1 Java Introduction
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Sheeba Dhuruvaraj1 Java Introduction
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Sheeba DhuruvarajINTRODUCTIO N
JAVA
Programming Language
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is a language for computers. is an artificial language. is a series of instructions based on syntaxes. is a notation for writing programs.
A computer tool that allows a programmer to write commands in a format that is more easily understood or remembered by a person, and in such a way that they can be translated into codes that the computer can understand and execute.
Types
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Procedural Programming Languages
every program comes with a starting phase, a list of tasks and operations, and an ending stage. made up of procedures, subroutines, or methods.
Fortran, Basic
Structured Programming Languages
requires that programmers break program structure into small pieces of code. associated with a "top-down" approach to design.
C, Pascal
Object-Oriented Programming Languages
requires the designer to specify the data structures as well as the types of operations to be applied on those data structures. a program thus becomes a collection of cooperating objects, rather than a list of instructions.
C++, Java, Pythan
Why Java? / Features of Java
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Object Oriented Simple & Secure Architecture Neutral Portable & Robust Interpreted High Performance Distributed Dynamic Multi-threaded AWT & Event Handling
Write Once; Run Anywhere, any time, forever
Designing Goal
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A general purpose, concurrent, object oriented language for the Internet
Heart of Java
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Javas Magic: The Byte code
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The key that allows java to solve both the security and the portability problems just described is that the output of a java compiler is not executable code. It is byte code, byte code is a highly optimized set of instructions designed to be executed by the java runtime system, which is called the java virtual machine (JVM). That is, in its standard form, the JVM is an interpreter for byte code
LANGUAGE FUNDAMENTALS
Installing Java
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Download the Java Development Kit (JDK) for your platform. (Its free) Run the .exe file to install java on your machine. (or) Follow the instructions given.
Setting Path
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Start Control Panel System Advanced Click on Environment Variables, under System Variables, find PATH, and click on it. In the Edit windows, modify PATH by adding the location of the class to the value for PATH. If you do not have the item PATH, you may select to add a new variable and add PATH as the name and the location of the class as the value. Close the window. (Or) In command prompt set classpath=%path%;.; (Or) set path=location of class;
Compilation and Execution
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To Compile
javac
xxx.java
To Execute
java
xxx
Language Elements
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Tokens
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a Java program, all characters are grouped into symbols called tokens.
tokens identifier | keyword | separator | operator | literal | comment
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Identifiers: names the programmer chooses Keywords: names already in the programming language Separators (also known as punctuators): punctuation characters and paired-delimiters Operators: symbols that operate on arguments and produce results Literals (specified by their type)
Numeric: int,float and double Logical: boolean Textual: char and String Reference: null
Comments Line // Block /*
*/
Keywords
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Keywords are reserved words that are predefined in the language. All the keywords are in lowercase.
Data Types
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There are two data types available in Java:
Primitive
Data Types Reference/Object Data Types
Primitive Data Types
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Reference Data Type
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Reference variables are created using defined constructors of the classes. They are used to access objects. These variables are declared to be of a specific type that cannot be changed. For example, Employee, Puppy etc. Class objects, and various type of array variables come under reference data type. Default value of any reference variable is null. A reference variable can be used to refer to any object of the declared type or any compatible type. Example : Animal animal = new Animal("giraffe");
Operators
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An operator is a symbol (+,-,*,/) that directs the computer to perform certain mathematical or logical manipulations and is usually used to manipulate data and variables Ex: a+b
Types
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3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Arithmetic operators Relational operators Logical operators Assignment operators Increment and decrement operators Conditional operators Bitwise operators Special operators
Control Statements
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Selection Statements
if, if-else, if-else-if ladder, nested if-else switch-case
Iteration Statements
while do-while for Nested loops
Jump Statements
break continue return
First Java Program
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public class First { public static void main(String args[]) { System.out.println(Java is my passion); } }
Basic Syntax
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Case Sensitivity - Java is case sensitive which means identifier Hello and hello would have different meaning in Java. Class Names - For all class names the first letter should be in Upper Case. If several words are used to form a name of the class each inner words first letter should be in Upper Case. Example: class MyFirstJavaClass Method Names - All method names should start with a Lower Case letter. If several words are used to form the name of the method, then each inner word's first letter should be in Upper Case. Example: public void myMethodName() Program File Name - Name of the program file should exactly match the class name. public static void main(String args[]) - java program processing starts from the main() method which is a mandatory part of every java program..
