Chapter1 IntroductiontoJava PDF

Chapter 1 Introduction to Java
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Java

Contents:
1.1 Fundamentals of Object Oriented Programming

Object and Classes, Data abstraction and encapsulation,
Inheritance, Polymorphism, Dynamic Binding
1.2 Java Features
Compiled and Interpreted, Platform independent
and portable, Object oriented
Distributed, Multithreaded and interactive, High performance
1.3 Constant, Variables and Data Types
Constant, Data Types, Scope of variable, Symbolic Constant, Type
casting, Standard default values
1.4 Operator and Expression
Arithmetic Operators, Relational Operators, Logical Operators,
Assignment Operator Increment and Decrement Operator,
Conditional Operator, Bit wise Operator, Special Operator
1.5 Decision making and Branching
Decision making with if statement, Simple if statement, The if
else statement, The else if ladder, The switch statement, The? :
Operator
1.6 Decision making and Looping
The While statement, The do statement, The for statement,
Jumps in Loops, Labeled Loops
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Fundamentals of Object Oriented Programming
Our computer programs consists of two elements i.e. code and

data. A program is conceptually organized around the data. According to
the way of flow of the data, there are two types of programming
paradigms. The first way is called procedure oriented programming. In
which everything is organized in functions by functions. Flow of
execution of the program is taken through the linear steps. The
emphasis is given on the procedures rather then data. The data can be
accessed anywhere in the functions. So there is no security for this
data. C is the best example of such procedure oriented programming. C
language employed this programming approach successfully.
Main Program
Function Function Function

A B C
Function Function
D E
Function
F
Fig 1.2 Procedure Oriented Methodology
The second way is called object oriented programming. Basically,

it is introduced to eliminate the flaws in the procedure oriented
programming. It is the best way to manage the increasing complexity in
procedure orientation. Object oriented programming organizes the
program around the objects i.e. it treats the data as a critical element in
the program development and does not allow it to flow freely around the
system. It ties this data more closely to the functions that operate on it
and protects it from unintentional modification by other functions. An
object oriented programming can be characterized as ‘data controlling
access to code’. It has been given several organizational benefits.
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Function Function
Object
Data
Function Function
Fig 1.3 Object Oriented Methodology
As shown in the above figure 1.3, the data is centered element in

the object, which can be only be accessed by all the functions defined in
it. (In Java’s terminology, function is called as method).
Object Oriented Programming is having following main features.
Reduction in the complexity
Programs are divided into objects, which reduces the complexity
of the program.
Importance of data
Emphasis is given on the data rather than procedure.
Creation of new data structure
Methods that operate on the data of an object are tied together in
a single data structure.
Data Hiding
The data used in different object is hidden from outside world.
They can not be accessed outside functions.
Characterization of the objects
Data structures are designed such a way that they characterize
the objects.
Communication among objects
Objects in a single program can communicate with each other
through methods.
Extensibility
New data and methods can be easily added whenever necessary.
So, usability of the programs is extended.
Bottom-up programming approach
Object oriented programming follows Bottom-up programming
approach in program design.
Object oriented programming design paradigm is most recently
used programming approach. After C++ has implemented in a great
extent, Java used is cleverly then C# and VB.net also implemented it
afterwards.
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Basic Concepts in Object Oriented Programming

All object-oriented programming languages provide mechanisms
that help you implement the object-oriented model. It is therefore
necessary to understand some of the concepts used extensively in
object oriented programming.
Classes
The entire set of data and code of an object can be made using a
user defined data type called as class. It is one of the types of abstract
data types. In short, we can call the class is data type of object. Classes
are user defined data types and they behave like the built in types of
different programming languages. Once class has defined, we can create
any number of objects of that.
Objects
Object is called as the instance of the class. It is the run time entity
in an object oriented system. In short, we can call object as a variable of
type class. After creation, objects take up space in computer memory and
have associated address like ‘record’ in Pascal and ‘structure’ in C. When
the program is executed, object can establish the path of communication
among them by passing messages in between. Take an example of an
interactive game of NFS (Need For Speed). It consists of a set of racing
cars. In this, car can be called as one class and we have to create different
objects of that class. In order to create this we have to change the data
related to that class i.e. dimension, color, maximum speed etc. Common
attributes will remain constant for each object.
Each object is associated with data of type class with which they
are created. A class is thus collection of objects of similar types. For
example, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bengal, Goa, Tamilnadu are the
members of class India.
In object oriented programming languages, objects are represented
with data and methods (functions) as shown in following figure.
Object Name
Variable Name-1 Value-1
Variable Name-n Value-n
Method Name-1 ( )
Method Name-n ( )
Fig. 1.4 a) Representation of an object
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Batsman
Name
Innings
average( )
strike_rate( )
Fig. 1.4 b) Example of representation of an object
See the above example, the class ‘Batsman’ has been declared. It
contains data members Name and Innings as well as methods average (
) and strike_rate( ). In order to create the object of type Batsman we
have to use following notation.
Batsman opener;
Here ‘opener’ is name of the object. It will contain instance of

class Batsman and the separate copy of Name, Innings, average ( ) and
strike_rate( ). If we want to give values to this object, following notation
is to be used.
opener.Name = “Sachin”;
opener.Innings = 310; etc.
and for calling methods,
opener.average ();
opener.strike_rate ();
Data Abstraction and encapsulation
The most striking feature of the class is ‘Data encapsulation’. It

refers to wrapping up of data and methods into the single unit. The data
contained in the object is not accessible outside of the class. The
methods which are wrapped around the object can access the data.
These methods provide interface between object’s data and program.
This insulation of the data from direct access by the program is called
‘data hiding’. Each object performs a specific task without any concern
of the internal implementation. In C++, the data hiding is implemented
by writing private variables and functions.
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Abstraction refers to the act of representing essential features

without including the background details or explanation. Classes use the
concept of abstraction and are defined as a list of abstract attributes
such as size, weight, cost and methods that operate on these attributes.
They encapsulate all essential properties of the objects that are to be
created. Sometimes, the attributes are called data members because
they hold information. Since classes use the concept of data abstraction,
they are known as ‘Abstract Data Type’.
Inheritance
Inheritance is one of the most useful properties of object oriented

programming. It is the process by which one class acquires the
properties of objects of another class. It supports the concept of
hierarchical classification. If we take the example of our family, son or
daughter has properties of father or mother.
Vehicles
Attributes
Having Wheels
Manually Driven
Two-wheeler Four-wheeler
Attributes Attributes
-------------- --------------
-------------- --------------
Bicycle Scooter Tata – nano Indica
Attributes Attributes Attributes Attributes

-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Fig. Example of an inheritance
See the example given in fig. 1.5. ‘Vehicles’ is the main class we
can call it a root class, base class or super class. It is having its own
attributes and methods. Theses properties are inherited to two different
classes i.e. Two-wheeler and Four-wheeler. So, Two-wheeler and Four-
wheeler both have wheels and can be manually driven. Furthermore,
Two-wheeler and Four-wheeler classes can have their own uncommon
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properties. These can also be inherited in their sub-classes i.e. Bicycle

and Scooter for Two-Wheeler and Tata – nano and Lenova for Four-
wheeler. Thus, there is no need to have the similar properties again in
sub-classes. They can use the properties given in the base class or
super class. We can conclude that the process of inheritance provides
the idea of reusability. It is possible to add additional features to an
existing class without modifying it. Thus, new class can also be created
which will have combined features of both classes.
In inheritance, each sub-class defines only those features that are
unique to it. Without the use of classification, each class would have to
explicitly include all of its features.
Polymorphism
Polymorphism is the Greek term means that ability to take more

than one form. Same ability is having in ‘object oriented programming’
also. One name can be used for different functions. But, this function
depends upon type of the data used in the actual operation. Take an
example of one method called area ( ). When we pass one argument to
this method, it will consider it as side of a square and according to that
area of the square will be calculated. When we pass two arguments to
area ( ), it will consider them as length and breadth of a rectangle and
calculate area accordingly. And after passing three arguments to area (
), these can be three sides of the triangle to calculate the area of it. So,
here method area ( ) is having property of polymorphism i.e. ability to
take more than one forms. Our method name is same but its data i.e.
parameters decides its function.
More generally, the concept of polymorphism is often expressed
by the phrase “one interface, multiple methods.” Polymorphism plays an
important role in objects having different internal structure to share
their same external interface.
Shape
Draw ( )
Sphere object Cylinder object Cone Object
Draw ( ) Draw ( ) Draw ( )
Fig. Advantage of Inheritance and Polymorphism
Dynamic Binding
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The term binding refers to assigning one thing to another. In

programming languages, there are two types of bindings i.e. static and
dynamic. Static binding means at the time of compilation and execution,
compiler knows what to do and with which values? But, in case of
dynamic binding compiler decides the function at run time i.e. at
execution time. Thus, at the time of compilation, compiler does not
know which method to call? This decision is made after execution of
program. In C++ programming language, this concept is applied with
‘virtual function’. This is also called as run time polymorphism.
Shape
Draw ( )
Circle object
Draw ( )
Sphere object
Draw ( )
Fig. 1.7 Inheritance
Consider the figure 1.7. The class Sphere is derived from Circle
which is again derived from Shape. All the three classes contain Draw (
) method. When we are calling, Draw ( ) method by using object of
Sphere, which method will it call? It is decided using dynamic binding.
By this, it is possible to call all three instances of Draw ( ) by creating
objects of class Sphere. It is decided at run-time.
Message Communication
An object oriented program consists of a set of objects that

communicate with each other. This process of programming in an object
oriented language involves following basic operations.
a. Creating classes that define objects and their behavior.
b. Creating objects from class definitions.
c. Establishing communication among objects.
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Object
1
Object
5 Object
2
Object Object
4 3
Fig. 1.8 Communication among the objects
Objects communicate with each other by sending and receiving

information much the same way as people pass messages to one
another as shown in the fig. 1.8. The object may contain the method to
pass message from one object to another. This method is used along
with name of the object.
History of Java
Java is developed by group of Sun Microsystems engineers, led by

an all-around computer wizard James Gosling, Patrick Naughton, Chris
Warth, Ed Frank, and Mike Sheridan. They wanted to design a small
computer language that could be used for consumer devices like cable
TV switchboxes on any platform. Since these devices do not have a lot
of power or memory, the language had to be small and generate very
tight code. They gave the code name to the project “Green.”
As Sun scientist come from a UNIX background, they developed
their language on C++ rather than Pascal. In particular, they made the
language object oriented rather than procedure oriented. But, as
Gosling said in the interview, “All along, the language was a tool, not
the end.” Gosling decided to call his language “Oak.” (Because, he liked
the look of an oak tree that was right outside of his window at Sun.)
While obtaining the trademark for it, the scientists at Sun later realized
that Oak was the name of an existing computer language, so they
changed the name to Java. Many people believe that this name was
suggested with abbreviation of James Gosling, Arthur Van Hoff, Andy
Bechtolsheim in 1995.
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In 1992, the Green project delivered its first product, called “*7.” It
was an extremely intelligent remote control. Sun released the first version
of Java in early 1996. It was followed by Java 1.02 a couple of months
later. In 1998 Sun released the version of Java i.e. Java 1.2, which replaces
the early toy-like GUI and graphics toolkits with sophisticated and scalable
versions. Arthur Van Hoff rewrote the compiler of Java in Java itself which
was originally wrote in C by James Gosling.
Sun promised that their language will have feature of “Write Once,
Run Anywhere”™. In December 1998, the name was changed to Java 2.
Since then, the core Java platform has stabilized. The current release,
with the catchy name Java 2 Software Development Kit, Standard
Edition version 1.6, is an incremental improvement over the initial Java
2 release, with a small number of new features, increased performance
and, of course, quite a few bug fixes. Now that a stable foundation
exists, innovation has shifted to advanced Java libraries such as the
Java 2 Enterprise Edition and the Java 2 Micro Edition.
Note: The history of ‘Java Programming Language’ given in Patrick
Naughton’s book of ‘Java Handbook’ (see bibliography) in article ‘The
Long Strange Trip to Java’.
Java Logo Duke, the Java mascot

Fig. 1.9 we see Java in these.
The Java project has seen many release versions. They are:
JDK 1.1.4 (Sparkler) September 12, 1997

o JDK 1.1.5 (Pumpkin) December 3, 1997
o JDK 1.1.6 (Abigail) April 24, 1998
o JDK 1.1.7 (Brutus) September 28, 1998
o JDK 1.1.8 (Chelsea) April 8, 1999
J2SE 1.2 (Playground) December 4, 1998
o J2SE 1.2.1 (none) March 30, 1999
o J2SE 1.2.2 (Cricket) July 8,
1999 J2SE 1.3 (Kestrel) May 8, 2000
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o J2SE 1.3.1 (Ladybird) May 17, 2001

J2SE 1.4.0 (Merlin) February 13, 2002
o J2SE 1.4.1 (Hopper) September 16, 2002
o J2SE 1.4.2 (Mantis) June 26, 2003
J2SE 5.0 (1.5.0) (Tiger) September 29, 2004
Java SE 6 (1.6.0) (Mustang) December 11, 2006
Java SE 7 (1.7.0) (Dolphin) anticipated for 2008
(J2SE – Java 2 Standard Edition)
Features of Java
Java derives much of its character from C and C++. This is by

intent. It has all the familiar syntax with C and object oriented features
of C++. Because of the similarities between Java and C++, it is
tempting to think of Java as simply the “Internet version of C++.”
However, to do so would be a large mistake. Java has significant
practical and philosophical differences. While it is true that Java was
influenced by C++, it is not an enhanced version of C++. For example,
Java is neither upwardly nor downwardly compatible with C++. Of
course, the similarities with C++ are significant, and if you are a C++
programmer, then you will feel right at home with Java. One other
point: Java was not designed to replace C++. Java was designed to
solve a certain set of problems. C++ was designed to solve a different
set of problems. Both will coexist for many years to come
There were five primary goals in the creation of the Java language:
1. It should use the object-oriented programming methodology.
2. It should allow the same program to be executed on multiple
operating systems.
3. It should contain built-in support for using computer networks (as
Sun was especially working on Networking. Their slogan was
‘Network is the Computer’).
4. It should be designed to execute code from remote sources
securely.
5. It should be easy to use by selecting what was considered the
good parts of other object-oriented languages.
After actual development Java has achieved most of its features
with enhancements. These are listed below.
1. Simplicity
2. Object Oriented
3. Platform Independence
4. Portable
5. Compiled and Interpreted
6. Robust
7. Secure
8. Distributed
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9. Multithreaded
10. High performance
11. Architectural Neutral
12. Dynamic
13. Extensible
These features describe the potential of full Java language which

has made Java the first application language of the World Wide Web.
Java also becomes the premier language for general purpose stand-
alone applications.
Simplicity
Java was designed to be easy for the professional programmer to

learn and use effectively. Assuming that you have some programming
experience, you will not find Java hard to become master in it. If you
already understand the basic concepts of object-oriented programming,
learning Java will be even easier because Java is strictly object-oriented
language than C++. If you are an experienced C++ programmer,
moving to the Java will require very little effort. Because Java has the
C/C++ syntax and many of the object-oriented features of C++, most
programmers have little trouble learning Java. Also, some of the more
confusing concepts from C++ are either removed from Java or
implemented in a cleaner, more approachable manner. Beyond its
similarities with C/C++, Java has another attribute that makes it easy to
learn: it makes an effort not to have surprising features. In Java, there
are a small number of clearly defined ways to accomplish a given task.
Object Oriented
Java is strictly or truly object-oriented language due to the

following reasons.
1. Everything in Java is considered as the object including the
source program because it is written in a class itself.
2. The object model in Java is simple and easy to extend, while
simple types, such as integers, are kept as high-performance
non objects.
3. Java implements all of the features of Object oriented
programming including inheritance, polymorphism, dynamic
binding etc. An extensive class library is also available in the
core language packages.
4. The library of Java is created in terms of package. It is a
collection of similar working classes. The methods are defined
in the classes. In order to use these methods we need to
import the package in our program.
5. The Java class library (API) itself implemented inheritance of
classes in order to re-use the code. Thus simplifying the
program also.
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6. Most of the methods and constructors of the Java classes are

overloaded. That is, Java itself implements the property of
polymorphism in large extent.
7. Java does not support the multiple inheritance to avoid the
duplication of data. But multiple inheritance in supported by
the way of ‘interface’. Using interface, we can create the
multiple inheritance by avoiding duplication of data.
8. Java does not support the concept of global variables in any
case. Thus data encapsulation is strictly supported.
Platform Independence
Java has implemented ‘Write Once Run Everywhere’ strategy.

Program written on one platform (operating system) can be run on any
other operating system. Changes and up gradation in the operating
system does not affect Java programs to run. This is the reason why
Java has become popular language for programming on internet all over
the world. We can download Java application or Applet from internet
and execute it locally. Size of the data types used in Java programs is
also machine-independent.
Portable
Unlike C and C++, there are no “implementation-dependent”

aspects of the specification in Java. The sizes of the primitive data types
are specified, as is the behavior of arithmetic on them. For example, an
int in Java is always a 32-bit integer. In C/C++, int can mean a 16-bit
integer, a 32-bit integer, or any other size that the compiler vendor
likes. The only restriction is that the int type must have at least as many
bytes as a short int and cannot have more bytes than a long int. Having
a fixed size for number types eliminates a major porting headache.
Binary data is stored and transmitted in a fixed format, eliminating the
“big endian/little endian” confusion. Strings are saved in a standard
Unicode format. The libraries that are a part of the system define
portable interfaces. Java compiler generates bytecode instructions that
can be implemented on any machine.
Compiled and Interpreted
Java is the only language, which has compiler and interpreter both.
This has been designed to ensure platform independence nature for the
language. Due to this Java has been made a two-stage system. First, Java
complier translates the source code into bytecode instructions and there
after in the second stage, Java interpreter generates machine code that can
be directly executed by machine that is running Java program.
This provides portability to any machine for which a Java virtual
machine has been written. It also allows for extensive code checking
and improved security.
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Robust
Literal meaning of robust is ‘healthy’. That is, Java puts a lot of

emphasis on early checking for possible problems, later dynamic (run-time)
checking, and eliminating situations that are error prone. Thus, Java is also
called as Strictly Typed Language. The single biggest difference between
Java and C/C++ is that Java has a pointer model that eliminates the
possibility of overwriting memory and corrupting data.
This feature is also very useful. The Java compiler detects many
problems that, in other languages, would show up only at run time.
Language like Visual Basic or COBOL that doesn't explicitly use pointers,
but in C, pointers are needed to access strings, arrays, objects, even files.
In Visual Basic, we do not use pointers for any entities. On the other hand,
there are many data structures that are difficult to implement in a pointer-
less language. Java gives you the best of both worlds. We do not need
pointers for everyday constructs like strings and arrays. We have the power
of pointers if we need it. Exception handling mechanism of Java has made it
more robust than others. Automatic garbage collection is also one of the
features of this healthy language. That is, the objects that are no longer
used in the programs are destroyed automatically be Java run-time system.
While using the variables in the expressions we need to initialize them in
the program. Though the main method of Java program is having
compulsory command-line arguments, it is not necessary to give
arguments always at the run-time.
Security
Security becomes an important issue for a language that is used

for programming on Internet. So, Java enables the construction of virus-
free, tamper-free systems. Java systems not only verify all memory
access but also ensure that no viruses are communicated with an
application or an applet. The absence of pointers in Java ensures that
programs cannot gain access to memory locations without proper
authorization. Java has a far stronger security model than ActiveX since
it controls the application as it runs and stops it from wreaking havoc. It
also contains security manager class that determines what resources a
class can access such as reading and writing to the local disk.
Distributed
Java is designed for the distributed environment of the

Internet/LAN, because it handles TCP/IP protocols. In fact, accessing a
resource using a URL is not much different from accessing a file. The
original version of Java (Oak) included features for intra-address space
messaging. This allowed objects on two different computers to execute
procedures remotely. Java revived these interfaces in a package called
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Remote Method Invocation (RMI). This feature brings an unparalleled

level of abstraction to client/ server programming.
The networking capabilities of Java are both strong and easy to
use. Anyone who has tried to do Internet programming using another
language will find an easy process to open a socket connection in Java.
An elegant mechanism, called servlets, makes server-side processing in
Java extremely efficient. Many popular web servers support servlets.
Multithreaded Programming
A multithreaded program contains two or more parts that can run

concurrently. Each part of such a program is called a thread, and each
thread defines a separate path of execution. Thus, multithreading is a
specialized form of multitasking. Java has a strong support of multithreaded
programming. Implementation of multithreading in Java is simpler than any
other languages that implements it. It makes the use of multithreading
features of current platform or operating system. The Java runtime comes
with the tools that support multi-process synchronization and construct
smoothly running interactive systems. The benefit of multithreading is
better interactive multimedia and real-time behavior.
High Performance
Interpretation of bytecode slowed performance in early versions of

Java, but advanced virtual machines with adaptive and just-in-time
(JIT) compilation and other techniques now typically provide
performance up to 50% to 100% the speed of C++ programs. This
technology is being improved continuously and may eventually yield
results that cannot be matched by traditional compilation systems. Java
architecture is also designed to reduce overheads during runtime.
Architectural Neutral
Many times operating system upgrades, processor upgrades, and

changes in core system resources can all combine to make a program
malfunction. The Java designers made several hard decisions in the Java
language and the Java Virtual Machine in an attempt to alter this situation.
That is, any change made in the computer architecture does not affect the
Java program to execute. The compiler generates an architecture-neutral
object file format — the compiled code is executable on many processors,
given the presence of the Java run time system.
Dynamic
Being a dynamic language, Java is capable of dynamically linking in

new class libraries, methods and objects. We can add the code to a Java
application at run time. Java can also determine the type of class through
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a query, making it possible to either dynamically link or abort the

program, depending on the response.
Extensible
Java program supports function written in other languages such as

C/C++. These functions are known as native methods. This facility
enables the programmer to use efficient functions available in other
languages. Native methods are linked dynamically at run time.
How Java is better than C++
Patrick Naughton has given the illustration on this issue in his

book (The Java Handbook)
Global Variables
Global variables in C++ program are the sign of a program
that was not designed well enough to encapsulate the data in a
sensible way. In Java, the only global name space is the class
hierarchy. It is impossible to create global variables outside the
classes.
Goto
Powerful, well defined exception-handling embedded in Java
removed the need for goto. This lack of an arbitrary branch
statement allows the compiler to create more optimal code while
still maintaining robustness and safety.
Pointers
Improper arithmetic of pointers causes most of the bugs in
today’s code. It is trivial error to be “off by one” and smash an
errant word past the end of the intended piece of memory. A
“memory smash” is one of the most egregious of errors to detect
and debug. Almost every computer virus ever written took
advantage of a program’s ability to probe and modify RAM using
pointers. You can not convert an integer to pointer. You can not
dereference an arbitrary memory address. Arrays are real defined
objects, not merely addresses in memory. In Java you can not
write past the end of an allocated array no matter hard you try.
Memory Allocation
Memory Management in C and thus C++, is realized through
the ying and yang of buggy code, the malloc() and free() library
functions. Memory leaks with these functions causes a gradual
slowdown of your program as it runs, while these unused garbage
pages of memory are swapped to disk by the virtual memory system.
Java has no malloc() and free() functions. Since, every complex data
structure is an object, they are allocated via the new operator, which
allocates space for an object on the heap of memory. You don’t have
to call free or delete. The garbage collector
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runs whenever the system is idle, or when a requested allocation

fails to find enough memory.
Fragile Data Types
Liberal use of struct is C’s poor excuse for a compound data
type. Types like int, char * lead to impossibly non-portable code.
Different C++ compilers will reserve 16, 32 or 64 bits for a given
type depending on the natural size of the machine word.
Unsafe Type Casting
Since objects in C++ are merely pointers to memory
addresses, there is no way at runtime to detect if type cast is
incompatible. Java object handles include complete information
about the class that an object is an instance of, so it can do a
runtime check for type compatibility, and issue an exception when
it fails.
Unsafe Arguments List
C++ has variable arguments facility (varargs) for the
function. Varargs are a simple extension on the premise that any
address can be mapped to any type leaving the task of checking
type up to the programmer.
Separate Header Files
There are no header files in Java. The type and visibility of
class members is compiled into the Java class file. The Java
interpreter enforces access control at runtime. So, there is no way
to access the private variables outside the class.
Unsafe Structures
C attempts to provide encapsulation of data via structure
declaration called struct and polymorphism via a mechanism via
union. These two constructs provide a thin veneer over critical and
disastrous machine dependant alignment and size restrictions.
Java does not have struct or union construct.
Preprocessor Hacks
Java manages to do without a preprocessor, relaying on the
final keyword to declare constants formerly created with #define.
Java is popular on internet
The Java programming language is popular on internet due to the

following reasons:
1. Java is meant to be used in distributed environments such as
internet. Since both web and Java share the same philosophy,
Java could be easily incorporated into the web system.
2. Java is a platform independent language. Its all applications
can run as it on various operating systems.
3. Before Java World Wide Web was limited to display of still
images only. However, incorporation of Java into web pages
has made it capable of supporting animation graphics, games
and wide ranges of special effects.
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4. With the support of Java, web has become more interactive and
dynamic. On the other hand, with the support of the web we can
run Java programs someone else’s computer across the internet.
5. Java is strongly associated with the internet because of the fact
that the first application program written in Java was HotJava,
a web browser to run applets on the internet.
6. Internet users can use Java to create applet programs and run
them locally using a Java enabled browser such as HotJava or
Java enabled browser to download an applet located on a
computer anywhere on the internet and run it on his local
computer. In fact Java applets have made the internet a true
extension of storage of storage system of the local computer.
7. Internet users can set up their websites containing Java applet
that can be used by other remote users of the internet. The
ability of Java applet to ride on the information super highway
has made Java a unique programming language.
8. We can create the Servlets in Java. Servlets are small programs
that execute on the server side of a Web connection. Just as
applets dynamically extend the functionality of a Web browser,
servlets dynamically extend the functionality of a Web server.
Servlets are generic extensions to Java-enabled servers. They are
secure, portable, and easy to use replacement for CGI.
The Java Language fundamentals
The best way to learn a programming language is to write

some sample programs and execute them. Now, after discussion
of object oriented programming concepts, let’s look at out first
program in Java i.e. printing “hello world” on the screen.
/* This is my first program in Java */

class MyProg
{
public static void main(String args[ ])
{
System.out.println(“Hello World”);
}
}
Program 1.1 Simple Java application.
Have you noticed any similarities with a C or C++ program with

this? It is having similarity with C and C++. So, let us discuss the
program line by line.
Comments
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The first line
/* This is my first program in Java */
This is called as a comment. It is written in same format that we

uses in C and C++ application program. You can write anything in
between /* and */. This will not be compiled and executed by Java
compiler. Java supports three different types of comments. We will see
this afterwards.
Class Declaration
The second line
class MyProg
As already mentioned, Java is strictly object oriented language.

The whole program is also written in a class. Everything must be placed
inside the class. Java does not allow anything written outside the class.
Above statement declares a class in which the program can be written.
MyProg is the name of the class which is a valid identifier name. Our
program must also be saved with the same name i.e. MyProg.java. All
Java applications and applets contain extension .java.
Opening curly brace
Every class and method in Java is enclosed within the curly braces
(‘{’ and ‘}’) same as in C++. Remember, number of opening braces
must be equal to number of closing braces in a program. In class
declaration, after closing brace of a class, there is no semicolon given.
But, in C++ class definition, semicolon is in the syntax.
The main line
This is the method where the actual execution of the program

starts. Conceptually this is similar to the main function in C/C++. Every
Java application program must include the main( ) method. This is the
starting point of the interpreter to begin the execution of program. A
Java application can have any number of classes but only one of them
includes main( ) method to initiate the execution. Everything that is
written in main’s curly braces is executed when program runs. The
main( ) method also contains the arguments called as command line
arguments. Generally, given as string args[ ], which contains an array
of objects of type class String.
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The output Statement
System.out.println(“Hello World”);
This is the only executable statement inside the program and just
similar to the printf( ) statement in C as well as cout<< construct in
C++. As Java in strictly object oriented language, every user defined
method or library method must be the part of an object of class. In
above line, the println method is member of the out object, which is
static data member of System class. This line will print the string
Hello World
on to the screen. The method println always appends a new line

character (‘\n’) to the end of the string. Means, the subsequent output
will start from the new line. If we want to continue with the same line
then print method can also be used. Like, C and C++ every Java
statement must end with a semicolon.
Lets look at another short program,
/* This is my second program */

class Second
{
{
int num = 12, prog;
prog = 5;
num = num + (prog * 2);
System.out.println(“Value : ”);
System.out.print(num);
}
}
Program 1.2 a second short program
When you compile this program, you will get the output:
Value :
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The declaration and expression statements written in main( )
method are just same as that in C/C++. Only output statements are
different. By which Java is following the concept of strictly object
oriented programming.
int num = 12, prog;
This is the declaration statement, which shows that variables num

and prog are declared as integer. In these variables, we can store the
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integer numbers. The variable num is declared with value, thus called as
valued declaration. The value to the variable prog is given in next line.
In the expression statement,
num = num + (prog * 2);
both the variables num and prog are having the values. Before using the
variables in the expression the value must be given to them. If we
eliminate the line,
prog = 5;
then the compiler will give following error:
Second.java:8: variable prog might not have been

initialized num = num + (prog * 2);
^
This shows that, any variable that we are using in the expression must
be initialized before actual use. The error has been shown by pointing a
carrot (^) sign below the un-initialized variable. This has made Java
more robust language.
Java program implementation
Implementation of a Java program involves a series of three steps

i.e.
9. Creating the program
10. Compiling the program
11. Running the program
Before we begin creating our program, the Java Development Kit
(JDK) must be installed on our system. It can be freely downloaded
from Sun Microsystems’ website: http://www.java.sun.com
Creating a program
We can create our program in any text editor such as notepad or

dos editor. Specialized text editor for Java also available on the internet
such as JCreator, JBuilder, Textpad, Eclipse, Gel etc.
Assume that the following program is created in one of the text
editor.
//Test program
class HelloWorld
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
System.out.println("Hello...");
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System.out.print("Welcome to the world of ");

System.out.println("JAVA PROGRAMMING");
}
}
We must save this file with the name HelloWorld.java. That is, the
name of the Java application program is just same as name of the class
which contains main() method. All the Java programs have the extension
.java. This file is called as the source file. Remember that, if the
program has multiple classes in it then name of the file will be the name
of main method’s class only.
Compiling a program
Java Development Kit(JDK) has provided different tools for various

activities. Among that javac is one of the tool called Java compiler which
is used to compile the Java source file as,
javac HelloWorld.java
If there is no any error in the program, the javac creates a file named
HelloWorld.class, which contains bytecode of the program. The compiler
will automatically give the name to the class file.
Running a program
As we have studied, that Java uses compiler san interpreter both.

In the second stage of execution, we need to execute the program using
Java interpreter. Java interpreter is a stand-alone program. Our
program whose class file is created can be compiled like this,
java HelloWorld
Now interpreter looks for the main method in the program and
begins execution from there. When we execute the program, we will get
following output.
Hello...
Welcome to the world of JAVA PROGRAMMING
Use of bytecode
The Java compiler creates a bytecode. This is the machine

independent code so; it can be executed on any machine. That is if you
have created this bytecode on Windows operating system then it can be
executed on Linux operating system.
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Source code
Java Compiler
bytecode
Windows Linux MacOs Solaris

interpreter interpreter interpreter interpreter
Machine Machine Machine Machine

code code code code
Windows Linux MacOs Solaris

Computer Computer Computer Computer
Fig. 1.11 Creation of the machine independent code
In order to make the Java as machine independent language, the

bytecode is introduced. However, the Java Development Kit installed on
different machine is different for all of them.
Java Virtual Machine
All the programming language compilers translate the source code

into machine code. Java compiler also performs the same function.
However, the difference between Java and the other compilers is that
Java compiler produces the intermediate code known as bytecode for
the machine that does not exist. This machine is called as Java Virtual
Machine. It exists only inside the computer memory. It is a simulated
computer within the computer and does all the functions of the
computer. Fig. 1.12 shows the process of compilation of a Java program
into bytecode. This is also referred to as virtual machine code.
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Java Java Virtual

program compiler Machine
Source code
Fig. 1.12 Process of compilation of Java program
The virtual machine code is not machine specific. Java interpreter

generates this code by acting as an intermediary between the virtual
machine and real machine as shown in the fig. 1.13.
bytecode Java Machine

Interpreter code
Virtual Machine Real Machine
Fig. 1.13 Process of converting bytecode into machine code
Fig. 1.14 below illustrates how Java works on a typical computer.

The Java object framework (Java API) acts as the intermediary between
the user program and the virtual machine, which in turn acts as
intermediary between the operating system and the Java object
framework.
Real machine
Operating system
Java Virtual Machine
Java Object Framework (API)
Compiler Interpreter
User Application Programs
Users
Fig. 1.14 Layers of interaction of a Java Program
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Java Program Structure
Documentation Section
Package Statements
Import Statements
Interface Statements
Class Definitions
main method class

{
main method definition
}
Fig. 1.15 General Structure of a Java Program
All programming language programs have their own structure of

coding. Java is also having its own structure. A Java program may
contain many classes of which only one class defines main method.
Classes contain data members and methods that operate on the data
members of the class. Methods may contain data type declaration and
executable statements. To write a Java program, we first define classes
and then put them together. The Java program may contain one or
more sections as shown in figure 1.15.
Documentation Section
This section consists of the set of comments giving name and

descriptions of the program. It may contain anything that describes the
program details but enclosed in comments. Comment can explain why
and what classes and how related to algorithms. This helps to maintain
‘program’. In addition to single line and multi-line comments discussed
earlier Java add third style of comments (/**……*/) called as
documentation comments. This form of comments is used for generating
the documentation automatically. Documentation section is not
compulsory for all programs but suggested to use to increase the
readability of program.
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Package Statement
The first statement allowed in a Java program is package

statement. Java has organized library (in-built) classes in the form of
packages. Thus, package can be called as a group of classes. If we want
to declare our program as one of the part of the package, package
statement is used. It informs the compiler that the classes defined in the
program belong to this package.
Example:
package college;
After this statement, all the classes used in the Java program may
become the part of user defined package, college. This statement is
optional.
Import Statement
This statement is similar to #include statement in C/C++. As Java

has organized the classes in the form of packages, if we want to use any
special class from Java’s library we have to import that class or package
using import statement.
Example:
import java.io.*;
This statement will instruct the compiler to import all the classes
contained in the package java.io in our program in order to use them.
Import can also be used to import the user defined packages.
Interface Statements
Interface can be called as an ‘Abstract Class’ in Java. It contains

group of method declarations. This is also optional statement and used
only when we wish to implement the multiple inheritance feature in the
program.
Class Definitions
A Java program may contain multiple class definitions. Classes are

the primary and essential elements of a Java program. All methods and
variables that we declare in program must be the part of a class. By
creating objects of it, we can call method with particular object. The
number of classes used depends on the complexity and deepness of the
problem.
Main method class
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Programs in all programming languages are having the starting point.

Since, every Java program requires a main method as the starting point.
This class is the essential part of a Java program. A simple Java application
program may contain only this part. The main method creates objects of
various classes and establishes communication between them. Program
execution starts in main and also ends in main.
Java Tokens
A smallest individual element in a program is called as token. A

Java application program is collection of classes. A class is defined by a
set of declaration statements and methods containing executable
statements. Most of the statements contain expressions, which
describes the action carried out on data. The compiler recognizes the
tokens for building up expressions and statements. In general, a Java
program is collection of different tokens, comments, separators and
white spaces. Java includes five different types of tokens. They are:
Identifiers
Keywords
Literals
Operators
Separators
The Java character set
Alphabets, Constants,
Digits, Variables, Instructions Program
Special And
Symbols Keywords
Tokens
Fig. 1.16 Forming a Java Program
Smallest units in Java language is characters which are used to

write the tokens. These characters are defined by the Unicode character
set, which is and emerging standard that tries to create characters for
large number of scripts used worldwide.
The Unicode is the 16-bit character coding system and currently
supports more than 34,000 defined characters derived from 24
languages across America, Europe, Gulf, Africa and Asia. However,
generally we use only basic ASCII characters which include letters
(upper and lower case), digits, punctuation marks and symbols used in
mathematics. Therefore, we have used only ASCII character set (which
is the subset of Unicode character set) in developing programs.
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Programming Related Issues

Keywords
Keywords are the vital part of a programming language definition.

These are also called as reserved words. Java has given a special
meaning for certain words. These words are reserved for only the
defined purpose in the programming. They cannot be used for any other
purpose. We cannot use them for the name of variables, classes or
methods. Understanding the meaning of all these words is most
important for Java programmers.
All keywords are to be written only in lower case letters. Since,
Java is case sensitive; we can use these words as name of variables,
classes or methods by changing their case. However, being a good
programmer it should be avoided.
Keywords give strength of the programming languages. Standard
C compiler is having 32 keywords and a C++ compiler has 48 keywords
whereas Java has defined 60 keywords. Although Java has modeled on
C/C++, it does not use many of C/C++ keywords and on the other hand
it has added as many as 27 additional keywords to implement new
features of the language. All these Java keywords are listed in following
table.
Abstract boolean break byte byvalue*

Case cast* catch char class
Const continue default do double
Else extends false final finally
Float for future* generic* goto*
if implement import inner* instanceof
Int interface long native new
Null operator* outer* package private
Protected public rest* return short
Static super switch synchronized this
Threadsafe* throw throws transient true
Try var* void volatile while
* Reserved for future use.
Table 1.2 List of Java keywords
Identifiers
Identifiers are the programmer-designed tokens. They are used

for naming variables, classes, methods, objects, labels, packages and
interfaces in a program. In order to give the name for the identifiers, we
have to follow following rules:
1. They can have only alphabets, digits, underscore ( _ ) and dollar
sign ( $ ) characters.
2. They must not begin with digit. Digit can be placed anywhere
except staring position.
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3. Uppercase and lowercase letters are different.

4. They can be of any length.
5. They must not be the keywords.
6. They can have any special symbol in it.
Identifier’s name must be meaningful, short enough to be quickly
and easily typed and long enough to be easily read. Java developers
have followed some naming conventions rules which are also called as
Hungarian notations. Java library has also implemented these notations.
1. Name of all public methods and instance variables start with a

lowercase letter.
Examples:
calculate
string
display
2. When the name contains more than one word, the second and
subsequent words are marked with leading uppercase characters.
Examples:
findAverage
isLeapYear
grandTotal
3. All private and local variables use only lowercase letters combined
with underscores.
Example:
birth_day
total
avg_marks
4. All class and interface names starts with an uppercase letter and
each subsequent letter of the word with uppercase letter.
Examples:
HelloJava
FirstClass
Example1
5. Variables that represent constant values use all uppercase letters
and underscores between words.
Examples:
MAX_MARKS
VALUE_OF_PI
GRADE
These are like symbolic constants in C/C++.
Generally these Hungarian notations are used to make the Java
program as unique one. These are not considered as ‘rules’.
Literals
These are the sequence of characters (i.e. digits, letters and

symbols) that represent constant values to be stored in variables. A
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constant value in Java is created by using literal representation of it.

Java specifies five major types of literals. They are:
i. Integer literals
ii. Real literals
iii. Character literals
iv. String literals
v. Boolean literals
Each of them has data type associated with it. This data type describes
how the values behave and how they are stored.
Constants
Constants are the values which do not change during the

execution of program. Java supports several types of constants as
shown in figure below.
Constants
Numeric Character Boolean

Constants Constants Constants
Integer Floating point Character String

Constants Constants Constants Constants
Fig. 1.17 Constants in Java
i. Integer Constants
Integers are probably the most commonly used type in the

typical program. Any whole number value is an integer literal. Examples
are 1, 2, 3, and 42. These are all decimal values, meaning they are
describing a base 10 number. There are two other bases which can be
used in integer literals, octal (base eight) and hexadecimal (base 16).
Octal values are denoted in Java by a leading zero. Examples are 025,
041, 02 etc.
Normal decimal numbers cannot have a leading zero. Thus, the
seemingly valid value 09 will produce an error from the compiler, since
9 is outside of octal’s 0 to 7 range. A more common base for numbers
used by programmers is hexadecimal, which matches cleanly with
modulo 8 word sizes, such as 8, 16, 32, and 64 bits. You signify a
hexadecimal constant with a leading zero-x, (0x or 0X). The range of a
hexadecimal digit is 0 to 15, so A through F (or a through f ) are
substituted for 10 through 15. Examples are 0x4A, 0x85, 0xF9 etc.
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We rarely use the octal and hexadecimal integers in a program.

Integer literals create an int value, which in Java is a 32-bit integer value.
ii. Floating-point Constants
These are also called as real constants. Floating-point numbers

represent decimal values with a fractional component. They can be
expressed in either standard or scientific notation. Standard notation
consists of a whole number component followed by a decimal point
followed by a fractional component. For example, 2.000, 53.19259, and
0.6667 represent valid standard-notation floating-point numbers.
Scientific notation uses a standard-notation, floating-point number plus
a suffix that specifies a power of 10 by which the number is to be
multiplied. The exponent is indicated by an E or e followed by a decimal
number, which can be positive or negative. It is expressed in following
format:
mantissa e exponent
Where mantissa is either a real number expressed in decimal

notation or integer. The exponent is an integer with an optional + or –
sign. Examples: 6.0032E23, 314159E–05, and 2e+100.
Floating-point constants in Java default to double precision. To
specify a float literal, you must append an F or f to the constant. You
can also explicitly specify a double literal by appending a D or d. doing
so is, of course, redundant. The default double type consumes 64 bits of
storage, while the less-accurate float type requires only 32 bits.
iii. Character Constants
Characters in Java are indices into the Unicode character set.

They are 16-bit values that can be converted into integers and
manipulated with the integer operators, such as the addition and
subtraction operators. A literal character is represented inside a pair of
single quotes. All of the visible ASCII characters can be directly entered
inside the quotes, such as ‘x’, ‘k’, and ‘@’. For characters that are
impossible to enter directly, there are several escape sequences, which
allow you to enter the character you need, such as ‘\’’ for the single-
quote character itself, and ‘\n’ for the new-line character. Following are
the escape sequences used in Java.
Escape Meaning
\n New Line
\t Tab
\b Backspace
\r Carriage Return
\\ Form feed
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\’ Single quote
\” Double quote
Table 1.3 Escape Characters
There is also a mechanism for directly entering the value of a

character in octal or hexadecimal. For octal notation use the backslash
followed by the three-digit number. For example, ‘\141’ is the letter ‘a’. For
hexadecimal, you enter a backslash-u (\u), then exactly four hexadecimal
digits. For example, ‘\u0900’ to ‘\u97f’ is used for Devanagari character
display. ‘\ua432’ is a Japanese Katakana character.
iv. String Constants
String constants in Java are specified as they are in most other

languages—by enclosing a sequence of characters between a pair of
double quotes. Examples of string literals are:
“Hello World”
“This is first and \nThis is second”
“\”I love Java Programming\””
“156….+856”
“India@hotmail.com”
The escape sequences and octal\hexadecimal notations that

were defined for character constants work the same way inside of string
constants. One important thing to note about Java strings is that they
must begin and end on the same line. There is no line-continuation
escape sequence as there is in other languages. C/C++ implements the
string as array of characters, but in Java it is not the case. Here, string
is the object type.
v. Boolean Constants
There are only two logical values that a boolean value can have
i.e. true and false. The values of true and false do not convert into any
numerical representation. The true constant in Java does not equal 1,
nor does the false constant equal 0. In Java, they can only be assigned
to variables declared as boolean, or used in expressions with Boolean
operators.
Separators
These are the symbols which are used to indicate where groups of
codes are divided and arranged. They basically used to define the shape
and function of the program code. The most commonly used separator
is semicolon. All these separators are listed in the table 1.4.
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Separator Name Purpose

() Parenthesis Used to contain lists of parameters in method
definition and invocation. Also used for
defining precedence in expressions,
containing expressions in control statements,
and surrounding cast types.
{} Curly Braces Used to contain the values of automatically
initialized arrays. Also used to define a block
of code for classes, methods, and local
scopes.
[] Square Used to declare array types. Also used when
brackets dereferencing array values.
; Semicolon Terminating the statement
, Comma Separates consecutive identifiers in a variable
declaration. Also used to chain statements
together inside a ‘for’ loop statement.
. Dot/Period Used to separate package names from sub-
packages and classes. Also used to separate
a variable or method from a reference
variable.
Table 1.4 Separators in Java
Variables
A variable is an identifier that denotes a storage location used to

store the data value. Unlike constants that may remain unchanged during
execution of the program, a variable may take different values at
different times during execution of program. A variable name is chosen
by the programmer in meaningful way so as to reflect what it represents
in the program.
Example:
total_marks
calci
average
inventory etc.
Remember a variable must be a valid identifier name which will
follow all the rules of its creation as studied earlier.
Data Types
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Data Types
Primitive Derived
Numeric Non -numeric Class Array Interface
Integer Real Character Boolean
Fig. 1.18 Data Types in Java
Every variable declared in a Java program is having the data type.

Data type specifies the size and type of values that a variable can have.
Java has a rich set of data types. The variety of data types allows the
programmer to select the type suitably as per the need of application.
All these are categorized in two main types as shown in fig. 1.18.
Primitive types are also called as built in data types and derived
data types are called as reference types.
Integer Data Types
Integer type can hold the whole number such as 1822, -521 and
956 etc. Java supports four different type of integer data type as shown
in the table 1.5.
Type Size Minimum Value Maximum Value

One
byte -128 127
byte
short Two -32,768 32,767
bytes
Four
int bytes -2,147,483,648 2,147,483,647
Eight -
long bytes 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 9,223,372,036,854,775,807
Table 1.5 Integer data types
The integer data types supported by Java are byte, short, int and
long. The maximum and minimum values that can be stored in these
are shown in the table. The concept of unsigned data type is discarded
in Java. According the requirement of the programmer he/she can select
the data type in programming.
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Wider data types require more space and time for manipulation
and it is advisable to use smaller data types, whenever possible. For
example, we are storing a number 100 in integer data type will require
more time and space for manipulation. It can also be stored in a byte
data type. This will improve the speed of execution of program. We can
make the integer long by appending the letter L at the end of the
number. For example: 145L or 145l.
Real Data Types
These are generally called as floating point data types. These are
used to hold the numbers containing fractional parts such as 45.23 or
8966.120 etc. In short, real data types are used to store the floating
point constants.
Type Size Minimum Value Maximum Value

float Four 3.4e–38 3.4e+38
bytes
double Eight 1.7e–308 1.7e+308
bytes
Table 1.6 Real data types
Table 1.6 shows the real data type supported by Java. The float
data type is called as single-precision real number and double is called
as double-precision real number. They require four and eight bytes of
memory respectively.
All the numbers written in a program with fractional point are
treated as double precision numbers. In order to convert them into
single precision, the letter f or F must be appended at the end of the
number. Example:
45852.966f or 45852.966F
Double precision data types are needed when we need greater

precision in storage for floating point numbers. All mathematical
functions used in Math class returns double precision data type
numbers. Floating point data types also support three special values
called as NaN (Not-a-Number), Infinity (positive infinity) and - Infinity
(Negative Infinity). All three are used to represent the result of
operations when actual number is not produced. NaN used when 0.0 is
divided by 0.0. Infinity is produced when a positive real number is
divided by 0.0 and –Infinity is produced when a negative real number is
divided by 0.0. These values can also be assigned to float and double
variables using special constants in wrapper classes.
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Character Data Type
In order to store single character constant in a variable, character

data type is used. Like C/C++, the keyword char is used to declare
character data type variable. Two bytes are required to store a single
character in memory. Because, the characters in Java use Unicode
system, in which each character is represented by 16 bits i.e. 2 bytes.
All characters in Unicode can be stored in a character data type variable.
Boolean Data Type
This is one of the most useful data types of Java. Like bool data
type of C++, Boolean data type is used to store two different values.
But, values stored inside the boolean type will only be true and false. It
cannot have values like 0 or 1. It is used in program to test a particular
condition during the execution. Boolean is denoted by keyword boolean
and uses only one bit of storage. All relational operators (i.e.
comparison operators like <, > etc.) return these boolean values.
Declaring the variables
Variables are the names given to the storage locations. In order to

use the variables in the program they must declared. The declaration
does three things:
1. It tells the compiler what variable name is.
2. It specifies the data type of the variable.
3. Place of declaration in the program decides the scope of
the variable.
A variable must be declared before used anywhere in the program.
It can be used to store the value of any type studied earlier. General
form of the declaration of the variable is:
data_type variable1, variable2, variable3……..variableN;
Variable names are separated by commas. It must be a valid

identifier name.
Example:
int x;
float avg, cal, s;
char m, yes;
boolean k, jack;
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Giving values to variables
A variable must be given a value after it has been declared but

before it is used in the expression. This can be done in two ways.
1. By using assignment statement
2. By reading from the keyboard
1. By using assignment statement
The simple method of giving a value to the variable name is

through the assignment statement as given below:
variablename = value;
For example:
Pi = 3.14f;
yes = ‘y’;
first = 150;
It is also possible to assign a value to a variable at the time of

declaration. This takes the following form:
datatype variablename = value;
For example:
float Pi = 3.14f;
char yes = ‘y’;
short first = 150;
The process of giving initial values to variables is known as

initialization. Remember, we must give a value to the variable (which is
declared in a block) before it is used in the expression. But when we
declare a variable as an instance variable (class variable), it is not
necessary to give default values to it. It contains a default value. These
default values of various data types are listed in following table 1.7.
Type of variable Default value

boolean false
byte zero : 0
short zero : 0
int zero : 0
long zero : 0L
float 0.0f
double 0.0d
char null character
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reference null
Table 1.7 Default values of various data types
Consider the following code,
int x, y, z;
z = x * y;
System.out.println(z);
After compilation of this code, the compiler will flash following error.
variable x might not have been initialized

variable y might not have been initialized
So remember all the local variables declared in a Java program
must be initialized before use.
2. By reading from the keyboard
We may also give values to the variables through by using various

classes and their methods. One of the useful classes among them is
Scanner. It is added by jdk1.5.
This class is defined in one of the library package of Java i.e.
java.util. So in order to use is in our program we have to use following
import statement at the top of our program.
import java.util.Scanner;
After this, the class Scanner will be available for our use in the
program. We have to create the object of scanner in following way.
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
System.in is standard input handle i.e. keyboard. ‘in’ is the object

of the Scanner class, which is then used to read any type of the data
from keyboard in it. We have to use any of the following methods
according to the requirement.
nextBoolean() for reading boolean values

nextByte() for reading byte values
nextFloat() for reading float values
nextDouble() for reading double values
nextInt() for reading int values
nextShort() for reading short values
nextLong() for reading long values
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For example:

int x;
System.out.println(“Enter a number: ”);
x = in.nextInt();
When the string “Enter the number: “ is displayed onto the screen,
the program control will hold until we enter anything from keyboard.
After entering an integer value it will get stored in the variable, x.
Other useful classes are also there which are used for reading the
data from keyboard such as, DataInputStream, BufferedInputStream,
BufferedReader etc.
Scope of variable
Basically, the Java variables are categorized into three types:

Instance variables
Local variables
The instance variables are declared inside the class. They are
created when the objects of the class are created and therefore they are
associated with the objects. They will have different values for different
objects. It is not necessary to initialize all the instance variables; they
will contain the default values as given below:
byte, int, and short: 0
long: 0L
double: 0.0d
float: 0.0f
char: null char
boolean: false
reference: null
Variables declared inside a method or in a block are called as local
variables. They are called so because they are not available for use
outside of the particular block or method. They can be defined between
an opening brace { and closing brace } in the program. These variables
are visible to the program only from beginning of the brace to the end of
closing brace. When the program control leaves the block their life ends.
Following figure illustrate the concept of local variables.
Remember there is no concept of global variables in Java.
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{ Block1
int x = 0;
{ Block2
-------;
int m = 10;
}
{ Block3
-------;
int y = 55;
}
Fig. 1.19 Block scope of variables
In the figure 1.19, the variables x, m and y are local variables.

Value of x is available in all three blocks. But the value of m is used only
inside the block2 and value of y is available only in block3.
According to the types of variables, the scopes of the Java
program have following types:
Block scope
Class scope
The instance variables are said to have class scope and local
variables are said to have block scope.
Operators
An operator is the symbol that takes one or more arguments and

operates on them to produce a result. The constants, variables or
expression on which operator operates are called as operands. Java
supports a rich set of operators which are used in a program, to
manipulate the data and variables. They are usually the part of
mathematical or logical expression. Operators in Java are classified into
number of categories:
1. Arithmetic Operators
2. Assignment Operators
3. Increment / Decrement Operators
4. Relational Operators
5. Logical Operators
6. Conditional Operators
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7. Special Operators
Arithmetic Operators
These include all the operators which are used to perform basic
arithmetic operations. These are listed in table1.7.
Operator Meaning Example

+ Addition 9 + 45
– Subtraction 89 – 12
* Multiplication 10 * 3
/ Division 18 / 6
% Modulo Division 14 % 3
+ Unary Plus +51
– Unary Minus –92
Table 1.7 Arithmetic Operators
According to number of operands required for an operator, they

are classified as Unary (one operand), binary (two operands) and
ternary (three operands) operators. First five operators are binary
operators as they require two operands. Last two operators are unary
operators i.e. they require only one operand to operate. They are
generally used to assign the sign for the constant.
When all the operands in an arithmetic expression are integer then
it is called as integer expression. They always return integer value.
For example: x = 10 and y = 3
Then, x + y = 13
x–y=7
x * y = 30
x / y = 3 (decimal part is truncated)
x % y = 1 (remainder of the division)
When an arithmetic expression involves only real operands is

called as real arithmetic. A real operand may assume values either in
decimal or exponent notation. Since floating point values are rounded to
number of significant digits is permissible, the final value is
approximation of the correct result.
When one of the operands is real and the other is integer, the
operation is called as mixed-mode expression. If any one of the operands is
floating point, then the operation will generate the floating point result.
Thus,
25 / 10.0 will generate result 2.5
Whereas,
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25 / 10 will generate result 2
Relational Operators
When we want to compare values of two variables for various

means, relational operators are used. After comparing these values we
may take several decisions in the program. Relational operators can be
called as comparison operators. For example, we want to find the
largest of two integers, we can use ‘>’ operators to perform comparison.
The expressions such as,
val > 12 or cal < sal
contains the relational operator. So, they can be termed as relational

expression. The value of relational expression can be either true or
false. For example, if cal = 10 and sal = 15 then,
cal < sal is true

while
sal > 20 is false
Java supports six different relational operators. These are listed

and explained in the table 1.8 below.
Operator Meaning
< Less than
> Greater than
<= Less than or equal to
>= Greater than or equal to
== Equal to
!= Not equal to
Table 1.8 Relational Operators
Observe the following relational expressions which returns boolean values
36 > 42 true
52.14 < 45 false
10 < 8+9 false
-74 != 0 false
When the arithmetic expressions are used on either side of a

relational operator, the arithmetic expression will be evaluated first and
then the results are compared. In short, the arithmetic operators are
having highest priority over relational operators. Observe the following
program and its output.
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Logical Operators
There are only three logical operators which are related with the
logical decisions. These are listed in the table 1.9.
Operator Meaning
&& Logical AND
||Logical OR
!Logical NOT
Table 1.9 Logical Operators
First two operators are used to combine the conditions i.e. to form a
compound conditional expression. Literally, they have same meaning as in
the digital techniques. Third operator is used to inverse the condition.
For example,
x > y && k !=12
This is termed as the logical expression or a compound relational

expression. Whole expression also returns the boolean value. That is,
the above expression will return true when the both the conditions (x >
y) and (k != 12) are true. If any one of these conditions is false the
expression will return false.
Consider another example,
m == 99 || j <= 10
This logical expression involves the logical OR operator. The

expression will return true only when any one of the conditions (m==99
and j<=10) is true. If both conditions are false, the whole expression
will also return false. That is, in order to evaluate the expression to true,
any one of the condition must be true.
The third operator is known as logical NOT operator. This is the
only unary logical operator and generally used to negate the condition.
If we write this operator in front of any other relational or logical
expression, the result of the expression will be inverted. That is, true
will become false and false will become true.
For example,
x = 36 then
!(x>40) will return true
!(x==36) will return false
The following program will clear the idea of logical operators and
expressions.
Assignment operators
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Assignment operators are used to assign the value of an

expression to the variable. The general assignment operator is ‘=’. This
is used to assign the value given to its right side to the variable written
on left side. Other assignment operators are also known as shorthand
operators because they minimize our work of writing arithmetic
expression. Assignment operators are listed in table 1.10.
Operator Example Equivalent Statement

+= x += 10 x = x + 10
-= x -= 10 x = x - 10
*= x *= 10 x = x * 10
/= x /= 10 x = x / 10
%= x %= 10 x = x % 10
Table 1.10 Assignment operators
Following program will illustrate the use of assignment operators.
Increment and Decrement operators
Like C and C++, Java is also having the increment and decrement
operators’ i.e.
++ and ––
Both of these are unary operators. The operator ++ adds 1 to the

operand and – – subtracts 1 from the operand. They are only associated
with the variable name, not with the constant or the expression. They
can be written in following from:
x++ or x—-
++x or --x
Both forms of the ++ increment the value of variable by one i.e.

x++ or ++x will be equivalent to x = x + 1. As well as, x – – is
equivalent to x = x – 1.
When the increment or decrement operator is used before variable, it
is called as pre-increment or pre-decrement operator. And when it is used
after variable, it is called as post-increment or post-decrement operator.
The difference is simple. That is, when these pre-increment or pre-
decrement operators are involved in the arithmetic expression, the values
of respective variables will get affected before evaluation of expression. In
case of post-increment and post-decrement operators, the value of variable
will be affected after the evaluation of expression.
For example,
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z = 14;
y = z++;
Here, the value of variable y will be 14 and z will be 15, because

in the second expression, post increment operator is used. Value of
variable z is assigned to y first and then it is incremented. If we change
the second expression to,
y = ++z;
Now, both the values of y and z will be 15. Pre-increment operator

does its job first the then uses the value in the expression. Following
program illustrates the use of increment and decrement operators.
Conditional Operator
The only ternary operator (operator having three operands) is

defined in Java called as conditional operator. The character pair ? : is
termed as conditional operator. This is used to construct the conditional
expression of the following form:
condition ? expression2 : expression3
When the condition written is true then the expression1 is

evaluated else expression2 is executed. Means, any one of the
expression1 and 2 is executed in any case. It can also be called as if-
then-else operator.
Programming languages such as C and C++ are also having this
operator. But, there is some difference between them. The conditional
expression used in C++ and C, will not be assigned or used anywhere.
But in Java, the independent conditional expression’s return value must
be assigned or used in the program.
For example,
x = 45;
y = 22;
x = (y>25) ? y : 50;
After completion of third statement execution, value of x will

become 50. Because, the condition y>25 is false so first expression will
not be executed. Only second expression is evaluated. That is, 50 will be
assigned to variable x.
Following program illustrates the use of conditional operator.
// Conditional operator.
class Conditional
{
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{
int x = 25, y = 22;
System.out.println("x = "+x);
System.out.println("y = "+y);
x = (y>25) ? y : 50;
System.out.println("x = (y>25) ? y : 50");
System.out.println("Now, x = "+x);
}
}
Program: Conditional operator.
Output:
x = 25
y = 22
x = (y>25) ? y : 50
Now, x = 50
Now, replace the line
x = (y>25) ? y : 50;
With
y>25 ? x = 22 : x = 25;
The unexpected type error will occur. This will only work in C/C++
but not in Java.
Bitwise Operators
In order to manipulate the data at the bit level, the bitwise operators
are provided in Java. These operators are used for testing the bits as well
as shifting them to left or right etc. These can be applied to integer types
only. That is, they can not be used along with float or double value. Table
1.11 shows the bitwise operators and their meaning.
Operator Meaning
& Bitwise AND
| Bitwise OR
^ Bitwise EX-OR
~ One’s complement
<< Left shift
>> Right shift
>>> Right shift with zero fill
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Table 1.11 Bitwise operators
All these operators except one’s complement operator are binary

operators. These perform the given bitwise operation on the operands.
Accordingly, the result is obtained. Shift operators shift the binary
equivalent bits of the operand to respective left or right position. >>>
operator is one of the special type of bitwise operator which is generally
used for the negative values which will be shifted to right by filling the
zeroes to leftmost positions.
Following program explains the use of bitwise operators.
Special Operators
Special operators are always unique to the programming

language. Java supports two special operators. That is, instanceof and
member selection operator or dot operator (.).
instanceof operator:
instanceof is the keyword called as an object reference binary
operator. It returns true if the object on the left-hand side is an instance
or object of the class given on the right-hand side. This operator allows
us to determine whether the object belong to particular class or not.
For example:
maharashtra instanceof India
Returns true if the object ‘maharashtra’ is the object of class ‘India’.

Otherwise it will return false.
Member selection operator

This is also called as dot operator (.). It is used to access the
instance variable and methods of the class using objects.
For example:
company.salary() //reference to method salary

company.employee //reference to variable employee
This operator is also used to access the classes and sub-packages from
packages.
Arithmetic Expressions
An arithmetic expression is combination of variables, constants

and operators as per the syntax of the particular programming
language. In the previous programs we have used several different
arithmetic and all other expressions. Java can handle any complex
arithmetic expression. But, we have to take care of converting it into the
format and appropriate syntax of the Java language.
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Table 1.12 below gives some examples of arithmetic expressions.
Arithmetic
Expression Java expression
2
(x+y) (x + y)*(x + y)
2 2
x + y + 5 x * x + y * y + 5
(xy)(m-n) x * y * (m – n)
ab
c a * b / c
x + c
Y (x / y) + c
Table 1.12 Arithmetic Expressions
These expressions are evaluated using an assignment statement

of the form:
variable = expression;
Here, ‘variable’ is a valid Java variable name. When the statement is

encountered, the expression is evaluated first. The result then replaces
previous value of variable on the left-hand side. All the variables used in
the expressions must be assigned values before evaluation is attempted.
For example:
a = (x + y)*(x + y);
b = (x / y) + c;
x = a * b / c;
Precedence and Associativity of operators
When the expression involves more than one operation, then

which operation is to be performed first is decided by the precedence of
that operator. Highest precedence operation is solved first. Each
operator of Java has precedence associated with it. The operators with
the same precedence are evaluated according to there associativity.
That is, the expression is evaluated either from left to right or right tot
left. The precedence and associativity of all these operators is given in
the table 1.11.
Precedenc Associatio
Operator Description n
e
L to R
1 . Member selection
L to R
() Function call
L to R
[] Array element reference
Postincrement, R to L
2 ++,--
Postdecrement
R to L
3 ++,-- Preincrement, Predecrement
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+,- Unary plus, unary minus R to L

~ Bitwise compliment R to L
! Boolean NOT R to L
4 new Create object R to L
(type) Type cast R to L
Multiplication, division,
5 *,/,% L to R
remainder
6 +,- Addition, subtraction L to R
+ String concatenation L to R
7 <<, >>, >>> Shift operators L to R
Less than, less than or equal
8 <, <=, >, >= to, greater than, greater L to R
than or equal to
instanceof Type comparison L to R
9 ==, != Value equality and inequality L to R
Reference equality and
==, != L to R
inequality
10 & Boolean AND L to R
& Bitwise AND L to R
11 ^ Boolean XOR L to R
^ Bitwise XOR L to R
12 | Boolean OR L to R
| Bitwise OR L to R
13 && Conditional AND L to R
14 || Conditional OR L to R
Conditional Ternary
15 ?: L to R
=,+=,-=, *=,/
16 =,%=,&=,^=, |=, Assignment R to L
<<=, >> =, >>>=
Table 1.13 Precedence and Associativity of operators
In case of arithmetic operators, as per the rules of arithmetic division

or multiplication is performed first before addition or subtraction. In the
same way, when the expression is compound expression, it is evaluated
according to the precedence and associativity.
For example:
x = 10;
y = 22;
z = x++ * 10/y++ - x + y;
Here, value of z will be 16. As it is the compound statement it is

solved according to priority as given below.
1. First increment operators will be evaluated i.e. x and y will

become 11 and 23 respectively.
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2. So the expression will look
like, z = 11 * 10/23 – 11 + 23
3. Now division and multiplication operators are having same

precedence so they are evaluated from left to right, so perform
multiplication first.
z = 110/23 – 11 + 23
4. Perform division now,
z = 4 – 11 + 23 // division is performed in two integer numbers.
5. Again addition and subtraction have same precedence so perform

according to association i.e. from left to right. Subtraction is
performed first.
z = –7 + 23
6. In this expression unary minus operator have highest precedence

so 7 is considered as negative number and then addition is
performed.
z = 16
This is our final answer.
Type conversion
Java permits mixing of constants and variables of different types

in an expression. But during the evaluation is follows very strict rules of
type conversion as we have already studies that Java is strictly types
language.
If the operands are of different type, the lower type is
automatically converted to the higher type and the result is higher type.
For example, if expression contains int, float and byte operands, then
the int and byte will automatically converted to float which is the higher
type. Result of operations will also be float type. Following table 1.14
gives automatic type conversion chart.
char byte short int long float double

char int int int int long float double
byte int int int int long float double
short int int int int long float double
int int int int int long float double
long long long long long long float double
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float float float float float float float double

double double double double double double double double
Table 1.14 Automatic type conversion chart
When one type of the data is assigned to another type of variable,

automatic type conversion takes place if following two conditions are met.
1. Two types are compatible.
2. Destination type is larger than source type.
When these two conditions are met, a widening conversion takes
place. While automatic type conversion, following factors are to be
considered.
1. Conversion of float to int causes truncation of fractional part.
2. double to float conversion causes rounding of digits.
3. long to int conversion causes dropping of the excess higher order
bits.
4. Type conversion can not be applied to boolean data type.
The type promotion rules
Java defines type promotion rules that apply to expressions. They

are as follows:
1. All byte, short and char values are promoted to int.
2. If one operand in the expression is long then the whole expression
will be promoted to long.
3. If one operand is float then the whole expression will be promoted
to float.
4. If any of the operands is double, the result is double.
Following program will demonstrate the type promotion rules.
// Type promotion
rules class Types
{
{
byte b = 12; short
s = 866; char c =
'm'; int i =
25397; float f =
145.21f; long l =
865423L; double d
= 6562.24;
double value = (b*s) + (i/c) + (l+d) *
f; System.out.println("b = "+b);
System.out.println("s = "+s);
System.out.println("c = "+c);
System.out.println("i = "+i);
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System.out.println("f = "+f);
System.out.println("l = "+l);
System.out.println("d = "+d);
System.out.println("b*s = "+(b*s));
System.out.println("i/c = "+(i/c));
System.out.println("l+d = "+(l+d));
System.out.print("(b*s)+(i/c)+(l+d)*f :
"); System.out.print(value);
}
}
Program 1.10 Type Promotion Rules
Output:
b = 12
s = 866
c = m
i = 25397
f = 145.21
l = 865423
d = 6562.24
b*s = 10392
i/c = 233
l+d = 871985.24
(b*s)+(i/c)+(l+d)*f : 1.2663160755479309E8
In the first sub-expression b * s, the result of operation is promoted to

int. In second sub-expression i / c, the result of operation is promoted
to int and in the third sub-expression l + d, the result of operation is
promoted to double. Final expression contains all data types. In all
these, double is the highest so the result of operation is double.
Type casting
Although the automatic type conversions are helpful, they will not
fulfill all our needs. We often encountered the situation where there is
need to store the value of one type into variable of another type. In
such situations, it is necessary to cast or temporary convert the variable
of one type into another type. It is performed by type casting.
In automatic type conversion always lower type is converted to
higher type. If we want to convert higher type to lower type then type
casting is necessary. For that purpose the type casting operator is used.
This type of conversion is called as narrowing the conversion. It
takes the following form.
(target_type) variable_name;
Here, target_type specifies the desired type to convert the

specified value to. For example, if we want to convert byte to int or long
it will take following form.
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byte b;
int val = 63;
b = (byte) val;
After this both b and val contain value 63. If we write the
statement,
b = val;
Then the following error will occur,
possible loss of precision

found : int
required: byte
So, without type casting it is not possible to assign higher data

value to lower one. Now, if value of variable ‘val’ is changed to greater
than 128, which is out of range of byte, then it will be automatically
adjusted within the range of byte. The value of b will be -93.
Following program will explain this concept clearly.
// Type casting
class Casting
{
{
byte b;
int val = 163; b =
(byte) val;
System.out.println(b);
}
}
Program 1.11 Concept of type casting
Output:
-93
Four integer type can be cast to any other type except boolean.
Casting into a smaller type may result in the loss of data. Similarly, float
and double can be cast to nay other except boolean. Casting a floating
point value to an integer will result in the loss of fractional part. Table
1.13 gives the casts that result in no loss of information.
From To
byte short, char, int, long, float, double
short int, long, float, double
char int, long, float, double
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int long, float, double

long float, double
float double
Table 1.15 Casting that results in no loss of information
Observe one more program which demonstrates the concept of type

casting.
// Type casting
class TypeCasting
{
{
byte b;
int val = 263;
double d = 9563.25;
long l = 56322145;
System.out.println("int val = "+val);
System.out.println("double d = "+d);
System.out.println("long l = "+l);
System.out.println("\nint to byte ");
b = (byte) val;
System.out.println(val+" to "+b);
System.out.println("\ndouble to int ");
System.out.println(d+" to "+(int)d);
System.out.println("\nlong to double ");
System.out.println(l+" to "+(double)l);
System.out.println("\nlong to short ");
System.out.println(l+" to "+(short)l);
System.out.println("\ndouble to byte ");
System.out.println(d+" to "+(byte)d);
}
}
Program: More type casting
Output:
int val = 263

double d = 9563.25
long l = 56322145
int to byte
263 to 7
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double to int
9563.25 to 9563
long to double
56322145 to 5.6322145E7
long to short
56322145 to 26721
double to byte
9563.25 to 91
Symbolic Constants
We have already known certain universal constants. For example,

value of Pi (π) in 3.14, value of gravitational constant if 9.81 etc. In the
program also it is possible the constants. If you are familiar with C or
C++ the constants are defined as,
#define Pi 3.145 or
const float Pi = 3.145
Same way if we want to define the constant in Java one type

modifier is used called final. ‘final’ is the keyword used to define the
symbolic constant in a Java program. It takes the following form:
final data_type variable_name = value;
The value assigned to the variable name is constant and can not
be changed in any case in the program. At the time of declaration, it is
necessary to assign the value to the variable.
For example:
final double Pi = 3.145;

final float gvt = 9.81f;
final int maximum = 1000;
We can use the symbolic constants in program in any expression

but can not modify their value.
Programming Style
Java is form-free language. That is, we do not have to indent any
lines to make the program work properly. The Java system does not
take care where on the line we begin typing. This may be the license of
bad programming but can be one of the advantages also.
For example,
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System.out.println(“Welcome to Java”);
can also be written as,
System.out.println
(“Welcome to Java”);
Or even as,
System.
out
.
println(“Welcome
to Java”);
but, we try to avoid this.
Decision making and branching

Control flow is the heart of any program. It is the ability to adjust
(or to control) the way that program progresses. By adjusting the
direction of flow programs can become dynamic. Without control flow,
programs would not be able to do anything more than several
sequential operations.
Java supports different control flow and branching statements
given below.
1. if statement
2. if-else statement
3. switch-case statement
4. Conditional operator statement
Decision making with an ‘if’ statement
The ‘if’ statement is one of the powerful decision-making

statement used to control the flow of execution. The way of execution of
‘if’ is just like in any other language’s ‘if’ statement. It is syntactically
identical to ‘if’ statement in C, C++ and C#. It takes following form:
if (condition)
statement;
or
if (condition)
{
statement1;
statement2;
statement3;
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This allows the compiler to evaluate the condition first, which is

the boolean expression. Then depending upon the value of the condition
(true or false), the related statements are executed. That is, the
execution of statement(s) depends upon the condition given in the ‘if’
statement. Diagrammatically, it can be shown as in fig. 1.20.
Entry
false
condition
true
Statements under ‘if’

statement
Statements after ‘if’

statement
Fig. 1.20 Control flow of an ‘if’ statement
The condition generally involves relational and logical operators

which return boolean value. Some examples of an ‘if’ statements are:
1. if(number < 0)
System.out.println(“The number is negative”);
2. if(ch > ‘A’ && ch < ‘Z’)
System.out.println(“It is upper case letter”);
3. if(sell_price > cost_price)
System.out.println(“You made profit”);
All of the above statements involve the use of relational

expression in the condition. Second example is having logical expression
with logical AND operator. Instead of relational or logical expression, it
is possible to write boolean variable also as shown in following example.
boolean correct = true;

if(correct)
System.out.println(“You are right…!”);
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The output of this statement is ‘You are right…!’ As the boolean

variable ‘correct’ has value true it can be acted as the condition.
Following program demonstrates the use of an ‘if’ statement.
Nested ‘if’ statement
Nesting of the statements is one of the useful features of the all

the programming languages. Nesting means we can write one ‘if’
statement in another ‘if’ statement. It takes the following forms:
1. if(condition1)
if(condition2)
statement;
2. if(condition1)
if(condition2)
{
statement1;
statement2;
statement3;
}
3. if(condition1)
{
if(condition2)
{
statement1;
statement2;
statement3;
}
statement4;
}
In all the above cases, if both the conditions (condition1 and

condition2) are true then only the respective statements are executed.
It will just be equal to combining both conditions in a single ‘if’
statement using logical AND operator. The nesting of ‘if’ can be created
in any depth.
Observe the following example to clear the idea of nesting of the
‘if’ statements.
// Nested ifs
class NestedIf
{
{
int number = -52;
System.out.println("Number is : "+number);
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if(number > 0) //1

if(number%2 == 0)
System.out.println("It is positive & even");
if(number < 0) //2
if(number%2 == 0)
System.out.println("It is negative & even");
if(number > 0) //3
if(number%2 != 0)
System.out.println("It is positive & odd");
if(number < 0) //4
if(number%2 != 0)
System.out.println("It is negative & odd");
}
}
Program 1.15 Nested ‘if’ statement
Output:
Number is : -52
It is negative & even
According to the value of variable ‘number’, the ‘if’ conditions are

executed. In the first ‘if’, first condition is false so second will not be
checked. In the second ‘if’, both conditions are true so we get the above
output. In the third ‘if’, first condition is true but second is false. And in
last one, first condition is false so second will automatically be ignored.
The ‘if-else’ statement
The if-else statement defines both the actions which are to be taken
on when condition is true and when condition is false. It is an extension of
general if statement. The general form of if-else statement is:
if(condition)
{
statements for condition is true;
}
else
{
statements for condition is false;
}
Statements after the blocks;
If the condition given is true then the statements inside the if-
block are executed otherwise statement inside else-block are executed.
That is, any one of the statements is executed depending upon the
status of the condition (i.e. true or false).
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After all the statements written after the blocks are executed
though the condition is true or false. This concept is illustrated in fig.
1.21 with flowchart.
Entry
false
condition
true
Statements under
‘else’ statement
Statements under ‘if’
statement
Statements after ‘if’

statement
Fig. Flowchart for if-else control structure
‘if-else’ is one of the most useful control structures than that of

independent if. It is applicable in many of the application programs. The
condition given in the ‘if’ also combines relational and logical operators
as well as boolean variables too.
Nested if-else structure
‘if-else’ structure can also be nested but in such cases ‘if’s must be
matched with respective else. It follows the following syntax:
if(condition1) //first ‘if’

{
statement1;
if(condition2) //second ‘if’
{
statement2;
statement3;
}
else //second ‘else’
{
statement4;
statement5;
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}
}
else //first ‘else’
{
statement6;
}
Statements after the if-else;
Here, if the condition1 is true statement1 is executed else

statement6 is executed. Means, any one of the stetement1 and
statement6 is executed. Statement2 and statement3 are executed only
when both condition1 and condition2 are true. Statement4 and
stetement5 are executed when condition1 is true and condition2 is false.
We can say that in any case, maximum three statements are executed
at a time and at least one. This hierarchy can be extended in any deep
structure.
Flowchart of above structure can be shown in figure below.
Entry
false
condition1
true
Statement1 Statement6
false
condition2
true
Statement4
Statement5
Statement2
Statement3
Statements
after the blocks
Flowchart of nested if-else structure
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Nesting of the if-else is useful in many conditions. Program 1.18

gives one of the practical applications of nested if-else.
//program to find largest of three

class Largest
{
{
int x = 10, y = 15, z = 12;
if(x > y)
{
if(x > z)
{
System.out.print(x);
}
else
{
System.out.print(z);
}
}
else
{
if(y > z)
{
System.out.print(y);
}
else
{
System.out.print(z);
}
}
System.out.println(" is largest");
}
}
Find largest number among three
Output:
15 is largest
This program finds the largest number among three integers. The
conditions and statements are nested appropriately to find the output.
In any case only one the statements is executed.
The if-else ladder
The if-else ladder is another way of putting the ‘if’s together when
multi-path decisions are involved. A multi-path decision is a chain of ‘if’s
in which statements are associated with each ‘else’ is an ‘if’. This
construct is known as if-else ladder.
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if(condition1)
statement1;
else
if(condition2)
statement2;
else
if(condition3)
statement3;
else
statement4;
The conditions are evaluated from top of the ladder to the bottom.
The very familiar example of this construct is to find the grade of the
student according to marks. Such as,
For example examination board is giving grade according to marks
as below:
Marks Grade
Above 75 Distinction
60 to 74 First class
50 to 59 Second class
40 to 49 Pass class
Below 40 Fail
This can be done by applying the if-else ladder as,
if(marks>=75)
grade = “distinction”;
else
if(marks >= 60)
grade = “First class”;
else
if(marks >= 50)
grade = “Second class”;
else
if(marks >= 40)
grade = “Pass class”;
else
grade = “fail”;
This concept is demonstrated in program below.
//program to find grade according to

marks class IfElseLadder
{
{
float marks = 62.12f;
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System.out.println("Marks :
"+marks); System.out.print("Your
grade is : "); if(marks >= 75)
System.out.print("Distinction");
else
if(marks >= 60)
System.out.print("First class");
else
if(marks >= 50)
System.out.print("Second class");
else
if(marks >= 40)
System.out.print("Pass class");
else
System.out.print("Fail");
}
}
Simple if-else ladder
Output:
Marks : 62.12
Your grade is : First class
The switch-case statement
Like C/C++ programming languages, switch is the multi-way

selection statement. It tests the value of the variable (or expression)
against the list of case values and when match is found, a block of
statements associated with that case are executed. It is applicable when
it is impossible to write the ‘if’ statement many times in the programs.
Generally, it is used to create the menu driven program to select from
the multiple choices.
General form of writing the switch-case statement is shown below:
switch(variable)
{
case value-1:
statements-1;
break;
case value-2:
statements-2;
break;
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
default:
default block;
}
statement-out;
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The variable written in switch brackets is either an integer or

character variable or an expression which is evaluated to an integer
value. value-1, value-2… are constants, which are also known as case
labels. Each of this value is unique within switch statement. A colon (:)
is given after each case label.
When the switch is executed, the value of the variable is
successively compared with the values value-1, value-2…. If the case is
found whose value matches with the variable then the statements in
front of respective case are executed. The ‘break’ statement is written
at the end of each case statement to signal the end of particular case. It
causes the exit from the switch statement. It also transfers the program
control out of the switch block to execute the statement-out.
The ‘default’ is executed when there is no match found in the
cases. It is optional and can be written at any position in the switch
block. But for simplicity, we are writing it at the end of switch.
Entry
variable
default
value-1
value-2
Statements-1 Statements-1 Default block
Statement -out
Flow-chart for switch-case statement
Following programs demonstrates the use of switch-case statement.
//Program to display the number in

character class NumDisplay
{
{
int x = 6;
System.out.println("x = "+x);
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System.out.print("It is ");
switch(x)
{
case 1: System.out.println("One");
break;
case 2: System.out.println("Two");
break;
case 3: System.out.println("Three");
break;
case 4: System.out.println("Four");
break;
case 5: System.out.println("Five");
break;
case 6: System.out.println("Six");
break;
case 7: System.out.println("Seven");
break;
case 8: System.out.println("Eight");
break;
case 9: System.out.println("Nine");
break;
case 0: System.out.println("Zero");
break;
default: System.out.println("No. not correct");
}
}
}
The switch-case statement
Output:
x = 6
It is Six
The program displays name of the number of the value of variable ‘x’.
Value of the variable ‘x’ is previously set to 6. When its value is matched
with any of the constants written in front of case label the respective
statements are executed. Always we will get the output as per the value of
variable ‘x’. At least the ‘default’ statement will be executed.
Observe another application based program.
// Menu driven program using switch-

case. import java.util.Scanner;
class Menu
{
{
int choice, num;
Scanner n = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Menu....");
System.out.println("1. Find positive");
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System.out.println("2. Odd/Even");
System.out.println("Enter the choice :
"); choice = n.nextInt(); switch(choice)
{
case 1:
System.out.println("Enter number : ");
num = n.nextInt();
if(num > 0)
System.out.println("Positive...");
else
System.out.println("Negative...");
break;
case 2:
System.out.println("Enter number :
"); num = n.nextInt();
if(num%2 == 0)
System.out.println("Even...");
else
System.out.println("Odd...");
break;
default:
System.out.println("Wrong choice..");
}
}
}
Application based switch-case program
Output1:
Menu....
1. Find positive
2. Odd/Even
Enter the choice :
1
Enter number :
-20
Negative...
Output2:
Menu....
1. Find positive
2. Odd/Even
Enter the choice :
2
Enter number :
63
Odd...
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Remember: When the ‘break’ is not given after any case statement, all
the cases are executed after that until a ‘break’ is not found. Try it.
Decision making and looping
A Loop is the cycle of execution. It is what we can call repeatedly

executing the same block of code until the termination condition is met.
Java supports the looping feature which enables us to develop concise
programs containing repetitive process without using unconditional
branching statements.
In the process of looping, a sequence of statement is executed
until some condition of termination of the loop is satisfied. Java is
having three different loop statements.
1. while loop
2. do-while loop
3. for loop
The while loop
This is simplest of all the looping structure. The structure of the

while loop is given below.
initialization;
while (condition)
{
//body of the loop;
}
This can also be represented in the flowchart. View fig. 1.24.

The ‘while’ is an entry controlled loop structure. That is, before the
program control enters the loop, the loop condition is checked. It can
also be called as pre-test loop. If the condition given is evaluated to true
then the body of the loop is executed until the condition satisfies to
true. When the condition becomes false, the loop is terminated. Then
statements written after the loop are executed. If condition doesn’t
become true any time then loop will go into infinite iteration execution.
Body of the loop may contain any number of statements. If the
loop contains only one statement then the curly braces are not required.
Condition given may contain combination of relational and logical
operators as well as boolean variable variables too. For example, if we
want to print “I Love Java” for 10 times. It can be written in following
form.
int i = 0;
while(i<10)
{
System.out.println(“I Love Java”);
i++;
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Initialization
false
condition
true
Body of the loop
Statements after the

loop
Flowchart of while loop statement
Here, the value of variable i is initialized to 0 in declaration

statement. In the while loop we are changing / incrementing the value
of it and checking the condition whether is reaches to 10 or not. In
short, the loop can be executed for 10 times. So, variable ‘i’ is called as
loop counter because it controls the execution the loop. The same
output can also be obtained by following statements.
1. int i = 10;
while(i>0)
{
System.out.println(“I Love
Java”); i--;
}
2. int i = 1;
boolean b =
true; while(b)
{
System.out.println(“I Love
Java”); i++;
if(i>=10)
b = false;
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Any of the above can be applied to find the required output. So

the program design is depending upon the programmer and his logic.
Your algorithm can also be different.
Observe the following program which finds the addition of all the
natural numbers from 1 to 10.
//Program to find addition of 10 natural numbers.

class WhileAdd
{
{
int a = 0, sum = 0;
while(a<=10)
{
sum = sum + a;
a++; // or a = a+1;
}
System.out.println("Addition is "+sum);
}
}
Program to find addition of 10 natural numbers
Output:
Addition is 55
The do-while loop
Sometimes in the program it is desirable to execute your loop at

least once. The do-while loop can be applied in this case. It is post-test
loop. That is, the loop is executed first and then the loop condition is
checked. The condition is written at the end of the loop. This is also
called as exit-controlled loop. That is, exit of the program control from
loop is decided by loop condition.
The syntax of do-while loop statement is,
do
{
//body of the loop;
}
while(condition);
On reaching the do statement, the body of the loop is executed first.

Then the loop condition written in ‘while’ is checked. If it is true then
program control will proceed to execute next iteration of the loop else next
statements are executed. When the condition becomes false, the
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loop gets terminated. Remember, there is a terminating semicolon given

at the end of the while statement. Do not miss that.
Initialization
Body of the loop
true
condition
false

loop
Flowchart of while loop statement
Consider the example,
int a = 0;
do
{
System.out.println(“I Love Java”);
a++;
}
while(a<10);
This will give the same output as above first example of the while
loop gives to print “I Love Java” for 10 times. Here, if we change the
value of variable ‘a’ to any other value then also the loop will execute as
least once.
Observe another example of do-while which prints the squares of
numbers from 1 to 10.
//Program squares of numbers

class DoWhileSquare
{
{
int num = 1;
do
{
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System.out.print("Square of ");
System.out.print(num+" : ");
System.out.println(num*num);
num++;
}
while(num<=10);
}
}
Program using simple do-while loop
Output:
Square of 1 : 1
Square of 2 : 4
Square of 3 : 9
Square of 4 : 16
Square of 5 : 25
Square of 6 : 36
Square of 7 : 49
Square of 8 : 64
Square of 9 : 81
Square of 10 : 100
The for loop
The ‘for’ loop is another entry-controlled loop, that provides a

more concise loop control structure. That is, initialization, condition and
increment/decrement can be done in the single loop statement as given
below.
for(initialization; condition; increment/decrement)

{
Body of the loop;
}
Operation of the ‘for’ loop is shown in the flowchart
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Initialization
false
condition
true
Body of the loop
Increment/decrement

loop
Fig. 1.26 Flowchart of the ‘for’ loop
This loop control structure works as below.

1. Initialization part is executed first. Here, we can do the
initialization of the loop control variables. This statement is
executed only once i.e. before the start of execution of the loop.
2. In the second stage, the condition given is tested. If it is
evaluated to true, then body of the loop is executed. Generally,
the condition is related with the loop counter. But it is not
necessary to give condition related to loop counter only. The
condition is tested for each iteration of the loop. When it becomes
false the loop gets terminated.
3. After completion of execution of the body of the loop, increment /
decrement statement is executed. Any action we can write in this
statement. Then again control gets transferred to the condition to
execute the next iteration.
For example, consider the following segment.
for(a = 0; a < 10; a++ )

{
System.out.println(a);
}
Here the loop counter ‘a’ is initialized to 0 when loop execution

started. The loop is executed for 10 numbers of times by incrementing
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the value of counter by 1. Each time the value of variable ‘a’ gets
printed onto the screen. When the body of the loop contains only one
statement then it is not necessary to give the curly braces. Same
statement can also be written as,
for(a = 0; a < 10; a++ )

Loop can contain the counters, whose value is decrementing such

as,
for(a = 10; a > 0; a-- )

In this case, the loop counter variable ‘a’ is initialized to 10 and

then it is get decremented by one, on iteration until its value becomes
less than 0. Following table shows the comparison among all three loops
discussed above.
while do-while for

x = 0; x = 0; for(x=0;x<10;x++)
while(x<10) do {
{ { -------;
-------; -------; -------;
-------; -------; }
x++; x++;
} }
while(x<10);
Table 1.16 Comparison of three loop structures
Observe the following example of the ‘for’ loop which finds

factorial of the number.
//Find factorial of number using for

loop import java.util.Scanner;
class ForFact
{
{
int fact = 1, num;
System.out.print("Enter number : ");
num = in.nextInt(); for(int i = num
;i>0; i--)
fact = fact * i;
System.out.println("Factorial : "+ fact);
}
}
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Finding factorial using ‘for’ loop
Output:
Enter number : 5
Factorial : 120
We know that factorial of the number ‘n’ can be obtained using

formula,
n * (n-1) * (n-2) …… 1
So, we have started our loop counter from ‘n’ itself and
decremented it by one until its value becomes less than 1. For storing
the values we have taken one variable ‘fact’ which is initialized to 1 at
the start. After all, in the loop we have just multiplied the loop counter
in the variable ‘fact’. At the end of the loop, the ‘fact’ will contain final
value of factorial of the number ‘n’.
Additional features of the ‘for’ loop
The ‘for’ loop have several additional capabilities which has made
is more beneficial over other looping controls.
1. More than one initialization statements can be written in the ‘for’
statement at a time. But they must be separated by a comma.
For example,
int x = 10;
for(y=0;y<10;y++)
this can also be written as,
for(x=10, y=0;y<10;y++)
2. A variable can be declared and initialized in the ‘for’ loop itself. But
its scope remains within that loop only.
For example,
for(int y=0;y<10;y++)
here the variable ‘y’ can only be used in the respective ‘for’ loop
only. There is no scope and visibility of this variable outside of the
loop.
3. The condition part can also have combination of the conditions

using logical operators which returns values true or false. They
can not be separated using comma as in the initialization section.
For example,
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for(int i=0, a = 10;i<10 && a >0;a++)
in this example if both of the conditions are evaluated to true then

only the loop is executed.
4. Increment / decrement section can have multiple statements

separated by a comma. Such as,
int x = 5;
for(int a = 10;a<100 || x > 0; a++, y--)
here, on each iteration of the loop, value of ‘a’ is incremented and

‘y’ is decremented as shown in the last section of the ‘for’ loop.
5. Any of the statements of initialization, condition and increment /

decrement can be eliminated by keeping it blank.
For example,
a = 12;
for(;a<100;)
{
a++;
System.out.println(“Welcome”);
}
6. All the statements in the loop can be eliminated just by keeping

two semicolons in the brackets such as,
for(; ;)
{
}
but this loop will run infinitely.
7. When the following statement is
executed. for(int x = 0;x<10;x++);
compiler will not show any error. This is called as empty

statement. Many times by mistake we give semicolon at the end.
One must take care of that. But in several cases this feature is
most applicable. We will see it in upcoming chapters.
8. See one loop statement in programming languages such as
C/C++. for(int a = 10;a;a--)
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this statement of the loop will work properly in these languages. It

will be executed for 10 times. That is, it will be executed until
value of the variable ‘a’ reaches to zero. In Java, this concept is
not supported. Because C/C++ supposes the returned value of the
condition is an integer. For them a value is same as ‘true’ and zero
means ‘false’. But in Java, the condition must be evaluated to
boolean variable ‘true’ and ‘false’.
Nesting of the loop controls
Writing one loop in another is supported by Java. That is we can

nest the loops. For example,
-------;
-------;
for(int x = 0;x<10;x++)
{
y = 0;
while(y<10)
{
------;
------;
}
}
-------;
-------;
Here, the ‘for’ loop is called as outer loop and ‘while’ loop is
referred as inner loop. For every iteration of the outer loop, all the
iterations of inner loops are completed. Nesting of the loops is
depending upon the application.
For example, we want to print the following output using ‘for’ loop.
* ****
* ***
* **
* *
*
In this case, the nesting of the loop is must. That is, the outer loop
will have a decrement counter whose value starts from five and moves to
zero. And the inner loop will use this value to print that specific number of
asterisks. This has been solved in the following program.
//Program to print given asterisks class

NestingStar
{
{
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int x, y;
for(x=5;x>0;x--)
{
for(y=x;y>0;y--)
System.out.print("* ");
System.out.println();
}
}
}
Program 1.29 Program to print given asterisks
Output:
* * * * *
* * * *
* * *
* *
*
Jump statements
Sometimes while executing the loop it is necessary to skip some

part of the loop or exit from the loop when certain conditions are met.
In these cases the jump statements are used. There are two jump
statements related to loop structures.
1. break statement.
2. continue statement.
The break statement
We have already studied the break statement in switch-case

structure. The ‘break’ can also be used in the loop control structures. It
is used to jump out of the loop when this statement is encountered
inside the loop. Generally, the ‘break’ statement is associated with an ‘if’
statement. That is, when the condition is satisfied, the jump will occur.
For example,
1. while(condition)
{
------;
------;
if(condition)
break;
------;
------;
}
------;
2. do
{
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------;
------;
if(condition)
break;
------;
------;
} while(condition);
------;
3. for(;;)
{
------;
------;
if(condition)
break;
------;
------;
}
------;
4. for(;;)
{
------;
while(condition)
{
if(condition)
break;
------;
------;
}
------;
}
------;
Note: When the ‘break’ statement is used in the nested loops. It will
only exit the loop in which it is actually encountered.
Following program demonstrates the use of break statement.
//demonstration of break statement

class BreakDemo
{
{
int var = 10;
while(var<20)
{
System.out.println(var);
var = var + 1;
if(var>15)
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break;
}
System.out.println("Loop completed...");
}
}
Demonstration of break statement
Output:
10
11
12
13
14
15
Loop completed...
Using break as a form of goto / labeled loops
In addition to its uses with the switch statement and loops, the
break statement can also be used to provide a “civilized” form of the
goto statement. Java does not have a goto statement, because it
provides a way to branch in an arbitrary and unstructured manner. This
usually makes goto-ridden code hard to understand and hard to
maintain. It also prohibits certain compiler optimizations. There are,
however, a few places where the goto is a valuable and legitimate
construct for flow control. For example, the goto can be useful when we
are exiting from a deeply nested set of loops. To handle such situations,
Java defines an expanded form of the break statement. By using this
form of break, we can break out of one or more blocks of code. These
blocks need not be part of a loop or a switch. They can be any block.
Further, you can specify precisely where execution will resume, because
this form of break works with a label. As you will see, break gives you
the benefits of a goto without its problems.
The general form of the labeled break statement is,
break label;
Here, label is the name of a label that identifies a block of code.

When this form of break executes, control is transferred out of the
named block of code. The labeled block of code must enclose the break
statement, but it does not need to be the immediately enclosing block.
This means that you can use a labeled break statement to exit from a
set of nested blocks. But you cannot use break to transfer control to a
block of code that does not enclose the break statement.
Observe the following example,
// Using break as a form of

goto. class BreakGoto
{
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{
boolean t = true;
first:
{
second:
{
third:
{
System.out.println("Before the
break."); if(t)
break second;
System.out.println("This won't execute");
}
System.out.println("This won't execute");
}
System.out.println("This is after second block.");
}
}
}
Using break as a form of goto.
Output:
Before the break.

This is after second block.
In this example, three different blocks are created with three

different names i.e. first, second and third. When the ‘break second;’
statement is executed, the control gets transferred out of the block
named ‘second’. Any further statement will not be executed. The
following program will explain how the break with label is used to break
the outer loop, which is not possible using general break statement.
//program to demonstrate the break

class BreakNested
{
{
outer:
for(int x=0;x<10;x++)
{
System.out.print("This is "+x+":
"); for(int y=0;y<10;y++) {
if(y==5)
break outer;
System.out.print(" "+y+" ");
}
}
System.out.println("Program finished...");
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}
}
Program to demonstrate the break
Output:
This is 0: 0 1 2 3 4 Program finished...
The continue statement
It is useful to force the early iteration of the loop. When we want

to continue the next iteration of the loop by skipping some part inside it,
the ‘continue’ statement can be used. It is also associated with the
condition. General form of the ‘continue’ is:
continue;
When the ‘continue’ is encountered in the loop the program

control skips all the further statements after that in the loop and
proceed to execute the next iteration. Many programmers get confused
with ‘continue’ so better way the following flowchart will explain the use
of ‘continue’ statement.
Initialization
false
condition
true
Statement1
continue
Statements 2
Statements 3
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Flowchart of ‘continue’ statement
The dotted lines in the flowchart shows when continue gets

executed where the program control get transferred. Following program
will explain a small practical application of the ‘continue’ statement.
// Demonstration of the 'continue'

statement. class ContinueDemo
{
{
for(int i=0; i<10; i++)
{
if (i%2 == 0)
continue;
System.out.println(i + " ");
}
}
}
Demonstration of the 'continue' statement
Output:
1
3
5
7
9
In this program, the ‘continue’ is executed upon the occurrence of

the loop counter as the even value. So the output statement will not
execute on this occasion. Thus, the program outputs only the odd
numbers on the screen.
As with the break statement, continue may specify a label to describe
which enclosing loop to continue. See the example program that uses
continue to print a triangular multiplication table from 0 through 9.
// Using continue with a

label. class ContinueLabel
{
{
outer: for (int i=0; i<10; i++)
{
for(int j=0; j<10; j++)
{
if(j > i)
{
continue outer;
}
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System.out.print(" " + (i * j));

}
}
}
}
Using continue with a label
Output:
0
0 1
0 2 4
0 3 6 9
0 4 8 12 16
0 5 10 15 20 25
0 6 12 18 24 30 36
0 7 14 21 28 35 42 49
0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64
0 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81
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Review Questions:
• Explain how you are going to compile and execute a Java source file?
• Why Java is called as strictly object-oriented?
• Which are the distinct features which made Java as a platform independent
language?
• What will be the purpose of Java program to be compiled and interpreted?
Give the meaning of following terms:
Java virtual machine
bytecode
• Describe the terms which makes a programming language as object-
oriented?
• Differentiate between object-oriented programming and procedure oriented
programming.
• List any five major C++ features which are removed in the Java.
• Explain any two differences between >> and >>>.
• How to declare symbolic constants in Java?
• Explain the concept of manual and automatic type casting. Why it is
required in the programming?
• Describe the scopes that a Java variable can have.
• Illustrate the use of instanceOf and dot operator with example.
• What are the naming convention rules for a Java identifier?
• Describe different logical and relational operators with example.
• What do you mean by operator precedence and association?
• Differentiate between while and do-while loops.
• Which are the type promotions rules used in the Java expression? Illustrate
with appropriate example.
• Enlist different forms of creating the if-else structure.
• Explain switch-case with the help of flow diagram.
Programming exercise:
1. Input two integer values from keyboard and swap their contents without
using any other temporary variable.
2. Read the price of an item (rupees) in float and display number of paise.
3. Convert the Celsius temperature input from keyboard into its Fahrenheit
equivalent using following formula:
C = (F – 32) /1.8
4. Accept the value of money in rupees and convert it into dollars.
5. Determine the sum of following series:
+ 1/2 + 1/3 + …….. 1/n. take n as input
6. Print the Fibonacci series on the screen by taking n as input from
keyboard:
a. 1 2358……. n
7. Find squares of all the numbers from 1 to n.
8. Accept a number as input and find its sum of digits.
9. Input a number and print it in reverse order.
10. Input a long number from keyboard and count total number of
even digits in it.
11. Find the number of and sum of all the integers greater than 100
and less than 200 that are divisible by 7.
12. Accept marks of 10 different students from keyboard and
analyze it. That is, count total first, second and pass class students.
13. Making the use of continue statement find whether the entered
number is prime or not?
14. Count how many perfect square numbers are also perfect cube
15. Determine whether the entered number is palindrome or not? (A
palindrome number is read same from both front and back sides such
as 56365, 812218, 121 etc.)
16. Print following output using for loops:
*
**
***
****
17. Count how many perfect square numbers are palindrome
18. Input the clock time and find the angle made between the ticks
of the analog clock.
19. Accept a number from keyboard and find its roman and binary
equivalent.
20. Find all the natural Armstrong numbers For example: 153 is an
3 3 3
Armstrong number satisfies this property: 153 = 1 + 5 + 3 .

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Chapter 1 Introduction to Java

Chapter 1 – Introduction to Java

1.1 Fundamentals of Object Oriented Programming

Fundamentals of Object Oriented Programming

Our computer programs consists of two elements i.e. code and

Function Function Function

Fig 1.2 Procedure Oriented Methodology

The second way is called object oriented programming. Basically,

Fig 1.3 Object Oriented Methodology

As shown in the above figure 1.3, the data is centered element in

Basic Concepts in Object Oriented Programming

Variable Name-1 Value-1

Variable Name-n Value-n

Fig. 1.4 a) Representation of an object

Fig. 1.4 b) Example of representation of an object

Here ‘opener’ is name of the object. It will contain instance of

and for calling methods,

Data Abstraction and encapsulation

The most striking feature of the class is ‘Data encapsulation’. It

Abstraction refers to the act of representing essential features

Inheritance is one of the most useful properties of object oriented

Bicycle Scooter Tata – nano Indica

Attributes Attributes Attributes Attributes

Fig. Example of an inheritance

properties. These can also be inherited in their sub-classes i.e. Bicycle

Polymorphism is the Greek term means that ability to take more

Sphere object Cylinder object Cone Object

Draw ( ) Draw ( ) Draw ( )

Fig. Advantage of Inheritance and Polymorphism

The term binding refers to assigning one thing to another. In

Fig. 1.7 Inheritance

An object oriented program consists of a set of objects that

Fig. 1.8 Communication among the objects

Objects communicate with each other by sending and receiving

Java is developed by group of Sun Microsystems engineers, led by

Java Logo Duke, the Java mascot

JDK 1.1.4 (Sparkler) September 12, 1997

o J2SE 1.3.1 (Ladybird) May 17, 2001

(J2SE – Java 2 Standard Edition)

Java derives much of its character from C and C++. This is by

These features describe the potential of full Java language which

Java was designed to be easy for the professional programmer to

Java is strictly or truly object-oriented language due to the

6. Most of the methods and constructors of the Java classes are

Java has implemented ‘Write Once Run Everywhere’ strategy.

Unlike C and C++, there are no “implementation-dependent”

Compiled and Interpreted

Literal meaning of robust is ‘healthy’. That is, Java puts a lot of

Security becomes an important issue for a language that is used

Java is designed for the distributed environment of the

Remote Method Invocation (RMI). This feature brings an unparalleled

A multithreaded program contains two or more parts that can run

Interpretation of bytecode slowed performance in early versions of

Many times operating system upgrades, processor upgrades, and

Being a dynamic language, Java is capable of dynamically linking in

a query, making it possible to either dynamically link or abort the

Java program supports function written in other languages such as

How Java is better than C++

Patrick Naughton has given the illustration on this issue in his

runs whenever the system is idle, or when a requested allocation

Java is popular on internet

The Java programming language is popular on internet due to the

The Java Language fundamentals

The best way to learn a programming language is to write

/* This is my first program in Java */

Program 1.1 Simple Java application.

Have you noticed any similarities with a C or C++ program with

The first line

/* This is my first program in Java */

This is called as a comment. It is written in same format that we

The second line

As already mentioned, Java is strictly object oriented language.

Opening curly brace

The main line

public static void main(String args[ ])

This is the method where the actual execution of the program