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Introduction to Java
Programming
(for Novices & First-Time
Programmers)
1. Getting Started - Write your First Java Program

2. Java Terminology and Syntax
3. Java Program Template
4. Output via System.out.println()
5. Let's Write a Program to Add a Few Numbers

6. What is a Program?
7. What is a Variable?
8. Basic Arithmetic Operations
9. What If Your Need To Add a Thousand Numbers?
10. Conditional (or Decision)
11. Type double and Floating-Point Numbers
12. Mixing int and double, and Type Casting
13. Summary
1. Getting Started - Write your First Java Program

You should have already installed Java Development Kit (JDK). Otherwise, Read "How to Install JDK and Get Started with Java Programming".
Let us begin by writing our first Java program that prints a message "Hello, world!" to the display console, as follows:
Hello, world!
Step 1: Write the Source Code: Enter the following source codes using a programming text editor (such as TextPad or NotePad++ for
Windows; jEdit or gedit for Mac OS X; gedit for Ubuntu); or an Interactive Development Environment (IDE) (such as Eclipse or NetBeans).
Do not enter the line numbers (on the left panel), which were added to aid in the explanation. Save the source file as " Hello.java". A Java source
file should be saved with a file extension of ".java". The filename shall be the same as the classname - in this case "Hello".
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/*
* First Java program, which says "Hello, world!"
*/
public class Hello {
// Save as "Hello.java"
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Hello, world!");
// print message
}
}
Step 2: Compile the Source Code: Compile the source code "Hello.java" into portable bytecode "Hello.class" using JDK Compiler
"javac". Start a CMD Shell (Windows) or Terminal (UNIX/Linux/Mac OS X) and issue this command:
prompt> javac Hello.java
There is no need to explicitly compile the source code under IDEs (such as Eclipse or NetBeans), as they perform incremental compilation implicitly.
Step 3: Run the Program: Run the program using Java Runtime "java", by issuing this command:
prompt> java Hello
Hello, world!
Take note that the Run command is "java Hello" without the ".class" extension.
On IDEs (such as Eclipse or NetBeans), right-click on the source file Run As... Java Application.
Brief Explanation of the Program

/* ...... */
// ... until the end of the line
These are called comments. Comments are NOT executable and are ignored by the compiler. But they provide useful explanation and
documentation to your readers (and to yourself three days later). There are two kinds of comments:
1. Multi-line Comment: begins with /* and ends with */, and may span more than one lines (as in Lines 1-3).
2. End-of-line Comment: begins with // and lasts until the end of the current line (as in Lines 4 and 6).
public class Hello { ...... }

The basic unit of a Java program is a class. A class called "Hello" is defined via the keyword "class" in Lines 4-8. The {...} is the body of the
class. The keyword public will be discussed later.
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In Java, the name of the source file must be the same as the name of the public class with a mandatory file extension of ".java". Hence, this file
MUST be saved as "Hello.java".
public static void main(String[] args) { ...... }

Lines 5-7 defines the so-called main() method, which is the starting point, or entry point for program execution. The {...} is the body of the
method which contains programming statements.
In Line 6, the statement System.out.println("Hello, world!") is used to print the message string "Hello, world!" to the display console. A
string is surrounded by a pair of double quotes and contain texts. The text will be printed as it is, without the double quotes.
2. Java Terminology and Syntax

Statement : A programming statement performs a piece of programming action. It must be terminated by a semi-colon (;) (just like an English
sentence is ended with a period) as in Lines 6.
Block : A block is a group of programming statements enclosed by braces { }. This group of statements is treated as one single unit. There are
two blocks in this program. One contains the body of the class Hello. The other contains the body of the main() method. There is no need to put
a semi-colon after the closing brace.
Comments : A multi-line comment begins with /* and ends with */. An end-of-line comment begins with // and lasts till the end of the line.
Comments are NOT executable statements and are ignored by the compiler. But they provide useful explanation and documentation. Use
comments liberally.
Whitespaces : Blank, tab, and newline are collectively called whitespace. Extra whitespaces are ignored, i.e., only one whitespace is needed to
separate the tokens. But they could help you and your readers better understand your program. Use extra whitespaces liberally.
Case Sensitivity : Java is case sensitive - a ROSE is NOT a Rose, and is NOT a rose. The filename is also case-sensitive.
3. Java Program Template

You can use the following template to write your Java programs. Choose a meaningful "Classname" that reflects the purpose of your program, and
write your programming statements inside the body of the main() method. Don't worry about the other terms and keywords now. I will explain
them in due course.
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public class Classname {

// Choose a meaningful Classname. Save as "Classname.java"
// Your programming statements here!
}
}
4. Output via System.out.println() and System.out.print()

You can use System.out.println() or System.out.print() to print message to the display console:
System.out.println(aString) (Print-Line) prints the given aString, and brings the cursor to the beginning of the next line.
System.out.print(aString) prints aString but places the cursor after the printed string.
Try the following program and explain the output produced:
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/* Test System.out.println() and System.out.print() */

public class PrintTest {
// Save as "PrintTest.java"
System.out.println("Hello, world!"); // Advance the cursor to the beginning of next line after printing
System.out.println();
// Print a empty line
System.out.print("Hello, world!");
// Cursor stayed after the printed string
System.out.println("Hello,");
System.out.print(" ");
// Print a space
System.out.print("world!");
}
}
Hello, world!
Hello, world!Hello,
world!Hello, world!
Exercises
1. Print each of the following patterns. Use one System.out.println(...) statement for each line of outputs.
* * * * *
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5. Let's Write a Program to Add a Few Numbers

Let us write a program to add five integers as follows:
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/*
* Sum five numbers and print the result
*/
public class FiveNumberSum {
// Save as "FiveNumberSum.java"
int number1 = 11; // Declare 5 int variables to hold 5 integers
int number2 = 22;
int number3 = 33;
int number4 = 44;
int number5 = 55;
int sum;
// Declare an int variable called sum to hold the sum
sum = number1 + number2 + number3 + number4 + number5;
System.out.print("The sum is ");
// Print a descriptive string
System.out.println(sum);
// Print the value stored in sum
}
}
The sum is 165
int
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number1
number2
number3
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number5
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declare five int (integer) variables called number1, number2, number3, number4, and number5; and assign values of 11, 22, 33, 44 and 55 to the
variables, respectively, via the so-called assignment operator '='. You could also declare many variables in one statement, separating with commas,
e.g.,
int number1 = 11, number2 = 22, number3 = 33, number4 = 44, number5 = 55;
int sum;
declares an int (integer) variable called sum, without assigning an initial value.
sum = number1 + number2 + number3 + number4 + number5;

computes the sum of number1 to number5 and assign the result to the variable sum. The symbol '+' denotes arithmetic addition, just like
Mathematics.
System.out.print("The sum is ");

Line 13 prints a descriptive string. A String is surrounded by double quotes, and will be printed as it is (but without the double quotes). Line 14
prints the value stored in the variable sum (in this case, the sum of the five numbers). You should not surround a variable to be printed by double
quotes; otherwise, the text will get printed instead of the value stored in the variable.
Exercise
1. Modify the above program to print the product of 5 integers. Use a variable called product to hold the product, and * for multiplication.
6. What is a Program?
A program is a sequence of instructions (called programming statements), executing one after
another - usually in a sequential manner, as illustrated in the following flow chart.
Example
The following program prints the area and circumference of a circle, given its radius. Take note
that the programming statements are executed sequentially - one after another in the order that
they are written.
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/*
* Print the area and circumference of a circle, given its radius.
*/
public class CircleComputation { // Saved as "CircleComputation.java"
// Declare variables
double radius, area, circumference;
final double PI = 3.14159265;
// Assign a value to radius
radius = 1.2;
// Compute area and circumference
area = radius * radius * PI;
circumference = 2.0 * radius * PI;
// Print results
System.out.print("The radius is "); // Print description
System.out.println(radius);
// Print the value stored in the variable
System.out.print("The area is ");
System.out.println(area);
System.out.print("The circumference is ");
System.out.println(circumference);
}
}
The radius is 1.2

The area is 4.523893416
The circumference is 7.5398223600000005
double radius, area, circumference;

declare three double variables radius, area and circumference. A double variable can hold real numbers (or floating-point numbers, with an
optional fractional part).
final double PI = 3.14159265;

declare a double variables called PI and assign a value. PI is declared final, i.e., its value cannot be changed.
radius = 1.2;
assigns a value to the variable radius.
area = radius * radius * PI;

circumference = 2.0 * radius * PI;
compute the area and circumference, based on the radius.
System.out.print("The radius is ");

System.out.println(radius);
System.out.print("The area is ");
System.out.println(area);
System.out.print("The circumference is ");
System.out.println(circumference);
print the results with proper descriptions.
Take note that the programming statements inside the main() are executed one after another, in a sequential manner.
Exercises
1. Follow the above example, write a program (called RectangleComputation) to print the area and perimeter of a rectangle, given its length
and width in doubles.
2. Follow the above example, write a program (called CylinderComputation) to print the surface area and volume of a cylinder, given its
radius and height in doubles.
7. What is a Variable?
Computer programs manipulate (or process) data. A variable is used to store a piece of data for processing. It is called variable because you can
change the value stored.
More precisely, a variable is a named storage location, that stores a value of a particular data type. In other words, a variable has a name, a type
and stores a value of that type.
A variable has a name (or identifier), e.g., radius, area, age, height. The name is needed to uniquely identify each variable, so as to assign a
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value to the variable (e.g., radius=1.2), and retrieve the value stored (e.g., radius*radius*3.1416).
A variable has a type. Examples of type are:
int: for integers (whole numbers) such as 123 and -456;
double: for floating-point or real numbers, such as 3.1416, -55.66, 7.8e9, -1.2e3.4 having an optional decimal point and fractional
part, in fixed or scientific notations;
String: for texts such as "Hello", "Good Morning!". Text strings are enclosed within a pair of double quotes.
A variable can store a value of that particular type. It is important to take note that a variable in most programming languages is associated
with a type, and can only store value of the particular type. For example, a int variable can store an integer value such as 123, but NOT real
number such as 12.34, nor texts such as "Hello". The concept of type was introduced into the early programming languages to simplify
interpretation of data.
The following diagram illustrates three types of variables: int, double and String. An int variable stores an integer (whole number). A double
variable stores a real number. A String variable stores texts.
To use a variable, you need to first declare its name and type, in one of the following syntaxes:
varType
varType
varType
varType
varName;
// Declare a variable of a type
varName1, varName2,...; // Declare multiple variables of the same type
varName = initialValue; // Declare a variable of a type, and assign an initial value
varName1 = initialValue1, varName2 = initialValue2,... ; // Declare variables with initial values
Take note that:

Each declaration statement is terminated with a semi-colon (;).
In multiple-variable declaration, the names are separated by commas (,).
The symbol =, known as the assignment operator, can be used to assign an initial value (of the declared type) to the variable.
For example,
int sum;
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int number1, number2; //
double average;
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int height = 20;
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Declare a variable named "sum" of the type "int" for storing an integer.
Terminate the statement with a semi-colon.
Declare 2 "int" variables named "number1" and "number2", separated by a comma.
Declare a variable named "average" of the type "double" for storing a real number.
Declare an "int" variable, and assign an initial value.
Once a variable is declared, you can assign and re-assign a value to the variable, via the so-called assignment operator '='. For example,
int number;
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number = 99;
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number = 88;
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number = number + 1; //
int sum = 0;
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sum = sum + number;
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int num1 = 5, num2 = 6;
double radius = 1.5; //
int number;
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sum = 55.66;
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sum = "Hello";
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Declare a variable named "number" of the type "int" (integer).

Assign an integer value of 99 to the variable "number".
Re-assign a value of 88 to "number".
Evaluate "number + 1", and assign the result back to "number".
Declare an int variable named "sum" and assign an initial value of 0.
Evaluate "sum + number", and assign the result back to "sum", i.e. add number into sum.
// Declare and initialize two int variables in one statement, separated by a comma.
Declare a variable name "radius", and initialize to 1.5.
ERROR: A variable named "number" has already been declared.
ERROR: The variable "sum" is an int. It cannot be assigned a floating-point number.
ERROR: The variable "sum" is an int. It cannot be assigned a text string.
Take note that:

Each variable can only be declared once. (You cannot have two houses with the same address.)
You can declare a variable anywhere inside the program, as long as it is declared before it is being used.
Once the type of a variable is declared, it can only store a value of this particular type. For example, an int variable can hold only integer such
as 123, and NOT floating-point number such as -2.17 or text string such as "Hello".
The type of a variable cannot be changed inside the program, once declared.
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I have shown your two data types in the above example: int for integer and double for floating-point number (or real number). Take note that in
programming, int and double are two distinct types and special caution must be taken when mixing them in an operation, which shall be
explained later.
x=x+1?
Assignment (=) in programming is different from equality in Mathematics. e.g., "x=x+1" is invalid in Mathematics. However, in programming, it
means compute the value of x plus 1, and assign the result back to variable x.
"x+y=1" is valid in Mathematics, but is invalid in programming. In programming, the RHS of "=" has to be evaluated to a value; while the LHS shall
be a variable. That is, evaluate the RHS first, then assign to LHS.
Some languages uses := as the assignment operator to avoid confusion with equality.
8. Basic Arithmetic Operations

The basic arithmetic operations are:
Operator
Meaning
Example
Addition
x + y
Subtraction
x - y
Multiplication
x * y
Division
x / y
Modulus (Remainder)
x % y
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Increment by 1 (Unary)
++x or x++
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Decrement by 1 (Unary)
--x or x--
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and remainder are binary operators that take two operands (e.g., x + y); while negation (e.g., -x),
increment and decrement (e.g., x++, --x) are unary operators that take only one operand.
Example
The following program illustrates these arithmetic operations:
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/**
* Test Arithmetic Operations
*/
public class ArithmeticTest {
// Save as "ArithmeticTest.java"
int number1 = 98;
// Declare an int variable number1 and initialize it to 98
int number2 = 5;
// Declare an int variable number2 and initialize it to 5
int sum, difference, product, quotient, remainder; // Declare five int variables to hold results
// Perform arithmetic Operations
sum = number1 + number2;
difference = number1 - number2;
product = number1 * number2;
quotient = number1 / number2;
remainder = number1 % number2;
// Print results
System.out.print("The sum, difference, product, quotient and remainder of ");
System.out.print(number1);
// Print the value of the variable
System.out.print(" and ");
System.out.print(number2);
System.out.print(" are ");
System.out.print(sum);
System.out.print(", ");
System.out.print(difference);
System.out.print(product);
System.out.print(quotient);
System.out.print(", and ");
System.out.println(remainder);
++number1;
--number2;
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Increment the value stored

Same as "number1 = number1
Decrement the value stored
Same as "number2 = number2
// Print description
in the variable "number1" by 1

+ 1"
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System.out.println("number1 after increment is " + number1); // Print description and variable

System.out.println("number2 after decrement is " + number2);
System.out.println("The new quotient of " + number1 + " and " + number2
+ " is " + quotient);
}
}
The sum, difference, product, quotient and remainder of 98 and 5 are 103, 93, 490, 19, and 3
number1 after increment is 99
number2 after decrement is 4
The new quotient of 99 and 4 is 24
Dissecting the Program

int number1 = 98;
int number2 = 5;
int sum, difference, product, quotient, remainder;
declare all the int (integer) variables number1, number2, sum, difference, product, quotient, and remainder, needed in this program.
sum = number1 + number2;

difference = number1 - number2;
product = number1 * number2;
remainder = number1 % number2;
carry out the arithmetic operations on number1 and number2. Take note that division of two integers produces a truncated integer, e.g., 98/5
19, 99/4 24, and 1/2 0.
System.out.print("The sum, difference, product, quotient and remainder of ");

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prints the results of the arithmetic operations, with the appropriate string descriptions in between. Take note that text strings are enclosed within
double-quotes, and will get printed as they are, including the white spaces (but without the double quotes). To print the value stored in a variable,
no double quotes should be used. For example,
System.out.println("sum");
// Print text string "sum" - as it is

// Print the value stored in variable sum, e.g., 98
++number1;
--number2;
illustrate the increment and decrement operations. Unlike '+', '-', '*', '/' and '%', which work on two operands (binary operators), '++' and
'--' operate on only one operand (unary operators). ++x is equivalent to x = x + 1, i.e., increment x by 1. You may place the increment operator
before or after the operand, i.e., ++x (pre-increment) or x++ (post-increment). In this example, the effects of pre-increment and post-increment are
the same. I shall point out the differences in later section.
System.out.println("number1 after increment is " + number1);

System.out.println("number2 after decrement is " + number2);
print the new values stored after the increment/decrement operations. Take note that instead of using many print() statements as in Lines 17-30,
we could simply place all the items (text strings and variables) into one println(), with the items separated by '+'. In this case, '+' does not
perform addition. Instead, it concatenates or joins all the items together.
Exercises
1. Combining Lines 19-32 into one single println() statement, using '+' to concatenate all the items together.
2. Introduce one more int variable called number3, and assign it an integer value of 77. Compute and print the sum and product of all the
three numbers.
3. In Mathematics, we could omit the multiplication sign in an arithmetic expression, e.g., x = 5a + 4b. In programming, you need to explicitly
provide all the operators, i.e., x = 5*a + 4*b. Try printing the sum of 31 times of number1 and 17 times of number2 and 87 time of
number3.
9. What If Your Need To Add a Thousand Numbers? Use a Loop

Suppose that you want to add all the integers from 1 to 1000. If you follow the previous example, you would require a thousand-line program!
Instead, you could use a so-called loop in your program to perform a repetitive task, that is what the computer is good at.
Example
Try the following program, which sums all the integers from a lowerbound (=1) to an upperbound (=1000) using a so-called while-loop.
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public class RunningNumberSum { // Save as "RunningNumberSum.java"

int lowerbound = 1;
// Store the lowerbound
int upperbound = 1000;
// Store the upperbound
int sum = 0;
// Declare an int variable "sum" to accumulate the numbers
// Set the initial sum to 0
// Use a while-loop to repeatitively sum from the lowerbound to the upperbound
int number = lowerbound;
while (number <= upperbound) {
sum = sum + number; // Accumulate number into sum
++number;
// Next number
}
// Print the result
System.out.println("The sum from " + lowerbound + " to " + upperbound + " is " + sum);
}
}
The sum from 1 to 1000 is 500500

int lowerbound = 1;
int upperbound = 1000;
declare two int variables to hold the upperbound and lowerbound, respectively.
int sum = 0;
declares an int variable to hold the sum. This variable will be used to accumulate numbers over the steps in the repetitive loop, and thus
initialized to 0.

sum = sum + number;
++number;
}
This is the so-called while-loop. A while-loop takes the following syntax:
initialization-statement;
while (test) {
loop-body;
}
next-statement;
As illustrated in the flow chart, the initialization statement is first executed. The test is
then checked. If the test is true, the body is executed. The test is checked again and the
process repeats until the test is false. When the test is false, the loop completes and
program execution continues to the next statement after the loop.
In our program, the initialization statement declares an int variable named number and
initializes it to lowerbound. The test checks if number is equal to or less than the
upperbound. If it is true, the current value of number is added into the sum, and the
statement ++number increases the value of number by 1. The test is then checked again
and the process repeats until the test is false (i.e., number increases to upperbound+1),
which causes the loop to terminate. Execution then continues to the next statement (in
Line 23).
In this example, the loop repeats upperbound-lowerbound+1 times. After the loop is completed, Line 17 prints the result with a proper
description.
prints the results.
Exercises
1. Modify the above program to sum all the numbers from 9 to 888. (Ans: 394680.)
2. Modify the above program to sum all the odd numbers between 1 to 1000. (Hint: Change the post-processing statement to "number =
number + 2". Ans: 250000)
3. Modify the above program to sum all the numbers between 1 to 1000 that are divisible by 7. (Hint: Modify the initialization and
post-processing statements. Ans: 71071.)
4. Modify the above program to find the sum of the square of all the numbers from 1 to 100, i.e. 1*1 + 2*2 + 3*3 +... (Ans: 338350.)
5. Modify the above program (called RunningNumberProduct) to compute the product of all the numbers from 1 to 10. (Hint: Use a variable
called product instead of sum and initialize product to 1. Ans: 3628800.)
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10. Conditional (or Decision)

What if you want to sum all the odd numbers and also all the even numbers between 1 and 1000? There are many ways to do this. You could
declare two variables: sumOdd and sumEven. You can then use a conditional statement to check whether the number is odd or even, and
accumulate the number into the respective sums. The program is as follows:
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/*
* Sum the odd numbers and the even numbers from a lowerbound to an upperbound
*/
public class OddEvenSum { // Save as "OddEvenSum.java"
int lowerbound = 1, upperbound = 1000; // lowerbound and upperbound
int sumOdd = 0;
// For accumulating odd numbers, init to 0
int sumEven = 0;
// For accumulating even numbers, init to 0
if (number % 2 == 0) { // Even
sumEven += number;
// Same as sumEven = sumEven + number
} else {
// Odd
sumOdd += number;
// Same as sumOdd = sumOdd + number
}
++number; // Next number
}
// Print the result
System.out.println("The sum of odd numbers from " + lowerbound + " to " + upperbound + " is " + sumOdd);
System.out.println("The sum of even numbers from " + lowerbound + " to " + upperbound + " is " + sumEven);
System.out.println("The difference between the two sums is " + (sumOdd - sumEven));
}
}
The sum of odd numbers from 1 to 1000 is 250000

The sum of even numbers from 1 to 1000 is 250500
The difference between the two sums is -500

int lowerbound = 1, upperbound = 1000;
declares the upperbound and lowerbound for the loop.
int sumOdd = 0;
int sumEven = 0;
declare two int variables named sumOdd and sumEven and initialize them to 0, for accumulating the odd and even numbers, respectively.
if (number % 2 == 0) {
sumEven = sumEven + number;
} else {
sumOdd = sumOdd + number;
}
This is a conditional statement. The conditional statement can take one these forms: if-then or if-then-else.
// if-then
if ( test ) {
true-body;
}
// if-then-else
if ( test ) {
true-body;
} else {
false-body;
}
For a if-then statement, the true-body

is executed if the test is
true.
Otherwise, nothing is done and the

execution continues to the next statement. For a if-then-else statement, the
true-body is executed if the test is true; otherwise, the false-body is executed.
Execution is then continued to the next statement.
In our program, we use the remainder operator (%) to compute the remainder of number divides by 2. We then compare the remainder with 0 to
test for even number.
Comparison Operators
There are six comparison (or relational) operators:
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Operator
Meaning
Example
==
Equal to
x == y
!=
Not equal to
x != y
>
Greater than
x > y
>=
Greater than or equal to
x >= y
<
Less than
x < y
<=
Less than or equal to
x <= y
Take note that the comparison operator for equality is a double-equal sign (==); whereas a single-equal sign (=) is the assignment operator.
Combining Simple Conditions

Suppose that you want to check whether a number x is between 1 and 100 (inclusive), i.e., 1 <= x <= 100. There are two simple conditions here,
(x >= 1) AND (x <= 100). In programming, you cannot write 1 <= x <= 100, but need to write (x >= 1) && (x <= 100), where "&&"
denotes the "AND" operator. Similarly, suppose that you want to check whether a number x is divisible by 2 OR by 3, you have to write (x % 2 ==
0) || (x % 3 == 0) where "||" denotes the "OR" operator.
There are three so-called logical operators that operate on the boolean conditions:
Operator
Meaning
Example
&&
Logical AND
(x >= 1) && (x <= 100)
||
Logical OR
(x < 1) || (x > 100)
Logical NOT
!(x == 8)
For examples:
// Return true if x is between 0 and 100 (inclusive)
(x >= 0) && (x <= 100) // AND (&&)
// Incorrect to use 0 <= x <= 100
// Return true if x is outside 0 and 100 (inclusive)
(x < 0) || (x > 100)
// OR (||)
!((x >= 0) && (x <= 100)) // NOT (!), AND (&&)
// Return true if "year" is a leap year
// A year is a leap year if it is divisible by 4 but not by 100, or it is divisible by 400.
((year % 4 == 0) && (year % 100 != 0)) || (year % 400 == 0)
Exercises
1. Write a program to sum all the integers between 1 and 1000, that are divisible by 13, 15 or 17, but not by 30.
2. Write a program to print all the leap years between AD1 and AD2010, and also print the number of leap years. (Hints: use a variable called
count, which is initialized to zero. Increment the count whenever a leap year is found.)
11. Type double and Floating-Point Numbers

Recall that a variable in Java has a name and a type, and can hold a value of only that particular type. We have so far used a type called int. A int
variable holds an integer, such as 123 and -456; it cannot hold a real number, such as 12.34.
In programming, real numbers such as 3.1416 and -55.66 are called floating-point numbers, and belong to a type called double. You can express
floating-point numbers in fixed notation (e.g., 1.23, -4.5) or scientific notation (e.g., 1.2e3, -4E5.6) where e or E denote the exponent of base 10.
Example
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/*
* Convert temperature between Celsius and Fahrenheit
*/
public class ConvertTemperature { // Save as "ConvertTemperature.java"
double celsius, fahrenheit;
celsius = 37.5;
fahrenheit = celsius * 9.0 / 5.0 + 32.0;
System.out.println(celsius + " degree C is " + fahrenheit + " degree F.");
fahrenheit = 100.0;
celsius = (fahrenheit - 32.0) * 5.0 / 9.0;
System.out.println(fahrenheit + " degree F is " + celsius + " degree C.");
}
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37.5 degree C is 99.5 degree F.

100.0 degree F is 37.77777777777778 degree C.
12. Mixing int and double, and Type Casting

Although you can use a double to keep an integer value (e.g., double count = 5.0), you should use an int for integer, as int is far more
efficient than double (e.g., in terms of running times, storage, among others).
At times, you may need both int and double in your program. For example, keeping the sum from 1 to 1000 as int, and their average as double.
You need to be extremely careful when different types are mixed.
It is important to note that:
Arithmetic operations ('+', '-', '*', '/') of two int's produce an int; while arithmetic operations of two double's produce a double.
Hence, 1/2 0 and 1.0/2.0 0.5.
Arithmetic operations of an int and a double produce a double. Hence, 1.0/2 0.5 and 1/2.0 0.5.
You can assign an integer value to a double variable. The integer value will be converted to a double value automatically, e.g., 3 3.0. For
example,
int i = 3;
double d;
d = i;
// 3 3.0, d = 3.0
d = 88;
// 88 88.0, d = 88.0
double nought = 0; // 0 0.0; there is a subtle difference between int 0 and double 0.0
However, you CANNOT assign a double value directly to an int variable. This is because the fractional part could be lost, and the compiler signals
an error in case that you were not aware. For example,
double d = 5.5;
int i;
i = d;
// error: possible loss of precision
i = 6.6;
// error: possible loss of precision
Type Casting Operators

To assign an double value to an int variable, you need to explicitly invoke a type-casting operation to truncate the fractional part, as follows:
(new-type)expression;
For example,
double d = 5.5;
int i;
i = (int) d;
i = (int) 3.1416;
//
//
//
//
Type-cast the value of double d, which returns an int value,

assign the resultant int value to int i.
The value stored in d is not affected.
i = 3
Take note that type-casting operator, in the form of (int) or (double), applies to one operand immediately after the operator (i.e., unary
operator).
Type-casting is an operation, like increment or addition, which operates on a operand and return a value (in the specified type), e.g., (int)3.1416
takes a double value of 3.1416 and returns 3 (of type int); (double)5 takes an int value of 5 and returns 5.0 (of type double).
Example
Try the following program and explain the outputs produced:
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* Find the sum and average from a lowerbound to an upperbound
*/
public class TypeCastingTest {
// Save as "TypeCastingTest.java"
int lowerbound = 1, upperbound = 1000;
int sum = 0;
// sum is "int"
double average;
// average is "double"
// Compute the sum (in "int")
sum = sum + number;
++number;
}
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// Compute the average (in "double")

average = sum / (upperbound - lowerbound + 1);
System.out.println("Average 1 is " + average);
average = (double)sum / (upperbound - lowerbound + 1);
average = sum / 1000;
average = sum / 1000.0;
average = (double)(sum / 1000);
}
}
The sum
Average
Average
Average
Average
Average
from
1 is
2 is
3 is
4 is
5 is
1 to 1000 is 500500
500.0 <== incorrect
500.5
500.0 <== incorrect
500.5
500.0 <== incorrect
The first average is incorrect, as int/int produces an int (of 500), which is converted to double (of 500.0) to be stored in average (of double).
For the second average, the value of sum (of int) is first converted to double. Subsequently, double/int produces a double.
For the fifth average, int/int produces an int (of 500), which is casted to double (of 500.0) and assigned to average (of double).
Exercises
1. Write a program called HarmonicSeriesSum to compute the sum of a harmonic series 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 + .... + 1/n, where n =
1000. Keep the sum in a double variable, and take note that 1/2 gives 0 but 1.0/2 gives 0.5.
Try computing the sum for n=1000, 5000, 10000, 50000, 100000.
Hints:
public class HarmonicSeriesSum {
// Saved as "HarmonicSeriesSum.java"
public static void main (String[] args) {
int numTerms = 1000;
double sum = 0.0;
// For accumulating sum in double
int denominator = 1;
while (denominator <= numTerms) {
// Beware that int/int gives int
......
++denominator; // next
}
// Print the sum
......
}
}
2. Modify the above program (called GeometricSeriesSum) to compute the sum of this series: 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + .... (for 1000
terms). (Hints: Use post-processing statement of denominator = denominator * 2.)
13. Summary
I have presented the basics for you to get start in programming. To learn programming, you need to understand the syntaxes and features
involved in the programming language that you chosen, and you have to practice, practice and practice, on as many problems as you could.
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1. Getting Started - Write your First Java Program

5. Let's Write a Program to Add a Few Numbers

1. Getting Started - Write your First Java Program

Brief Explanation of the Program

public class Hello { ...... }

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public static void main(String[] args) { ...... }

2. Java Terminology and Syntax

3. Java Program Template

public class Classname {

4. Output via System.out.println() and System.out.print()

/* Test System.out.println() and System.out.print() */

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5. Let's Write a Program to Add a Few Numbers

The sum is 165

sum = number1 + number2 + number3 + number4 + number5;

System.out.print("The sum is ");

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The radius is 1.2

double radius, area, circumference;

final double PI = 3.14159265;

area = radius * radius * PI;

System.out.print("The radius is ");

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Take note that:

Declare a variable named "number" of the type "int" (integer).

Take note that:

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8. Basic Arithmetic Operations

Increment the value stored

in the variable "number1" by 1

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System.out.println("number1 after increment is " + number1); // Print description and variable

Dissecting the Program

sum = number1 + number2;

System.out.print("The sum, difference, product, quotient and remainder of ");

// Print text string "sum" - as it is

System.out.println("number1 after increment is " + number1);

9. What If Your Need To Add a Thousand Numbers? Use a Loop

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public class RunningNumberSum { // Save as "RunningNumberSum.java"

The sum from 1 to 1000 is 500500

Dissecting the Program

int number = lowerbound;

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10. Conditional (or Decision)

The sum of odd numbers from 1 to 1000 is 250000

Dissecting the Program

For a if-then statement, the true-body

Otherwise, nothing is done and the

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Greater than or equal to

Less than or equal to

Combining Simple Conditions

(x >= 1) && (x <= 100)

(x < 1) || (x > 100)

11. Type double and Floating-Point Numbers

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37.5 degree C is 99.5 degree F.

12. Mixing int and double, and Type Casting

Type Casting Operators

Type-cast the value of double d, which returns an int value,

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// Compute the average (in "double")

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