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@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ programming language.
```java
// Single-line comments start with //
+
/*
Multi-line comments look like this.
*/
+
/**
JavaDoc comments look like this. Used to describe the Class or various
attributes of a Class.
@@ -30,11 +32,12 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
// Import all classes inside of java.security package
import java.security.*;
-// Each .java file contains one outer-level public class, with the same name as
-// the file.
+// Each .java file contains one outer-level public class, with the same name
+// as the file.
public class LearnJava {
- // In order to run a java program, it must have a main method as an entry point.
+ // In order to run a java program, it must have a main method as an entry
+ // point.
public static void main (String[] args) {
// Use System.out.println() to print lines.
@@ -60,7 +63,8 @@ public class LearnJava {
*/
// Declare a variable using <type> <name>
int fooInt;
- // Declare multiple variables of the same type <type> <name1>, <name2>, <name3>
+ // Declare multiple variables of the same
+ // type <type> <name1>, <name2>, <name3>
int fooInt1, fooInt2, fooInt3;
/*
@@ -69,7 +73,8 @@ public class LearnJava {
// Initialize a variable using <type> <name> = <val>
int fooInt = 1;
- // Initialize multiple variables of same type with same value <type> <name1>, <name2>, <name3> = <val>
+ // Initialize multiple variables of same type with same
+ // value <type> <name1>, <name2>, <name3> = <val>
int fooInt1, fooInt2, fooInt3;
fooInt1 = fooInt2 = fooInt3 = 1;
@@ -119,17 +124,14 @@ public class LearnJava {
final double E;
E = 2.71828;
-
// BigInteger - Immutable arbitrary-precision integers
//
// BigInteger is a data type that allows programmers to manipulate
// integers longer than 64-bits. Integers are stored as an array of
// of bytes and are manipulated using functions built into BigInteger
//
- // BigInteger can be initialized using an array of bytes or a string.
-
- BigInteger fooBigInteger = new BigDecimal(fooByteArray);
-
+ // BigInteger can be initialized using an array of bytes or a string.
+ BigInteger fooBigInteger = new BigInteger(fooByteArray);
// BigDecimal - Immutable, arbitrary-precision signed decimal number
//
@@ -142,10 +144,12 @@ public class LearnJava {
//
// BigDecimal can be initialized with an int, long, double or String
// or by initializing the unscaled value (BigInteger) and scale (int).
-
BigDecimal fooBigDecimal = new BigDecimal(fooBigInteger, fooInt);
-
-
+
+ // Be wary of the constructor that takes a float or double as
+ // the inaccuracy of the float/double will be copied in BigDecimal.
+ // Prefer the String constructor when you need an exact value.
+ BigDecimal tenCents = new BigDecimal("0.1");
// Strings
String fooString = "My String Is Here!";
@@ -170,7 +174,7 @@ public class LearnJava {
// Another way to declare & initialize an array
int[] y = {9000, 1000, 1337};
String names[] = {"Bob", "John", "Fred", "Juan Pedro"};
- boolean bools[] = new boolean[] {true, false, false};
+ boolean bools[] = {true, false, false};
// Indexing an array - Accessing an element
System.out.println("intArray @ 0: " + intArray[0]);
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@ public class LearnJava {
intArray[1] = 1;
System.out.println("intArray @ 1: " + intArray[1]); // => 1
- // Others to check out
+ // Other data types worth checking out
// ArrayLists - Like arrays except more functionality is offered, and
// the size is mutable.
// LinkedLists - Implementation of doubly-linked list. All of the
@@ -207,8 +211,8 @@ public class LearnJava {
System.out.println("1+2 = " + (i1 + i2)); // => 3
System.out.println("2-1 = " + (i2 - i1)); // => 1
System.out.println("2*1 = " + (i2 * i1)); // => 2
- System.out.println("1/2 = " + (i1 / i2)); // => 0 (0.5 truncated down)
- System.out.println("1/2 = " + (i1 / (i2*1.0))); // => 0.5
+ System.out.println("1/2 = " + (i1 / i2)); // => 0 (int/int returns int)
+ System.out.println("1/2 = " + (i1 / (double)i2)); // => 0.5
// Modulo
System.out.println("11%3 = "+(11 % 3)); // => 2
@@ -237,7 +241,7 @@ public class LearnJava {
| Bitwise inclusive OR
*/
- // Incrementations
+ // Increment operators
int i = 0;
System.out.println("\n->Inc/Dec-rementation");
// The ++ and -- operators increment and decrement by 1 respectively.
@@ -309,7 +313,6 @@ public class LearnJava {
// for each loop structure => for (<object> : <iterable>)
// reads as: for each element in the iterable
// note: the object type must match the element type of the iterable.
-
for (int bar : fooList) {
System.out.println(bar);
//Iterates 9 times and prints 1-9 on new lines
@@ -359,7 +362,6 @@ public class LearnJava {
String bar = (foo < 10) ? "A" : "B";
System.out.println(bar); // Prints A, because the statement is true
-
////////////////////////////////////////
// Converting Data Types And Typecasting
////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -382,7 +384,6 @@ public class LearnJava {
// with some more intermediate concepts. Feel free to check it out here:
// http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/IandI/subclasses.html
-
///////////////////////////////////////
// Classes And Functions
///////////////////////////////////////
@@ -404,7 +405,6 @@ public class LearnJava {
// Double Brace Initialization
// The Java Language has no syntax for how to create static Collections
// in an easy way. Usually you end up in the following way:
-
private static final Set<String> COUNTRIES = new HashSet<String>();
static {
validCodes.add("DENMARK");
@@ -415,8 +415,7 @@ public class LearnJava {
// But there's a nifty way to achieve the same thing in an
// easier way, by using something that is called Double Brace
// Initialization.
-
- private static final Set<String> COUNTRIES = HashSet<String>() {{
+ private static final Set<String> COUNTRIES = new HashSet<String>() {{
add("DENMARK");
add("SWEDEN");
add("FINLAND");
@@ -431,10 +430,8 @@ public class LearnJava {
} // End main method
} // End LearnJava class
-
// You can include other, non-public outer-level classes in a .java file,
-// but it is good practice. Instead split classes into separate files.
-
+// but it is not good practice. Instead split classes into separate files.
// Class Declaration Syntax:
// <public/private/protected> class <class name> {
@@ -449,7 +446,6 @@ class Bicycle {
private int speed; // Private: Only accessible from within the class
protected int gear; // Protected: Accessible from the class and subclasses
String name; // default: Only accessible from within this package
-
static String className; // Static class variable
// Static block
@@ -471,7 +467,6 @@ class Bicycle {
speed = 5;
name = "Bontrager";
}
-
// This is a constructor that takes arguments
public Bicycle(int startCadence, int startSpeed, int startGear,
String name) {
@@ -496,23 +491,18 @@ class Bicycle {
public void setCadence(int newValue) {
cadence = newValue;
}
-
public void setGear(int newValue) {
gear = newValue;
}
-
public void speedUp(int increment) {
speed += increment;
}
-
public void slowDown(int decrement) {
speed -= decrement;
}
-
public void setName(String newName) {
name = newName;
}
-
public String getName() {
return name;
}
@@ -530,7 +520,7 @@ class PennyFarthing extends Bicycle {
// (Penny Farthings are those bicycles with the big front wheel.
// They have no gears.)
- public PennyFarthing(int startCadence, int startSpeed){
+ public PennyFarthing(int startCadence, int startSpeed) {
// Call the parent constructor with super
super(startCadence, startSpeed, 0, "PennyFarthing");
}
@@ -561,10 +551,8 @@ public interface Digestible {
public void digest();
}
-
// We can now create a class that implements both of these interfaces.
-public class Fruit implements Edible, Digestible {
-
+public class Fruit implements Edible, Digestible {
@Override
public void eat() {
// ...
@@ -580,7 +568,6 @@ public class Fruit implements Edible, Digestible {
// interfaces. For example:
public class ExampleClass extends ExampleClassParent implements InterfaceOne,
InterfaceTwo {
-
@Override
public void InterfaceOneMethod() {
}
@@ -599,14 +586,13 @@ public class ExampleClass extends ExampleClassParent implements InterfaceOne,
// // Method declarations
// }
-// Marking a class as abstract means that it contains abstract methods that must
-// be defined in a child class. Similar to interfaces, abstract classes cannot
-// be instantiated, but instead must be extended and the abstract methods
-// defined. Different from interfaces, abstract classes can contain a mixture of
+// Marking a class as abstract means that it contains abstract methods that
+// must be defined in a child class. Similar to interfaces, abstract classes
+// cannot be instantiated, but instead must be extended and the abstract
+// methods defined. Different from interfaces, abstract classes can contain a
// concrete and abstract methods. Methods in an interface cannot have a body,
-// unless the method is static, and variables are final by default, unlike an
-// abstract class. Also abstract classes CAN have the "main" method.
-
+// mixture of unless the method is static, and variables are final by default,
+// unlike an abstract class. Also abstract classes CAN have the "main" method.
public abstract class Animal
{
public abstract void makeSound();
@@ -651,7 +637,7 @@ class Dog extends Animal
// @Override annotation here, since java doesn't allow
// overriding of static methods.
// What is happening here is called METHOD HIDING.
- // Check out this awesome SO post: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16313649/
+ // Check out this SO post: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16313649/
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Dog pluto = new Dog();
@@ -690,13 +676,66 @@ public abstract class Mammal()
// Final Method Syntax:
// <access modifier> final <return type> <function name>(<args>)
- // Final methods, like, final classes cannot be overridden by a child class,
- // and are therefore the final implementation of the method.
+ // Final methods, like, final classes cannot be overridden by a child
+ // class, and are therefore the final implementation of the method.
public final boolean isWarmBlooded()
{
return true;
}
}
+
+// Enum Type
+//
+// An enum type is a special data type that enables for a variable to be a set
+// of predefined constants. The variable must be equal to one of the values
+// that have been predefined for it. Because they are constants, the names of
+// an enum type's fields are in uppercase letters. In the Java programming
+// language, you define an enum type by using the enum keyword. For example,
+// you would specify a days-of-the-week enum type as:
+public enum Day {
+ SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY,
+ THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY
+}
+
+// We can use our enum Day like that:
+public class EnumTest {
+ // Variable Enum
+ Day day;
+
+ public EnumTest(Day day) {
+ this.day = day;
+ }
+
+ public void tellItLikeItIs() {
+ switch (day) {
+ case MONDAY:
+ System.out.println("Mondays are bad.");
+ break;
+ case FRIDAY:
+ System.out.println("Fridays are better.");
+ break;
+ case SATURDAY:
+ case SUNDAY:
+ System.out.println("Weekends are best.");
+ break;
+ default:
+ System.out.println("Midweek days are so-so.");
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ public static void main(String[] args) {
+ EnumTest firstDay = new EnumTest(Day.MONDAY);
+ firstDay.tellItLikeItIs(); // => Mondays are bad.
+ EnumTest thirdDay = new EnumTest(Day.WEDNESDAY);
+ thirdDay.tellItLikeItIs(); // => Midweek days are so-so.
+ }
+}
+
+// Enum types are much more powerful than we show above.
+// The enum body can include methods and other fields.
+// You can se more at https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/enum.html
+
```
## Further Reading
@@ -728,7 +767,6 @@ The links provided here below are just to get an understanding of the topic, fee
* [Codingbat.com](http://codingbat.com/java)
-
**Books**:
* [Head First Java](http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfjava/)
@@ -737,4 +775,4 @@ The links provided here below are just to get an understanding of the topic, fee
* [Objects First with Java](http://www.amazon.com/Objects-First-Java-Practical-Introduction/dp/0132492660)
-* [Java The Complete Reference](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071606300)
+* [Java The Complete Reference](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071606300) \ No newline at end of file