Chapter 1. Introduction to Java.

ITSS Java Programming CAO Tuan-Dung, HUT

Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the student should be able to:

Describe the features of Java technology Describe the different phases of a Java program

History

Java

was created in 1991 by James Gosling et al. of Sun Microsystems. Initially called Oak, in honor of the tree outside Gosling's window, its name was changed to Java because there was already a language called Oak.

Original motivation

The need for platform independent language that could be embedded in various consumer electronic products like toasters and refrigerators. One of the first projects developed using Java

a personal hand-held remote control named Star 7.

Gosling realized that Java could be used for Internet programming.

Java Technology

A programming language A development environment An execution environment

Execution Environment JRE

Development Environment Java 2 Software Development Kit

Programming Language

Java as the language is called the Java language, and is a language that is platform independent and object-oriented. As a programming language, Java can create all kinds of applications that you could create using any conventional programming language.

A Development Environment

As a development environment, Java technology provides you with a large suite of tools (Java 2 SDK):

A compiler (javac) and debugger An interpreter (java) A documentation generator (javadoc) A class file packaging tool and so on...

A Execution Environment

Java technology applications are typically general-purpose programs that run on any machine where the Java runtime environment (JRE) is installed. Two main deployment environments:

JRE supplied by Java 2 SDK On your web browser. Most commercial browsers supply a Java technology interpreter and runtime environment.

Java Features

Platform Independent Object Oriented Network Security Simplicity Severe error check

Object Oriented

Java is an object-oriented programming language

class, object, encapsulation, inheritance, interface,..

As the term implies, an object is a fundamental entity in a Java program

Objects can be used effectively to represent realworld entities Benefits:

Reuse Maintainability and flexibility

Network and Security

Network

Java support network programming Work with TCP/IP protocol Support Web application (Applet, Servlet)
There are functions that limits the access to the local resource, encryption of information, etc

Security

Simplicity

Easy to write and compile debug Automatic support for Memory management

Garbage collection: responsible for freeing any memory that can be freed. This happens automatically during the lifetime of the Java program. programmer is freed from the burden of having to deallocate that memory themselves

Inherit of C/C++ syntax

Java Execution Environment

Java source code

Java bytecode

*.class

Java compiler

JVM - Bytecode interpreter

Machine code

implement

JRE - Windows

JRE - Unix

JRE - Linux

Development Environment of Java

Compiler Interpreter Debugger

javac.exe java.exe jdb.exe

Document Generator javadoc.exe Archiver Class Library jar.exe

rt.jar

Classification of Java technology:

J2SEJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition

Aims at the development of a usual business application. (Have the part that overlaps with J2EE. )
Aims at the development of a decentralized application in a multistory layer in Internet/Intranet. Aims at the development of an embedded application such as the cellular phone, the portable terminal, and the microchip, etc.

J2EEJava 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition

J2MEJava 2 Platform, Micro Edition

Making procedure of Java Application

javac Hello.java Notepad,vi Emacs, Editplus Editor

java Hello

Source code

Java Compiler Hello.class

Execution

Hello.java

Exercise

Use your text editor to create this code and save it in the file named Lincoln.java

public class Lincoln { public static void main (String[] args) { System.out.println ("A quote by Abraham Lincoln:"); System.out.println ("Whatever you are, be a good one."); } }

Exercise

Compile this file by javac command Verify if a .class file is produced or not Run the class file using java.exe

Brief Introduction about Eclipse

Eclipse is an open source community whose projects are focused on building an extensible development platform, runtimes and application frameworks for building, deploying and managing software across the entire software lifecycle IDE for java application. Java IDE Features:

Extension of Functions thru plug-in Enhanced development assistance functions

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Code assistance (Input assistance function) Automatic build function Refactoring Debugger etc.

Eclipse Basics

The Workbench

Workbench refers to the desktop development environment Each Workbench window contains one or more Perspectives More than one Workbench window can exist on the desktop at any given time Contain views and editors Menus and tool bars

Perspectives

Screen composition of Eclipse

Lab: Create Compile Run a Java Program with Eclipse

Starting screen

Creating a simple application

Select File -> New -> Java Project ->. Fill in the Project Name as gettingstarted (all lower case). Under Contents, Create new project in workspace should be selected. Make sure that under Project Layout you have chosen Create separate source and output folders. Click Finish This has created a gettingstarted subdirectory in your workspace. This directory will containing everything you need for this project. Create a HelloWorld class by selecting File -> New -> Class. This will bring up a New Java Class window. The source folder should have been filled in with gettingstarted/src. Fill in simpleproject as the Package. Use HelloWorld as the Name. Pay attention to upper and lower case when you type, as Java is casesensitive. The Modifiers should be public and check the box: public static void main ... . click Finish.

Creating a simple application

Edit the code

Delete the comment lines and insert a line so that the main method looks like this:

public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Hello world, my name is YOURNAME"); }

Compile and Run

Right click on HelloWorld and choose Run As -> Java Application A Save and Launch window may pop up. If it does, select Always save resources before launching (so this does not pop up again) and click OK. You should see the output in the Console window at the bottom of the screen.

Standard output program

System.out.println(output data) method

Example System.out.print(Class: );

System.out.println(2C); System.out.print(Name: ); System.out.println(Xuan Bach); System.out.println(Age: +20);

System.out.print(output data) method Use + to unite data

Hand on Lab

Using Eclipse to create a project FirstDay Write a program myNeighbour to display the information about the person sitting next to you.

Solution
class myNeighbour { public static void main(String args[]){ System.out.println(My neighbour"); System.out.println(Name : Bui Quang); System.out.println(Age : + 21); System.out.println(class : 2D); System.out.println(Promotion :+ 52) ; } }