Faculty of Informatics and Computing

CSF 11103– Problem Solving and

Programming
Faculty of Informatics and Computing
Introduction to Java
Programming, Comprehensive
(8th Edition),
Y. Daniel Liang,
Prentice Hall

Introduction 1-2
 Chapter 1 Introduction to
Program Design &
Problem-Solving
Techniques, Programs, and Java

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 Objectives
 To review Program Design & Problem-Solving
Techniques.
 To explore the relationship between Java and the World
Wide Web (§1.5).
 To distinguish the terms API, IDE, and JDK (§1.6).
 To write a simple Java program (§1.7).
 To display output on the console (§1.7).
 To explain the basic syntax of a Java program (§1.7).
 To create, compile, and run Java programs (§1.8).
 (GUI) To display output using the JOptionPane output
dialog boxes (§1.9).
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Program Design &
Problem-Solving
Techniques

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 How Do We Write a Program?
 A Computer is not intelligent.
 It cannot analyze a problem and come up with a solution.
 A human (the programmer) must analyze the problem, develop
the instructions for solving the problem, and then have the
computer carry out the instructions.
 To write a program for a computer to follow, we must go through a
two-phase process: problem solving and implementation.

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 Problem-Solving Phase
 Analysis and Specification- Understand (define) the
problem and what the solution must do.
 General Solution (Algorithm)- Specify the required
data types and the logical sequences of steps that
solve the problem.
 Verify- Follow the steps exactly to see if the solution
really does solve the problem.

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 Implementation Phase
 Concrete Solution (Program)- Translate the algorithm
(the general solution) into a programming language.
 Test- Have the computer follow the instructions.
 Then manually check the results.
 If you find errors, analyze the program and the
algorithm to determine the source of the errors,
and then make corrections.
 Once a program is tested, it enters into next phase
(maintenance).
 Maintenance requires Modification of the program to
meet changing requirements or to correct any errors
that show up while using it.
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Steps in
program development

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 Steps in Program Development
1. Define the problem into three separate
components:
– inputs
– outputs
– processing steps to produce required outputs.

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 Steps in Program Development
2. Outline the solution.
– Decompose the problem to smaller steps.
– Establish a solution outline.

3. Develop the outline into an algorithm.

– The solution outline is now expanded into an
algorithm.

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 Steps in Program Development
4. Test the algorithm for correctness.
– Very important in the development of a program,
but often forgotten
– Major logic errors can be detected and corrected
at an early stage.

5. Code the algorithm into a specific

programming language.

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 Steps in Program Development
6. Run the program on the computer.
– This step uses a program compiler and
programmer-designed test data to machine-
test the code for
 syntax errors
 logic errors

7. Document and maintain the program.

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Algorithms & Flowcharts

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 What is an algorithm?
 Lists the steps involved in accomplishing a task
(like a recipe)
 An algorithm must:
 Be lucid (clear), precise and unambiguous

 Give the correct solution in all cases

 Eventually end

 What is pseudocode?
 Structured English (formalized and abbreviated to
look like high-level computer language)

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 Pseudocode & Algorithm
 Example 1: Write an algorithm to
determine a student’s final grade and
indicate whether it is passing or failing. The
final grade is calculated as the average of
four marks.

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 Pseudocode & Algorithm
Pseudocode:
 Input a set of 4 marks
 Calculate their average by summing and dividing
by 4
 if average is below 50
Print “FAIL”
else
Print “PASS”

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 Pseudocode & Algorithm
 Detailed Algorithm
 Step 1: Input M1,M2,M3,M4
Step 2: GRADE  (M1+M2+M3+M4)/4
Step 3: if (GRADE < 50) then
Print “FAIL”
else
Print “PASS”
endif

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 Flowchart
 A graphical representation of the sequence of operations in an
information system or program.

 Program flowcharts show the sequence of instructions in a

single program or subroutine.
– shows logic of an algorithm
– emphasizes individual steps and their interconnections
– e.g. control flow from one action to the next
Note: Different symbols are used to draw each type of
flowchart.

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 Flowchart Symbols
Name Symbol Use in Flowchart

Oval Denotes the beginning or end of the program

Parallelogram Denotes an input operation

Rectangle Denotes a process to be carried out

e.g. addition, subtraction, division etc .

Diamond Denotes a decision (or branch) to be made.

The program should continue along one of
two routes . (e.g. IF/THEN/ELSE)

Hybrid Denotes an output operation

Flow line Denotes the direction of logic flow in the program

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 Example 1
 Write an algorithm and draw a flowchart to
convert the length in feet to centimeter.
Pseudocode:
 Input the length in feet (Lft)
 Calculate the length in cm (Lcm) by
multiplying LFT with 30
 Print length in cm (LCM)

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 Example 1
Flowchart
Algorithm
 Step 1: Input Lft START

 Step 2: Lcm  Lft x 30 Input

Lft

 Step 3: Print Lcm

Lcm  Lft x 30
Print
Lcm

STOP

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 Example 2
Write an algorithm and draw a flowchart that
will read the two sides of a rectangle and
calculate its area.
Pseudocode
 Input the width (W) and Length (L) of a rectangle
 Calculate the area (A) by multiplying L with W
 Print A

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 Example 2

Algorithm START

 Step 1: Input W,L Input

W, L
 Step 2: AL x W
 Step 3: Print A A LxW

Print
A

STOP

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 Example 3
 Write an algorithm and draw a flowchart that will
calculate the roots of a quadratic equation
ax 2  bx  c  0
 Hint: d = sqrt ( b 2  4ac ), and the roots are: x1
= (–b + d)/2a and x2 = (–b – d)/2a

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 Example 3
Pseudocode:
 Input the coefficients (a, b, c) of the
quadratic equation
 Calculate d
 Calculate x1
 Calculate x2
 Print x1 and x2

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 Example 3 START

Input
 Algorithm: a, b, c

 Step 1: Input a, b, c
d  sqrt(b x b – 4 x a x c)
 Step 2: d  sqrt ( b  b  4  a)  c
 Step 3: x1  (–b + d) / (2 x a) x1 (–b + d) / (2 x a)
 Step 4: x2  (–b – d) / (2 x a)
 Step 5: Print x1, x2 X2  (–b – d) / (2 x a)
Print
x1 ,x2

STOP

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 Decision Structures
 The expression A>B is a logical expression
 it describes a condition we want to test
 if A>B is true (if A is greater than B) we take the
action on left
 print the value of A
 if A>B is false (if A is not greater than B) we take
the action on right
 print the value of B

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 Decision Structures

Y is N
A>B
Print A Print B

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 IF–THEN–ELSE
STRUCTURE
 The structure is as follows
If condition then
true alternative
else
false alternative
End if

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 IF–THEN–ELSE
STRUCTURE
 The algorithm for the flowchart is as
follows:
If A>B then
print A Y is N
else A>B

print B
Print A Print B
endif

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 Relational Operators

Relational Operators
Operator Description
> Greater than
< Less than
= Equal to
 Greater than or equal to
 Less than or equal to
 Not equal to

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 Example 4
 Write an algorithm that reads two values, determines the
largest value and prints the largest value with an
identifying message.
ALGORITHM
Step 1: Input VALUE1, VALUE2
Step 2: if (VALUE1 > VALUE2) then
MAX  VALUE1
else
MAX  VALUE2
endif
Step 3: Print “The largest value is”, MAX

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 Example 4
START

Input
VALUE1,VALUE2

Y is N
VALUE1>VALUE2

MAX  VALUE1 MAX  VALUE2

Print
“The largest value is”, MAX

STOP

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 Programming Languages
Machine Language Assembly Language High-Level Language

Machine language is a set of primitive instructions

built into every computer. The instructions are in the
form of binary code, so you have to enter binary
codes for various instructions. Program with native
machine language is a tedious process. Moreover
the programs are highly difficult to read and modify.
For example, to add two numbers, you might write
an instruction in binary like this:
 
1101101010011010
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 Programming Languages
Machine Language Assembly Language High-Level Language

Assembly languages were developed to make

programming easy. Since the computer cannot understand
assembly language, however, a program called assembler is
used to convert assembly language programs into machine
code. For example, to add two numbers, you might write an
instruction in assembly code like this:
ADDF3 R1, R2, R3
Assembly Source File
Machine Code File

…
ADDF3 R1, R2, R3
Assembler …
1101101010011010
…
…

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 Programming Languages
Machine Language Assembly Language High-Level Language

The high-level languages are English-like and easy to learn

and program. For example, the following is a high-level
language statement that computes the area of a circle with
radius 5:
area = 5 * 5 * 3.1415;

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 Popular High-Level Languages
COBOL (COmmon Business Oriented Language)
FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslation)
BASIC (Beginner All-purpose Symbolic Instructional Code)
Pascal (named for Blaise Pascal)
Ada (named for Ada Lovelace)
C (whose developer designed B first)
Visual Basic (Basic-like visual language developed by Microsoft)
Delphi (Pascal-like visual language developed by Borland)
C++ (an object-oriented language, based on C)
C# (a Java-like language developed by Microsoft)
Java (We use it in the book)

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 Compiling Source Code
A program written in a high-level language is called a
source program. Since a computer cannot understand a
source program. Program called a compiler is used to
translate the source program into a machine language
program called an object program. The object program is
often then linked with other supporting library code before
the object can be executed on the machine.

Source File Compiler Machine-language

Linker Executable File
File

Library Code

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 Why Java?
The answer is that Java enables users to develop and deploy
applications on the Internet for servers, desktop computers, and
small hand-held devices. The future of computing is being
profoundly influenced by the Internet, and Java promises to
remain a big part of that future. Java is the Internet programming
language.

Java is a general purpose programming language.

Java is the Internet programming language.

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 Java, Web, and Beyond
 Java can be used to develop Web
applications.
 Java Applets
 Java Web Applications
 Java can also be used to develop applications
for hand-held devices such as Palm and cell
phones

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Examples of Java’s Versatility (Applets)

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 PDA and Cell Phone

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 Java’s History
 James Gosling and Sun Microsystems
 Oak
 Java, May 20, 1995, Sun World
 HotJava
– The first Java-enabled Web browser
 Early History Website:
http://java.sun.com/features/1998/05/birthday.html

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Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple
 Java Is Object-Oriented
 Java Is Distributed
 Java Is Interpreted
 Java Is Robust
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable
 Java's Performance
 Java Is Multithreaded
 Java Is Dynamic
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Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple Java is partially modeled on C++, but greatly
simplified and improved. Some people refer to
 Java Is Object-Oriented Java as "C++--" because it is like C++ but
 Java Is Distributed with more functionality and fewer negative
aspects.
 Java Is Interpreted
 Java Is Robust
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable
 Java's Performance
 Java Is Multithreaded
 Java Is Dynamic

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Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple Java is inherently object-oriented.
Although many object-oriented languages
 Java Is Object-Oriented began strictly as procedural languages,
 Java Is Distributed Java was designed from the start to be
object-oriented. Object-oriented
 Java Is Interpreted programming (OOP) is a popular
 Java Is Robust programming approach that is replacing
 Java Is Secure traditional procedural programming
techniques.
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable One of the central issues in software
development is how to reuse code. Object-
 Java's Performance oriented programming provides great
 Java Is Multithreaded flexibility, modularity, clarity, and
reusability through encapsulation,
 Java Is Dynamic inheritance, and polymorphism.

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 Java Is Simple Distributed computing involves several
computers working together on a network.
 Java Is Object-Oriented Java is designed to make distributed
 Java Is Distributed computing easy. Since networking
capability is inherently integrated into
 Java Is Interpreted Java, writing network programs is like
 Java Is Robust sending and receiving data to and from a
 Java Is Secure file.

 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable
 Java's Performance
 Java Is Multithreaded
 Java Is Dynamic

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Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple You need an interpreter to run Java
programs. The programs are compiled into
 Java Is Object-Oriented the Java Virtual Machine code called
 Java Is Distributed bytecode. The bytecode is machine-
independent and can run on any machine
 Java Is Interpreted that has a Java interpreter, which is part of
 Java Is Robust the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable
 Java's Performance
 Java Is Multithreaded
 Java Is Dynamic

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Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple Java compilers can detect many problems
that would first show up at execution time
 Java Is Object-Oriented in other languages.
 Java Is Distributed
Java has eliminated certain types of error-
 Java Is Interpreted prone programming constructs found in
 Java Is Robust other languages.
 Java Is Secure
Java has a runtime exception-handling
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral feature to provide programming support
 Java Is Portable for robustness.
 Java's Performance
 Java Is Multithreaded
 Java Is Dynamic

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Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple
 Java Is Object-Oriented
 Java Is Distributed
 Java Is Interpreted
Java implements several security
 Java Is Robust mechanisms to protect your system against
 Java Is Secure harm caused by stray programs.
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable
 Java's Performance
 Java Is Multithreaded
 Java Is Dynamic

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Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple
 Java Is Object-Oriented
 Java Is Distributed
 Java Is Interpreted
 Java Is Robust
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral Write once, run anywhere
 Java Is Portable With a Java Virtual Machine (JVM),
 Java's Performance you can write one program that will
run on any platform.
 Java Is Multithreaded
 Java Is Dynamic

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Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple
 Java Is Object-Oriented
 Java Is Distributed
 Java Is Interpreted
 Java Is Robust
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable Because Java is architecture neutral,
Java programs are portable. They can
 Java's Performance be run on any platform without being
 Java Is Multithreaded recompiled.
 Java Is Dynamic

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Companion
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Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple
 Java Is Object-Oriented
 Java Is Distributed
 Java Is Interpreted
 Java Is Robust
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable Java’s performance Because Java is
architecture neutral, Java programs
 Java's Performance are portable. They can be run on any
 Java Is Multithreaded platform without being recompiled.
 Java Is Dynamic

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Companion
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Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple
 Java Is Object-Oriented
 Java Is Distributed
 Java Is Interpreted
 Java Is Robust
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable
 Java's Performance Multithread programming is smoothly
 Java Is Multithreaded integrated in Java, whereas in other
 Java Is Dynamic languages you have to call procedures
specific to the operating system to enable
multithreading.
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Companion
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Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple
 Java Is Object-Oriented
 Java Is Distributed
 Java Is Interpreted
 Java Is Robust
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable
 Java's Performance Java was designed to adapt to an evolving
environment. New code can be loaded on the
 Java Is Multithreaded fly without recompilation. There is no need for
developers to create, and for users to install,
 Java Is Dynamic major new software versions. New features can
be incorporated transparently as needed.
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 JDK Versions
 JDK 1.02 (1995)
 JDK 1.1 (1996)
 JDK 1.2 (1998)
 JDK 1.3 (2000)
 JDK 1.4 (2002)
 JDK 1.5 (2004) a. k. a. JDK 5 or Java 5
 JDK 1.6 (2006) a. k. a. JDK 6 or Java 6
 JDK 1.7 (possibly 2010) a. k. a. JDK 7 or Java 7

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 JDK Editions
 Java Standard Edition (J2SE)
– J2SE can be used to develop client-side standalone
applications or applets.
 Java Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
– J2EE can be used to develop server-side applications
such as Java servlets and Java ServerPages.
 Java Micro Edition (J2ME).
– J2ME can be used to develop applications for mobile
devices such as cell phones.
This book uses J2SE to introduce Java
programming.
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 Popular Java IDEs
 NetBeans Open Source by Sun
 Eclipse Open Source by IBM

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 A Simple Java Program
Listing 1.1
//This program prints Welcome to Java!
public class Welcome {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Welcome to Java!");
}
}

IMPORTANT NOTE: (1) To enable the buttons, you must

Welcome download the entire slide file slide.zip and unzip the files
into a directory (e.g., c:\slide) . (2) You must have installed
Run JDK and set JDK’s bin directory in your environment path
(e.g., c:\Program Files\java\jdk1.6.0_14\bin in your
environment path.
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Creating and Editing Using NotePad
To use NotePad, type
notepad Welcome.java
from the DOS prompt.

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Creating and Editing Using WordPad
To use WordPad, type
write Welcome.java
from the DOS prompt.

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 Creating, Compiling, and
Running Programs
Create/Modify Source Code

Source code (developed by the programmer)

Saved on the disk
public class Welcome {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Welcome to Java!"); Source Code
}
}

Compile Source Code

Byte code (generated by the compiler for JVM i.e., javac Welcome.java
to read and interpret, not for you to understand)
…
Method Welcome() If compilation errors
0 aload_0 stored on the disk
…
Bytecode
Method void main(java.lang.String[])
0 getstatic #2 …
3 ldc #3 <String "Welcome to
Java!">
5 invokevirtual #4 …
8 return Run Byteode
i.e., java Welcome

Result

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 Compiling Java Source Code
You can port a source program to any machine with appropriate
compilers. The source program must be recompiled, however, because
the object program can only run on a specific machine. Nowadays
computers are networked to work together. Java was designed to run
object programs on any platform. With Java, you write the program
once, and compile the source program into a special type of object
code, known as bytecode. The bytecode can then run on any computer
with a Java Virtual Machine, as shown below. Java Virtual Machine is
a software that interprets Java bytecode.
Java Bytecode

Java Virtual
Machine

Any
Computer

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animation

Trace a Program Execution

Enter main method

//This program prints Welcome to Java!

public class Welcome {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Welcome to Java!");
}
}

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animation

Trace a Program Execution

Execute statement

//This program prints Welcome to Java!

public class Welcome {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Welcome to Java!");
}
}

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animation

Trace a Program Execution

//This program prints Welcome to Java!

public class Welcome {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Welcome to Java!");
}
}

print a message to the

console

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 Two More Simple Examples

Welcome1 Run

ComputeExpression Run

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Companion
Website Supplements on the
Companion Website
 See Supplement I.B for installing and
configuring JDK
 See Supplement I.C for compiling and
running Java from the command window for
details

www.cs.armstrong.edu/liang/intro8e

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Companion
Website Compiling and Running Java
from the Command Window
 Set path to JDK bin directory
– set path=c:\Program Files\java\jdk1.6.0\bin
 Set classpath to include the current directory
– set classpath=.
 Compile
– javac Welcome.java
 Run
– java Welcome
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 Compiling and Running Java
from TextPad
Companion
Website

 See Supplement II.A on the Website for details

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Companion
Website Compiling and Running Java
from JBuilder
 See Supplement II.H on the Website for details

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Companion
Website Compiling and Running
Java from NetBeans
 See Supplement I.D on the Website for details

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 Anatomy of a Java Program
 Comments
 Reserved words
 Modifiers
 Statements
 Blocks
 Classes
 Methods
 The main method
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 Comments
Three types of comments in Java.

Line comment: A line comment is preceded by two

slashes (//) in a line.
Paragraph comment: A paragraph comment is enclosed
between /* and */ in one or multiple lines.

javadoc comment: javadoc comments begin with /**

and end with */. They are used for documenting
classes, data, and methods. They can be extracted
into an HTML file using JDK's javadoc command.
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 Reserved Words
Reserved words or keywords are words that have a
specific meaning to the compiler and cannot be used for
other purposes in the program. For example, when the
compiler sees the word class, it understands that the word
after class is the name for the class. Other reserved words
in Listing 1.1 are public, static, and void. Their use will
be introduced later in the book.

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 Modifiers
Java uses certain reserved words called modifiers that
specify the properties of the data, methods, and
classes and how they can be used. Examples of
modifiers are public and static. Other modifiers are
private, final, abstract, and protected. A public datum,
method, or class can be accessed by other programs. A
private datum or method cannot be accessed by other
programs. Modifiers are discussed in Chapter 6,
“Objects and Classes.”

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 Statements
A statement represents an action or a sequence of actions.
The statement System.out.println("Welcome to Java!") in
the program in Listing 1.1 is a statement to display the
greeting "Welcome to Java!" Every statement in Java
ends with a semicolon (;).

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 Blocks
A pair of braces in a program forms a block that groups
components of a program.

public class Test {

Class block
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Welcome to Java!"); Method block
}
}

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 Classes
The class is the essential Java construct. A class is a
template or blueprint for objects. To program in Java,
you must understand classes and be able to write and use
them. The mystery of the class will continue to be
unveiled throughout this book. For now, though,
understand that a program is defined by using one or
more classes.

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 Methods
What is System.out.println? It is a method: a collection
of statements that performs a sequence of operations to
display a message on the console. It can be used even
without fully understanding the details of how it works. It
is used by invoking a statement with a string argument.
The string argument is enclosed within parentheses. In
this case, the argument is "Welcome to Java!" You can
call the same println method with a different argument to
print a different message.

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 main Method
The main method provides the control of program flow.
The Java interpreter executes the application by invoking
the main method.
 
The main method looks like this:
 
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Statements;
}
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 Displaying Text in a Message
Dialog Box
you can use the showMessageDialog method in the
JOptionPane class. JOptionPane is one of the many
predefined classes in the Java system, which can be
reused rather than “reinventing the wheel.”

WelcomeInMessageDialogBox

Run IMPORTANT NOTE: To enable the buttons, you must

download the entire slide file slide.zip and unzip the
files into a directory (e.g., c:\slide) .
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 The showMessageDialog Method
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
"Welcome to Java!",
"Display Message",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);

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 Two Ways to Invoke the Method
There are several ways to use the showMessageDialog
method. For the time being, all you need to know are
two ways to invoke it.
One is to use a statement as shown in the example:
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, x,
y, JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
where x is a string for the text to be displayed, and y is
a string for the title of the message dialog box.
The other is to use a statement like this:
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, x);
where x is a string for the text to be displayed.
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