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language: java
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contributors:
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- ["Jake Prather", "http://github.com/JakeHP"]
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- ["Jakukyo Friel", "http://weakish.github.io"]
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- ["Madison Dickson", "http://github.com/mix3d"]
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- ["Simon Morgan", "http://sjm.io/"]
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- ["Zachary Ferguson", "http://github.com/zfergus2"]
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- ["Cameron Schermerhorn", "http://github.com/cschermerhorn"]
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filename: LearnJava.java
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---
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Java is a general-purpose, concurrent, class-based, object-oriented computer
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programming language.
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[Read more here.](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/)
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```java
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// Single-line comments start with //
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Multi-line comments look like this.
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/**
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JavaDoc comments look like this. Used to describe the Class or various
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attributes of a Class.
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*/
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// Import ArrayList class inside of the java.util package
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import java.util.ArrayList;
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// Import all classes inside of java.security package
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import java.security.*;
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// Each .java file contains one outer-level public class, with the same name as
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// the file.
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public class LearnJava {
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// In order to run a java program, it must have a main method as an entry point.
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public static void main (String[] args) {
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// Use System.out.println() to print lines.
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System.out.println("Hello World!");
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System.out.println(
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"Integer: " + 10 +
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" Double: " + 3.14 +
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" Boolean: " + true);
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// To print without a newline, use System.out.print().
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System.out.print("Hello ");
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System.out.print("World");
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// Use System.out.printf() for easy formatted printing.
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System.out.printf("pi = %.5f", Math.PI); // => pi = 3.14159
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///////////////////////////////////////
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// Variables
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///////////////////////////////////////
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/*
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* Variable Declaration
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*/
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// Declare a variable using <type> <name>
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int fooInt;
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// Declare multiple variables of the same type <type> <name1>, <name2>, <name3>
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int fooInt1, fooInt2, fooInt3;
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/*
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* Variable Initialization
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*/
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// Initialize a variable using <type> <name> = <val>
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int fooInt = 1;
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// Initialize multiple variables of same type with same value <type> <name1>, <name2>, <name3> = <val>
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int fooInt1, fooInt2, fooInt3;
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fooInt1 = fooInt2 = fooInt3 = 1;
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/*
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* Variable types
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*/
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// Byte - 8-bit signed two's complement integer
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// (-128 <= byte <= 127)
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byte fooByte = 100;
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// Short - 16-bit signed two's complement integer
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// (-32,768 <= short <= 32,767)
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short fooShort = 10000;
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// Integer - 32-bit signed two's complement integer
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// (-2,147,483,648 <= int <= 2,147,483,647)
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int fooInt = 1;
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// Long - 64-bit signed two's complement integer
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// (-9,223,372,036,854,775,808 <= long <= 9,223,372,036,854,775,807)
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long fooLong = 100000L;
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// L is used to denote that this variable value is of type Long;
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// anything without is treated as integer by default.
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// Note: Java has no unsigned types.
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// Float - Single-precision 32-bit IEEE 754 Floating Point
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// 2^-149 <= float <= (2-2^-23) * 2^127
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float fooFloat = 234.5f;
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// f or F is used to denote that this variable value is of type float;
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// otherwise it is treated as double.
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// Double - Double-precision 64-bit IEEE 754 Floating Point
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// 2^-1074 <= x <= (2-2^-52) * 2^1023
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double fooDouble = 123.4;
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// Boolean - true & false
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boolean fooBoolean = true;
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boolean barBoolean = false;
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// Char - A single 16-bit Unicode character
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char fooChar = 'A';
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// final variables can't be reassigned to another object,
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final int HOURS_I_WORK_PER_WEEK = 9001;
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// but they can be initialized later.
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final double E;
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E = 2.71828;
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// BigInteger - Immutable arbitrary-precision integers
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//
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// BigInteger is a data type that allows programmers to manipulate
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// integers longer than 64-bits. Integers are stored as an array of
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// of bytes and are manipulated using functions built into BigInteger
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//
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// BigInteger can be initialized using an array of bytes or a string.
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BigInteger fooBigInteger = new BigDecimal(fooByteArray);
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// BigDecimal - Immutable, arbitrary-precision signed decimal number
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//
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// A BigDecimal takes two parts: an arbitrary precision integer
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// unscaled value and a 32-bit integer scale
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//
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// BigDecimal allows the programmer complete control over decimal
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// rounding. It is recommended to use BigDecimal with currency values
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// and where exact decimal percision is required.
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//
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// BigDecimal can be initialized with an int, long, double or String
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// or by initializing the unscaled value (BigInteger) and scale (int).
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BigDecimal fooBigDecimal = new BigDecimal(fooBigInteger, fooInt);
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// Strings
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String fooString = "My String Is Here!";
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// \n is an escaped character that starts a new line
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String barString = "Printing on a new line?\nNo Problem!";
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// \t is an escaped character that adds a tab character
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String bazString = "Do you want to add a tab?\tNo Problem!";
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System.out.println(fooString);
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System.out.println(barString);
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System.out.println(bazString);
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// Arrays
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// The array size must be decided upon instantiation
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// The following formats work for declaring an array
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// <datatype>[] <var name> = new <datatype>[<array size>];
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// <datatype> <var name>[] = new <datatype>[<array size>];
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int[] intArray = new int[10];
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String[] stringArray = new String[1];
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boolean boolArray[] = new boolean[100];
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// Another way to declare & initialize an array
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int[] y = {9000, 1000, 1337};
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String names[] = {"Bob", "John", "Fred", "Juan Pedro"};
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boolean bools[] = new boolean[] {true, false, false};
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// Indexing an array - Accessing an element
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System.out.println("intArray @ 0: " + intArray[0]);
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// Arrays are zero-indexed and mutable.
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intArray[1] = 1;
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System.out.println("intArray @ 1: " + intArray[1]); // => 1
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// Others to check out
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// ArrayLists - Like arrays except more functionality is offered, and
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// the size is mutable.
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// LinkedLists - Implementation of doubly-linked list. All of the
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// operations perform as could be expected for a
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// doubly-linked list.
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// Maps - A set of objects that maps keys to values. A map cannot
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// contain duplicate keys; each key can map to at most one value.
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// HashMaps - This class uses a hashtable to implement the Map
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// interface. This allows the execution time of basic
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// operations, such as get and insert element, to remain
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///////////////////////////////////////
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// Operators
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///////////////////////////////////////
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System.out.println("\n->Operators");
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int i1 = 1, i2 = 2; // Shorthand for multiple declarations
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// Arithmetic is straightforward
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System.out.println("1+2 = " + (i1 + i2)); // => 3
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System.out.println("2-1 = " + (i2 - i1)); // => 1
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System.out.println("2*1 = " + (i2 * i1)); // => 2
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System.out.println("1/2 = " + (i1 / i2)); // => 0 (0.5 truncated down)
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System.out.println("1/2 = " + (i1 / (i2*1.0))); // => 0.5
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// Modulo
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System.out.println("11%3 = "+(11 % 3)); // => 2
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// Comparison operators
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System.out.println("3 == 2? " + (3 == 2)); // => false
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System.out.println("3 != 2? " + (3 != 2)); // => true
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System.out.println("3 > 2? " + (3 > 2)); // => true
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System.out.println("3 < 2? " + (3 < 2)); // => false
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System.out.println("2 <= 2? " + (2 <= 2)); // => true
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// Boolean operators
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System.out.println("3 > 2 && 2 > 3? " + ((3 > 2) && (2 > 3))); // => false
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System.out.println("3 > 2 || 2 > 3? " + ((3 > 2) || (2 > 3))); // => true
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// Bitwise operators!
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/*
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~ Unary bitwise complement
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& Bitwise AND
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*/
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// Incrementations
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System.out.println(++i); // i = 2, prints 2 (pre-increment)
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System.out.println(i--); // i = 1, prints 2 (post-decrement)
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///////////////////////////////////////
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///////////////////////////////////////
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System.out.println("I get printed");
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System.out.println("I don't");
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} else {
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System.out.println("I also don't");
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}
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// While loop
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System.out.println("fooWhile Value: " + fooWhile);
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// Do While Loop
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int fooDoWhile = 0;
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do {
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System.out.println(fooFor);
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System.out.println("fooFor Value: " + fooFor);
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System.out.println("\n->Classes & Functions");
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// in an easy way. Usually you end up in the following way:
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private static final Set<String> COUNTRIES = new HashSet<String>();
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static {
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validCodes.add("DENMARK");
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validCodes.add("SWEDEN");
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validCodes.add("FINLAND");
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}
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// But there's a nifty way to achieve the same thing in an
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// easier way, by using something that is called Double Brace
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// Initialization.
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private static final Set<String> COUNTRIES = HashSet<String>() {{
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add("DENMARK");
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add("SWEDEN");
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add("FINLAND");
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}}
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// The first brace is creating a new AnonymousInnerClass and the
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// second one declares an instance initializer block. This block
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// is called when the anonymous inner class is created.
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// This does not only work for Collections, it works for all
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// non-final classes.
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} // End main method
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} // End LearnJava class
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// You can include other, non-public outer-level classes in a .java file,
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// but it is good practice. Instead split classes into separate files.
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// Class Declaration Syntax:
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// <public/private/protected> class <class name> {
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// // data fields, constructors, functions all inside.
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// // functions are called as methods in Java.
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// }
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class Bicycle {
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// Bicycle's Fields/Variables
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public int cadence; // Public: Can be accessed from anywhere
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private int speed; // Private: Only accessible from within the class
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protected int gear; // Protected: Accessible from the class and subclasses
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String name; // default: Only accessible from within this package
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// Constructors are a way of creating classes
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// This is a constructor
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public Bicycle() {
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// You can also call another constructor:
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// this(1, 50, 5, "Bontrager");
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gear = 1;
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cadence = 50;
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speed = 5;
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name = "Bontrager";
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}
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// This is a constructor that takes arguments
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public Bicycle(int startCadence, int startSpeed, int startGear,
|
|
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String name) {
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this.gear = startGear;
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this.cadence = startCadence;
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this.speed = startSpeed;
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|
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this.name = name;
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|
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}
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// Method Syntax:
|
|
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// <public/private/protected> <return type> <function name>(<args>)
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|
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// Java classes often implement getters and setters for their fields
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|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Method declaration syntax:
|
|
||||||
// <access modifier> <return type> <method name>(<args>)
|
|
||||||
public int getCadence() {
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|
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return cadence;
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|
||||||
}
|
|
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|
|
||||||
// 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 void setName(String newName) {
|
|
||||||
name = newName;
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
public String getName() {
|
|
||||||
return name;
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
//Method to display the attribute values of this Object.
|
|
||||||
@Override // Inherited from the Object class.
|
|
||||||
public String toString() {
|
|
||||||
return "gear: " + gear + " cadence: " + cadence + " speed: " + speed +
|
|
||||||
" name: " + name;
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
} // 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, "PennyFarthing");
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// You should mark a method you're overriding with an @annotation.
|
|
||||||
// To learn more about what annotations are and their purpose check this
|
|
||||||
// out: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/annotations/
|
|
||||||
@Override
|
|
||||||
public void setGear(int gear) {
|
|
||||||
gear = 0;
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Interfaces
|
|
||||||
// Interface declaration syntax
|
|
||||||
// <access-level> interface <interface-name> extends <super-interfaces> {
|
|
||||||
// // Constants
|
|
||||||
// // Method declarations
|
|
||||||
// }
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Example - Food:
|
|
||||||
public interface Edible {
|
|
||||||
public void eat(); // Any class that implements this interface, must
|
|
||||||
// implement this method.
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
public interface Digestible {
|
|
||||||
public void digest();
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// We can now create a class that implements both of these interfaces.
|
|
||||||
public class Fruit implements Edible, Digestible {
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
@Override
|
|
||||||
public void eat() {
|
|
||||||
// ...
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
@Override
|
|
||||||
public void digest() {
|
|
||||||
// ...
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// In Java, you can extend only one class, but you can implement many
|
|
||||||
// interfaces. For example:
|
|
||||||
public class ExampleClass extends ExampleClassParent implements InterfaceOne,
|
|
||||||
InterfaceTwo {
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
@Override
|
|
||||||
public void InterfaceOneMethod() {
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
@Override
|
|
||||||
public void InterfaceTwoMethod() {
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Abstract Classes
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Abstract Class declaration syntax
|
|
||||||
// <access-level> abstract <abstract-class-name> extends <super-abstract-classes> {
|
|
||||||
// // Constants and variables
|
|
||||||
// // 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
|
|
||||||
// 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.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
public abstract class Animal
|
|
||||||
{
|
|
||||||
public abstract void makeSound();
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Method can have a body
|
|
||||||
public void eat()
|
|
||||||
{
|
|
||||||
System.out.println("I am an animal and I am Eating.");
|
|
||||||
// Note: We can access private variable here.
|
|
||||||
age = 30;
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// No need to initialize, however in an interface
|
|
||||||
// a variable is implicitly final and hence has
|
|
||||||
// to be initialized.
|
|
||||||
protected int age;
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
public void printAge()
|
|
||||||
{
|
|
||||||
System.out.println(age);
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Abstract classes can have main function.
|
|
||||||
public static void main(String[] args)
|
|
||||||
{
|
|
||||||
System.out.println("I am abstract");
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
class Dog extends Animal
|
|
||||||
{
|
|
||||||
// Note still have to override the abstract methods in the
|
|
||||||
// abstract class.
|
|
||||||
@Override
|
|
||||||
public void makeSound()
|
|
||||||
{
|
|
||||||
System.out.println("Bark");
|
|
||||||
// age = 30; ==> ERROR! age is private to Animal
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// NOTE: You will get an error if you used the
|
|
||||||
// @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/
|
|
||||||
public static void main(String[] args)
|
|
||||||
{
|
|
||||||
Dog pluto = new Dog();
|
|
||||||
pluto.makeSound();
|
|
||||||
pluto.eat();
|
|
||||||
pluto.printAge();
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Final Classes
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Final Class declaration syntax
|
|
||||||
// <access-level> final <final-class-name> {
|
|
||||||
// // Constants and variables
|
|
||||||
// // Method declarations
|
|
||||||
// }
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Final classes are classes that cannot be inherited from and are therefore a
|
|
||||||
// final child. In a way, final classes are the opposite of abstract classes
|
|
||||||
// because abstract classes must be extended, but final classes cannot be
|
|
||||||
// extended.
|
|
||||||
public final class SaberToothedCat extends Animal
|
|
||||||
{
|
|
||||||
// Note still have to override the abstract methods in the
|
|
||||||
// abstract class.
|
|
||||||
@Override
|
|
||||||
public void makeSound()
|
|
||||||
{
|
|
||||||
System.out.println("Roar");
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Final Methods
|
|
||||||
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.
|
|
||||||
public final boolean isWarmBlooded()
|
|
||||||
{
|
|
||||||
return true;
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
}
|
|
||||||
```
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
## Further Reading
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
The links provided here below are just to get an understanding of the topic, feel free to Google and find specific examples.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
**Official Oracle Guides**:
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
* [Java Tutorial Trail from Sun / Oracle](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/index.html)
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
* [Java Access level modifiers](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/accesscontrol.html)
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
* [Object-Oriented Programming Concepts](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/concepts/index.html):
|
|
||||||
* [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)
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
**Online Practice and Tutorials**
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
* [Learneroo.com - Learn Java](http://www.learneroo.com)
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
* [Codingbat.com](http://codingbat.com/java)
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
**Books**:
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
* [Head First Java](http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfjava/)
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
* [Thinking in Java](http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/)
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
* [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)
|
|
Reference in New Issue
Block a user