Unit -1

Introduction To Java
1) Java Evolution
2) Overview Of Java Language
3) Constants, Variables, and Data types
4) Operators and Expressions
5) Decision Making and Branching
6) Decision Making and Looping
 1) Java Evolution
 Java History
 Java is purely Object Oriented Language.

 Developed By Sun Microsystems of USA

in1991.

Java was originally called Oak by James Gosling.

 Green Project Team headed by James Gosling.

 Java was designed for the development of software for
consumer electronic devices like TV’s, toasters and
many electronic machines.

 Main Goals to develop Java

* To make language simple
* portable (easy to transfer from one system to other
easily)
* highly reliable (consistently good in performance
and able to be trusted) .

 In Java Team – Patrick Naughton discovered that

existing languages like C & C++ had limitations in terms
of both reliability and portability.
Java Milestones
 1990 : Sun Microsystems decided to develop
special software for electronic devices.

 1991 : James Gosling and his team developed &

announced new language “Oak” .

 1992 : Green Project Team by Sun,

demonstrated the application of their new
language to control a list of home
appliances using hand held device with a tiny
touch sensitive screen.
 1993 : World Wide Web(WWW) appeared on
internet and transformed the text based
internet to graphical rich environment.

Green project team developed Web

Applets(tiny programs) using java that could
run on all types of computers connected to
internet.

 1994 : Team developed a web browser

“Hot Java” to locate & run applets on
internet.
It became popular among the Internet
Users.
 1995 : Oak was renamed to “Java”.
Many popular companies including
Netscape and Microsoft announced their
support to java.

 1996 : Java established itself as the leader of

internet programming and Object Oriented
language.
Sun released Java development kit (JDK).
1.0

 1997 : Sun released Java development kit(JDK)

1.1
 1998 : Sun released Java2 with version 1.2
(SDK 1.2).

 1999 : Sun released Java2 standard edition

(J2SE) and Enterprise Edition (J2EE).

 2000 : J2SE with SDK 1.3 was released.

 2002 : J2SE with SDK 1.4 was released.

 2004 : J2SE with JDK 5.0 was released(instead of

JDK 1.5). This is known as J2SE 5.0
Java Features
1) Compiled And Interpreted
2) Platform Independent And Portable
3) Object Oriented
4) Robust And Secure
5) Distributed
6) Familiar, Simple and Small
7) Multithreaded And Interactive
8) High Performance
9) Dynamic and Extensible
1) Compiled And Interpreted:
Usually, a language is either compiled or interpreted.

 Java combines both the approaches.

i) First, java compiler translates the source
code into bytecode. Bytecode is intermediate form,
not the machine instruction.

ii) In the second stage, Java interpreter

translate this bytecode to the machine code,
which can be directly executed by the machine
that is running the Java program.
2) Platform Independent And Portable
 Java is platform independent that means changes and
upgrades in operating system, processors and system
resources will not force any change in java programs.
This is why Java is famous for programming on internet
which interconnects different kinds of system worldwide.

 Java is portable that means Java programs can be easily

moved from one system to another, anywhere, anytime.

 Java ensures portability in two ways.

i) First, Java compiler generates bytecode instructions
that can be implemented on any machine.
ii) Second, the size of primitive data types are machine
dependent.
3) Object Oriented
Java is true object oriented language.

 Almost everything in Java is an object.

 All program code and data reside within class and

object.

 Java has a lot of classes arranged in packages that we

can directly use in our programs
4) Robust And Secure:
 Java is a robust language.
 Here robust means, it provides many safeguards to ensure
reliable code.
 It has strict compile-time and run-time checking for data
types.
 Automatic Garbage collected language

 It also has the concept of exception handling to capture

errors and remove the fear of crashing the system.

 Security is the major issue, when you work on internet.

That‟s why, it not only verify all memory access but also
ensure that no viruses are entering through the applet. That‟s
why it doesn‟t use pointers.
5) Distributed:
 Java is designed as a distributed language for
creating applications on networks. It has the ability to
show both data and programs.
Java applications can open and access remote objects
on internet as they easily do in a local system.

 This enables multiple programmers at multiple

remote locations to collaborate and work together on a
single project
6) Simple, Small and Familiar
Java is small and simple language.

 Because many features of C & C++ that are either

redundant or sources of unreliable code are removed.

 ex: Java does not use

* pointers
* preprocessor header files
* goto statement
* operator overloading
* multiple inheritance and many other
7) Multithreaded And Interactive:
 Multithreaded means handling multiple tasks
simultaneously.

Java supports multithreading programming.

 example: we can listen an audio while typing or

scrolling a page.

 Java comes with tools that support multiprocess

synchronization and construct smooth running
interactive system.
8) High Performance
 Java performance is high because as it is an interpreted
language, mainly due to the use of intermediate
bytecode.

 Multithreading enhances the overall execution speed of

Java programs.
9) Dynamic and Extensible
 Capable of dynamically linking in new class libraries
, methods and objects.

 Java Programs support functions written in other

languages such as C and C++. These functions are
known as native methods.

 Native methods are linked dynamically at runtime.

How Java Differs From C & C++
Java C
1) Java is an Object Oriented 1) C is an Procedure Oriented
Programming Language. Programming
Language(POP)

2) Java doesn’t include 2) C includes kewords like

kewords like sizeof and sizeof and typedef
typedef

3) Java doesn’t contain the 3) C contains the datatypes

datatypes struct and union struct and union

4) Java doesn’t define the type 4) C defines the type

modifiers keywords auto, modifiers keywords auto,
extern, register, signed extern, register, signed and
and unsigned unsigned
 Java C

5) Java doesn’t support pointer 5) C supports pointer type

type.

6) Java doesn’t have a 6) C has preprocessor and

preprocessor and therefore we therefore we can use #define,
cannot use #define, #include, & #include, & #ifdef statements.
#ifdef statements.

7) In Java, functions with no 7) In C, functions with no

arguments must be declared arguments declared with void
with empty parenthesis. keyword.

8) Java uses Bottom-up 8) C uses Top-down approach.

approach.
9) C doesn’t support Method
9) Java supports Method Overloading.
Overloading.
10) C is a complied language.
10) Java is both compiled &
interpreted language
 Java adds new operators :
instanceof operator : It is used to check whether an
object is an instance of a particular class or not.
Ex: objectname instanceof class_name
if object belongs to that class returns true.

 Java adds labelled break and continue statements

Java & C++ Differnce
Java C++
1) C++ is basically C with
1) Java is a true object oriented
Object-oriented extension.
language.
2) C++ has template classes.
2) Java doesn’t have template classes
3) C++ supports multiple
3) Java doesn’t support multiple inheritance.
inheritance of classes. This
feature is accomplished by new
feature “interface”

4) C++ supports global

4)Java doesn’t support global variables.
variables. Every variable and
method is declared within a class
& forms part of that class.
 Java C++
5) Java supports automatic garbage 5)C++ does not support
collection. It doesn’t support automatic garbage collection.
destructors.
6) C++ supports destructors
which is invoked when the
6) Java replaced destructor function
object needs to be destroyed.
with a finalize() function.

7) C++ has goto statement

7) Java does not use goto statement.

8) Java is compiled and interpreted. 8) C++ is only compiled

9) In Java bytecode and machine 9) C++ generates object code

code is generated, where and the same code may not run
bytecode can run on any on different platforms.
platform. Hence platform
independent.

10) There are no header files in Java. 10) C++ has header files
Java & Internet
 Java is strongly associated with Internet.

 First application program written in Java was HotJava, a web browser to

run applets on Internet.

 Internet Users can use Java to create applet programs and run them locally
using Java-enabled browser such as HotJava.

 Java enabled browser used to download an applet located on a computer

anywhere in the Internet and run it on local computer

 Internet users can develop websites containing Java applets that could be
used by other remote users of Internet.

 Due to this Java is popularly known as Internet Language.

Fig : Downloading of applets via Internet
Java and World Wide Web
World Wide Web (WWW) is an open-ended information
retrieval system designed to be used in the Internet's
distributed environment.

Itconatins Web pages that provide both information and

controls. The Web system is open-ended and we can navigate
to a new document in any direction as shown in Fig.

This is made possible with the help of a language called

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). Web pages contain
HTML tags that enable us to find, retrieve, manipulate and
display documents worldwide.
Fig : Web structure of information search
 Java was meant to be used in distributed environments
such as Internet.

 Since, both the Web and Java share the same

philosophy, Java could be easily incorporated into the
Web system.

 Before Java, the World Wide Web was limited to the

display of still images and texts.

 The incorporation of Java into Web pages has made it

capable of supporting animation, graphics, games, and a
wide range of special effects.

 With the support of Java, the Web has become more

interactive and dynamic.
Fig : Java’s Interaction with the web
User’s Computer Remote Computer
 Java communicates with a Web page through a special tag called
<APPLET>.

 The figure shows the following communication steps:.

1) The user sends a request for an HTML document to the remote
computer's Web server. The Web server is a program that accepts a
request, processes the request, and sends the required document.

2) The HTML document is returned to the user's browser. The document

contains the APPLET tag, which identifies the applet.

3. The corresponding applet bytecode is transferred to the user's computer.

This bytecode had been previously created by the Java compiler using the
Java source code file for that applet.

4. The Java-enabled browser on the user's computer interprets the

bytecodes and provides output.

5. The user may have further interaction with the applet but with no further
downloading from the provider's Web server. This is because the bytecode
contains all the information necessary to interpret the applet.
Web Browsers
 Web browsers are used to navigate through the
information found on the net.

 They allow us to retrieve the information spread across

the Internet and display it using the hypertext markup
language (HTML).

 Examples of Web browsers:

Hot Java
Netscape Navigator
Internet Explorer
1. HotJava

HotJava is the Web browser from Sun Microsystems that enables

the display of interactive content on the Web, using the Java
language.

HotJava is written entirely in Java and demonstrates the

capabilities of the Java programming language.

When the Java language was first developed and ported to the
Internet, no browsers were available that could run Java applets.

Although we can view a Web page that includes Java applets with a
regular browser, we will not gain any of Java's benefits.

Itwas the first Web browser to provide support for the Java
language, thus making the Web more dynamic and interactive.
2. Netscape Navigator
 Itis a general-purpose browser that can run Java applets.
With versions available for Windows 95, NT, Solaris
and Apple Macintosh etc

 Netscape Navigator has many useful features such as

visual display about downloading process and indication
of the number bytes downloaded.

 It
also supports JavaScript, a scripting language used in
HTML documents.
3. Internet Explorer
It
is another popular browser developed by
Microsoft for Windows 95, NT and XP
Workstations.

Both the Navigator and Explorer use tool bars,

icons, menus and dialog boxes for easy
navigation.

Exploreruses a just-in-time (JIT) compiler

which greatly increases the speed of execution.
Java Support Systems
The operation of Java and Java-enabled browsers on the Internet
requires a variety of support systems.

1) Internet Connection : Local computer should be connected to the

Internet.

2) Web Server : A program that accepts requests for information and

sends the required documents.

3) Web Browser : A program that provides access to WWW and runs

Java applets.

4) HTML : A language for creating hypertext for the Web.

5) APPLET Tag : For placing Java applets in HTML document.

6) Java Code : Java code is used for defining Java
applets.

7) Bytecode: Compiled Java code that is referred to in

the APPLET tag and transferred to the usercomputer.

8) Proxy Server : An intermediate server between the

requesting client workstation and the original server.
It is typically implemented for ensuring security.

9) Mail Server : A computer system that facilitates

exchange (sending and receiving) of electronicmails
across networks.
Java Environment
 It includes a large number of development tools &
many classes & methods.

 Development tools are part of Java Development

Kit(JDK).

 Classes & Methods are part of Java Standard

Library(JSL) or Application Programming
Interface(API)
JDK=JRE + Development tools
JRE=JVM + Library Classes
Java Development Kit(JDK)
 JDK comes with collection of tools that are used for developing and
running Java Programs.

Development tools:
1) appletviewer  for viewing Java applets
2) javac Java Compiler
3) java  Java Interpreter
4) javap  Java disassembler
5) javah  for C header files
6) javadoc  for creating HTML documents
7) jdb  Java debugger
1) appletviewer  Enables to run Java applets without java
compatible browser

2) java  Java interpreter, which runs applets and applications

by reading and interpreting bytecode files.

3) javac  Java Compiler, which translates Java source code to

byte code files that the interpreter can understand

4) javadoc  Creates HTML-format documentation from Java

source code files.

5) javah  Produces header files for use with native methods.

6) javap  Java disassembler, which enables us to convert byte

code files into a source code.

7) jbd  Java debugger, which helps us to find errors in our

programs, if any, in the source code.
Fig: Process of Building & Running Java
application programs
Application Programming Interface(API)
or (JSL)
 Includes hundreds of classes and
methods grouped into several functional
packages.
Most commonly used Packages:
1) Language Support Package : java.lang
2) Utilities Package : java.util
3) Input/Output Package : java.io
4) Networking Package: java.net
5) AWT Package : java.awt
6) Applet Package : java.applet
1) Language support Package: (java.lang)
A collection of classes & methods required for
implementing basic features of Java.
It is default package in java, by default it will be
imported.
System class contains standard input, standard
output & error output stream

Ex: classes in java.lang package

System,Integer, Float,Double, Byte, Boolean, String,
Math,Thread etc..
2) Utilities Package : java.util
A collection of classes to provide utility
functions such as date and time functions.

Ex: Classes in java.util package

Date, Timer, Array, Random etc
3) Input/Output Package : java.io
A collection of classes required for
input/output manipulations.

Ex: Classes in java.io package

DataInputStream, DataOutputStream
4) Networking Package: java.net
 A collection of classes for communicating with other
computers via Internet

 Java programs are built specially to be run on a

network. To work on these network applications, a set of
classes is provided under this package.

Ex: Classes in java.net package

PasswordAuthentication, Authenticator
5) AWT Package : java.awt
 The Abstract Window Tool Kit package
contains classes that implements platform
independent GUI.

The java.awt package provides classes

TextField, Label, TextArea,
RadioButton, CheckBox, List etc.
6) Applet Package : java.applet
Java Applet is a special type of small Java program
embedded in the webpage to generate dynamic content.
 The specialty of the Java applet is it runs inside the
browser and works on the Client side
 Applet Package includes a set of classes that allows us
to create Java applets
Java Runtime Environment(JRE)
 The Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
facilitates the execution of programs
developed in Java.
It primarily comprises of the following:
• Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
• Runtime class libraries
• User interface toolkits
• Deployment technologies
1) Java Virtual Machine (JVM): It is a program that interprets the
intermediate Java byte code and generates the desired output. It is
because of byte code and JVM concepts that programs written in
Java are highly portable.

2) Runtime class libraries: These are a set of core class libraries

that are required for the execution of Java programs.

3) User interface toolkits: AWT and Swing are examples of toolkits

that support varied input methods for the users to interact with the
application program.

4) Deployment technologies:
 Java plug-in: Enables the execution of a Java applet on the
browser.
 Java Web Start: Enables remote-deployment of an application.
With Web Start, users can launch an application directly from the
Web browser without going through the installation procedure.
2) Overview of Java Language
 Java is a general-purpose, object-
oriented programming language.

 We can develop two types of Java

programs:
• Stand-alone applications
• Web applets
1) Stand-alone applications are programs written in
Java to carry out certain tasks on a stand-alone local
computer.
 HotJava itself is a Java application program.
 Stand-alone programs can read and write files and
perform certain operations that applets cannot do.

 Executing a stand-alone Java program involves

two steps:
1) Compiling source code into bytecode using javac
compiler
2) Executing the bytecode program using java
interpreter.
2) Applets are small Java programs developed for Internet
applications.

 An applet located on a distant computer (Server) can

be downloaded via Internet and executed on a local
computer (Client) using a Java capable browser.

 We can develop applets for doing everything from

simple animated graphics to complex games and utilities.

 Since applets are embedded in an HTML (Hypertext

Markup Language) document and run inside a Web page,
creating and running applets are more complex than
creating an application.

 An applet can only run within a Web browser.

Fig : Two ways of using Java

java3.webp
Simple Java Program consists
class Sample
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
System.out.println(“Java is better than
C++”);
}
}
1)Class Declaration :
 class is an object-oriented construct.

 Java is a true object-oriented language and

therefore, everything must be placed inside a class.

 class is a keyword and declares that a new class

definition follows.

 class name is a Java identifier that specifies the

name of the class to be defined.
2) Opening Brace :
Every class definition in Java begins with an
opening brace "{" and ends with a matching
closing brace“}".

This is similar to C++ class construct.

(Notethat a class definition in C++ ends with a

semicolon.)

But in java semicolon is optional

3) The Main Line:
public static void main (String args[])

defines a method named main.

Every Java application program must include the main()
method.
This is the starting point for the interpreter to begin the
execution of the program.
A Java application can have any number of classes but
only one of them must include a main method to initiate
the execution.
 Note that Java applets will not use the main method at
all.
The Keywords public, static and void :

1) public
The keyword public is access specifier that declares the an
main method as unprotected and therefore making it accessible
to all other classes. This is similar to the C++ public modifier.

2) static
keyword static declares main method as one that belongs to
the entire class and not a part of any objects of the class.
The main must always be declared as static since the
interpreter uses this method before any objects are created.

3) void
void states that the main method does not return any value
(but simply prints some text to the screen.)
4) All parameters to a method are
declared inside a pair of parentheses.
String args[] declares a parameter
named args, which contains an array of
objects of the class type String.
4) The Output Line
System.out.println ("Java is better than C++.");

 This is similar to the printf() statement of C or cout << construct of C+

+.

 Since Java is a true object oriented language, every method must be part
of an object.

 The println method is a member of the out object, which is a static data
member of System class.

 The method println always appends a newline character to the end of the
string. This means that any subsequent output will start on a new line.

 Every Java statement must end with a semicolon.

More Of Java
Use of Math Functions
 First statement in the program is
import java.lang.Math;
The purpose of this statement is to instruct the interpreter to
load the Math class from the package lang.
 Math class contains the sqrt method

Comments
 Java permits both the single-line comments and multi-line
comments .
 The single-line comments begin with //
 For longer comments, we can create long multi-line comments
by starting with a /* and ending with a */
Java Program Structure

Fig: General Structure of a Java Program

 A Java program may contain many classes of which
only one class defines a main method.

 Classes contain data members and methods that operate

on the data members of the class.

Methods may contain data type declarations and

executable statements.

To write a Java program, we first define classes and then

put them together.

A Java program may contain one or more sections

1) Documentation
The documentation section comprises a set of
comment lines giving the name of the program, the
author and other details, which the programmer would
like to refer to at a later stage.

 Comments must explain why and what of classes and

how of algorithms. This would greatly help in
maintaining the program.

* Single Line Comment //….

* Multiline Comment /*---*/
* Java also uses a third style of comment /**. */ known
as documentation comment. This form of comment is
used for generating documentation automatically.
2) Package Statement
 The first statement allowed in a Java file is a
package statement.

 This statement declares a package name and

informs the compiler that the classes defined
here belong to this package.

Ex: package student;

 The package statement is optional. That is,

our classes do not have to be part of package.
3) Import Statements
The next thing after a package statement (but
before any class definitions) may be a number
of import statements.
 This is similar to the include statement in C.

Ex: import student.Test;

This statement instructs the interpreter to load the
Test class contained in the package student.

Using import statements, we can have access to

classes that are part of other named packages.
4) Interface Statements
 An interface is like a class but
includes a group of method declarations.

 This is also an optional section and

is used only when we wish to implement
the multiple inheritance feature in the
program.
5) Class Definitions
 A Java program may contain multiple class
definitions.

 Classes are the primary and essential

elements of a Java program.

These classes are used to map the objects of

real-world problems.

The number of classes used depends on the

complexity of the problem.
6) Main Method Class
 Since every Java stand-alone program requires a
main method as its starting point, this class is the
essential part of a Java program.

 A simple Java program may contain only this part.

The main method creates objects of various classes

and establishes communications between them.

 On reaching the end of main, the program

terminates and the control passes back to the
operating system.
Java Tokens
 A Java program is basically a collection of
classes.

 A class is defined by a set of declaration

statements and methods containing executable
statements.

 Most statements contain expressions, which

describe the actions carried out on data.

 Smallest individual units in a program are

known as tokens.
 A Java program is a collection of tokens,
comments and white spaces.

 Java language includes five types of

tokens. They are:
1) Reserved Keywords
2) Identifiers
3) Literals
4) Operators
5) Separators
Fig : Elements of Java Class
Java Character set:

 The smallest units of Java language are the

characters used to write Java tokens.

 These characters are defined by the Unicode

character set.

 The Unicode is a 16-bit character coding system

 However, most of us use only the basic ASCII

characters, which include letters, digits and
punctuation marks, used in normal English.
1) Keywords

 Keywords are an essential part of a

language definition.
 They implement specific features of the
language. Java language has reserved 50
words as keywords.
 These keywords, combined with operators
and separators according to a syntax, form
definition of the Java language.
Understanding the meanings of all these
words is important for Java programmers.
 Since keywords have specific meaning in Java, we
cannot use them as names for variables, classes.
methods and so on.
 All keywords are to be written in lower-case letters.
Java Keywords
2) Identifiers
Identifiers are programmer-designed tokens.
 They are used for naming classes, methods,
variables, objects, labels, packages and interfaces
in a program.

 Java identifiers follow the following rules:

1. They can have alphabets, digits, and the
underscore and dollar sign characters.
2. They must not begin with a digit.
3. Uppercase and lowercase letters are distinct.
4. They can be of any length.
 Identifier must be meaningful, short enough to be quickly
and easily typed and easily read.

 Java developers have followed some naming conventions:

1) Names of all public methods and instance variables start
with a leading lowercase letter.
Examples: average, sum

2) When more than one words are used in a name, the second
and subsequent words are marked with a leading uppercase
letters.
Examples: dayTemperature firstDayOfMonth
totalMarks
3) All private and local variables use only
lowercase letters combined with
underscores.
Examples: length
batch_strength

4) All classes and interfaces start with a

leading uppercase letter.
Examples: Student
HelloJava Vehicle
Motorcycle
 5) Variables that represent constant
values use all uppercase letters and
underscores between words Examples:
TOTAL
F_MAX
PRINCIPAL _AMOUNT

They are like symbolic constants in C. It

should be remembered that all these are
conventions and not rules.
3) Literals

 Literals in Java are a sequence of characters (digits,

letters, and other characters) that represent constant
values to be stored in variables.
 Java language specifies five major types of literals.
They are:
• Integer literals
• Floating point literals
• Character literals
• String literals
• Boolean literals

 Each of them has a type associated with it.

4) Operators
An operator is a symbol that takes one or
more arguments and operates on them to
produce a result. Operators have many
types.
 5) Separators
 Separators are symbols used to indicate where groups of code are divided
and arranged.

They basically define the shape and function of our code.

Java Separators
Name What it is Used for
Parentheses ( ) Used to enclose parameters in method definition and invocation, also used
for defining precedence in expressions, containing expressions for flow
control, and surrounding cast types.
Braces { } Used to contain the values of automatically initialized arrays and to define
a block of code forclasses, methods and local scopes
Brackets [ ] Used to declare array types and for dereferencing array values
Semicolon ; Used to separate statements
Comma , Used to separate consecutive identifiers in a variable declaration, also used
to chain statements together inside a 'for
Period . Used to separate package names from sub-packages and classes; also used
to separate a variable method from a reference variable.
Java Statements
 The statements in Java are like sentences in
natural languages.

 A statement is an executable combination of

tokens ending with a semicolon (;) mark.

 Statements are usually executed in sequence in the

order in which they appear.

 However, it is possible to control the flow of

execution, if necessary, using special statements.
Classification of Java Statements
1) Empty Statement
These do nothing and are used during program
development as a place holder.

2) Labelled Statement
 Any Statement may begin with a label.
Such labels must not be keywords, already
declared local Labels variables or previously
used labels in this module.
In Java are used as the arguments of Jump
statements, which are described later in this
list.
3) Expression Statement
 Most statements are expression statements.
Java has seven types of Expression statements:
• Assignment
• Pre-Increment
• Pre-Decrement
• Post-Increment
• Post-Decrement
• Method Call and
• Allocation Expression.

4) Control statements
Control statements are used to control the flow of execution
of a program based on certain conditions.
5) Selection Statement
 These select one of several control flows. There
are 3 types of selection statements in Java:
• if
• if-else, and
• switch.

6) Iteration Statement
 These specify how and when looping will take
place. There are three types of iteration statements
• while
• do
• for
7) Jump Statements
 They pass control to the beginning or end of the current block,
or to a labeled statement.
 Such labels must be in the same block, and continue labels must
be on an iteration statement.
The four types of Jump statement are
• break,
• continue,
• return and
• throw

8) Synchronization Statements
 These are used for handling issues with multithreading.

9) Guarding Statements
 Guarding statements are used for safe handling of code that may
cause exceptions (such as division by zero).
 These statements use the keywords try, catch, and finally.
Implementing a java program
 Implementation of a Java application program involves a following
steps.
1) Creating the program
2) Compiling the program
3) Running the program

1) Creating the program

 create a program using any text editor.
• save the program in a file called filename(classname).java

Ensure that the filename contains the class name properly.

This file is called the source file.
 All Java source files will have the extension .java
if a program contains multiple classes, the file name must be
the classname of the class containing the main method.
2) Compiling the Program
To compile the program, run the Java Compiler
javac, with the name of the source file on the
command line
javac filename.java

 If there are no compile time errors, the javac

compiler creates a file called filename.class
containing the bytecodes of the program.

 The compiler automatically names the

bytecode file as
<classname>.class
3) Running the Program
 Java interpreter used to run a stand-alone program. At the command
prompt type,
java filename

The interpreter looks for the main method in the program and begins
execution from there.

Machine Neutral
The compiler converts the source code files into bytecode files.
 These codes are machine-independent and therefore can be run on any
machine.
That is, a program compiled on an IBM machine will run on a Macintosh
machine.
 Java interpreter reads the bytecode files and translates them into machine
code for the specific machine on which the Java program is running.
 The interpreter is therefore specially written for each type of machine.
(refer fig in next slide)
Fig: Implementing Of java programs
Java Virtual Machine
 How does Java achieve architecture neutrality?
• The Java compiler produces an intermedia code known as
bytecode for a machine that does not exist. This machine is
called the Java Virtual Machine and it exists only inside the
computer memory.
• It is a simulated computer within the computer and does all
major functions of a real computer.

Fig : Process of compilation

The Process of compiling a Java Program into bytecode which
is known as virtual machine code.
The virtual machine code is not machine specific.

The machine specific code (known as machine code) is

generated by the Java interpreter by acting as an intermediary
between the virtual machine and the real machine.

Remember that the interpreter is different for different machines.

Fig : Process of converting bytecode into machine code

 The Java object framework (Java API) acts as the
intermediary between the user programs and the virtual
machine which in turn acts as the intermediary between
the operating system and the Java object framework.

Fig : Layers of interactions for Java Programs

Command Line Arguments
 In Java programs the inputs can be provided at the time of
execution. This is achieved by using what are known as command
line arguments.
 Command line arguments are parameters that are supplied to the
application program at the time of invoking it for execution.
 Java programs can receive and use the arguments provided in the
command line.
 The main() method consists
public static void main (String args[])
• Here, args is declared as an array of strings (known as string
objects).
• Any arguments provided in the command line (at the time of
execution) are passed to the array args as its elements.
• simply access the array elements and use them in the program as
we wish.
Ex: java Test BASIC FORTRAN C++ Java
This command line contains four arguments. These are
assigned to the array args as follows:
BASIC  args[0]
FORTRAN args [1]
C++  args[2]
Java  args[3]

 The individual elements of an array are accessed by

using an index or subscript like args[i].
 The value of i denotes the position of the elements
inside the array.
 For example, args[ 2 ] denotes the third element and
represents C++.
 Java subscripts begin with 0 and not 1.
Programming Style
 Java is a freeform language.
 We need not have to indent any lines to make the program
work properly.
 Java system does not care where on the line we begin typing.
 Although several alternate styles are possible, we should
select one and try to use it with total consistency.

For example, the statement

System.out.println("Java is Wonderful!");
can be written
System.out.println
("Java is Wonderful!");
Or even as,
System
.
out.
println
(
"Java is Wonderful!“
);