, Java
Archive (JAR), instrument, reflection, Collections, Concurrency
Utilities, management, versioning, Logging, Preferences API, Ref
Objects and Regular Expressions.
• How does JRE work with JVM?
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o Once you write this program, you have to save it with .java extension.
Compile your program. The output of the Java compiler is a byte-code
which is platform independent.
o After compiling, the compiler generates a .class file which has the
bytecode. The bytecode is platform independent and runs on any device
having the JRE.
o From here, the work of JRE begins. To run any Java program, you need
JRE. The flow of the bytecode to run is as follows:
o Class Loader
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▪ At this step, the class loader loads various classes which are
essential for running the program. The class loader dynamically
loads the classes in the Java Virtual Machine.
▪ When the JVM is started, three class loaders are used:
• Bootstrap class loader
• Extensions class loader
• System class loader
o Byte code verifier
Byte code verifier can be considered as a gatekeeper. It verifies the
bytecode so that the code doesn't make any sort of disturbance for the
interpreter. The code is allowed to be interpreted only when it passes the
tests of the Bytecode verifier which checks the format and checks for illegal
code.
o Interpreter
Once the classes get loaded and the code gets verified, then interpreter
reads the assembly code line by line and does the following two functions:
▪ Execute the Byte Code
▪ Make appropriate calls to the underlying hardware
In this way, the program runs in JRE.
1.7. Comments and Java coding convention

1.7.1. First Java program
/*
This is a simple Java program.
Call this file "Example.java".
*/
class Example
{
// Your program begins with a call to main().
public static void main(String args[])

{
System.out.println("This is a simple Java program.");
}
}
• The first thing is the name to source file is very important
o In java, a source file is officially called a compilation unit.
o In Java, all code must reside inside a class.
o By convention, the name of that class should match the name of the
file that holds the program, also match the case sensitive name.
• Compiling and run java program
o C:\>javac Example.java
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▪ The javac compiler creates a file called Example.class that

contains the bytecode version of the program.
o C:\>java Example
▪ To actually run the program, you must use the Java
interpreter, called java.
• Comment ( single line and multiline comments)
o /*
This is a simple Java program.
Call this file "Example.java".
*/
• main function
o public static void main(String args[])
▪ All Java applications begin execution by calling main( ).
▪ The public keyword is an access specifier, which allows the
programmer to control the visibility of class members. When a
class member is preceded by public, then that member may be
accessed by code outside the class in which it is declared.
▪ main( ) must be declared as public, since it must be called by
code outside of its class when the program is started.
▪ The keyword static allows main( ) to be called without having
to instantiate a particular instance of the class. This is necessary
since main( ) is called by the Java interpreter before any objects
are made.
▪ The keyword void simply tells the compiler that main( ) does
not return a value.
2. Array and String:

2.1. Single and Multidimensional Array
• In java First, you must declare a variable of the desired array type. Second,
you must allocate the memory that will hold the array, using new, and assign
it to the array variable. Thus, in Java all arrays are dynamically allocated.
• int month_days[];
• Although this declaration establishes the fact that month_days is an array
variable, no array actually exists. In fact, the value of month_days is set to
null, which represents an array with no value.
• The general form of new as it applies to one-dimensional arrays appears as
follows:
• month_days = new int[12];
or
• int month_days[] = new int[12];
or
• int month_days[] = { 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31 };
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• multidimensional array
o int twoD[][] = new int[4][5];
o Since multidimensional arrays are actually arrays of arrays, the length

of each array is under your control. For example, the following
program creates a twodimensional array in which the sizes of the
second dimension are unequal.
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o The use of uneven (or, irregular) multidimensional arrays is not

recommended for most applications, because it runs contrary to what
people expect to find when a multidimensional array is encountered.
o However, it can be used effectively in some situations. For example,
if you need a very large two-dimensional array that is sparsely
populated (that is, one in which not all of the elements will be used),
then an irregular array might be a perfect solution.
• Alternative Array Declaration Syntax

o There is a second form that may be used to declare an array:
type[ ] var-name;
o For example, the following two declarations are equivalent:
int al[] = new int[3];
int[] a2 = new int[3];
char twod1[][] = new char[3][4];

char[][] twod2 = new char[3][4];
2.2. Command line argument

• Sometimes you will want to pass information into a program when you run it. This
is accomplished by passing command-line arguments to main( ).
• A command-line argument is the information that directly follows the program’s
name on the command line when it is executed.
• To access the command-line arguments inside a Java program is quite easy—they
are stored as strings in the String array passed to main( ).
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class CommandLine {
public static void main(String args[]) {
for(int i=0; i<args.length; i++)
System.out.println("args[" + i + "]: " +
args[i]);
}
}
Try executing this program, as shown here:

java CommandLine this is a test 100 -1
When you do, you will see the following output:

args[0]: this
args[1]: is
args[2]: a
args[3]: test
args[4]: 100
args[5]: -1
2.3. String
• String is probably the most commonly used class in Java’s class library. The
obvious reason for this is that strings are a very important part of programming.
• Every string you create is actually an object of type String.
• Even string constants are actually String objects. For example, in the statement
System.out.println("This is a String, too");
• In java, objects of type String are immutable; once a String object is created, its
contents cannot be altered. While this may seem like a serious restriction, it is
not, for two reasons:
o If you need to change a string, you can always create a new one that
contains the modifications.
o Java defines a peer class of String, called StringBuffer, which allows
strings to be altered, so all of the normal string manipulations are still
available in Java.
• Strings can be constructed a variety of ways.
o The easiest is to use a statement like this:
String myString = "this is a test";
o Java defines one operator for String objects: +. It is used to concatenate
two strings. For example, this statement,
String myString = "I" + " like " + "Java.";
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o The String class contains several methods that you can use.
▪ You can test two strings for equality by using equals( ).
▪ You can obtain the length of a string by calling the length( )
method.
▪ You can obtain the character at a specified index within a string
by calling charAt( ).
// Demonstrating some String methods.

class StringDemo2 {
String strOb1 = "First String";
String strOb2 = "Second String";
String strOb3 = strOb1;
System.out.println("Length of strOb1: " +
strOb1.length());
System.out.println("Char at index 3 in strOb1: " +
strOb1.charAt(3));
if(strOb1.equals(strOb2))
System.out.println("strOb1 == strOb2");
else
System.out.println("strOb1 != strOb2");
if(strOb1.equals(strOb3))
System.out.println("strOb1 == strOb3");
else
System.out.println("strOb1 != strOb3");
}
}
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• you can have arrays of strings, just like you can have arrays of any other type of
object. For example:
// Demonstrate String arrays.
class StringDemo3 {
{
String str[] = { "one", "two", "three" };
for(int i=0; i<str.length; i++)
System.out.println("str[" + i + "]: " + str[i]);
}
}
class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String[] args)
System.out.println("Hello, World!");
int i;
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
int length = 5 ;
String arr[] = new String[length];
for( i=0; i<length; i++)
System.out.print("Enter string : ");
arr[i] = sc.nextLine();
// to read the already populated string array1
for(i=0; i<length; i++)
System.out.println(arr[i]);
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2.4. String Buffer

• Difference between String and String Buffer Class
public class ConcatTest{

public static String concatWithString() {
String t = "ADIT";
for (int i=0; i<10000; i++){
t = t + "Computer";
}
return t;
}
public static String concatWithStringBuffer(){
StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer("ADIT");
for (int i=0; i<10000; i++){
sb.append("Computer");
}
return sb.toString();
}
public static void main(String[] args){
long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
concatWithString();
System.out.println("Time taken by Concating with String:
"+(System.currentTimeMillis()-startTime)+"ms");
startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
concatWithStringBuffer();
System.out.println("Time taken by Concating with StringBuffer:
"+(System.currentTimeMillis()-startTime)+"ms");
}
}
2.5. for-each loop
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• The Java for-each loop or enhanced for loop is introduced since J2SE 5.0. It
provides an alternative approach to traverse the array or collection in Java.
• It is mainly used to traverse the array or collection elements.
• It is known as the for-each loop because it traverses each element one by one.
• The drawback of the enhanced for loop is that it cannot traverse the elements in
reverse order.
• Here, you do not have the option to skip any element because it does not work on
an index basis. Moreover, you cannot traverse the odd or even elements only.
• Syntax:
for(data_type variable : array | collection){
//body of for-each loop
}
• Example:
class ForEachExample1{
public static void main(String args[]){
//declaring an array
int arr[]={12,13,14,44};
//traversing the array with for-each loop
for(int i:arr){
System.out.println(i);
}
}
}
2.6. Wrapper Class

• The wrapper class in Java provides the mechanism to convert primitive into object
and object into primitive.
o Autoboxing: The automatic conversion of primitive data type into its
corresponding wrapper class is known as autoboxing, for example, byte to
Byte, char to Character, int to Integer, long to Long, float to Float, boolean
to Boolean, double to Double, and short to Short.
//Java program to convert primitive into objects

//Autoboxing example of int to Integer
public class WrapperExample1{
//Converting int into Integer
int a=20;
Integer i=Integer.valueOf(a);//converting int into Integer explicitly
Integer j=a;//autoboxing, now compiler will write Integer.valueOf(a)
internally
System.out.println(a+" "+i+" "+j); }}
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o Unboxing: The automatic conversion of wrapper type into its

corresponding primitive type is known as unboxing. It is the reverse
process of autoboxing.
Java program to convert object into primitives
//Unboxing example of Integer to int
public class WrapperExample2{
//Converting Integer to int
Integer a=new Integer(3);
int i=a.intValue();//converting Integer to int explicitly
int j=a;//unboxing, now compiler will write a.intValue() internally
System.out.println(a+" "+i+" "+j);

}}
3. Class Object and Method:

• A class creates a new data type that can be used to create objects. That is, a class
creates a logical framework that defines the relationship between its members.
When you declare an object of a class, you are creating an instance of that class.
Thus, a class is a logical construct. An object has physical reality. (That is, an
object occupies space in memory.)
• A class is a template for an object, and an object is an instance of a class.
• Because an object is an instance of a class, you will often see the two words object
and instance used interchangeably.
• The data, or variables, defined within a class are called instance variables.
• The methods and variables defined within a class are called members of the class.
• A Simple Class:
class Box {
double width;
double height;
double depth;
}
o As stated, a class defines a new type of data. In this case, the new data type
is called Box. You will use this name to declare objects of type Box. It is
important to remember that a class declaration only creates a template; it
does not create an actual object. Thus, the preceding code does not cause
any objects of type Box to come into existence.
o To actually create a Box object, you will use a statement like the following:
Box mybox = new Box(); // create a Box object called mybox
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o After this statement executes, mybox will be an instance of Box. Thus, it

will have “physical” reality. For the moment, don’t worry about the details
of this statement.
• If no explicit constructor is specified, then Java will automatically supply a default

constructor. This is the case with Box.
• It is important to understand that new allocates memory for an object during run
• time. The advantage of this approach is that your program can create as many or
as few objects as it needs during the execution of your program.
Example:
class Box {
double width;
double height;
double depth;
}
class BoxDemo2 {
Box mybox1 = 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;
mybox2.depth = 9;
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// 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;
}
}
• Assigning Object Reference Variables:
Box b1 = new Box();

Box b2 = b1;
o 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 object. It simply makes b2
refer to the same object as does b1. Thus, any changes made to the object through
b2 will affect the object to which b1 is referring, since they are the same object.
Box b1 = new Box();

Box b2 = b1;
// ...
b1 = null;
o Here, b1 has been set to null, but b2 still points to the original object.
• Adding a Method:
o Method that returns value:
class Box {
double width;
double height;
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double depth;
// compute and return volume
double volume() {
return width * height * depth;
}
}
class BoxDemo4 {
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;
mybox2.depth = 9;
// get volume of first box
vol = mybox1.volume();
// get volume of second box
}
}
o Method that accept value:

class Box {
double width;
double height;
double depth;
// compute and return volume
double volume() {
return width * height * depth;
}
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// sets dimensions of box

void setDim(double w, double h, double d) {
width = w;
height = h;
depth = d;
}
}
class BoxDemo5 {
double vol;
// initialize each box
mybox1.setDim(10, 20, 15);
mybox2.setDim(3, 6, 9);
// get volume of first box
// get volume of second box
}
}
• Constructors
o Automatic initialization is performed through the use of a constructor.
o A constructor initializes an object immediately upon creation.
o It has the same name as the class in which it resides and is syntactically similar to
a method. Once defined, the constructor is automatically called immediately after
the object is created, before the new operator completes.
o Constructors look a little strange because they have no return type, not even void.
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Box( )
{
System.out.println("Constructing Box");
width = 10;
height = 10;
depth = 10;
}
o Parameterized constructor
Box(double w, double h, double d) {

width = w;
height = h;
depth = d;
}
• this keyword:
o Sometimes a method will need to refer to the object that invoked it.
o To allow this, Java defines the this keyword. this can be used inside any method
to refer to the current object.
Box(double width, double height, double depth) {

this.width = width;
this.height = height;
this.depth = depth;
}
• Overloading Methods:
o It is possible to define two or more methods within the same class that share the
same name, as long as their parameter declarations are different. When this is the
case, the methods are said to be overloaded, and the process is referred to as method
overloading.
o When an overloaded method is invoked, Java uses the type and/or number of
arguments as its guide to determine which version of the overloaded method to
actually call.
o Thus, overloaded methods must differ in the type and/or number of their
parameters.
o While overloaded methods may have different return types, the return type alone is
insufficient to distinguish two versions of a method.
o Method overloading supports polymorphism because it is one way that Java
implements the “one interface, multiple methods” paradigm.
o
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.
void test(int a, int b) {
System.out.println("a and b: " + a + " " + b);
}
// overload test for a double parameter
double test(double a) {System.out.println("double a: " + a);
return a*a;
}
}
class Overload {
OverloadDemo ob = new OverloadDemo();
double result;
// 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);
}
}
• Overloading Constructors
// constructor used when all dimensions specified
Box(double w, double h, double d)
{
width = w;
height = h;
depth = d;
}
// constructor used when no dimensions specified

Box()
{
width = -1; // use -1 to indicate
height = -1; // an uninitialized
depth = -1; // box
}
// constructor used when cube is created

Box(double len) {
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width = height = depth = len;

}
• Using Objects as Parameters:

class Test {
int a, b;
Test(int i, int j) {
a = i;
b = j;
}
// return true if o is equal to the invoking object
boolean equals(Test o) {
if(o.a == a && o.b == b) return true;
else return false;
}
}
// construct clone of an object

Box(Box ob) { // pass object to constructor
width = ob.width;
height = ob.height;
depth = ob.depth;
}
• A Closer Look at Argument Passing:

o There are two ways that a computer language can pass an argument to a subroutine.
o The first way is call-by-value and second way is call-by-reference.
o In Java uses both approaches, depending upon what is passed.
▪ In call-by-value, method copies the value of an argument into the formal
parameter of the subroutine. Therefore, changes made to the parameter of
the subroutine have no effect on the argument.
// Simple types are passed by value.

class Test {
void meth(int i, int j)
{
i *= 2;
j /= 2;
}
}
class CallByValue {
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Test ob = new Test();
int a = 15, b = 20;
System.out.println("a and b before call: " +
a + " " + b);
ob.meth(a, b);
System.out.println("a and b after call: " +
a + " " + b);
}
}
▪ In call-by-reference, a reference to an argument (not the value of the

argument) is passed to the parameter. Inside the subroutine, this reference
is used to access the actual argument specified in the call. This means that
changes made to the parameter will affect the argument used to call the
subroutine.
▪ When you pass an object to a method, the situation changes dramatically,
because objects are passed by reference.
▪ When you pass object to a method, the parameter that receives it will refer
to the same object as that referred to by the argument.
// Objects are passed by reference.

class Test {
int a, b;
Test(int i, int j) {
a = i;
b = j;
}
// pass an object
void meth(Test o) {
o.a *= 2;
o.b /= 2;
}
}
class CallByRef {
Test ob = new Test(15, 20);
System.out.println("ob.a and ob.b before call: " +
ob.a + " " + ob.b);
ob.meth(ob);
System.out.println("ob.a and ob.b after call: " +
ob.a + " " + ob.b);
}
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o Returning Objects:
▪ A method can return any type of data, including class types that you create.
class Test
{
int a;
Test(int i)
{
a = i;
}
Test incrByTen()
{
Test temp = new Test(a+10);
return temp;
}
}
class RetOb
{
{
Test ob1 = new Test(2);
Test ob2;
ob2 = ob1.incrByTen();
System.out.println("ob1.a: " + ob1.a);
System.out.println("ob2.a: " + ob2.a);
ob2 = ob2.incrByTen();
System.out.println("ob2.a after second increase: "+ ob2.a);
}
}
o Passing and returning array of object in function:
import java.util.Scanner;
public class array {
public int max(int [] array) {
int max = 0;
for(int i=0; i<array.length; i++ ) {

if(array[i]>max) {
max = array[i];
}
}
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return max;
}
public int min(int [] array) {

int min = array[0];
for(int i = 0; i<array.length; i++ ) {

if(array[i]<min) {
min = array[i];
}
}
return min;
}
}
class Example
{
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Enter the array range");
int size = sc.nextInt();
int[] arr = new int[size];
System.out.println("Enter the elements of the array ::");
for(int i=0; i<size; i++) {

arr[i] = sc.nextInt();
}
array m = new array();
System.out.println("Maximum value in the array is::"+m.max(arr));
System.out.println("Minimum value in the array is::"+m.min(arr));
}
}
o Returning array:
▪ Remember:
• A method can return a reference to an array.
• The return type of a method must be declared as an array of the
correct data type.
import java.util.Arrays;
class ReturnArrayExample1
{
{
int[] a=numbers(); //obtain the array
for (int i = 0; i < a.length; i++) //for loop to print the array
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System.out.print( a[i]+ " ");

}
public static int[] numbers()
{
int[] arr={5,6,7,8,9}; //initializing array
return arr;
}
}
• Static
o There will be times when you will want to define a class member that will be used
independently of any object of that class. To create such a member, precede its
declaration with the keyword static. When a member is declared static, it can be
accessed before any objects of its class are created, and without reference to any
object.
o Methods declared as static have several restrictions:
▪ They can only call other static methods.
▪ They must only access static data.
▪ They cannot refer to this or super in any way.
o static variable
o static method
// Demonstrate static variables, methods, and blocks.

class UseStatic {
static int a = 3;
static int b;
static void meth(int x) {
System.out.println("x = " + x);
System.out.println("a = " + a);
System.out.println("b = " + b);
}
static {
System.out.println("Static block initialized.");
b = a * 4;
}
meth(42);
}
}
As soon as the UseStatic class is loaded, all of the static statements are run. First,
a is set to 3, then the static block executes (printing a message), and finally, b is
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initialized to a * 4 or 12. Then main( ) is called, which calls meth( ), passing 42 to

x. The three println( ) statements refer to the two static variables a and b, as well as
to the local variable x.
class StaticDemo {
static int a = 42;
static int b = 99;
static void callme() {
System.out.println("a = " + a);
}
}
class StaticByName {
StaticDemo.callme();
System.out.println("b = " + StaticDemo.b);
}
}
• Introducing final
o A variable can be declared as final. Doing so prevents its contents from being
modified. This means that you must initialize a final variable when it is declared.
▪ Example of final variable
• final variable once assigned a value can never be changed.
class Bike9{
final int speedlimit=90;//final variable
void run(){
speedlimit=400;
}
Bike9 obj=new Bike9();
obj.run();
}
}//end of class
▪ Java final method
• If you make any method as final, you cannot override it.
class Bike{
final void run(){System.out.println("running");}
}
class Honda extends Bike{

void run(){System.out.println("running safely with 100kmph");}

Honda honda= new Honda();
honda.run();
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}
}
▪ Java final class
• If you make any class as final, you cannot extend it.
final class Bike{}
class Honda1 extends Bike{

void run(){System.out.println("running safely with 100kmph");}

Honda1 honda= new Honda1();
honda.run();
}
}
Q) Is final method inherited?
Yes, final method is inherited but you cannot override it. For Example:
class Bike{
final void run(){System.out.println("running...");}
}
class Honda2 extends Bike{
new Honda2().run();
}
}
Q) What is blank or uninitialized final variable?
Yes, but only in constructor.
class Bike10{
final int speedlimit;//blank final variable
Bike10(){
speedlimit=70;
System.out.println(speedlimit);
}

new Bike10();
} }
Q) Can we declare a constructor final?

No, because constructor is never inherited.
• garbage collection:
o In some languages, such as C++, dynamically allocated objects must be manually
released by use of a delete operator.
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o Java takes a different approach; it handles deallocation for you automatically. The
technique that accomplishes this is called garbage collection.
o It works like this: 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.
o Advantage of Garbage Collection:
▪ It makes java memory efficient because garbage collector removes the
unreferenced objects from heap memory.
▪ It is automatically done by the garbage collector(a part of JVM) so we don't
need to make extra efforts.
o How can an object be unreferenced?
▪ By nulling the reference
Employee e=new Employee();

e=null;
▪ By assigning a reference to another

Employee e1=new Employee();
Employee e2=new Employee();
e1=e2;//now the first object referred by e1 is available for garbage
collection
▪ By anonymous object
new Employee();
o finalize() method
The finalize() method is invoked each time before the object is garbage collected.
This method can be used to perform cleanup processing. This method is defined in
Object class as:
protected void finalize(){}
o gc() method
The gc() method is used to invoke the garbage collector to perform cleanup
processing. The gc() is found in System and Runtime classes.
public static void gc(){}

public class TestGarbage1{
public void finalize(){System.out.println("object is garbage collected");}
TestGarbage1 s1=new TestGarbage1();
TestGarbage1 s2=new TestGarbage1();
s1=null;
s2=null;
System.gc();
}
}
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• access modifier (default, public, private, protected):

o The access modifiers in Java specifies the accessibility or scope of a field, method,
constructor, or class.
o The access modifiers in Java specifies the accessibility or scope of a field, method,
constructor, or class.
o There are four types of Java access modifiers:
▪ Private: The access level of a private modifier is only within the class. It
cannot be accessed from outside the class.
▪ Default: The access level of a default modifier is only within the package.
It cannot be accessed from outside the package. If you do not specify any
access level, it will be the default.
▪ Protected: The access level of a protected modifier is within the package
and outside the package through child class. If you do not make the child
class, it cannot be accessed from outside the package.
▪ Public: The access level of a public modifier is everywhere. It can be
accessed from within the class, outside the class, within the package and
outside the package.
Access within within outside outside package

Modifier class package package by
subclass only
Private Y N N N
Default Y Y N N
Protected Y Y Y N
Public Y Y Y Y
o 1) Private: The private access modifier is accessible only within the class.
class A{
private int data=40;
private void msg(){System.out.println("Hello java");}
}
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public class Simple{

A obj=new A();
System.out.println(obj.data);//Compile Time Error
obj.msg();//Compile Time Error
}
}
o 2) Default: If you don't use any modifier, it is treated as default by default. The
default modifier is accessible only within package. It cannot be accessed from
outside the package. It provides more accessibility than private. But, it is more
restrictive than protected, and public.
package pack;
class A{
void msg(){System.out.println("Hello");}
}
package mypack;
import pack.*;
class B{
A obj = new A();//Compile Time Error
obj.msg();//Compile Time Error
}
}
o 3) Protected: The protected access modifier is accessible within package and

outside the package but through inheritance only. The protected access modifier
can be applied on the data member, method and constructor. It can't be applied on
the class. It provides more accessibility than the default modifier.
//save by A.java
package pack;
public class A{
protected void msg(){System.out.println("Hello");}
}
//save by B.java
package mypack;
import pack.*;
class B extends A{
B obj = new B();
obj.msg();
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}
}
o 4) Public: The public access modifier is accessible everywhere. It has the widest
scope among all other modifiers.
//save by A.java
package pack;
public class A{
public void msg(){System.out.println("Hello");}
}
/save by B.java
package mypack;
import pack.*;
class B{
A obj = new A();
obj.msg();
}
}
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Unit 1: Introduction, Array and String, Class Object and Method

1.2. Feature of Java

1.3. Java Virtual Machine

1. A specification where working of Java Virtual Machine is specified. But

JVM provides definitions for the:

• JVM contains classloader, memory area, execution engine etc.

• Extension ClassLoader: This is the child classloader of

• System/Application ClassLoader: This is the child

1.4. Byte Code

• How does it works?

• Advantage of Java Bytecode

o Standard Edition Java Platform

• How does JRE work with JVM?

1.7. Comments and Java coding convention

public static void main(String args[])

▪ The javac compiler creates a file called Example.class that

2. Array and String:

o Since multidimensional arrays are actually arrays of arrays, the length

o The use of uneven (or, irregular) multidimensional arrays is not

• Alternative Array Declaration Syntax

char twod1[][] = new char[3][4];

2.2. Command line argument

Try executing this program, as shown here:

When you do, you will see the following output:

// Demonstrating some String methods.

public static void main(String[] args)

Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);

String arr[] = new String[length];

for( i=0; i<length; i++)

System.out.print("Enter string : ");

// to read the already populated string array1

for(i=0; i<length; i++)

2.4. String Buffer

public class ConcatTest{

2.6. Wrapper Class

//Java program to convert primitive into objects

o Unboxing: The automatic conversion of wrapper type into its

System.out.println(a+" "+i+" "+j);

3. Class Object and Method:

o After this statement executes, mybox will be an instance of Box. Thus, it

• If no explicit constructor is specified, then Java will automatically supply a default

// compute volume of first box

Box b1 = new Box();

Box b1 = new Box();

o Method that accept value:

// sets dimensions of box

Box(double w, double h, double d) {

Box(double width, double height, double depth) {

// constructor used when no dimensions specified

// constructor used when cube is created

width = height = depth = len;

• Using Objects as Parameters:

// construct clone of an object

• A Closer Look at Argument Passing:

// Simple types are passed by value.

public static void main(String args[]) {

▪ In call-by-reference, a reference to an argument (not the value of the

// Objects are passed by reference.

o Passing and returning array of object in function:

for(int i=0; i<array.length; i++ ) {

public int min(int [] array) {