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---

language: java

author: Jake Prather

author_url: http://github.com/JakeHP

filename: LearnJava.java

---

Java is a general-purpose, concurrent, class-based, object-oriented computer programming language.
[Read more here.](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/index.html)

```java
// Single-line comments start with //
/*
Multi-line comments look like this.
*/

// Import ArrayList class inside of the java.util package
import java.util.ArrayList;
// Import all classes inside of java.security package
import java.security.*;

// Each .java file contains one public class, with the same name as the file.
public class LearnJava {

    // A program must have a main method as an entry point
    public static void main (String[] args) {

        // Use System.out.println to print lines
        System.out.println("Hello World!");
        System.out.println(
            "Integer: " + 10 +
            " Double: " + 3.14 +
            " Boolean: " + true);

        // To print without a newline, use System.out.print
        System.out.print("Hello ");
        System.out.print("World");


        ///////////////////////////////////////
        // Types & Variables
        ///////////////////////////////////////

        // Declare a variable using <type> <name> [
        // Byte - 8-bit signed two's complement integer
        // (-128 <= byte <= 127)
        byte fooByte = 100;

        // Short - 16-bit signed two's complement integer
        // (-32,768 <= short <= 32,767)
        short fooShort = 10000;

        // Integer - 32-bit signed two's complement integer
        // (-2,147,483,648 <= int <= 2,147,483,647)
        int fooInt = 1;

        // Long - 64-bit signed two's complement integer
        // (-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 <= long <= 9,223,372,036,854,775,807)
        long fooLong = 100000L;

        // (Java has no unsigned types)

        // Float - Single-precision 32-bit IEEE 754 Floating Point
        float fooFloat = 234.5f;

        // Double - Double-precision 64-bit IEEE 754 Floating Point
        double fooDouble = 123.4;

        // Boolean - true & false
        boolean fooBoolean = true;
        boolean barBoolean = false;

        // Char - A single 16-bit Unicode character
        char fooChar = 'A';

        // Use final to make a variable immutable
        final int HOURS_I_WORK_PER_WEEK = 9001;

        // Strings
        String fooString = "My String Is Here!";

        // \n is an escaped character that starts a new line
        String barString = "Printing on a new line?\nNo Problem!";
        System.out.println(fooString);
        System.out.println(barString);

        // Arrays
        //The array size must be decided upon declaration
        //The format for declaring an array is follows:
        //<datatype> [] <var name> = new <datatype>[<array size>];
        int [] intArray = new int[10];
        String [] stringArray = new String[1];
        boolean [] booleanArray = new boolean[100];

        // Another way to declare & initialize an array
        int [] y = {9000, 1000, 1337};

        // Indexing an array - Accessing an element
        System.out.println("intArray @ 0: " + intArray[0]);

        // Arrays are zero-indexed and mutable.
        intArray[1] = 1;
        System.out.println("intArray @ 1: " + intArray[1]); // => 1

        // Others to check out
        // ArrayLists - Like arrays except more functionality is offered,
        //             and the size is mutable
        // LinkedLists
        // Maps
        // HashMaps

        ///////////////////////////////////////
        // Operators
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        System.out.println("\n->Operators");

        int i1 = 1, i2 = 2; // Shorthand for multiple declarations

        // Arithmetic is straightforward
        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)

        // Modulo
        System.out.println("11%3 = "+(11 % 3)); // => 2

        // Comparison operators
        System.out.println("3 == 2? " + (3 == 2)); // => 0 (false)
        System.out.println("3 != 2? " + (3 != 2)); // => 1 (true)
        System.out.println("3 > 2? " + (3 > 2)); // => 1
        System.out.println("3 < 2? " + (3 < 2)); // => 0
        System.out.println("2 <= 2? " + (2 <= 2)); // => 1
        System.out.println("2 >= 2? " + (2 >= 2)); // => 1

        // Bitwise operators!
        /*
        ~       Unary bitwise complement
        <<      Signed left shift
        >>      Signed right shift
        >>>     Unsigned right shift
        &       Bitwise AND
        ^       Bitwise exclusive OR
        |       Bitwise inclusive OR
        */

        // Incrementations
        int i=0;
        System.out.println("\n->Inc/Dec-rementation");
        System.out.println(i++); //i = 1. Post-Incrementation
        System.out.println(++i); //i = 2. Pre-Incrementation
        System.out.println(i--); //i = 1. Post-Decrementation
        System.out.println(--i); //i = 0. Pre-Decrementation

        ///////////////////////////////////////
        // Control Structures
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        System.out.println("\n->Control Structures");

        // If statements are c-like
        if (false){
            System.out.println("I never run");
        }else if (false) {
            System.out.println("I am also never run");
        } else {
            System.out.println("I print");
        }

        // While loop
        int fooWhile = 0;
        while(fooWhile < 100)
        {
            //System.out.println(fooWhile);
            //Increment the counter
            //Iterated 99 times, fooWhile 0->99
            fooWhile++;
        }
        System.out.println("fooWhile Value: " + fooWhile);

        // Do While Loop
        int fooDoWhile = 0;
        do
        {
            //System.out.println(fooDoWhile);
            //Increment the counter
            //Iterated 99 times, fooDoWhile 0->99
            fooDoWhile++;
        }while(fooDoWhile < 100);
        System.out.println("fooDoWhile Value: " + fooDoWhile);

        // For Loop
        int fooFor;
        //for loop structure => for(<start_statement>; <conditional>; <step>)
        for(fooFor=0; fooFor<10; fooFor++){
            //System.out.println(fooFor);
            //Iterated 10 times, fooFor 0->9
        }
        System.out.println("fooFor Value: " + fooFor);

        // Switch Case
        int month = 3;
        String monthString;
        switch (month){
            case 1:  monthString = "January";
                    break;
            case 2:  monthString = "February";
                    break;
            case 3:  monthString = "March";
                    break;
            default: monthString = "Some other month";
                    break;
        }
        System.out.println("Switch Case Result: " + monthString);


        ///////////////////////////////////////
        // Converting Data Types And Typcasting
        ///////////////////////////////////////

        // Converting data

        // Convert String To Integer
        Integer.parseInt("123");//returns an integer version of "123"

        // Convert Integer To String
        Integer.toString(123);//returns a string version of 123

        // For other conversions check out the following classes:
        // Double
        // Long
        // String

        // Typecasting
        // You can also cast java objects, there's a lot of details and
        // deals 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
        ///////////////////////////////////////

        System.out.println("\n->Classes & Functions");

        // (definition of the Bicycle class follows)

        // Use new to instantiate a class
        Bicycle trek = new Bicycle();

        // Call object methods
        trek.speedUp(3);
        trek.setCadence(100);

        // toString is a convention
        System.out.println("trek info: " + trek.toString());

    } // End main method
} // End LearnJava class


// You can include other, non-public classes in a .java file


// Class Declaration Syntax:
// <public/private/protected> class <class name>{
//    //data fields, constructors, functions all inside
// }

class Bicycle {

    // Bicycle's Fields/Variables
    public int cadence; // Public: Can be accessed from anywhere
    private int speed;  // Private: Only accessable from within the class
    protected int gear; // Protected: Accessible from the class and subclasses

    // Constructors are a way of creating classes
    // This is a default constructor
    public Bicycle() {
        gear = 1;
        cadence = 50;
        speed = 5;
    }

    // This is a specified constructor (it contains arguments)
    public Bicycle(int startCadence, int startSpeed, int startGear) {
        gear = startGear;
        cadence = startCadence;
        speed = startSpeed;
    }

    // Function Syntax:
    // <public/private/protected> <return type> <function name>(<args>)

    // Java classes often implement getters and setters for their fields

    // Method declaration syntax:
    // <scope> <return type> <method name>(<args>)
    public int getCadence() {
        return cadence;
    }

    // void methods require no return statement
    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 String toString() {
        return "gear: "+Integer.toString(gear)+
                " cadence: "+Integer.toString(cadence)+
                " speed: "+Integer.toString(speed);
    }
} // end class Bicycle

// PennyFarthing is a subclass of Bicycle
class PennyFarthing extends Bicycle {
    // (Penny Farthings are those bicycles with the big front wheel.
    // They have no gears.)

    public PennyFarthing(int startCadence, int startSpeed){
        // Call the parent constructor with super
        super(startCadence, startSpeed, 0);
    }

    // You should mark a method you're overriding with an @annotation
    @Override
    public void setGear(int gear) {
        gear = 0;
    }

}

```

## Further Reading

Other Topics To Research:

* [Inheritance](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/IandI/subclasses.html)

* [Polymorphism](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/IandI/polymorphism.html)

* [Abstraction](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/IandI/abstract.html)

* [Exceptions](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/exceptions/index.html)

* [Interfaces](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/IandI/createinterface.html)

* [Generics](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/generics/index.html)

* [Java Code Conventions](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/codeconv-138413.html)

* The links provided are just to get an understanding of the topic, feel free to google and find specific examples