Java Tutorial

Java Tutorial
Java Tutorial or Core Java Tutorial or Java Programming Tutorial is a widely used robust
technology. Let's start learning of java from basic questions like what is java tutorial, core
java, where it is used, what type of applications are created in java and why use java.
What is Java
Java is a programming language and a platform.
Java is a high level, robust, secured and object-oriented programming language.
Platform: Any hardware or software environment in which a program runs, is known as a

platform. Since Java has its own runtime environment (JRE) and API, it is called platform.
Java Example
Let's have a quick look at java programming example. A detailed description of hello java
example is given in next page.
1. class Simple{
2. public static void main(String args[]){
3. System.out.println("Hello Java");
4. }
5. }
Where it is used?
According to Sun, 3 billion devices run java. There are many devices where java is currently
used. Some of them are as follows:
1. Desktop Applications such as acrobat reader, media player, antivirus etc.

2. Web Applications such as irctc.co.in, javatpoint.com etc.
3. Enterprise Applications such as banking applications.
4. Mobile
5. Embedded System
6. Smart Card
7. Robotics
8. Games etc.
Types of Java Applications

There are mainly 4 type of applications that can be created using java programming:
1) Standalone Application
It is also known as desktop application or window-based application. An application that we

need to install on every machine such as media player, antivirus etc. AWT and Swing are
used in java for creating standalone applications.
2) Web Application
An application that runs on the server side and creates dynamic page, is called web
application. Currently, servlet, jsp, struts, jsf etc. technologies are used for creating web
applications in java.
3) Enterprise Application
An application that is distributed in nature, such as banking applications etc. It has the
advantage of high level security, load balancing and clustering. In java, EJB is used for
creating enterprise applications.
4) Mobile Application
An application that is created for mobile devices. Currently Android and Java ME are used
for creating mobile application
History of Java
Java history is interesting to know. The history of java starts from Green Team. Java team
members (also known as Green Team), initiated a revolutionary task to develop a
language for digital devices such as set-top boxes, televisions etc.
For the green team members, it was an advance concept at that time. But, it was suited for
internet programming. Later, Java technology as incorporated by Netscape.
Currently, Java is used in internet programming, mobile devices, games, e-business

solutions etc. There are given the major points that describes the history of java.
1) James Gosling, Mike Sheridan, and Patrick Naughton initiated the Java language
project in June 1991. The small team of sun engineers called Green Team.
2) Originally designed for small, embedded systems in electronic appliances like set-top
boxes.
3) Firstly, it was called "Greentalk" by James Gosling and file extension was .gt.
4) After that, it was called Oak and was developed as a part of the Green project.
Why Oak name for java language?

5) Why Oak? Oak is a symbol of strength and choosen as a national tree of many countries
like U.S.A., France, Germany, Romania etc.
6) In 1995, Oak was renamed as "Java" because it was already a trademark by Oak
Technologies.
Why Java name for java language?

7) Why they choosed java name for java language? The team gathered to choose a
new name. The suggested words were "dynamic", "revolutionary", "Silk", "jolt", "DNA" etc.
They wanted something that reflected the essence of the technology: revolutionary,
dynamic, lively, cool, unique, and easy to spell and fun to say.
According to James Gosling "Java was one of the top choices along with Silk". Since java
was so unique, most of the team members preferred java.
8) Java is an island of Indonesia where first coffee was produced (called java coffee).
9) Notice that Java is just a name not an acronym.
10) Originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems (which is now a subsidiary
of Oracle Corporation) and released in 1995.
11) In 1995, Time magazine called Java one of the Ten Best Products of 1995.
12) JDK 1.0 released in(January 23, 1996).
Java Version History

There are many java versions that has been released. Current stable release of Java is Java
SE 8.
1. JDK Alpha and Beta (1995)

2. JDK 1.0 (23rd Jan, 1996)
3. JDK 1.1 (19th Feb, 1997)
4. J2SE 1.2 (8th Dec, 1998)
5. J2SE 1.3 (8th May, 2000)
6. J2SE 1.4 (6th Feb, 2002)
7. J2SE 5.0 (30th Sep, 2004)
8. Java SE 6 (11th Dec, 2006)
9. Java SE 7 (28th July, 2011)
10. Java SE 8 (18th March, 2014)
Features of Java
There is given many features of java. They are also known as java buzzwords. The Java
Features given below are simple and easy to understand.
1. Simple
2. Object-Oriented
3. Platform independent
4. Secured
5. Robust
6. Architecture neutral
7. Portable
8. Dynamic
9. Interpreted
10. High Performance
11. Multithreaded
12. Distributed
Simple
According to Sun, Java language is simple because:
syntax is based on C++ (so easier for programmers to learn it after C++).
removed many confusing and/or rarely-used features e.g., explicit pointers, operator
overloading etc.
No need to remove unreferenced objects because there is Automatic Garbage

Collection in java.
Object-oriented
Object-oriented means we organize our software as a combination of different types of
objects that incorporates both data and behaviour.
Object-oriented programming (OOPs) is methodologies that simplify software

development and maintenance by providing some rules.
Basic concepts of OOPs are:
1. Object
2. Class
3. Inheritance
4. Polymorphism
5. Abstraction
6. Encapsulation
Platform Independent
A platform is the hardware or software environment in which a program runs. There are
two types of platforms software-based and hardware-based. Java provides software-
based platform. The Java platform differs from most other platforms in the sense that it's
a software-based platform that runs on top of other hardware-based platforms.It has two
components:
1. Runtime Environment
2. API(Application Programming Interface)
Java code can be

run on multiple platforms e.g.Windows,Linux,Sun Solaris,Mac/OS etc. Java code is
compiled by the compiler and converted into bytecode.This bytecode is a platform
independent code because it can be run on multiple platforms i.e. Write Once and Run
Anywhere(WORA).
Secured
Java is secured because:
 No explicit pointer
 Programs run inside virtual machine sandbox.
 Classloader- adds security by separating the package for the classes of the local
file system from those that are imported from network sources.
 Bytecode Verifier- checks the code fragments for illegal code that can violate
access right to objects.
 Security Manager- determines what resources a class can access such as
reading and writing to the local disk.
These security are provided by java language. Some security can also be provided by
application developer through SSL,JAAS,cryptography etc.
Robust
Robust simply means strong. Java uses strong memory management. There are lack of
pointers that avoids security problem. There is automatic garbage collection in java.
There is exception handling and type checking mechanism in java. All these points makes
java robust.
Architecture-neutral
There is no implementation dependent features e.g. size of primitive types is set.
Portable
We may carry the java bytecode to any platform.
High-performance
Java is faster than traditional interpretation since byte code is "close" to native code still
somewhat slower than a compiled language (e.g., C++)
Distributed
We can create distributed applications in java. RMI and EJB are used for creating
distributed applications. We may access files by calling the methods from any machine
on the internet.
Multi-threaded
A thread is like a separate program, executing concurrently. We can write Java programs
that deal with many tasks at once by defining multiple threads. The main advantage of
multi-threading is that it shares the same memory. Threads are important for multi-media,
Web applications etc.
Difference between JDK, JRE and JVM

1. Brief summary of JVM
2. Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
3. Java Development Kit (JDK)
Understanding the difference between JDK, JRE and JVM is important in Java. We are
having brief overview of JVM here.
If you want to get the detailed knowledge of Java Virtural Machine, move to the next
page. Firstly, let's see the basic differences between the JDK, JRE and JVM.
JVM
JVM (Java Virtual Machine) is an abstract machine. It is a specification that provides
runtime environment in which java bytecode can be executed.
JVMs are available for many hardware and software platforms. JVM, JRE and JDK are
platform dependent because configuration of each OS differs. But, Java is platform
independent.
The JVM performs following main tasks:
 Loads code
 Verifies code
 Executes code
 Provides runtime environment
JRE
JRE is an acronym for Java Runtime Environment.It is used to provide runtime
environment.It is the implementation of JVM.It physically exists.It contains set of
libraries + other files that JVM uses at runtime.
Implementation of JVMs are also actively released by other companies besides Sun
Micro Systems.
JDK
JDK is an acronym for Java Development Kit.It physically exists.It contains JRE +
development tools.
JVM (Java Virtual Machine)
JVM (Java Virtual Machine) is an abstract machine. It is a specification that provides runtime
environment in which java bytecode can be executed.
JVMs are available for many hardware and software platforms (i.e.JVM is plateform
dependent).
What is JVM?
It is:
1. A specification where working of Java Virtual Machine is specified. But

implementation provider is independent to choose the algorithm. Its implementation
has been provided by Sun and other companies.
2. An implementation Its implementation is known as JRE (Java Runtime
Environment).
3. Runtime Instance Whenever you write java command on the command prompt to
run the java class, and instance of JVM is created.
What it does?
The JVM performs following operation:
 Loads code
 Verifies code
 Executes code
 Provides runtime environment
JVM provides definitions for the:
 Memory area
 Class file format
 Register set
 Garbage-collected heap
 Fatal error reporting etc.
Internal Architecture of JVM

Let's understand the internal architecture of JVM. It contains classloader, memory area,
execution engine etc.
1) Classloader:
Classloader is a subsystem of JVM that is used to load class files.
2) Class(Method) Area:
Class(Method) Area stores per-class structures such as the runtime constant pool, field and
method data, the code for methods.
3) Heap:
It is the runtime data area in which objects are allocated.
4) Stack:
Java Stack stores frames.It holds local variables and partial results, and plays a part in
method invocation and return.
Each thread has a private JVM stack, created at the same time as thread.
A new frame is created each time a method is invoked. A frame is destroyed when its
method invocation completes.
5) Program Counter Register:
PC (program counter) register. It contains the address of the Java virtual machine
instruction currently being executed.
6) Native Method Stack:

It contains all the native methods used in the application.
7) Execution Engine:
It contains:
1) A virtual processor
2) Interpreter:Read bytecode stream then execute the instructions.
3) Just-In-Time(JIT) compiler:It is used to improve the performance.JIT compiles

parts of the byte code that have similar functionality at the same time, and hence
reduces the amount of time needed for compilation.Here the term ?compiler? refers to a
translator from the instruction set of a Java virtual machine (JVM) to the instruction set
of a specific CPU.
Variable and Datatype in Java

1. Variable
2. Types of Variable
3. Data Types in Java
In this page, we will learn about the variable and java data types. Variable is a name of
memory location. There are three types of variables: local, instance and static. There
are two types of datatypes in java, primitive and non-primitive.
Variable
Variable is name of reserved area allocated in memory.
1. int data=50;//Here data is variable
Types of Variable
There are three types of variables in java
 local variable
 instance variable
 static variable
Local Variable
A variable that is declared inside the method is called local variable.
Instance Variable
A variable that is declared inside the class but outside the method is called instance
variable . It is not declared as static.
Static variable
A variable that is declared as static is called static variable. It cannot be local.
We will have detailed learning of these variables in next chapters.
Example to understand the types of variables

1. class A{
2. int data=50;//instance variable
3. static int m=100;//static variable
4. void method(){
5. int n=90;//local variable
6. }
7. }//end of class
Data Types in Java

In java, there are two types of data types
 primitive data types

 non-primitive data types
Data Type Default Value Defaul
boolean false 1 bi
char '\u0000' 2 by
byte 0 1 by
short 0 2 by
int 0 4 by
long 0L 8 by
float 0.0f 4 by
double 0.0d 8 by
Why char uses 2 byte in java and what is \u0000 ?

because java uses unicode system rather than ASCII code system. \u0000 is the lowest
range of unicode system.To get detail about Unicode see below.
U
nicode System
Unicode is a universal international standard character encoding that is capable of
representing most of the world's written languages.
Why java uses Unicode System?
Before Unicode, there were many language standards:
 ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) for the United
States.
 ISO 8859-1 for Western European Language.
 KOI-8 for Russian.
 GB18030 and BIG-5 for chinese, and so on.
This caused two problems:
1. A particular code value corresponds to different letters in the various language

standards.
2. The encodings for languages with large character sets have variable length.Some
common characters are encoded as single bytes, other require two or more byte.
To solve these problems, a new language standard was developed i.e. Unicode System.
In unicode, character holds 2 byte, so java also uses 2 byte for characters.
lowest value:\u0000
highest value:\uFFFF
Java OOPs Concepts

In this page, we will learn about basics of OOPs. Object Oriented Programming is a
paradigm that provides many concepts such as inheritance, data
binding,polymorphism etc.
Simula is considered as the first object-oriented programming language. The programming

paradigm where everything is represented as an object, is known as truly object-oriented
programming language.
Smalltalk is considered as the first truly object-oriented programming language.
OOPs (Object Oriented Programming System)
Object means a real word entity such

as pen, chair, table etc. Object-Oriented Programming is a methodology or paradigm to
design a program using classes and objects. It simplifies the software development and
maintenance by providing some concepts:
 Object
 Class
 Inheritance
 Polymorphism
 Abstraction
 Encapsulation
Object
Any entity that has state and behavior is known as an object. For example: chair, pen,
table, keyboard, bike etc. It can be physical and logical.
Class
Collection of objects is called class. It is a logical entity.
Inheritance
When one object acquires all the properties and behaviours of parent object i.e.
known as inheritance. It provides code reusability. It is used to achieve runtime
polymorphism.
Polymorphism
When one task is performed by different ways i.e. known as polymorphism. For
example: to convense the customer differently, to draw something e.g. shape or rectangle
etc.
In java, we use method overloading and method overriding to achieve polymorphism.
Another example can be to speak something e.g. cat speaks meaw, dog barks woof etc.
Abstraction
Hiding internal details and showing functionality is known as abstraction. For

example: phone call, we don't know the internal processing.
In java, we use abstract class and interface to achieve abstraction.
Encapsulation
Binding (or wrapping) code and data together into a single unit is known as
encapsulation. For example: capsule, it is wrapped with different medicines.
A java class is the example of encapsulation. Java bean is the fully encapsulated class
because all the data members are private here.
Advantage of OOPs over Procedure-oriented programming

language
1)OOPs makes development and maintenance easier where as in Procedure-oriented
programming language it is not easy to manage if code grows as project size grows.
2)OOPs provides data hiding whereas in Procedure-oriented prgramming language a

global data can be accessed from anywhere.
3)OOPs provides ability to simulate real-world event much more effectively. We can
provide the solution of real word problem if we are using the Object-Oriented
Programming language.
What is difference between object-oriented programming language and object-based

programming language?
Object based programming language follows all the features of OOPs except
Inheritance. JavaScript and VBScript are examples of object based programming
languages.
Java OOPs Concepts

In this page, we will learn about basics of OOPs. Object Oriented Programming is a
paradigm that provides many concepts such as inheritance, data
binding,polymorphism etc.
Simula is considered as the first object-oriented programming language. The programming

paradigm where everything is represented as an object, is known as truly object-oriented
programming language.
Smalltalk is considered as the first truly object-oriented programming language.
OOPs (Object Oriented Programming System)

Object means a real word entity such
as pen, chair, table etc. Object-Oriented Programming is a methodology or paradigm to
design a program using classes and objects. It simplifies the software development and
maintenance by providing some concepts:
 Object
 Class
 Inheritance
 Polymorphism
 Abstraction
 Encapsulation
Object
Any entity that has state and behavior is known as an object. For example: chair, pen,
table, keyboard, bike etc. It can be physical and logical.
Class
Collection of objects is called class. It is a logical entity.
Inheritance
When one object acquires all the properties and behaviours of parent object i.e.
known as inheritance. It provides code reusability. It is used to achieve runtime
polymorphism.
Polymorphism
When one task is performed by different ways i.e. known as polymorphism. For
example: to convense the customer differently, to draw something e.g. shape or rectangle
etc.
In java, we use method overloading and method overriding to achieve polymorphism.
Another example can be to speak something e.g. cat speaks meaw, dog barks woof etc.
Abstraction
Hiding internal details and showing functionality is known as abstraction. For

example: phone call, we don't know the internal processing.
In java, we use abstract class and interface to achieve abstraction.
Encapsulation
Binding (or wrapping) code and data together into a single unit is known as
encapsulation. For example: capsule, it is wrapped with different medicines.
A java class is the example of encapsulation. Java bean is the fully encapsulated class
because all the data members are private here.
Advantage of OOPs over Procedure-oriented programming

language
1)OOPs makes development and maintenance easier where as in Procedure-oriented
programming language it is not easy to manage if code grows as project size grows.
2)OOPs provides data hiding whereas in Procedure-oriented prgramming language a

global data can be accessed from anywhere.
3)OOPs provides ability to simulate real-world event much more effectively. We can
provide the solution of real word problem if we are using the Object-Oriented
Programming language.
What is difference between object-oriented programming language and object-based

programming language?
Object based programming language follows all the features of OOPs except
Inheritance. JavaScript and VBScript are examples of object based programming
languages.
Java Naming conventions
Java naming convention is a rule to follow as you decide what to name your identifiers
such as class, package, variable, constant, method etc.
But, it is not forced to follow. So, it is known as convention not rule.
All the classes, interfaces, packages, methods and fields of java programming language are
given according to java naming convention.
Advantage of naming conventions in java

By using standard Java naming conventions, you make your code easier to read for
yourself and for other programmers. Readability of Java program is very important. It
indicates that less time is spent to figure out what the code does.
Name Convention
class name should start with uppercase letter and be a noun
e.g. String, Color, Button, System, Thread etc.
interface should start with uppercase letter and be an

name adjective e.g. Runnable, Remote, ActionListener
etc.
method should start with lowercase letter and be a verb e.g.

name actionPerformed(), main(), print(), println() etc.
variable should start with lowercase letter e.g. firstName,

name orderNumber etc.
package should be in lowercase letter e.g. java, lang, sql,

name util etc.
constants should be in uppercase letter. e.g. RED, YELLOW,

name MAX_PRIORITY etc.
CamelCase in java naming conventions

Java follows camelcase syntax for naming the class, interface, method and variable.
If name is combined with two words, second word will start with uppercase letter always
e.g. actionPerformed(), firstName, ActionEvent, ActionListener etc.
Object and Class in Java

In this page, we will learn about java objects and classes. In object-oriented programming
technique, we design a program using objects and classes.
Object is the physical as well as logical entity whereas class is the logical entity only.
Object in Java
An entity that has state and behavior is known as an object e.g. chair, bike, marker, pen,
table, car etc. It can be physical or logical (tengible and intengible). The example of
integible object is banking system.
An object has three characteristics:
 state: represents data (value) of an object.

 behavior: represents the behavior (functionality) of an object such as deposit,
withdraw etc.
 identity: Object identity is typically implemented via a unique ID. The value of the
ID is not visible to the external user. But,it is used internally by the JVM to identify
each object uniquely.
For Example: Pen is an object. Its name is Reynolds, color is white etc. known as its
state. It is used to write, so writing is its behavior.
Object is an instance of a class. Class is a template or blueprint from which objects

are created. So object is the instance(result) of a class.
Class in Java
A class is a group of objects that has common properties. It is a template or blueprint
from which objects are created.
A class in java can contain:
 data member
 method
 constructor
 block
 class and interface
Syntax to declare a class:

1. class <class_name>{
2. data member;
3. method;
4. }
Simple Example of Object and Class

In this example, we have created a Student class that have two data members id and
name. We are creating the object of the Student class by new keyword and printing the
objects value.
1. class Student1{
2. int id;//data member (also instance variable)
3. String name;//data member(also instance variable)
4.
6. Student1 s1=new Student1();//creating an object of Student
7. System.out.println(s1.id);
8. System.out.println(s1.name);
9. }
10. }
Test it Now
Output:0 null
Instance variable in Java

A variable that is created inside the class but outside the method, is known as instance
variable.Instance variable doesn't get memory at compile time.It gets memory at
runtime when object(instance) is created.That is why, it is known as instance variable.
Method in Java
In java, a method is like function i.e. used to expose behaviour of an object.
Advantage of Method
 Code Reusability
 Code Optimization
new keyword
The new keyword is used to allocate memory at runtime.
Example of Object and class that maintains the records of

students
In this example, we are creating the two objects of Student class and initializing the
value to these objects by invoking the insertRecord method on it. Here, we are
displaying the state (data) of the objects by invoking the displayInformation method.
1. class Student2{
2. int rollno;
3. String name;
4.
5. void insertRecord(int r, String n){ //method
6. rollno=r;
7. name=n;
8. }
9.
10. void displayInformation(){System.out.println(rollno+" "+name);}//method
11.
13. Student2 s1=new Student2();
15.
16. s1.insertRecord(111,"Karan");
17. s2.insertRecord(222,"Aryan");
18.
19. s1.displayInformation();
20. s2.displayInformation();
21.
22. }
23. }
Test it Now
Output:111 Karan
222 Aryan
download this example of object and class
As you see in the above figure, object gets the memory in Heap area and reference
variable refers to the object allocated in the Heap memory area. Here, s1 and s2 both
are reference variables that refer to the objects allocated in memory.
Another Example of Object and Class

There is given another example that maintains the records of Rectangle class. Its
exaplanation is same as in the above Student class example.
1. class Rectangle{
2. int length;
3. int width;
4.
5. void insert(int l,int w){
6. length=l;
7. width=w;
8. }
9.
10. void calculateArea(){System.out.println(length*width);}
11.
13. Rectangle r1=new Rectangle();
14. Rectangle r2=new Rectangle();
15.
16. r1.insert(11,5);
17. r2.insert(3,15);
18.
19. r1.calculateArea();
21. }
22. }
Output:55
45
What are the different ways to create an object in Java?
There are many ways to create an object in java. They are:
 By new keyword
 By newInstance() method
 By clone() method
 By factory method etc.
We will learn, these ways to create the object later.
Annonymous object
Annonymous simply means nameless.An object that have no reference is known as
annonymous object.
If you have to use an object only once, annonymous object is a good approach.
1. class Calculation{
2.
3. void fact(int n){
4. int fact=1;
5. for(int i=1;i<=n;i++){
6. fact=fact*i;
7. }
8. System.out.println("factorial is "+fact);
9. }
10.
12. new Calculation().fact(5);//calling method with annonymous object
13. }
14. }
Output:Factorial is 120
Creating multiple objects by one type only

We can create multiple objects by one type only as we do in case of primitives.
1. Rectangle r1=new Rectangle(),r2=new Rectangle();//creating two objects

Let's see the example:
1. class Rectangle{
2. int length;
3. int width;
4.
5. void insert(int l,int w){
6. length=l;
7. width=w;
8. }
9.
10. void calculateArea(){System.out.println(length*width);}
11.
13. Rectangle r1=new Rectangle(),r2=new Rectangle();//creating two objects
14.
15. r1.insert(11,5);
16. r2.insert(3,15);
17.
20. }
21. }
Output:55
45
Method Overloading in Java

1. Different ways to overload the method
2. By changing the no. of arguments
3. By changing the datatype
4. Why method overloading is not possible by changing the return type
5. Can we overload the main method
6. method overloading with Type Promotion
If a class have multiple methods by same name but different parameters, it is known
asMethod Overloading.
If we have to perform only one operation, having same name of the methods increases the
readability of the program.
Suppose you have to perform addition of the given numbers but there can be any number
of arguments, if you write the method such as a(int,int) for two parameters, and
b(int,int,int) for three parameters then it may be difficult for you as well as other
programmers to understand the behaviour of the method because its name differs. So, we
perform method overloading to figure out the program quickly.
Advantage of method overloading?
Method overloading increases the readability of the program.
Different ways to overload the method

There are two ways to overload the method in java
1. By changing number of arguments

2. By changing the data type
In java, Methood Overloading is not possible by changing the return type of the method.
1)Example of Method Overloading by changing the no. of

arguments
In this example, we have created two overloaded methods, first sum method performs
addition of two numbers and second sum method performs addition of three numbers.
1. class Calculation{
2. void sum(int a,int b){System.out.println(a+b);}
3. void sum(int a,int b,int c){System.out.println(a+b+c);}
4.
6. Calculation obj=new Calculation();
7. obj.sum(10,10,10);
8. obj.sum(20,20);
9.
10. }
11. }
Test it Now
Output:30
40
2)Example of Method Overloading by changing data type of

argument
In this example, we have created two overloaded methods that differs in data type. The
first sum method receives two integer arguments and second sum method receives two
double arguments.
1. class Calculation2{
2. void sum(int a,int b){System.out.println(a+b);}
3. void sum(double a,double b){System.out.println(a+b);}
4.
6. Calculation2 obj=new Calculation2();
7. obj.sum(10.5,10.5);
8. obj.sum(20,20);
9.
10. }
11. }
Test it Now
Output:21.0
40
Que) Why Method Overloaing is not possible by changing the return type of method?
In java, method overloading is not possible by changing the return type of the method
because there may occur ambiguity. Let's see how ambiguity may occur:
because there was problem:
1. class Calculation3{
2. int sum(int a,int b){System.out.println(a+b);}
3. double sum(int a,int b){System.out.println(a+b);}
4.
6. Calculation3 obj=new Calculation3();
7. int result=obj.sum(20,20); //Compile Time Error
8.
9. }
10. }
Test it Now
int result=obj.sum(20,20); //Here how can java determine which sum() method should be
called
Can we overload main() method?
Yes, by method overloading. You can have any number of main methods in a class by
method overloading. Let's see the simple example:
1. class Overloading1{
2. public static void main(int a){
3. System.out.println(a);
4. }
5.
7. System.out.println("main() method invoked");
8. main(10);
9. }
10. }
Test it Now
Output:main() method invoked

10
Method Overloading and TypePromotion

One type is promoted to another implicitly if no matching datatype is found. Let's
understand the concept by the figure given below:
As displayed in the above diagram, byte can be promoted to short, int, long, float or
double. The short datatype can be promoted to int,long,float or double. The char datatype
can be promoted to int,long,float or double and so on.
Example of Method Overloading with TypePromotion

1. class OverloadingCalculation1{
2. void sum(int a,long b){System.out.println(a+b);}
3. void sum(int a,int b,int c){System.out.println(a+b+c);}
4.
6. OverloadingCalculation1 obj=new OverloadingCalculation1();
7. obj.sum(20,20);//now second int literal will be promoted to long
8. obj.sum(20,20,20);
9.
10. }
11. }
Test it Now
Output:40
60
Example of Method Overloading with TypePromotion if

matching found
If there are matching type arguments in the method, type promotion is not performed.
2. void sum(int a,int b){System.out.println("int arg method invoked");}
3. void sum(long a,long b){System.out.println("long arg method invoked");}
4.
7. obj.sum(20,20);//now int arg sum() method gets invoked
8. }
9. }
Test it Now
Output:int arg method invoked
Example of Method Overloading with TypePromotion in case

ambiguity
If there are no matching type arguments in the method, and each method promotes similar
number of arguments, there will be ambiguity.
2. void sum(int a,long b){System.out.println("a method invoked");}
3. void sum(long a,int b){System.out.println("b method invoked");}
4.
7. obj.sum(20,20);//now ambiguity
8. }
9. }
Test it Now
Output:Compile Time Error
One type is not de-promoted implicitly for example double cannot be depromoted
to any type implicitely.
Constructor in Java
1. Types of constructors
1. Default Constructor
2. Parameterized Constructor
2. Constructor Overloading
3. Does constructor return any value
4. Copying the values of one object into another
5. Does constructor perform other task instead initialization
Constructor in java is a special type of method that is used to initialize the object.
Java constructor is invoked at the time of object creation. It constructs the values i.e.
provides data for the object that is why it is known as constructor.
Rules for creating java constructor

There are basically two rules defined for the constructor.
1. Constructor name must be same as its class name

2. Constructor must have no explicit return type
Types of java constructors

There are two types of constructors:
1. Default constructor (no-arg constructor)

2. Parameterized constructor
Java Default Constructor

A constructor that have no parameter is known as default constructor.
Syntax of default constructor:

1. <class_name>(){}
Example of default constructor

In this example, we are creating the no-arg constructor in the Bike class. It will be
invoked at the time of object creation.
1. class Bike1{
2. Bike1(){System.out.println("Bike is created");}
4. Bike1 b=new Bike1();
5. }
6. }
Test it Now
Output:
Bike is created
Rule: If there is no constructor in a class, compiler automatically creates a default

constructor.
Q) What is the purpose of default constructor?
Default constructor provides the default values to the object like 0, null etc. depending
on the type.
Example of default constructor that displays the default

values
1. class Student3{
2. int id;
3. String name;
4.
5. void display(){System.out.println(id+" "+name);}
6.
10. s1.display();
11. s2.display();
12. }
13. }
Test it Now
Output:
0 null
0 null
Explanation:In the above class,you are not creating any constructor so compiler
provides you a default constructor.Here 0 and null values are provided by default
constructor.
Java parameterized constructor

A constructor that have parameters is known as parameterized constructor.
Why use parameterized constructor?

Parameterized constructor is used to provide different values to the distinct objects.
Example of parameterized constructor

In this example, we have created the constructor of Student class that have two
parameters. We can have any number of parameters in the constructor.
1. class Student4{
2. int id;
3. String name;
4.
5. Student4(int i,String n){
6. id = i;
7. name = n;
8. }
10.
12. Student4 s1 = new Student4(111,"Karan");
13. Student4 s2 = new Student4(222,"Aryan");
14. s1.display();
15. s2.display();
16. }
17. }
Test it Now
Output:
111 Karan
222 Aryan
Constructor Overloading in Java

Constructor overloading is a technique in Java in which a class can have any
number of constructors that differ in parameter lists.The compiler differentiates
these constructors by taking into account the number of parameters in the list and
their type.
Example of Constructor Overloading

1. class Student5{
2. int id;
3. String name;
4. int age;
6. id = i;
7. name = n;
8. }
9. Student5(int i,String n,int a){
10. id = i;
11. name = n;
12. age=a;
13. }
14. void display(){System.out.println(id+" "+name+" "+age);}
15.
18. Student5 s2 = new Student5(222,"Aryan",25);
19. s1.display();
20. s2.display();
21. }
22. }
Test it Now
Output:
111 Karan 0
222 Aryan 25
Difference between constructor and method in java

There are many differences between constructors and methods. They are given below.
Java Constructor Java Method
Constructor is used to initialize the state of an object. Method is u
Constructor must not have return type. Method mu
Constructor is invoked implicitly. Method is i
The java compiler provides a default constructor if you don't have any constructor. Method is n
Constructor name must be same as the class name. Method nam

Java Copy Constructor
There is no copy constructor in java. But, we can copy the values of one object to
another like copy constructor in C++.
There are many ways to copy the values of one object into another in java. They are:
 By constructor
 By assigning the values of one object into another
 By clone() method of Object class
In this example, we are going to copy the values of one object into another using java
constructor.
1. class Student6{
2. int id;
3. String name;
5. id = i;
6. name = n;
7. }
8.
9. Student6(Student6 s){
10. id = s.id;
11. name =s.name;
12. }
14.
17. Student6 s2 = new Student6(s1);
18. s1.display();
19. s2.display();
20. }
21. }
Test it Now
Output:
111 Karan
111 Karan
Copying values without constructor

We can copy the values of one object into another by assigning the objects values to
another object. In this case, there is no need to create the constructor.
1. class Student7{
2. int id;
3. String name;
5. id = i;
6. name = n;
7. }
8. Student7(){}
10.
13. Student7 s2 = new Student7();
14. s2.id=s1.id;
15. s2.name=s1.name;
16. s1.display();
17. s2.display();
18. }
19. }
Test it Now
Output:
111 Karan
111 Karan
Q) Does constructor return any value?

Ans:yes, that is current class instance (You cannot use return type yet it returns a value).
Can constructor perform other tasks instead of initialization?

Yes, like object creation, starting a thread, calling method etc. You can perform any
operation in the constructor as you perform in the method.
Java static keyword

1. Static variable
2. Program of counter without static variable
3. Program of counter with static variable
4. Static method
5. Restrictions for static method
6. Why main method is static ?
7. Static block
8. Can we execute a program without main method ?
The static keyword in java is used for memory management mainly. We can apply java
static keyword with variables, methods, blocks and nested class. The static keyword
belongs to the class than instance of the class.
The static can be:
1. variable (also known as class variable)

2. method (also known as class method)
3. block
4. nested class
1) Java static variable

If you declare any variable as static, it is known static variable.
 The static variable can be used to refer the common property of all objects (that is
not unique for each object) e.g. company name of employees,college name of
students etc.
 The static variable gets memory only once in class area at the time of class loading.
Advantage of static variable
It makes your program memory efficient (i.e it saves memory).
Understanding problem without static variable
1. class Student{
2. int rollno;
3. String name;
4. String college="ITS";
5. }
Suppose there are 500 students in my college, now all instance data members will get
memory each time when object is created.All student have its unique rollno and name so
instance data member is good.Here, college refers to the common property of all objects.If
we make it static,this field will get memory only once.
Java static property is shared to all objects.
Example of static variable

1. //Program of static variable
2.
3. class Student8{
4. int rollno;
5. String name;
6. static String college ="ITS";
7.
8. Student8(int r,String n){
9. rollno = r;
10. name = n;
11. }
12. void display (){System.out.println(rollno+" "+name+" "+college);}
13.
17.
18. s1.display();
19. s2.display();
20. }
21. }
Test it Now
Output:111 Karan ITS

222 Aryan ITS
Program of counter without static variable

In this example, we have created an instance variable named count which is incremented
in the constructor. Since instance variable gets the memory at the time of object creation,
each object will have the copy of the instance variable, if it is incremented, it won't reflect
to other objects. So each objects will have the value 1 in the count variable.
1. class Counter{
2. int count=0;//will get memory when instance is created
3.
4. Counter(){
5. count++;
6. System.out.println(count);
7. }
8.
10.
11. Counter c1=new Counter();
14.
15. }
16. }
Test it Now
Output:1
1
1
Program of counter by static variable

As we have mentioned above, static variable will get the memory only once, if any
object changes the value of the static variable, it will retain its value.
1. class Counter2{
2. static int count=0;//will get memory only once and retain its value
3.
4. Counter2(){
5. count++;
6. System.out.println(count);
7. }
8.
10.
11. Counter2 c1=new Counter2();
14.
15. }
16. }
Test it Now
Output:1
2
3
2) Java static method

If you apply static keyword with any method, it is known as static method.
o A static method belongs to the class rather than object of a class.

o A static method can be invoked without the need for creating an instance of a class.
o static method can access static data member and can change the value of it.
Example of static method

1. //Program of changing the common property of all objects(static field).
2.
3. class Student9{
4. int rollno;
5. String name;
6. static String college = "ITS";
7.
8. static void change(){
9. college = "BBDIT";
10. }
11.
12. Student9(int r, String n){
13. rollno = r;
14. name = n;
15. }
16.
17. void display (){System.out.println(rollno+" "+name+" "+college);}
18.
20. Student9.change();
21.
22. Student9 s1 = new Student9 (111,"Karan");
23. Student9 s2 = new Student9 (222,"Aryan");
24. Student9 s3 = new Student9 (333,"Sonoo");
25.
26. s1.display();
27. s2.display();
28. s3.display();
29. }
30. }
Test it Now
Output:111 Karan BBDIT

222 Aryan BBDIT
333 Sonoo BBDIT
Another example of static method that performs normal

calculation
1. //Program to get cube of a given number by static method
2.
3. class Calculate{
4. static int cube(int x){
5. return x*x*x;
6. }
7.
9. int result=Calculate.cube(5);
10. System.out.println(result);
11. }
12. }
Test it Now
Output:125
Restrictions for static method

There are two main restrictions for the static method. They are:
1. The static method can not use non static data member or call non-static method
directly.
2. this and super cannot be used in static context.
1. class A{
2. int a=40;//non static
3.
5. System.out.println(a);
6. }
7. }
Test it Now
Q) why java main method is static?

Ans) because object is not required to call static method if it were non-static method,
jvm create object first then call main() method that will lead the problem of extra
memory allocation.
3) Java static block

o Is used to initialize the static data member.
o It is executed before main method at the time of classloading.
Example of static block

1. class A2{
2. static{System.out.println("static block is invoked");}
4. System.out.println("Hello main");
5. }
6. }
Test it Now
Output:static block is invoked

Hello main
Q) Can we execute a program without main() method?
Ans) Yes, one of the way is static block but in previous version of JDK not in JDK 1.7.
1. class A3{
2. static{
3. System.out.println("static block is invoked");
4. System.exit(0);
5. }
6. }
Test it Now
Output:static block is invoked (if not JDK7)
In JDK7 and above, output will be:
Output:Error: Main method not found in class A3, please define the main
method as:
public static void main(String[] args)
this keyword in java

1. this keyword
2. Usage of this keyword
1. to refer the current class instance variable
2. to invoke the current class constructor
3. to invoke the current class method
4. to pass as an argument in the method call
5. to pass as an argument in the constructor call
6. to return the current class instance
3. Proving this keyword
There can be a lot of usage of java this keyword. In java, this is a reference
variablethat refers to the current object.
Usage of java this keyword
Here is given the 6 usage of java this keyword.
1. this keyword can be used to refer current class instance variable.

2. this() can be used to invoke current class constructor.
3. this keyword can be used to invoke current class method (implicitly)
4. this can be passed as an argument in the method call.
5. this can be passed as argument in the constructor call.
6. this keyword can also be used to return the current class instance.
Suggestion: If you are beginner to java, lookup only two usage of this keyword.
1) The this keyword can be used to refer current class instance

variable.
If there is ambiguity between the instance variable and parameter, this keyword
resolves the problem of ambiguity.
Understanding the problem without this keyword
Let's understand the problem if we don't use this keyword by the example given below:
1. class Student10{
2. int id;
3. String name;
4.
5. Student10(int id,String name){
6. id = id;
7. name = name;
8. }
10.
14. s1.display();
15. s2.display();
16. }
17. }
Test it Now
Output:0 null
0 null
In the above example, parameter (formal arguments) and instance variables are same
that is why we are using this keyword to distinguish between local variable and
instance variable.
Solution of the above problem by this keyword

1. //example of this keyword
2. class Student11{
3. int id;
4. String name;
5.
7. this.id = id;
8. this.name = name;
9. }
14. s1.display();
15. s2.display();
16. }
17. }
Test it Now
Output111 Karan
222 Aryan
If local variables(formal arguments) and instance variables are different, there is no

need to use this keyword like in the following program:
Program where this keyword is not required
1. class Student12{
2. int id;
3. String name;
4.
6. id = i;
7. name = n;
8. }
11. Student12 e1 = new Student12(111,"karan");
12. Student12 e2 = new Student12(222,"Aryan");
13. e1.display();
14. e2.display();
15. }
16. }
Test it Now
Output:111 Karan
222 Aryan
2) this() can be used to invoked current class constructor.

The this() constructor call can be used to invoke the current class constructor (constructor
chaining). This approach is better if you have many constructors in the class and want to
reuse that constructor.
1. //Program of this() constructor call (constructor chaining)

2.
3. class Student13{
4. int id;
5. String name;
6. Student13(){System.out.println("default constructor is invoked");}
7.
9. this ();//it is used to invoked current class constructor.
10. this.id = id;
12. }
14.
18. e1.display();
19. e2.display();
20. }
21. }
Test it Now
Output:
default constructor is invoked
default constructor is invoked
111 Karan
222 Aryan
Where to use this() constructor call?

The this() constructor call should be used to reuse the constructor in the constructor. It
maintains the chain between the constructors i.e. it is used for constructor chaining.
Let's see the example given below that displays the actual use of this keyword.
1. class Student14{
2. int id;
3. String name;
4. String city;
5.
7. this.id = id;
9. }
10. Student14(int id,String name,String city){
11. this(id,name);//now no need to initialize id and name
12. this.city=city;
13. }
14. void display(){System.out.println(id+" "+name+" "+city);}
15.
18. Student14 e2 = new Student14(222,"Aryan","delhi");
19. e1.display();
20. e2.display();
21. }
22. }
Test it Now
Output:111 Karan null

222 Aryan delhi
Rule: Call to this() must be the first statement in constructor.
1. class Student15{
2. int id;
3. String name;
4. Student15(){System.out.println("default constructor is invoked");}
5.
7. id = id;
8. name = name;
9. this ();//must be the first statement
10. }
12.
16. e1.display();
17. e2.display();
18. }
19. }
Test it Now
3)The this keyword can be used to invoke current class method

(implicitly).
You may invoke the method of the current class by using the this keyword. If you don't
use the this keyword, compiler automatically adds this keyword while invoking the
method. Let's see the example
1. class S{
2. void m(){
3. System.out.println("method is invoked");
4. }
5. void n(){
6. this.m();//no need because compiler does it for you.
7. }
8. void p(){
9. n();//complier will add this to invoke n() method as this.n()
10. }
12. S s1 = new S();
13. s1.p();
14. }
15. }
Test it Now
Output:method is invoked
4) this keyword can be passed as an argument in the method.

The this keyword can also be passed as an argument in the method. It is mainly used
in the event handling. Let's see the example:
1. class S2{
2. void m(S2 obj){
3. System.out.println("method is invoked");
4. }
5. void p(){
6. m(this);
7. }
8.
10. S2 s1 = new S2();
11. s1.p();
12. }
13. }
Test it Now
Output:method is invoked
Application of this that can be passed as an argument:

In event handling (or) in a situation where we have to provide reference of a class to
another one.
5) The this keyword can be passed as argument in the

constructor call.
We can pass the this keyword in the constructor also. It is useful if we have to use one
object in multiple classes. Let's see the example:
1. class B{
2. A4 obj;
3. B(A4 obj){
4. this.obj=obj;
5. }
6. void display(){
7. System.out.println(obj.data);//using data member of A4 class
8. }
9. }
10.
11. class A4{
12. int data=10;
13. A4(){
14. B b=new B(this);
15. b.display();
16. }
18. A4 a=new A4();
19. }
20. }
Test it Now
Output:10
6) The this keyword can be used to return current class instance.

We can return the this keyword as an statement from the method. In such case, return
type of the method must be the class type (non-primitive). Let's see the example:
Syntax of this that can be returned as a statement

1. return_type method_name(){
2. return this;
3. }
Example of this keyword that you return as a statement from

the method
1. class A{
2. A getA(){
3. return this;
4. }
5. void msg(){System.out.println("Hello java");}
6. }
7.
8. class Test1{
10. new A().getA().msg();
11. }
12. }
Test it Now
Output:Hello java
Proving this keyword

Let's prove that this keyword refers to the current class instance variable. In this
program, we are printing the reference variable and this, output of both variables are
same.
1. class A5{
2. void m(){
3. System.out.println(this);//prints same reference ID
4. }
5.
7. A5 obj=new A5();
8. System.out.println(obj);//prints the reference ID
9.
10. obj.m();
11. }
12. }
Test it Now
Output:A5@22b3ea59
A5@22b3ea59
Inheritance in Java
1. Inheritance
2. Types of Inheritance
3. Why multiple inheritance is not possible in java in case of class?
Inheritance in java is a mechanism in which one object acquires all the properties and
behaviors of parent object.
The idea behind inheritance in java is that you can create new classes that are built upon
existing classes. When you inherit from an existing class, you can reuse methods and fields
of parent class, and you can add new methods and fields also.
Inheritance represents the IS-A relationship, also known as parent-child relationship.
Why use inheritance in java

 For Method Overriding (so runtime polymorphism can be achieved).
 For Code Reusability.
Syntax of Java Inheritance

1. class Subclass-name extends Superclass-name
2. {
3. //methods and fields
4. }
The extends keyword indicates that you are making a new class that derives from an
existing class.
In the terminology of Java, a class that is inherited is called a super class. The new class is
called a subclass.
Understanding the simple example of inheritance
As displayed in the above figure, Programmer is the subclass and Employee is the
superclass. Relationship between two classes is Programmer IS-A Employee.It means
that Programmer is a type of Employee.
1. class Employee{
2. float salary=40000;
3. }
4. class Programmer extends Employee{
5. int bonus=10000;
7. Programmer p=new Programmer();
8. System.out.println("Programmer salary is:"+p.salary);
9. System.out.println("Bonus of Programmer is:"+p.bonus);
10. }
11. }
Test it Now
Programmer salary is:40000.0

Bonus of programmer is:10000
In the above example, Programmer object can access the field of own class as well as of
Employee class i.e. code reusability.
Types of inheritance in java

On the basis of class, there can be three types of inheritance in java: single, multilevel and
hierarchical.
In java programming, multiple and hybrid inheritance is supported through interface only.
We will learn about interfaces later.
Note: Multiple inheritance is not supported in java through class.
When a class extends multiple classes i.e. known as multiple inheritance. For Example:
Q) Why multiple inheritance is not supported in java?

To reduce the complexity and simplify the language, multiple inheritance is not supported
in java.
Consider a scenario where A, B and C are three classes. The C class inherits A and B
classes. If A and B classes have same method and you call it from child class object, there
will be ambiguity to call method of A or B class.
Since compile time errors are better than runtime errors, java renders compile time error if
you inherit 2 classes. So whether you have same method or different, there will be compile
time error now.
1. class A{
2. void msg(){System.out.println("Hello");}
3. }
4. class B{
5. void msg(){System.out.println("Welcome");}
6. }
7. class C extends A,B{//suppose if it were
8.
9. Public Static void main(String args[]){
10. C obj=new C();
11. obj.msg();//Now which msg() method would be invoked?
12. }
13. }
Test it Now
Compile Time Error
Aggregation in Java
If a class have an entity reference, it is known as Aggregation. Aggregation represents
HAS-A relationship.
Consider a situation, Employee object contains many informations such as id, name,
emailId etc. It contains one more object named address, which contains its own
informations such as city, state, country, zipcode etc. as given below.
1. class Employee{
2. int id;
3. String name;
4. Address address;//Address is a class
5. ...
6. }
In such case, Employee has an entity reference address, so relationship is Employee HAS-A
address.
Why use Aggregation?

 For Code Reusability.
Simple Example of Aggregation
In this example, we have created the reference of Operation class in the Circle class.
1. class Operation{
2. int square(int n){
3. return n*n;
4. }
5. }
6.
7. class Circle{
8. Operation op;//aggregation
9. double pi=3.14;
10.
11. double area(int radius){
12. op=new Operation();
13. int rsquare=op.square(radius);//code reusability (i.e. delegates the method call).
14. return pi*rsquare;
15. }
16.
17.
18.
20. Circle c=new Circle();
21. double result=c.area(5);
22. System.out.println(result);
23. }
24. }
Test it Now
Output:78.5
When use Aggregation?

 Code reuse is also best achieved by aggregation when there is no is-a relationship.
 Inheritance should be used only if the relationship is-a is maintained throughout the
lifetime of the objects involved; otherwise, aggregation is the best choice.
Understanding meaningful example of Aggregation

In this example, Employee has an object of Address, address object contains its own
informations such as city, state, country etc. In such case relationship is Employee HAS-A
address.
Address.java
1. public class Address {

2. String city,state,country;
3.
4. public Address(String city, String state, String country) {
5. this.city = city;
6. this.state = state;
7. this.country = country;
8. }
9.
10. }
Emp.java
1. public class Emp {

2. int id;
3. String name;
4. Address address;
5.
6. public Emp(int id, String name,Address address) {
7. this.id = id;
9. this.address=address;
10. }
11.
12. void display(){
13. System.out.println(id+" "+name);
14. System.out.println(address.city+" "+address.state+" "+address.country);
15. }
16.
17. public static void main(String[] args) {
18. Address address1=new Address("gzb","UP","india");
19. Address address2=new Address("gno","UP","india");
20.
21. Emp e=new Emp(111,"varun",address1);
22. Emp e2=new Emp(112,"arun",address2);
23.
24. e.display();
25. e2.display();
26.
27. }
28. }
Test it Now
Output:111 varun
gzb UP india
112 arun
gno UP india
Method Overriding in Java

1. Understanding problem without method overriding
2. Can we override the static method
3. method overloading vs method overriding
If subclass (child class) has the same method as declared in the parent class, it is known
as method overriding in java.
In other words, If subclass provides the specific implementation of the method that has
been provided by one of its parent class, it is known as method overriding.
Usage of Java Method Overriding

o Method overriding is used to provide specific implementation of a method that is
already provided by its super class.
o Method overriding is used for runtime polymorphism
Rules for Java Method Overriding

1. method must have same name as in the parent class
2. method must have same parameter as in the parent class.
3. must be IS-A relationship (inheritance).
Understanding the problem without method overriding
Let's understand the problem that we may face in the program if we don't use method
overriding.
1. class Vehicle{
2. void run(){System.out.println("Vehicle is running");}
3. }
4. class Bike extends Vehicle{
5.
7. Bike obj = new Bike();
8. obj.run();
9. }
10. }
Test it Now
Output:Vehicle is running
Problem is that I have to provide a specific implementation of run() method in subclass

that is why we use method overriding.
Example of method overriding
In this example, we have defined the run method in the subclass as defined in the parent
class but it has some specific implementation. The name and parameter of the method is
same and there is IS-A relationship between the classes, so there is method overriding.
1. class Vehicle{
2. void run(){System.out.println("Vehicle is running");}
3. }
4. class Bike2 extends Vehicle{
5. void run(){System.out.println("Bike is running safely");}
6.
8. Bike2 obj = new Bike2();
9. obj.run();
10. }
Test it Now
Output:Bike is running safely
Real example of Java Method Overriding

Consider a scenario, Bank is a class that provides functionality to get rate of interest. But,
rate of interest varies according to banks. For example, SBI, ICICI and AXIS banks could
provide 8%, 7% and 9% rate of interest.
1. class Bank{
2. int getRateOfInterest(){return 0;}
3. }
4.
5. class SBI extends Bank{
7. }
8.
9. class ICICI extends Bank{
11. }
12. class AXIS extends Bank{
14. }
15.
16. class Test2{
18. SBI s=new SBI();
19. ICICI i=new ICICI();
20. AXIS a=new AXIS();
21. System.out.println("SBI Rate of Interest: "+s.getRateOfInterest());
22. System.out.println("ICICI Rate of Interest: "+i.getRateOfInterest());
23. System.out.println("AXIS Rate of Interest: "+a.getRateOfInterest());
24. }
25. }
Test it Now
Output:
SBI Rate of Interest: 8
ICICI Rate of Interest: 7
AXIS Rate of Interest: 9
Can we override static method?

No, static method cannot be overridden. It can be proved by runtime polymorphism, so we
will learn it later.
Why we cannot override static method?

because static method is bound with class whereas instance method is bound with object.
Static belongs to class area and instance belongs to heap area.
Can we override java main method?

No, because main is a static method.
Difference between method Overloading and Method

Overriding in java
Click me for difference between method overloading and overriding
More topics on Method Overriding (Not For Beginners)

Method Overriding with Access Modifier
Let's see the concept of method overriding with access modifier.
Exception Handling with Method Overriding
Let's see the concept of method overriding with exception handling.
super keyword in java

The super keyword in java is a reference variable that is used to refer immediate parent
class object.
Whenever you create the instance of subclass, an instance of parent class is created
implicitly i.e. referred by super reference variable.
Usage of java super Keyword

1. super is used to refer immediate parent class instance variable.
2. super() is used to invoke immediate parent class constructor.
3. super is used to invoke immediate parent class method.
1) super is used to refer immediate parent class

instance variable.
Problem without super keyword
1. class Vehicle{
2. int speed=50;
3. }
5. int speed=100;
6. void display(){
7. System.out.println(speed);//will print speed of Bike
8. }
11. b.display();
12. }
13. }
Test it Now
Output:100
In the above example Vehicle and Bike both class have a common property speed.
Instance variable of current class is refered by instance bydefault, but I have to refer
parent class instance variable that is why we use super keyword to distinguish between
parent class instance variable and current class instance variable.
Solution by super keyword
1. //example of super keyword

2.
3.
4. class Vehicle{
5. int speed=50;
6. }
7.
9. int speed=100;
10.
11. void display(){
12. System.out.println(super.speed);//will print speed of Vehicle now
13. }
16. b.display();
17.
18. }
19. }
Test it Now
Output:50
2) super is used to invoke parent class constructor.

The super keyword can also be used to invoke the parent class constructor as given
below:
1. class Vehicle{
2. Vehicle(){System.out.println("Vehicle is created");}
3. }
4.
6. Bike5(){
7. super();//will invoke parent class constructor
8. System.out.println("Bike is created");
9. }
12.
13. }
14. }
Test it Now
Output:Vehicle is created
Bike is created
Note: super() is added in each class constructor automatically by compiler.
As we know well that default constructor is provided by compiler automatically but it also
adds super() for the first statement.If you are creating your own constructor and you don't
have either this() or super() as the first statement, compiler will provide super() as the first
statement of the constructor.
Another example of super keyword where super() is provided by the

compiler implicitly.
1. class Vehicle{
2. Vehicle(){System.out.println("Vehicle is created");}
3. }
4.
6. int speed;
7. Bike6(int speed){
8. this.speed=speed;
9. System.out.println(speed);
10. }
12. Bike6 b=new Bike6(10);
13. }
14. }
Test it Now
Output:Vehicle is created
10
3) super can be used to invoke parent class method

The super keyword can also be used to invoke parent class method. It should be used
in case subclass contains the same method as parent class as in the example given
below:
1. class Person{
2. void message(){System.out.println("welcome");}
3. }
4.
5. class Student16 extends Person{
6. void message(){System.out.println("welcome to java");}
7.
8. void display(){
9. message();//will invoke current class message() method
10. super.message();//will invoke parent class message() method
11. }
12.
14. Student16 s=new Student16();
15. s.display();
16. }
17. }
Test it Now
Output:welcome to java
welcome
In the above example Student and Person both classes have message() method if we
call message() method from Student class, it will call the message() method of Student
class not of Person class because priority is given to local.
In case there is no method in subclass as parent, there is no need to use super. In the
example given below message() method is invoked from Student class but Student
class does not have message() method, so you can directly call message() method.
Program in case super is not required

1. class Person{
2. void message(){System.out.println("welcome");}
3. }
4.
5. class Student17 extends Person{
6.
7. void display(){
8. message();//will invoke parent class message() method
9. }
10.
12. Student17 s=new Student17();
13. s.display();
14. }
15. }
Test it Now
Output:welcome
Instance initializer block:

1. Instance initializer block
2. Example of Instance initializer block
3. What is invoked firstly instance initializer block or constructor?
4. Rules for instance initializer block
5. Program of instance initializer block that is invoked after super()
Instance Initializer block is used to initialize the instance data member. It run each
time when object of the class is created.
The initialization of the instance variable can be directly but there can be performed
extra operations while initializing the instance variable in the instance initializer block.
Que) What is the use of instance initializer block while we can directly
assign a value in instance data member? For example:
1. class Bike{
2. int speed=100;
3. }
Why use instance initializer block?

Suppose I have to perform some operations while assigning value to instance data
member e.g. a for loop to fill a complex array or error handling etc.
Example of instance initializer block
Let's see the simple example of instance initializer block the performs initialization.
1. class Bike7{
2. int speed;
3.
4. Bike7(){System.out.println("speed is "+speed);}
5.
6. {speed=100;}
7.
9. Bike7 b1=new Bike7();
11. }
12. }
Test it Now
Output:speed is 100
speed is 100
There are three places in java where you can perform operations:
1. method
2. constructor
3. block
What is invoked firstly instance initializer block or

constructor?
1. class Bike8{
2. int speed;
3.
4. Bike8(){System.out.println("constructor is invoked");}
5.
6. {System.out.println("instance initializer block invoked");}
7.
11. }
12. }
Test it Now
Output:instance initializer block invoked

constructor is invoked
instance initializer block invoked
constructor is invoked
In the above example, it seems that instance initializer block is firstly invoked but NO.
Instance intializer block is invoked at the time of object creation. The java compiler
copies the instance initializer block in the constructor after the first statement super().
So firstly, constructor is invoked. Let's understand it by the figure given below:
Note: The java compiler copies the code of instance initializer block in
every constructor.
Rules for instance initializer block :
There are mainly three rules for the instance initializer block. They are as follows:
1. The instance initializer block is created when instance of the class is created.
2. The instance initializer block is invoked after the parent class constructor is invoked
(i.e. after super() constructor call).
3. The instance initializer block comes in the order in which they appear.
Program of instance initializer block that is invoked

after super()
1. class A{
2. A(){
3. System.out.println("parent class constructor invoked");
4. }
5. }
6. class B2 extends A{
7. B2(){
8. super();
9. System.out.println("child class constructor invoked");
10. }
11.
12. {System.out.println("instance initializer block is invoked");}
13.
15. B2 b=new B2();
16. }
17. }
Test it Now
Output:parent class constructor invoked

instance initializer block is invoked
child class constructor invoked
Another example of instance block

1. class A{
2. A(){
3. System.out.println("parent class constructor invoked");
4. }
5. }
6.
7. class B3 extends A{
8. B3(){
9. super();
10. System.out.println("child class constructor invoked");
11. }
12.
13. B3(int a){
14. super();
15. System.out.println("child class constructor invoked "+a);
16. }
17.
18. {System.out.println("instance initializer block is invoked");}
19.
21. B3 b1=new B3();
22. B3 b2=new B3(10);
23. }
24. }
Test it Now
Output:parent class constructor invoked

child class constructor invoked
parent class constructor invoked
child class constructor invoked 10
Final Keyword In Java

1. Final variable
2. Final method
3. Final class
4. Is final method inherited ?
5. Blank final variable
6. Static blank final variable
7. Final parameter
8. Can you declare a final constructor
The final keyword in java is used to restrict the user. The java final keyword can be used
in many context. Final can be:
1. variable
2. method
3. class
The final keyword can be applied with the variables, a final variable that have no value it is
called blank final variable or uninitialized final variable. It can be initialized in the
constructor only. The blank final variable can be static also which will be initialized in the
static block only. We will have detailed learning of these. Let's first learn the basics of final
keyword.
1) Java final variable
If you make any variable as final, you cannot change the value of final variable(It will be
constant).
Example of final variable

There is a final variable speedlimit, we are going to change the value of this variable, but It
can't be changed because final variable once assigned a value can never be changed.
1. class Bike9{
2. final int speedlimit=90;//final variable
3. void run(){
4. speedlimit=400;
5. }
7. Bike9 obj=new Bike9();
8. obj.run();
9. }
10. }//end of class
Test it Now
2) Java final method

If you make any method as final, you cannot override it.
Example of final method

1. class Bike{
2. final void run(){System.out.println("running");}
3. }
4.
5. class Honda extends Bike{
6. void run(){System.out.println("running safely with 100kmph");}
7.
9. Honda honda= new Honda();
10. honda.run();
11. }
12. }
Test it Now

3) Java final class
If you make any class as final, you cannot extend it.
Example of final class

1. final class Bike{}
2.
3. class Honda1 extends Bike{
4. void run(){System.out.println("running safely with 100kmph");}
5.
7. Honda1 honda= new Honda();
8. honda.run();
9. }
10. }
Test it Now
Q) Is final method inherited?

Ans) Yes, final method is inherited but you cannot override it. For Example:
1. class Bike{
2. final void run(){System.out.println("running...");}
3. }
6. new Honda2().run();
7. }
8. }
Test it Now
Output:running...
Q) What is blank or uninitialized final variable?

A final variable that is not initialized at the time of declaration is known as blank final
variable.
If you want to create a variable that is initialized at the time of creating object and once
initialized may not be changed, it is useful. For example PAN CARD number of an
employee.
It can be initialized only in constructor.
Example of blank final variable

1. class Student{
2. int id;
3. String name;
4. final String PAN_CARD_NUMBER;
5. ...
6. }
Que) Can we initialize blank final variable?
Yes, but only in constructor. For example:
1. class Bike10{
2. final int speedlimit;//blank final variable
3.
4. Bike10(){
5. speedlimit=70;
6. System.out.println(speedlimit);
7. }
8.
10. new Bike10();
11. }
12. }
Test it Now
Output:70
static blank final variable

A static final variable that is not initialized at the time of declaration is known as static
blank final variable. It can be initialized only in static block.
Example of static blank final variable

1. class A{
2. static final int data;//static blank final variable
3. static{ data=50;}
5. System.out.println(A.data);
6. }
7. }
Q) What is final parameter?
If you declare any parameter as final, you cannot change the value of it.
1. class Bike11{
2. int cube(final int n){
3. n=n+2;//can't be changed as n is final
4. n*n*n;
5. }
8. b.cube(5);
9. }
10. }
Test it Now
Q) Can we declare a constructor final?

No, because constructor is never inherited.
Polymorphism in Java
Polymorphism in java is a concept by which we can perform a single action by different
ways. Polymorphism is derived from 2 greek words: poly and morphs. The word "poly"
means many and "morphs" means forms. So polymorphism means many forms.
There are two types of polymorphism in java: compile time polymorphism and runtime
polymorphism. We can perform polymorphism in java by method overloading and method
overriding.
If you overload static method in java, it is the example of compile time polymorphism.
Here, we will focus on runtime polymorphism in java.
Runtime Polymorphism in Java

Runtime polymorphism or Dynamic Method Dispatch is a process in which a call to an
overridden method is resolved at runtime rather than compile-time.
In this process, an overridden method is called through the reference variable of a

superclass. The determination of the method to be called is based on the object being
referred to by the reference variable.
Let's first understand the upcasting before Runtime Polymorphism.
Upcasting
When reference variable of Parent class refers to the object of Child class, it is known as
upcasting. For example:
1. class A{}
2. class B extends A{}
1. A a=new B();//upcasting
Example of Java Runtime Polymorphism

In this example, we are creating two classes Bike and Splendar. Splendar class extends
Bike class and overrides its run() method. We are calling the run method by the reference
variable of Parent class. Since it refers to the subclass object and subclass method
overrides the Parent class method, subclass method is invoked at runtime.
Since method invocation is determined by the JVM not compiler, it is known as runtime
polymorphism.
1. class Bike{
2. void run(){System.out.println("running");}
3. }
4. class Splender extends Bike{
5. void run(){System.out.println("running safely with 60km");}
6.
8. Bike b = new Splender();//upcasting
9. b.run();
10. }
11. }
Test it Now
Output:running safely with 60km.
Real example of Java Runtime Polymorphism

Consider a scenario, Bank is a class that provides method to get the rate of interest. But,
rate of interest may differ according to banks. For example, SBI, ICICI and AXIS banks
could provide 8%, 7% and 9% rate of interest.
Note: It is also given in method overriding but there was no upcasting.
1. class Bank{
3. }
4.
5. class SBI extends Bank{
7. }
8.
9. class ICICI extends Bank{
11. }
12. class AXIS extends Bank{
14. }
15.
16. class Test3{
18. Bank b1=new SBI();
19. Bank b2=new ICICI();
20. Bank b3=new AXIS();
21. System.out.println("SBI Rate of Interest: "+b1.getRateOfInterest());
22. System.out.println("ICICI Rate of Interest: "+b2.getRateOfInterest());
23. System.out.println("AXIS Rate of Interest: "+b3.getRateOfInterest());
24. }
25. }
Test it Now
Output:
SBI Rate of Interest: 8
ICICI Rate of Interest: 7
AXIS Rate of Interest: 9
Java Runtime Polymorphism with data member

Method is overridden not the datamembers, so runtime polymorphism can't be
achieved by data members.
In the example given below, both the classes have a datamember speedlimit, we are
accessing the datamember by the reference variable of Parent class which refers to the
subclass object. Since we are accessing the datamember which is not overridden,
hence it will access the datamember of Parent class always.
Rule: Runtime polymorphism can't be achieved by data members.
1. class Bike{
2. int speedlimit=90;
3. }
5. int speedlimit=150;
6.
8. Bike obj=new Honda3();
9. System.out.println(obj.speedlimit);//90
10. }
Test it Now
Output:90
Java Runtime Polymorphism with Multilevel

Inheritance
Let's see the simple example of Runtime Polymorphism with multilevel inheritance.
1. class Animal{
2. void eat(){System.out.println("eating");}
3. }
4.
5. class Dog extends Animal{
6. void eat(){System.out.println("eating fruits");}
7. }
8.
9. class BabyDog extends Dog{
10. void eat(){System.out.println("drinking milk");}
11.
13. Animal a1,a2,a3;
14. a1=new Animal();
15. a2=new Dog();
16. a3=new BabyDog();
17.
18. a1.eat();
19. a2.eat();
20. a3.eat();
21. }
22. }
Test it Now
Output: eating
eating fruits
drinking Milk
Try for Output

1. class Animal{
2. void eat(){System.out.println("animal is eating...");}
3. }
4.
6. void eat(){System.out.println("dog is eating...");}
7. }
8.
9. class BabyDog1 extends Dog{
11. Animal a=new BabyDog1();
12. a.eat();
13. }}
Test it Now
Output: Dog is eating
Since, BabyDog is not overriding the eat() method, so eat() method of Dog class is
invoked.
Static Binding and Dynamic Binding

Connecting a method call to the method body is known as binding.
There are two types of binding
1. static binding (also known as early binding).

2. dynamic binding (also known as late binding).
Understanding Type
Let's understand the type of instance.
1) variables have a type

Each variable has a type, it may be primitive and non-primitive.
1. int data=30;
Here data variable is a type of int.
2) References have a type
1. class Dog{
3. Dog d1;//Here d1 is a type of Dog
4. }
5. }
3) Objects have a type
An object is an instance of particular java class,but it is also an instance of its

superclass.
1. class Animal{}
2.
5. Dog d1=new Dog();
6. }
7. }
Here d1 is an instance of Dog class, but it is also an instance of Animal.
static binding
When type of the object is determined at compiled time(by the compiler), it is known as
static binding.
If there is any private, final or static method in a class, there is static binding.
Example of static binding
1. class Dog{
2. private void eat(){System.out.println("dog is eating...");}
3.
5. Dog d1=new Dog();
6. d1.eat();
7. }
8. }
Dynamic binding
When type of the object is determined at run-time, it is known as dynamic binding.
Example of dynamic binding

1. class Animal{
2. void eat(){System.out.println("animal is eating...");}
3. }
4.
6. void eat(){System.out.println("dog is eating...");}
7.
9. Animal a=new Dog();
10. a.eat();
11. }
12. }
Test it Now
Output:dog is eating...
Java Array
Normally, array is a collection of similar type of elements that have contiguous memory
location.
Java array is an object the contains elements of similar data type. It is a data structure
where we store similar elements. We can store only fixed set of elements in a java array.
Array in java is index based, first element of the array is stored at 0 index.
Advantage of Java Array

 Code Optimization: It makes the code optimized, we can retrieve or sort the data
easily.
 Random access: We can get any data located at any index position.
Disadvantage of Java Array

 Size Limit: We can store only fixed size of elements in the array. It doesn't grow
its size at runtime. To solve this problem, collection framework is used in java.
Types of Array in java

There are two types of array.
 Single Dimensional Array

 Multidimensional Array
Single Dimensional Array in java

Syntax to Declare an Array in java
1. dataType[] arr; (or)
2. dataType []arr; (or)
3. dataType arr[];
Instantiation of an Array in java

1. arrayRefVar=new datatype[size];
Example of single dimensional java array

Let's see the simple example of java array, where we are going to declare, instantiate,
initialize and traverse an array.
1. class Testarray{
3.
4. int a[]=new int[5];//declaration and instantiation
5. a[0]=10;//initialization
6. a[1]=20;
7. a[2]=70;
8. a[3]=40;
9. a[4]=50;
10.
11. //printing array
12. for(int i=0;i<a.length;i++)//length is the property of array
13. System.out.println(a[i]);
14.
15. }}
Test it Now
Output: 10
20
70
40
50
Declaration, Instantiation and Initialization of Java Array

We can declare, instantiate and initialize the java array together by:
1. int a[]={33,3,4,5};//declaration, instantiation and initialization
Let's see the simple example to print this array.
1. class Testarray1{
3.
4. int a[]={33,3,4,5};//declaration, instantiation and initialization
5.
6. //printing array
7. for(int i=0;i<a.length;i++)//length is the property of array
8. System.out.println(a[i]);
9.
10. }}
Test it Now
Output:33
3
4
5
Passing Array to method in java

We can pass the java array to method so that we can reuse the same logic on any array.
Let's see the simple example to get minimum number of an array using method.
2. static void min(int arr[]){
3. int min=arr[0];
4. for(int i=1;i<arr.length;i++)
5. if(min>arr[i])
6. min=arr[i];
7.
8. System.out.println(min);
9. }
10.
12.
13. int a[]={33,3,4,5};
14. min(a);//passing array to method
15.
16. }}
Test it Now
Output:3
Multidimensional array in java

In such case, data is stored in row and column based index (also known as matrix form).
Syntax to Declare Multidimensional Array in java

1. dataType[][] arrayRefVar; (or)
2. dataType [][]arrayRefVar; (or)
3. dataType arrayRefVar[][]; (or)
4. dataType []arrayRefVar[];
Example to instantiate Multidimensional Array in java

1. int[][] arr=new int[3][3];//3 row and 3 column
Example to initialize Multidimensional Array in java

1. arr[0][0]=1;
2. arr[0][1]=2;
3. arr[0][2]=3;
4. arr[1][0]=4;
5. arr[1][1]=5;
6. arr[1][2]=6;
7. arr[2][0]=7;
8. arr[2][1]=8;
9. arr[2][2]=9;
Example of Multidimensional java array

Let's see the simple example to declare, instantiate, initialize and print the 2Dimensional
array.
3.
4. //declaring and initializing 2D array
5. int arr[][]={{1,2,3},{2,4,5},{4,4,5}};
6.
7. //printing 2D array
8. for(int i=0;i<3;i++){
9. for(int j=0;j<3;j++){
10. System.out.print(arr[i][j]+" ");
11. }
12. System.out.println();
13. }
14.
15. }}
Test it Now
Output:1 2 3
2 4 5
4 4 5
What is class name of java array?

In java, array is an object. For array object, an proxy class is created whose name can be
obtained by getClass().getName() method on the object.
3.
4. int arr[]={4,4,5};
5.
6. Class c=arr.getClass();
7. String name=c.getName();
8.
9. System.out.println(name);
10.
11. }}
Test it Now
Output:I
Copying a java array

We can copy an array to another by the arraycopy method of System class.
Syntax of arraycopy method

1. public static void arraycopy(
2. Object src, int srcPos,Object dest, int destPos, int length
3. )
Example of arraycopy method

1. class TestArrayCopyDemo {
3. char[] copyFrom = { 'd', 'e', 'c', 'a', 'f', 'f', 'e',
4. 'i', 'n', 'a', 't', 'e', 'd' };
5. char[] copyTo = new char[7];
6.
7. System.arraycopy(copyFrom, 2, copyTo, 0, 7);
8. System.out.println(new String(copyTo));
9. }
10. }
Test it Now
Output:caffein
Addition of 2 matrices in java

Let's see a simple example that adds two matrices.
3. //creating two matrices
4. int a[][]={{1,3,4},{3,4,5}};
5. int b[][]={{1,3,4},{3,4,5}};
6.
7. //creating another matrix to store the sum of two matrices
8. int c[][]=new int[2][3];
9.
10. //adding and printing addition of 2 matrices
11. for(int i=0;i<2;i++){
12. for(int j=0;j<3;j++){
13. c[i][j]=a[i][j]+b[i][j];
14. System.out.print(c[i][j]+" ");
15. }
16. System.out.println();//new line
17. }
18.
19. }}
Test it Now
Output:2 6 8
6 8 10
Call by Value and Call by Reference in Java

There is only call by value in java, not call by reference. If we call a method passing a
value, it is known as call by value. The changes being done in the called method, is
not affected in the calling method.
Example of call by value in java

In case of call by value original value is not changed. Let's take a simple example:
1. class Operation{
2. int data=50;
3.
4. void change(int data){
5. data=data+100;//changes will be in the local variable only
6. }
7.
9. Operation op=new Operation();
10.
11. System.out.println("before change "+op.data);
12. op.change(500);
13. System.out.println("after change "+op.data);
14.
15. }
16. }
download this example
Output:before change 50
after change 50
Another Example of call by value in java

In case of call by reference original value is changed if we made changes in the called
method. If we pass object in place of any primitive value, original value will be changed.
In this example we are passing object as a value. Let's take a simple example:
1. class Operation2{
2. int data=50;
3.
4. void change(Operation2 op){
5. op.data=op.data+100;//changes will be in the instance variable
6. }
7.
8.
10. Operation2 op=new Operation2();
11.
12. System.out.println("before change "+op.data);
13. op.change(op);//passing object
14. System.out.println("after change "+op.data);
15.
16. }
17. }
Output:before change 50
after change 150
strictfp keyword
The strictfp keyword ensures that you will get the same result on every platform if you
perform operations in the floating-point variable. The precision may differ from
platform to platform that is why java programming language have provided the
strictfp keyword, so that you get same result on every platform. So, now you have
better control over the floating-point arithmetic.
Legal code for strictfp keyword

The strictfp keyword can be applied on methods, classes and interfaces.
1. strictfp class A{}//strictfp applied on class

1. strictfp interface M{}//strictfp applied on interface
1. class A{
2. void m(){}//strictfp applied on method
3. }
Illegal code for strictfp keyword

The strictfp keyword can be applied on abstract methods, variables or constructors.
1. class B{
2. strictfp abstract void m();//Illegal combination of modifiers
3. }
1. class B{
2. strictfp int data=10;//modifier strictfp not allowed here
3. }
1. class B{
2. strictfp B(){}//modifier strictfp not allowed here
3. }
Creating API Document | javadoc tool

We can create document api in java by the help of javadoc tool. In the java file, we must
use the documentation comment /**... */ to post information for the class, method,
constructor, fields etc.
Let's see the simple class that contains documentation comment.
1. package com.abc;
2. /** This class is a user-defined class that contains one methods cube.*/
3. public class M{
4.
5. /** The cube method prints cube of the given number */
6. public static void cube(int n){System.out.println(n*n*n);}
7. }
To create the document API, you need to use the javadoc tool followed by java file name.
There is no need to compile the javafile.
On the command prompt, you need to write:
javadoc M.java
to generate the document api. Now, there will be created a lot of html files. Open
the index. Java Command Line Arguments

1. Command Line Argument
2. Simple example of command-line argument
3. Example of command-line argument that prints all the values
The java command-line argument is an argument i.e. passed at the time of running the
java program.
The arguments passed from the console can be received in the java program and it can be
used as an input.
So, it provides a convenient way to check the behavior of the program for the different
values. You can pass N (1,2,3 and so on) numbers of arguments from the command
prompt.
Simple example of command-line argument in java

In this example, we are receiving only one argument and printing it. To run this java
program, you must pass at least one argument from the command prompt.
1. class CommandLineExample{
3. System.out.println("Your first argument is: "+args[0]);
4. }
5. }
1. compile by > javac CommandLineExample.java
2. run by > java CommandLineExample sonoo
Output: Your first argument is: sonoo
Example of command-line argument that prints all the values

In this example, we are printing all the arguments passed from the command-line. For
this purpose, we have traversed the array using for loop.
1. class A{
3.
4. for(int i=0;i<args.length;i++)
5. System.out.println(args[i]);
6.
7. }
8. }
1. compile by > javac A.java
2. run by > java A sonoo jaiswal 1 3 abc
Output: sonoo
jaiswal
1
3
abc
html file to get the information about the classes.

Difference between object and class
There are many differences between object and class. A list of differences between object
and class are given below:
No. Object Class

1) Object is an instance of a class. Class is a blueprint
or template from
which objects are
created.
2) Object is a real world Class is a group of

entity such as pen, laptop, similar objects.
mobile, bed, keyboard, mouse,
chair etc.
3) Object is a physical entity. Class is

a logical entity.
4) Object is created through new Class is declared

keyword mainly e.g. using class
Student s1=new Student(); keyword e.g.
class Student{}
5) Object is created many times as Class is

per requirement. declared once.
6) Object allocates memory when Class doesn't

it is created. allocated memory
when it is created.
7) There are many ways to create There is only one

object in java such as new way to define
keyword, newInstance() method, class in java using
clone() method, factory method class keyword.
and deserialization.
Java String
1. Java String Handling
2. How to create string object
1. String literal
2. new keyword
Java String provides a lot of concepts that can be performed on a string such as
compare, concat, equals, split, length, replace, compareTo, intern, substring etc.
In java, string is basically an object that represents sequence of char values.
An array of characters works same as java string. For example:
1. char[] ch={'j','a','v','a','t','p','o','i','n','t'};
2. String s=new String(ch);
is same as:
1. String s="javatpoint";
The java.lang.String class

implements Serializable, Comparable and CharSequence interfaces.
The java String is immutable i.e. it cannot be changed but a new instance is created. For
mutable class, you can use StringBuffer and StringBuilder class.
We will discuss about immutable string later. Let's first understand what is string in java
and how to create the string object.
What is String in java

Generally, string is a sequence of characters. But in java, string is an object that
represents a sequence of characters. String class is used to create string object.
How to create String object?

There are two ways to create String object:
1. By string literal
2. By new keyword
1) String Literal
Java String literal is created by using double quotes. For Example:
1. String s="welcome";
Each time you create a string literal, the JVM checks the string constant pool first. If the
string already exists in the pool, a reference to the pooled instance is returned. If string
doesn't exist in the pool, a new string instance is created and placed in the pool. For
example:
1. String s1="Welcome";
2. String s2="Welcome";//will not create new instance
In the above example only one object will be created. Firstly JVM will not find any string
object with the value "Welcome" in string constant pool, so it will create a new object.
After that it will find the string with the value "Welcome" in the pool, it will not create new
object but will return the reference to the same instance.
Note: String objects are stored in a special memory area known as string constant pool.
Why java uses concept of string literal?

To make Java more memory efficient (because no new objects are created if it exists
already in string constant pool).
2) By new keyword
1. String s=new String("Welcome");//creates two objects and one reference variable
In such case, JVM will create a new string object in normal(non pool) heap memory and
the literal "Welcome" will be placed in the string constant pool. The variable s will refer to
the object in heap(non pool).
Java String Example

1. public class StringExample{
3. String s1="java";//creating string by java string literal
4.
5. char ch[]={'s','t','r','i','n','g','s'};
6. String s2=new String(ch);//converting char array to string
7.
8. String s3=new String("example");//creating java string by new keyword
9.
10. System.out.println(s1);
13. }}
Test it Now
java
strings
example
Java String class methods

The java.lang.String class provides many useful methods to perform operations on
sequence of char values.
No. Method Description
1 char charAt(int index) returns char value for

the particular index
2 int length() returns string length
3 static String format(String returns formatted

format, Object... args) string
4 static String format(Locale l, returns formatted

String format, Object... args) string with given
locale
5 String substring(int beginIndex) returns substring for

given begin index
6 String substring(int beginIndex, returns substring for

int endIndex) given begin index and
end index
7 boolean contains(CharSequence returns true or false

s) after matching the
sequence of char
value
8 static String join(CharSequence returns a joined string

delimiter, CharSequence...
elements)
9 static String join(CharSequence returns a joined string

delimiter, Iterable<? extends
CharSequence> elements)
10 boolean equals(Object another) checks the equality of

string with object
11 boolean isEmpty() checks if string is

empty
12 String concat(String str) concatinates specified

string
13 String replace(char old, char new) replaces all
occurrences of
specified char value
14 String replace(CharSequence old, replaces all

CharSequence new) occurrences of
specified
CharSequence
15 String trim() returns trimmed

string omitting
leading and trailing
spaces
16 String split(String regex) returns splitted string

matching regex
17 String split(String regex, int limit) returns splitted string

matching regex and
limit
18 String intern() returns interned

string
19 int indexOf(int ch) returns specified char

value index
20 int indexOf(int ch, int fromIndex) returns specified char

value index starting
with given index
21 int indexOf(String substring) returns specified

substring index
22 int indexOf(String substring, int returns specified

fromIndex) substring index
starting with given
index
23 String toLowerCase() returns string in

lowercase.
24 String toLowerCase(Locale l) returns string in

lowercase using
specified locale.
25 String toUpperCase() returns string in

uppercase.
26 String toUpperCase(Locale l) returns string in

uppercase using
specified locale.
Immutable String in Java

In java, string objects are immutable. Immutable simply means unmodifiable or
unchangeable.
Once string object is created its data or state can't be changed but a new string object is
created.
Let's try to understand the immutability concept by the example given below:
1. class Testimmutablestring{
3. String s="Sachin";
4. s.concat(" Tendulkar");//concat() method appends the string at the end
5. System.out.println(s);//will print Sachin because strings are immutable objects
6. }
7. }
Test it Now
Output:Sachin
Now it can be understood by the diagram given below. Here Sachin is not changed but a
new object is created with sachintendulkar. That is why string is known as immutable.
As you can see in the above figure that two objects are created but s reference variable
still refers to "Sachin" not to "Sachin Tendulkar".
But if we explicitely assign it to the reference variable, it will refer to "Sachin Tendulkar"
object.For example:
1. class Testimmutablestring1{
4. s=s.concat(" Tendulkar");
5. System.out.println(s);
6. }
7. }
Test it Now
Output:Sachin Tendulkar
In such case, s points to the "Sachin Tendulkar". Please notice that still sachin object is
not modified.
Why string objects are immutable in java?
Because java uses the concept of string literal.Suppose there are 5 reference
variables,all referes to one object "sachin".If one reference variable changes the value
of the object, it will be affected to all the reference variables. That is why string
objects are immutable in java.
Java String compare
We can compare string in java on the basis of content and reference.
It is used in authentication (by equals() method), sorting (by compareTo()

method), reference matching (by == operator) etc.
There are three ways to compare string in java:
1. By equals() method
2. By = = operator
3. By compareTo() method
1) String compare by equals() method

The String equals() method compares the original content of the string. It compares
values of string for equality. String class provides two methods:
o public boolean equals(Object another) compares this string to the specified

object.
o public boolean equalsIgnoreCase(String another) compares this String to
another string, ignoring case.
1. class Teststringcomparison1{
3. String s1="Sachin";
5. String s3=new String("Sachin");
6. String s4="Saurav";
7. System.out.println(s1.equals(s2));//true
8. System.out.println(s1.equals(s3));//true
9. System.out.println(s1.equals(s4));//false
10. }
11. }
Test it Now
Output:true
true
false
4. String s2="SACHIN";
5.
6. System.out.println(s1.equals(s2));//false
7. System.out.println(s1.equalsIgnoreCase(s3));//true
8. }
9. }
Test it Now
Output:false
true
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2) String compare by == operator

The = = operator compares references not values.
5. String s3=new String("Sachin");
6. System.out.println(s1==s2);//true (because both refer to same instance)
7. System.out.println(s1==s3);//false(because s3 refers to instance created in nonpool)
8. }
9. }
Test it Now
Output:true
false
3) String compare by compareTo() method

The String compareTo() method compares values lexicographically and returns an integer
value that describes if first string is less than, equal to or greater than second string.
Suppose s1 and s2 are two string variables. If:
o s1 == s2 :0
o s1 > s2 :positive value
o s1 < s2 :negative value
5. String s3="Ratan";
6. System.out.println(s1.compareTo(s2));//0
7. System.out.println(s1.compareTo(s3));//1(because s1>s3)
8. System.out.println(s3.compareTo(s1));//-1(because s3 < s1 )
9. }
10. }
Test it Now
Output:0
1
-1
String Concatenation in Java

In java, string concatenation forms a new string that is the combination of multiple strings.
There are two ways to concat string in java:
1. By + (string concatenation) operator
2. By concat() method
1) String Concatenation by + (string concatenation)

operator
Java string concatenation operator (+) is used to add strings. For Example:
1. class TestStringConcatenation1{
3. String s="Sachin"+" Tendulkar";
4. System.out.println(s);//Sachin Tendulkar
5. }
6. }
Test it Now
Output:Sachin Tendulkar
The Java compiler transforms above code to this:
1. String s=(new StringBuilder()).append("Sachin").append(" Tendulkar).toString();
In java, String concatenation is implemented through the StringBuilder (or StringBuffer)

class and its append method. String concatenation operator produces a new string by
appending the second operand onto the end of the first operand. The string concatenation
operator can concat not only string but primitive values also. For Example:
3. String s=50+30+"Sachin"+40+40;
4. System.out.println(s);//80Sachin4040
5. }
6. }
Test it Now
80Sachin4040
Note: After a string literal, all the + will be treated as string concatenation operator.
2) String Concatenation by concat() method

The String concat() method concatenates the specified string to the end of current string.
Syntax:
1. public String concat(String another)
Let's see the example of String concat() method.
3. String s1="Sachin ";
4. String s2="Tendulkar";
5. String s3=s1.concat(s2);
6. System.out.println(s3);//Sachin Tendulkar
7. }
8. }
Test it Now
Sachin Tendulkar
Substring in Java
A part of string is called substring. In other words, substring is a subset of another string.
In case of substring startIndex is inclusive and endIndex is exclusive.
Note: Index starts from 0.
You can get substring from the given string object by one of the two methods:
1. public String substring(int startIndex): This method returns new String object
containing the substring of the given string from specified startIndex (inclusive).
2. public String substring(int startIndex, int endIndex): This method returns new
String object containing the substring of the given string from specified startIndex to
endIndex.
In case of string:
o startIndex: inclusive
o endIndex: exclusive
Let's understand the startIndex and endIndex by the code given below.
1. String s="hello";
2. System.out.println(s.substring(0,2));//he
In the above substring, 0 points to h but 2 points to e (because end index is exclusive).
Example of java substring

1. public class TestSubstring{
3. String s="Sachin Tendulkar";
4. System.out.println(s.substring(6));//Tendulkar
5. System.out.println(s.substring(0,6));//Sachin
6. }
7. }
Test it Now
Tendulkar
Sachin
java String class methods

The java.lang.String class provides a lot of methods to work on string. By the help of these
methods, we can perform operations on string such as trimming, concatenating, converting,
comparing, replacing strings etc.
Java String is a powerful concept because everything is treated as a string if you submit any
form in window based, web based or mobile application.
Let's see the important methods of String class.
Java String toUpperCase() and toLowerCase() method

The java string toUpperCase() method converts this string into uppercase letter and string
toLowerCase() method into lowercase letter.
2. System.out.println(s.toUpperCase());//SACHIN
3. System.out.println(s.toLowerCase());//sachin
4. System.out.println(s);//Sachin(no change in original)
Test it Now
SACHIN
sachin
Sachin
Java String trim() method

The string trim() method eliminates white spaces before and after string.
1. String s=" Sachin ";
2. System.out.println(s);// Sachin
3. System.out.println(s.trim());//Sachin
Test it Now
Sachin
Sachin
Java String startsWith() and endsWith() method

2. System.out.println(s.startsWith("Sa"));//true
3. System.out.println(s.endsWith("n"));//true
Test it Now
true
true
Java String charAt() method

The string charAt() method returns a character at specified index.
2. System.out.println(s.charAt(0));//S
3. System.out.println(s.charAt(3));//h
Test it Now
S
h
Java String length() method

The string length() method returns length of the string.
2. System.out.println(s.length());//6
Test it Now
Java String intern() method

A pool of strings, initially empty, is maintained privately by the class String.
When the intern method is invoked, if the pool already contains a string equal to this String
object as determined by the equals(Object) method, then the string from the pool is
returned. Otherwise, this String object is added to the pool and a reference to this String
object is returned.
1. String s=new String("Sachin");

2. String s2=s.intern();
3. System.out.println(s2);//Sachin
Test it Now
Sachin
Java String valueOf() method

The string valueOf() method coverts given type such as int, long, float, double, boolean,
char and char array into string.
1. int a=10;
2. String s=String.valueOf(a);
3. System.out.println(s+10);
Output:
1010
Java String replace() method
The string replace() method replaces all occurrence of first sequence of character with
second sequence of character.
1. String s1="Java is a programming language. Java is a platform. Java is an Island.";

2. String replaceString=s1.replace("Java","Kava");//replaces all occurrences of "Java" to "Kava
"
3. System.out.println(replaceString);
Output:
Kava is a programming language. Kava is a platform. Kava is an Island.
Java StringBuffer class

Java StringBuffer class is used to created mutable (modifiable) string. The StringBuffer class
in java is same as String class except it is mutable i.e. it can be changed.
Note: Java StringBuffer class is thread-safe i.e. multiple threads cannot access it
simultaneously. So it is safe and will result in an order.
Important Constructors of StringBuffer class

1. StringBuffer(): creates an empty string buffer with the initial capacity of 16.
2. StringBuffer(String str): creates a string buffer with the specified string.
3. StringBuffer(int capacity): creates an empty string buffer with the specified
capacity as length.
Important methods of StringBuffer class

1. public synchronized StringBuffer append(String s): is used to append the
specified string with this string. The append() method is overloaded like
append(char), append(boolean), append(int), append(float), append(double) etc.
2. public synchronized StringBuffer insert(int offset, String s): is used to insert
the specified string with this string at the specified position. The insert() method is
overloaded like insert(int, char), insert(int, boolean), insert(int, int), insert(int,
float), insert(int, double) etc.
3. public synchronized StringBuffer replace(int startIndex, int endIndex,
String str): is used to replace the string from specified startIndex and endIndex.
4. public synchronized StringBuffer delete(int startIndex, int endIndex): is
used to delete the string from specified startIndex and endIndex.
5. public synchronized StringBuffer reverse(): is used to reverse the string.
6. public int capacity(): is used to return the current capacity.
7. public void ensureCapacity(int minimumCapacity): is used to ensure the
capacity at least equal to the given minimum.
8. public char charAt(int index): is used to return the character at the specified
position.
9. public int length(): is used to return the length of the string i.e. total number of
characters.
10. public String substring(int beginIndex): is used to return the substring from the
specified beginIndex.
11. public String substring(int beginIndex, int endIndex): is used to return the
substring from the specified beginIndex and endIndex.
What is mutable string
A string that can be modified or changed is known as mutable string. StringBuffer and
StringBuilder classes are used for creating mutable string.
1) StringBuffer append() method

The append() method concatenates the given argument with this string.
1. class A{
3. StringBuffer sb=new StringBuffer("Hello ");
4. sb.append("Java");//now original string is changed
5. System.out.println(sb);//prints Hello Java
6. }
7. }
2) StringBuffer insert() method

The insert() method inserts the given string with this string at the given position.
1. class A{
3. StringBuffer sb=new StringBuffer("Hello ");
4. sb.insert(1,"Java");//now original string is changed
5. System.out.println(sb);//prints HJavaello
6. }
7. }
3) StringBuffer replace() method

The replace() method replaces the given string from the specified beginIndex and endIndex.
1. class A{
3. StringBuffer sb=new StringBuffer("Hello");
4. sb.replace(1,3,"Java");
5. System.out.println(sb);//prints HJavalo
6. }
7. }
4) StringBuffer delete() method

The delete() method of StringBuffer class deletes the string from the specified beginIndex to
endIndex.
1. class A{
4. sb.delete(1,3);
5. System.out.println(sb);//prints Hlo
6. }
7. }
5) StringBuffer reverse() method

The reverse() method of StringBuilder class reverses the current string.
1. class A{
4. sb.reverse();
5. System.out.println(sb);//prints olleH
6. }
7. }
6) StringBuffer capacity() method
The capacity() method of StringBuffer class returns the current capacity of the buffer. The
default capacity of the buffer is 16. If the number of character increases from its current
capacity, it increases the capacity by (oldcapacity*2)+2. For example if your current
capacity is 16, it will be (16*2)+2=34.
1. class A{
3. StringBuffer sb=new StringBuffer();
4. System.out.println(sb.capacity());//default 16
5. sb.append("Hello");
6. System.out.println(sb.capacity());//now 16
7. sb.append("java is my favourite language");
8. System.out.println(sb.capacity());//now (16*2)+2=34 i.e (oldcapacity*2)+2
9. }
10. }
7) StringBuffer ensureCapacity() method

The ensureCapacity() method of StringBuffer class ensures that the given capacity is the
minimum to the current capacity. If it is greater than the current capacity, it increases the
capacity by (oldcapacity*2)+2. For example if your current capacity is 16, it will be
(16*2)+2=34.
1. class A{
3. StringBuffer sb=new StringBuffer();
9. sb.ensureCapacity(10);//now no change
11. sb.ensureCapacity(50);//now (34*2)+2
13. }
14. }
Java StringBuilder class

Java StringBuilder class is used to create mutable (modifiable) string. The Java
StringBuilder class is same as StringBuffer class except that it is non-synchronized. It is
available since JDK 1.5.
Important Constructors of StringBuilder class

1. StringBuilder(): creates an empty string Builder with the initial capacity of 16.
2. StringBuilder(String str): creates a string Builder with the specified string.
3. StringBuilder(int length): creates an empty string Builder with the specified
capacity as length.
Important methods of StringBuilder class

Method Description
public StringBuilder is used to append the specified string with this

append(String s) string. The append() method is overloaded like
append(char), append(boolean), append(int),
append(float), append(double) etc.
public StringBuilder is used to insert the specified string with this

string at the specified position. The insert()
insert(int offset, String s) method is overloaded like insert(int, char),
insert(int, boolean), insert(int, int), insert(int,
float), insert(int, double) etc.
public StringBuilder is used to replace the string from specified

replace(int startIndex, int startIndex and endIndex.
endIndex, String str)
public StringBuilder is used to delete the string from specified

delete(int startIndex, int startIndex and endIndex.
endIndex)
public StringBuilder is used to reverse the string.

reverse()
public int capacity() is used to return the current capacity.
public void is used to ensure the capacity at least equal to

ensureCapacity(int the given minimum.
minimumCapacity)
public char charAt(int is used to return the character at the specified

index) position.
public int length() is used to return the length of the string i.e.
total number of characters.
public String substring(int is used to return the substring from the

beginIndex) specified beginIndex.
public String substring(int is used to return the substring from the

beginIndex, int endIndex) specified beginIndex and endIndex.
Java StringBuilder Examples

Let's see the examples of different methods of StringBuilder class.
1) StringBuilder append() method

The StringBuilder append() method concatenates the given argument with this string.
1. class A{
3. StringBuilder sb=new StringBuilder("Hello ");
4. sb.append("Java");//now original string is changed
5. System.out.println(sb);//prints Hello Java
6. }
7. }
2) StringBuilder insert() method

The StringBuilder insert() method inserts the given string with this string at the given
position.
1. class A{
3. StringBuilder sb=new StringBuilder("Hello ");
4. sb.insert(1,"Java");//now original string is changed
5. System.out.println(sb);//prints HJavaello
6. }
7. }
3) StringBuilder replace() method
The StringBuilder replace() method replaces the given string from the specified beginIndex
and endIndex.
1. class A{
3. StringBuilder sb=new StringBuilder("Hello");
4. sb.replace(1,3,"Java");
5. System.out.println(sb);//prints HJavalo
6. }
7. }
4) StringBuilder delete() method

The delete() method of StringBuilder class deletes the string from the specified beginIndex
to endIndex.
1. class A{
4. sb.delete(1,3);
5. System.out.println(sb);//prints Hlo
6. }
7. }
5) StringBuilder reverse() method

The reverse() method of StringBuilder class reverses the current string.
1. class A{
4. sb.reverse();
5. System.out.println(sb);//prints olleH
6. }
7. }
6) StringBuilder capacity() method

The capacity() method of StringBuilder class returns the current capacity of the Builder. The
default capacity of the Builder is 16. If the number of character increases from its current
capacity, it increases the capacity by (oldcapacity*2)+2. For example if your current
capacity is 16, it will be (16*2)+2=34.
1. class A{
3. StringBuilder sb=new StringBuilder();
9. }
10. }
7) StringBuilder ensureCapacity() method

The ensureCapacity() method of StringBuilder class ensures that the given capacity is the
minimum to the current capacity. If it is greater than the current capacity, it increases the
capacity by (oldcapacity*2)+2. For example if your current capacity is 16, it will be
(16*2)+2=34.
1. class A{
3. StringBuilder sb=new StringBuilder();
9. sb.ensureCapacity(10);//now no change
11. sb.ensureCapacity(50);//now (34*2)+2
13. }
14. }
Exception Handling in Java

The exception handling in java is one of the powerful mechanism to handle the runtime
errors so that normal flow of the application can be maintained.
In this page, we will learn about java exception, its type and the difference between
checked and unchecked exceptions.
What is exception
Dictionary Meaning: Exception is an abnormal condition.
In java, exception is an event that disrupts the normal flow of the program. It is an object
which is thrown at runtime.
What is exception handling

Exception Handling is a mechanism to handle runtime errors such as ClassNotFound, IO,
SQL, Remote etc.
Advantage of Exception Handling
The core advantage of exception handling is to maintain the normal flow of the
application. Exception normally disrupts the normal flow of the application that is why we
use exception handling. Let's take a scenario:
1. statement 1;
2. statement 2;
3. statement 3;
4. statement 4;
5. statement 5;//exception occurs
6. statement 6;
7. statement 7;
8. statement 8;
9. statement 9;
10. statement 10;
Suppose there is 10 statements in your program and there occurs an exception at

statement 5, rest of the code will not be executed i.e. statement 6 to 10 will not run. If we
perform exception handling, rest of the exception will be executed. That is why we use
exception handling in java.
Do You Know ?
 What is the difference between checked and unchecked exceptions ?

 What happens behind the code int data=50/0; ?
 Why use multiple catch block ?
 Is there any possibility when finally block is not executed ?
 What is exception propagation ?
 What is the difference between throw and throws keyword ?
 What are the 4 rules for using exception handling with method overriding ?
Hierarchy of Java Exception classes
Types of Exception
There are mainly two types of exceptions: checked and unchecked where error is considered
as unchecked exception. The sun microsystem says there are three types of exceptions:
1. Checked Exception
2. Unchecked Exception
3. Error
Difference between checked and unchecked

exceptions
1) Checked Exception
The classes that extend Throwable class except RuntimeException and Error are known as
checked exceptions e.g.IOException, SQLException etc. Checked exceptions are checked at
compile-time.
2) Unchecked Exception
The classes that extend RuntimeException are known as unchecked exceptions e.g.
ArithmeticException, NullPointerException, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException etc.
Unchecked exceptions are not checked at compile-time rather they are checked at runtime.
3) Error
Error is irrecoverable e.g. OutOfMemoryError, VirtualMachineError, AssertionError etc.
Common scenarios where exceptions may occur

There are given some scenarios where unchecked exceptions can occur. They are as
follows:
1) Scenario where ArithmeticException occurs
If we divide any number by zero, there occurs an ArithmeticException.
1. int a=50/0;//ArithmeticException
2) Scenario where NullPointerException occurs
If we have null value in any variable, performing any operation by the variable occurs an
NullPointerException.
1. String s=null;
2. System.out.println(s.length());//NullPointerException
3) Scenario where NumberFormatException occurs
The wrong formatting of any value, may occur NumberFormatException. Suppose I have a
string variable that have characters, converting this variable into digit will occur
NumberFormatException.
1. String s="abc";
2. int i=Integer.parseInt(s);//NumberFormatException
4) Scenario where ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException occurs
If you are inserting any value in the wrong index, it would result
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException as shown below:
1. int a[]=new int[5];

2. a[10]=50; //ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
Java Exception Handling Keywords

There are 5 keywords used in java exception handling.
1. try
2. catch
3. finally
4. throw
5. throws
Java try-catch
Java try block
Java try block is used to enclose the code that might throw an exception. It must be used
within the method.
Java try block must be followed by either catch or finally block.
Syntax of java try-catch
1. try{
2. //code that may throw exception
3. }catch(Exception_class_Name ref){}
Syntax of try-finally block
1. try{
2. //code that may throw exception
3. }finally{}
Java catch block

Java catch block is used to handle the Exception. It must be used after the try block only.
You can use multiple catch block with a single try.
Problem without exception handling

Let's try to understand the problem if we don't use try-catch block.
1. public class Testtrycatch1{

3. int data=50/0;//may throw exception
4. System.out.println("rest of the code...");
5. }
6. }
Test it Now
Output:
Exception in thread main java.lang.ArithmeticException:/ by zero
As displayed in the above example, rest of the code is not executed (in such case, rest of
the code... statement is not printed).
There can be 100 lines of code after exception. So all the code after exception will not be
executed.
Solution by exception handling

Let's see the solution of above problem by java try-catch block.
1. public class Testtrycatch2{

3. try{
4. int data=50/0;
5. }catch(ArithmeticException e){System.out.println(e);}
7. }
8. }
Test it Now
Output:

rest of the code...
Now, as displayed in the above example, rest of the code is executed i.e. rest of the code...
statement is printed.
Internal working of java try-catch block
The JVM firstly checks whether the exception is handled or not. If exception is not handled,
JVM provides a default exception handler that performs the following tasks:
 Prints out exception description.

 Prints the stack trace (Hierarchy of methods where the exception occurred).
 Causes the program to terminate.
But if exception is handled by the application programmer, normal flow of the application is
maintained i.e. rest of the code is executed.
Java catch multiple exceptions

Java Multi catch block
If you have to perform different tasks at the occurrence of different Exceptions, use java
multi catch block.
Let's see a simple example of java multi-catch block.
1. public class TestMultipleCatchBlock{

3. try{
5. a[5]=30/0;
6. }
7. catch(ArithmeticException e){System.out.println("task1 is completed");}
8. catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e){System.out.println("task 2 completed");}
9. catch(Exception e){System.out.println("common task completed");}
10.
12. }
13. }
Test it Now
Output:task1 completed
rest of the code...
Rule: At a time only one Exception is occured and at a time only one catch block is executed.
Rule: All catch blocks must be ordered from most specific to most general i.e. catch for
ArithmeticException must come before catch for Exception .
1. class TestMultipleCatchBlock1{
3. try{
5. a[5]=30/0;
6. }
7. catch(Exception e){System.out.println("common task completed");}
8. catch(ArithmeticException e){System.out.println("task1 is completed");}
9. catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e){System.out.println("task 2 completed");}
11. }
12. }
Test it Now
Output:
Compile-time error
Java Nested try block

The try block within a try block is known as nested try block in java.
Why use nested try block
Sometimes a situation may arise where a part of a block may cause one error and the entire
block itself may cause another error. In such cases, exception handlers have to be nested.
Syntax:
1. ....
2. try
3. {
4. statement 1;
5. statement 2;
6. try
7. {
8. statement 1;
9. statement 2;
10. }
11. catch(Exception e)
12. {
13. }
14. }
15. catch(Exception e)
16. {
17. }
18. ....
Java nested try example

Let's see a simple example of java nested try block.
1. class Excep6{
3. try{
4. try{
5. System.out.println("going to divide");
6. int b =39/0;
7. }catch(ArithmeticException e){System.out.println(e);}
8.
9. try{
11. a[5]=4;
12. }catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e){System.out.println(e);}
13.
14. System.out.println("other statement);
15. }catch(Exception e){System.out.println("handeled");}
16.
17. System.out.println("normal flow..");
18. }
19. }
Java finally block

Java finally block is a block that is used to execute important code such as closing
connection, stream etc.
Java finally block is always executed whether exception is handled or not.
Java finally block must be followed by try or catch block.

Note: If you don't handle exception, before terminating the program, JVM executes finally
block(if any).
Why use java finally

o Finally block in java can be used to put "cleanup" code such as closing a file, closing
connection etc.
Usage of Java finally

Let's see the different cases where java finally block can be used.
Case 1
Let's see the java finally example where exception doesn't occur.
1. class TestFinallyBlock{
3. try{
4. int data=25/5;
5. System.out.println(data);
6. }
7. catch(NullPointerException e){System.out.println(e);}
8. finally{System.out.println("finally block is always executed");}
10. }
11. }
Test it Now
Output:5
finally block is always executed
rest of the code...
Case 2
Let's see the java finally example where exception occurs and not handled.
1. class TestFinallyBlock1{
3. try{
4. int data=25/0;
6. }
7. catch(NullPointerException e){System.out.println(e);}
10. }
11. }
Test it Now
Output:finally block is always executed

Case 3
Let's see the java finally example where exception occurs and handled.
1. public class TestFinallyBlock2{

3. try{
4. int data=25/0;
6. }
7. catch(ArithmeticException e){System.out.println(e);}
10. }
11. }
Test it Now
Output:Exception in thread main java.lang.ArithmeticException:/ by zero

finally block is always executed
rest of the code...
Rule: For each try block there can be zero or more catch blocks, but only one finally block.
Note: The finally block will not be executed if program exits(either by calling System.exit() or
by causing a fatal error that causes the process to abort).
Java throw exception

Java throw keyword
The Java throw keyword is used to explicitly throw an exception.
We can throw either checked or uncheked exception in java by throw keyword. The throw
keyword is mainly used to throw custom exception. We will see custom exceptions later.
The syntax of java throw keyword is given below.
1. throw exception;
Let's see the example of throw IOException.
1. throw new IOException("sorry device error);
java throw keyword example

In this example, we have created the validate method that takes integer value as a
parameter. If the age is less than 18, we are throwing the ArithmeticException otherwise
print a message welcome to vote.
1. public class TestThrow1{

2. static void validate(int age){
3. if(age<18)
4. throw new ArithmeticException("not valid");
5. else
6. System.out.println("welcome to vote");
7. }
9. validate(13);
11. }
12. }
Test it Now
Output:
Exception in thread main java.lang.ArithmeticException:not valid
Java Exception propagation

An exception is first thrown from the top of the stack and if it is not caught, it drops
down the call stack to the previous method,If not caught there, the exception again
drops down to the previous method, and so on until they are caught or until they reach
the very bottom of the call stack.This is called exception propagation.
Rule: By default Unchecked Exceptions are forwarded in calling chain (propagated).
Program of Exception Propagation
1. class TestExceptionPropagation1{
2. void m(){
3. int data=50/0;
4. }
5. void n(){
6. m();
7. }
8. void p(){
9. try{
10. n();
11. }catch(Exception e){System.out.println("exception handled");}
12. }
14. TestExceptionPropagation1 obj=new TestExceptionPropagation1();
15. obj.p();
16. System.out.println("normal flow...");
17. }
18. }
Test it Now
Output:exception handled
normal flow...
In the above example exception occurs in m() method where it is not handled,so it is
propagated to previous n() method where it is not handled, again it is propagated to p()
method where exception is handled.
Exception can be handled in any method in call stack either in main() method,p()
method,n() method or m() method.
Rule: By default, Checked Exceptions are not forwarded in calling chain (propagated).
Program which describes that checked exceptions are not propagated
1. class TestExceptionPropagation2{
2. void m(){
3. throw new java.io.IOException("device error");//checked exception
4. }
5. void n(){
6. m();
7. }
8. void p(){
9. try{
10. n();
11. }catch(Exception e){System.out.println("exception handeled");}
12. }
14. TestExceptionPropagation2 obj=new TestExceptionPropagation2();
15. obj.p();
16. System.out.println("normal flow");
17. }
18. }
Test it Now
Java throws keyword

The Java throws keyword is used to declare an exception. It gives an information to the
programmer that there may occur an exception so it is better for the programmer to provide
the exception handling code so that normal flow can be maintained.
Exception Handling is mainly used to handle the checked exceptions. If there occurs any
unchecked exception such as NullPointerException, it is programmers fault that he is not
performing check up before the code being used.
Syntax of java throws

1. return_type method_name() throws exception_class_name{
2. //method code
3. }
Which exception should be declared
Ans) checked exception only, because:
 unchecked Exception: under your control so correct your code.

 error: beyond your control e.g. you are unable to do anything if there occurs
VirtualMachineError or StackOverflowError.
Advantage of Java throws keyword
Now Checked Exception can be propagated (forwarded in call stack).
It provides information to the caller of the method about the exception.
Java throws example

Let's see the example of java throws clause which describes that checked exceptions can be
propagated by throws keyword.
1. import java.io.IOException;
2. class Testthrows1{
3. void m()throws IOException{
4. throw new IOException("device error");//checked exception
5. }
6. void n()throws IOException{
7. m();
8. }
9. void p(){
10. try{
11. n();
13. }
15. Testthrows1 obj=new Testthrows1();
16. obj.p();
18. }
19. }
Test it Now
Output:
exception handled
normal flow...
Rule: If you are calling a method that declares an exception, you must either caught or
declare the exception.
There are two cases:
1. Case1:You caught the exception i.e. handle the exception using try/catch.
2. Case2:You declare the exception i.e. specifying throws with the method.
Case1: You handle the exception

 In case you handle the exception, the code will be executed fine whether exception
occurs during the program or not.
1. import java.io.*;
2. class M{
3. void method()throws IOException{
4. throw new IOException("device error");
5. }
6. }
7. public class Testthrows2{
9. try{
10. M m=new M();
11. m.method();
13.
15. }
16. }
Test it Now
Output:exception handled
normal flow...
Case2: You declare the exception

 A)In case you declare the exception, if exception does not occur, the code will be
executed fine.
 B)In case you declare the exception if exception occures, an exception will be thrown
at runtime because throws does not handle the exception.
A)Program if exception does not occur

2. class M{
4. System.out.println("device operation performed");
5. }
6. }
8. public static void main(String args[])throws IOException{//declare exception
9. M m=new M();
10. m.method();
11.
13. }
14. }
Test it Now
Output:device operation performed

normal flow...
B)Program if exception occurs
2. class M{
4. throw new IOException("device error");
5. }
6. }
8. public static void main(String args[])throws IOException{//declare exception
9. M m=new M();
10. m.method();
11.
13. }
14. }
Test it Now
Output:Runtime Exception
Difference between throw and throws

Click me for details
Que) Can we rethrow an exception?
Yes, by throwing same exception in catch block.
Difference between throw and throws in Java

There are many differences between throw and throws keywords. A list of differences
between throw and throws are given below:
No. throw throws
1) Java throw keyword is Java throws keyword is used to

used to explicitly throw declare an exception.
an exception.
2) Checked exception Checked exception can be

cannot be propagated propagated with throws.
using throw only.
3) Throw is followed by an Throws is followed by class.

instance.
4) Throw is used within the Throws is used with the method

method. signature.
5) You cannot throw You can declare multiple

multiple exceptions. exceptions e.g.
public void method()throws
IOException,SQLException.
Java throw example
1. void m(){
2. throw new ArithmeticException("sorry");
3. }
Java throws example

1. void m()throws ArithmeticException{
2. //method code
3. }
Java throw and throws example

1. void m()throws ArithmeticException{
2. throw new ArithmeticException("sorry");
3. }
Difference between final, finally and finalize

There are many differences between final, finally and finalize. A list of differences between
final, finally and finalize are given below:
No. final finally finalize
1) Final is used to apply Finally is used to Finalize is used to

restrictions on class, place important perform clean up
method and variable. Final code, it will be processing just
class can't be inherited, executed whether before object is
final method can't be exception is garbage collected.
overridden and final handled or not.
variable value can't be
changed.
2) Final is a keyword. Finally is a block. Finalize is a

method.
Java final example

1. class FinalExample{
2. public static void main(String[] args){
3. final int x=100;
4. x=200;//Compile Time Error
5. }}
Java finally example

1. class FinallyExample{
3. try{
4. int x=300;
5. }catch(Exception e){System.out.println(e);}
6. finally{System.out.println("finally block is executed");}
7. }}
Java finalize example

1. class FinalizeExample{
2. public void finalize(){System.out.println("finalize called");}
4. FinalizeExample f1=new FinalizeExample();
5. FinalizeExample f2=new FinalizeExample();
6. f1=null;
7. f2=null;
8. System.gc();
9. }}
ExceptionHandling with MethodOverriding in

Java
There are many rules if we talk about methodoverriding with exception handling. The
Rules are as follows:
 If the superclass method does not declare an exception

o If the superclass method does not declare an exception, subclass
overridden method cannot declare the checked exception but it can declare
unchecked exception.
 If the superclass method declares an exception
o If the superclass method declares an exception, subclass overridden
method can declare same, subclass exception or no exception but cannot
declare parent exception.
If the superclass method does not declare an exception
1) Rule: If the superclass method does not declare an exception, subclass overridden method
cannot declare the checked exception.
2. class Parent{
3. void msg(){System.out.println("parent");}
4. }
5.
6. class TestExceptionChild extends Parent{
7. void msg()throws IOException{
8. System.out.println("TestExceptionChild");
9. }
11. Parent p=new TestExceptionChild();
12. p.msg();
13. }
14. }
Test it Now
2) Rule: If the superclass method does not declare an exception, subclass overridden method
cannot declare the checked exception but can declare unchecked exception.
2. class Parent{
3. void msg(){System.out.println("parent");}
4. }
5.
6. class TestExceptionChild1 extends Parent{
7. void msg()throws ArithmeticException{
8. System.out.println("child");
9. }
11. Parent p=new TestExceptionChild1();
12. p.msg();
13. }
14. }
Test it Now
Output:child
If the superclass method declares an exception
1) Rule: If the superclass method declares an exception, subclass overridden method can
declare same, subclass exception or no exception but cannot declare parent exception.
Example in case subclass overridden method declares parent

exception
2. class Parent{
3. void msg()throws ArithmeticException{System.out.println("parent");}
4. }
5.
7. void msg()throws Exception{System.out.println("child");}
8.
11. try{
12. p.msg();
13. }catch(Exception e){}
14. }
15. }
Test it Now
Example in case subclass overridden method declares same

exception
2. class Parent{
3. void msg()throws Exception{System.out.println("parent");}
4. }
5.
7. void msg()throws Exception{System.out.println("child");}
8.
11. try{
12. p.msg();
14. }
15. }
Test it Now
Output:child
Example in case subclass overridden method declares subclass

exception
2. class Parent{
4. }
5.
7. void msg()throws ArithmeticException{System.out.println("child");}
8.
11. try{
12. p.msg();
14. }
15. }
Test it Now
Output:child
Example in case subclass overridden method declares no

exception
2. class Parent{
4. }
5.
7. void msg(){System.out.println("child");}
8.
11. try{
12. p.msg();
14. }
15. }
Test it Now
Output:child
Java Custom Exception

If you are creating your own Exception that is known as custom exception or user-defined
exception. Java custom exceptions are used to customize the exception according to user
need.
By the help of custom exception, you can have your own exception and message.
Let's see a simple example of java custom exception.
1. class InvalidAgeException extends Exception{

2. InvalidAgeException(String s){
3. super(s);
4. }
5. }
1. class TestCustomException1{
2.
3. static void validate(int age)throws InvalidAgeException{
4. if(age<18)
5. throw new InvalidAgeException("not valid");
6. else
7. System.out.println("welcome to vote");
8. }
9.
11. try{
12. validate(13);
13. }catch(Exception m){System.out.println("Exception occured: "+m);}
14.
16. }
17. }
Test it Now
Output:Exception occured: InvalidAgeException:not valid

rest of the code...
Java Inner Class

1. Java Inner classes
2. Advantage of Inner class
3. Difference between nested class and inner class
4. Types of Nested classes
Java inner class or nested class is a class i.e. declared inside the class or interface.
We use inner classes to logically group classes and interfaces in one place so that it can be
more readable and maintainable.
Additionally, it can access all the members of outer class including private data members
and methods.
Syntax of Inner class
1. class Java_Outer_class{
2. //code
3. class Java_Inner_class{
4. //code
5. }
6. }
Advantage of java inner classes

There are basically three advantages of inner classes in java. They are as follows:
1) Nested classes represent a special type of relationship that is it can access all the
members (data members and methods) of outer classincluding private.
2) Nested classes are used to develop more readable and maintainable code because it
logically group classes and interfaces in one place only.
3) Code Optimization: It requires less code to write.
Do You Know
o What is the internal code generated by the compiler for member inner class ?
o What are the two ways to create annonymous inner class ?
o Can we access the non-final local variable inside the local inner class ?
o How to access the static nested class ?
o Can we define an interface within the class ?
o Can we define a class within the interface ?
Difference between nested class and inner class in

Java
Inner class is a part of nested class. Non-static nested classes are known as inner classes.
Types of Nested classes
There are two types of nested classes non-static and static nested classes.The non-static
nested classes are also known as inner classes.
1. Non-static nested class(inner class)

o a)Member inner class
o b)Annomynous inner class
o c)Local inner class
2. Static nested class
Type Description
Member Inner A class created within class and outside method.

Class
Anonymous A class created for implementing interface or extending

Inner Class class. Its name is decided by the java compiler.
Local Inner Class A class created within method.
Static Nested A static class created within class.

Class
Nested Interface An interface created within class or interface.
Java Member inner class

A non-static class that is created inside a class but outside a method is called member inner
class.
Syntax:
1. class Outer{
2. //code
3. class Inner{
4. //code
5. }
6. }
Java Member inner class example

In this example, we are creating msg() method in member inner class that is accessing the
private data member of outer class.
1. class TestMemberOuter1{
2. private int data=30;
3. class Inner{
4. void msg(){System.out.println("data is "+data);}
5. }
7. TestMemberOuter1 obj=new TestMemberOuter1();
8. TestMemberOuter1.Inner in=obj.new Inner();
9. in.msg();
10. }
11. }
Test it Now
Output:
data is 30
Internal working of Java member inner class

The java compiler creates two class files in case of inner class. The class file name of inner
class is "Outer$Inner". If you want to instantiate inner class, you must have to create the
instance of outer class. In such case, instance of inner class is created inside the instance of
outer class.
Internal code generated by the compiler

The java compiler creates a class file named Outer$Inner in this case. The Member inner
class have the reference of Outer class that is why it can access all the data members of
Outer class including private.
1. import java.io.PrintStream;
2. class Outer$Inner
3. {
4. final Outer this$0;
5. Outer$Inner()
6. { super();
7. this$0 = Outer.this;
8. }
9. void msg()
10. {
11. System.out.println((new StringBuilder()).append("data is ")
12. .append(Outer.access$000(Outer.this)).toString());
13. }
14. }
Java Anonymous inner class

A class that have no name is known as anonymous inner class in java. It should be used if
you have to override method of class or interface. Java Anonymous inner class can be
created by two ways:
1. Class (may be abstract or concrete).

2. Interface
Java anonymous inner class example using class

1. abstract class Person{
2. abstract void eat();
3. }
4. class TestAnonymousInner{
6. Person p=new Person(){
7. void eat(){System.out.println("nice fruits");}
8. };
9. p.eat();
10. }
11. }
Test it Now
Output:
nice fruits
Internal working of given code

1. Person p=new Person(){
3. };
1. A class is created but its name is decided by the compiler which extends the Person
class and provides the implementation of the eat() method.
2. An object of Anonymous class is created that is referred by p reference variable of
Person type.
Internal class generated by the compiler

2. static class TestAnonymousInner$1 extends Person
3. {
4. TestAnonymousInner$1(){}
5. void eat()
6. {
7. System.out.println("nice fruits");
8. }
9. }
Java anonymous inner class example using interface

1. interface Eatable{
2. void eat();
3. }
4. class TestAnnonymousInner1{
6. Eatable e=new Eatable(){
7. public void eat(){System.out.println("nice fruits");}
8. };
9. e.eat();
10. }
11. }
Test it Now
Output:
nice fruits
Internal working of given code
It performs two main tasks behind this code:
1. Eatable p=new Eatable(){

3. };
1. A class is created but its name is decided by the compiler which implements the
Eatable interface and provides the implementation of the eat() method.
2. An object of Anonymous class is created that is referred by p reference variable of
Eatable type.

2. static class TestAnonymousInner1$1 implements Eatable
3. {
4. TestAnonymousInner1$1(){}
6. }
Java Local inner class
A class i.e. created inside a method is called local inner class in java. If you want to invoke
the methods of local inner class, you must instantiate this class inside the method.
Java local inner class example

1. public class localInner1{
2. private int data=30;//instance variable
3. void display(){
4. class Local{
5. void msg(){System.out.println(data);}
6. }
7. Local l=new Local();
8. l.msg();
9. }
11. localInner1 obj=new localInner1();
12. obj.display();
13. }
14. }
Test it Now
Output:
30
In such case, compiler creates a class named Simple$1Local that have the reference of the
outer class.
2. class localInner1$Local
3. {
4. final localInner1 this$0;
5. localInner1$Local()
6. {
7. super();
8. this$0 = Simple.this;
9. }
10. void msg()
11. {
12. System.out.println(localInner1.access$000(localInner1.this));
13. }
14. }
Rule: Local variable can't be private, public or protected.
Rules for Java Local Inner class

1) Local inner class cannot be invoked from outside the method.
2) Local inner class cannot access non-final local variable till JDK 1.7. Since JDK 1.8, it is
possible to access the non-final local variable in local inner class.
Example of local inner class with local variable

1. class localInner2{
2. private int data=30;//instance variable
3. void display(){
4. int value=50;//local variable must be final till jdk 1.7 only
5. class Local{
6. void msg(){System.out.println(value);}
7. }
8. Local l=new Local();
9. l.msg();
10. }
12. localInner2 obj=new localInner2();
13. obj.display();
14. }
15. }
Test it Now
Output:
50
Java static nested class

A static class i.e. created inside a class is called static nested class in java. It cannot access
non-static data members and methods. It can be accessed by outer class name.
o It can access static data members of outer class including private.

o Static nested class cannot access non-static (instance) data member or method.
Java static nested class example with instance method

1. class TestOuter1{
2. static int data=30;
3. static class Inner{
4. void msg(){System.out.println("data is "+data);}
5. }
7. TestOuter1.Inner obj=new TestOuter1.Inner();
8. obj.msg();
9. }
10. }
Test it Now
Output:
data is 30
In this example, you need to create the instance of static nested class because it has
instance method msg(). But you don't need to create the object of Outer class because
nested class is static and static properties, methods or classes can be accessed without
object.

2. static class TestOuter1$Inner
3. {
4. TestOuter1$Inner(){}
5. void msg(){
6. System.out.println((new StringBuilder()).append("data is ")
7. .append(TestOuter1.data).toString());
8. }
9. }
Java static nested class example with static method

If you have the static member inside static nested class, you don't need to create instance
of static nested class.
1. class TestOuter2{
2. static int data=30;
3. static class Inner{
4. static void msg(){System.out.println("data is "+data);}
5. }
7. TestOuter2.Inner.msg();//no need to create the instance of static nested class
8. }
9. }
Test it Now
Output:
data is 30
Java Nested Interface

An interface i.e. declared within another interface or class is known as nested interface. The
nested interfaces are used to group related interfaces so that they can be easy to maintain.
The nested interface must be referred by the outer interface or class. It can't be accessed
directly.
Points to remember for nested interfaces
There are given some points that should be remembered by the java programmer.
o Nested interface must be public if it is declared inside the interface but it can have
any access modifier if declared within the class.
o Nested interfaces are declared static implicitely.
Syntax of nested interface which is declared within the interface

1. interface interface_name{
2. ...
3. interface nested_interface_name{
4. ...
5. }
6. }
Syntax of nested interface which is declared within the class

1. class class_name{
2. ...
4. ...
5. }
6. }
Example of nested interface which is declared within the interface

In this example, we are going to learn how to declare the nested interface and how we
can access it.
1. interface Showable{
2. void show();
3. interface Message{
4. void msg();
5. }
6. }
7.
8. class TestNestedInterface1 implements Showable.Message{
9. public void msg(){System.out.println("Hello nested interface");}
10.
12. Showable.Message message=new TestNestedInterface1();//upcasting here
13. message.msg();
14. }
15. }
Test it Now
download the example of nested interface
Output:hello nested interface
As you can see in the above example, we are acessing the Message interface by its outer
interface Showable because it cannot be accessed directly. It is just like almirah inside
the room, we cannot access the almirah directly because we must enter the room first.
In collection frameword, sun microsystem has provided a nested interface Entry. Entry is
the subinterface of Map i.e. accessed by Map.Entry.
Internal code generated by the java compiler for nested interface

Message
The java compiler internally creates public and static interface as displayed below:.
1. public static interface Showable$Message

2. {
3. public abstract void msg();
4. }
Example of nested interface which is declared within the class

Let's see how can we define an interface inside the class and how can we access it.
1. class A{
3. void msg();
4. }
5. }
6.
7. class TestNestedInterface2 implements A.Message{
9.
11. A.Message message=new TestNestedInterface2();//upcasting here
12. message.msg();
13. }
14. }
Test it Now
Can we define a class inside the interface?
Yes, If we define a class inside the interface, java compiler creates a static nested class.
Let's see how can we define a class within the interface:
1. interface M{
2. class A{}
3. }
Java Nested Interface
An interface i.e. declared within another interface or class is known as nested interface. The
nested interfaces are used to group related interfaces so that they can be easy to maintain.
The nested interface must be referred by the outer interface or class. It can't be accessed
directly.
Points to remember for nested interfaces
There are given some points that should be remembered by the java programmer.
o Nested interface must be public if it is declared inside the interface but it can have
any access modifier if declared within the class.
o Nested interfaces are declared static implicitely.
Syntax of nested interface which is declared within the interface

1. interface interface_name{
2. ...
4. ...
5. }
6. }
Syntax of nested interface which is declared within the class

1. class class_name{
2. ...
4. ...
5. }
6. }
Example of nested interface which is declared within the interface

In this example, we are going to learn how to declare the nested interface and how we
can access it.
1. interface Showable{
2. void show();
4. void msg();
5. }
6. }
7.
8. class TestNestedInterface1 implements Showable.Message{
10.
12. Showable.Message message=new TestNestedInterface1();//upcasting here
13. message.msg();
14. }
15. }
Test it Now
download the example of nested interface
As you can see in the above example, we are acessing the Message interface by its outer
interface Showable because it cannot be accessed directly. It is just like almirah inside
the room, we cannot access the almirah directly because we must enter the room first.
In collection frameword, sun microsystem has provided a nested interface Entry. Entry is
the subinterface of Map i.e. accessed by Map.Entry.
Internal code generated by the java compiler for nested interface

Message
The java compiler internally creates public and static interface as displayed below:.
1. public static interface Showable$Message

2. {
3. public abstract void msg();
4. }
Example of nested interface which is declared within the class

Let's see how can we define an interface inside the class and how can we access it.
1. class A{
3. void msg();
4. }
5. }
6.
7. class TestNestedInterface2 implements A.Message{
9.
11. A.Message message=new TestNestedInterface2();//upcasting here
12. message.msg();
13. }
14. }
Test it Now
Can we define a class inside the interface?
Yes, If we define a class inside the interface, java compiler creates a static nested class.
Let's see how can we define a class within the interface:
1. interface M{
2. class A{}
3. }
Life cycle of a Thread (Thread States)

1. Life cycle of a thread
1. New
2. Runnable
3. Running
4. Non-Runnable (Blocked)
5. Terminated
A thread can be in one of the five states. According to sun, there is only 4 states
inthread life cycle in java new, runnable, non-runnable and terminated. There is no
running state.
But for better understanding the threads, we are explaining it in the 5 states.
The life cycle of the thread in java is controlled by JVM. The java thread states are as
follows:
1. New
2. Runnable
3. Running
4. Non-Runnable (Blocked)
5. Terminated
1) New
The thread is in new state if you create an instance of Thread class but before the
invocation of start() method.
2) Runnable
The thread is in runnable state after invocation of start() method, but the thread scheduler
has not selected it to be the running thread.
3) Running
The thread is in running state if the thread scheduler has selected it.
4) Non-Runnable (Blocked)
This is the state when the thread is still alive, but is currently not eligible to run.
5) Terminated
A thread is in terminated or dead state when its run() method exits.

How to create thread
There are two ways to create a thread:
1. By extending Thread class

2. By implementing Runnable interface.
Thread class:
Thread class provide constructors and methods to create and perform operations on a
thread.Thread class extends Object class and implements Runnable interface.
Commonly used Constructors of Thread class:

 Thread()
 Thread(String name)
 Thread(Runnable r)
 Thread(Runnable r,String name)
Commonly used methods of Thread class:

1. public void run(): is used to perform action for a thread.
2. public void start(): starts the execution of the thread.JVM calls the run()
method on the thread.
3. public void sleep(long miliseconds): Causes the currently executing thread to
sleep (temporarily cease execution) for the specified number of milliseconds.
4. public void join(): waits for a thread to die.
5. public void join(long miliseconds): waits for a thread to die for the specified
miliseconds.
6. public int getPriority(): returns the priority of the thread.
7. public int setPriority(int priority): changes the priority of the thread.
8. public String getName(): returns the name of the thread.
9. public void setName(String name): changes the name of the thread.
10. public Thread currentThread(): returns the reference of currently executing
thread.
11. public int getId(): returns the id of the thread.
12. public Thread.State getState(): returns the state of the thread.
13. public boolean isAlive(): tests if the thread is alive.
14. public void yield(): causes the currently executing thread object to temporarily
pause and allow other threads to execute.
15. public void suspend(): is used to suspend the thread(depricated).
16. public void resume(): is used to resume the suspended thread(depricated).
17. public void stop(): is used to stop the thread(depricated).
18. public boolean isDaemon(): tests if the thread is a daemon thread.
19. public void setDaemon(boolean b): marks the thread as daemon or user
thread.
20. public void interrupt(): interrupts the thread.
21. public boolean isInterrupted(): tests if the thread has been interrupted.
22. public static boolean interrupted(): tests if the current thread has been
interrupted.
Runnable interface:
The Runnable interface should be implemented by any class whose instances are
intended to be executed by a thread. Runnable interface have only one method named
run().
1. public void run(): is used to perform action for a thread.
Starting a thread:
start() method of Thread class is used to start a newly created thread. It performs
following tasks:
 A new thread starts(with new callstack).

 The thread moves from New state to the Runnable state.
 When the thread gets a chance to execute, its target run() method will run.
1)By extending Thread class:

1. class Multi extends Thread{
2. public void run(){
3. System.out.println("thread is running...");
4. }
6. Multi t1=new Multi();
7. t1.start();
8. }
9. }
Output:thread is running...
Who makes your class object as thread object?

Thread class constructor allocates a new thread object.When you create object of
Multi class,your class constructor is invoked(provided by Compiler) fromwhere Thread
class constructor is invoked(by super() as first statement).So your Multi class object is
thread object now.
2)By implementing the Runnable interface:

1. class Multi3 implements Runnable{
3. System.out.println("thread is running...");
4. }
5.
7. Multi3 m1=new Multi3();
8. Thread t1 =new Thread(m1);
9. t1.start();
10. }
11. }
Output:thread is running...
If you are not extending the Thread class,your class object would not be treated as a
thread object.So you need to explicitely create Thread class object.We are passing the
object of your class that implements Runnable so that your class run() method may
execute.
Thread Scheduler in Java

Thread scheduler in java is the part of the JVM that decides which thread should run.
There is no guarantee that which runnable thread will be chosen to run by the thread
scheduler.
Only one thread at a time can run in a single process.
The thread scheduler mainly uses preemptive or time slicing scheduling to schedule the
threads.
Difference between preemptive scheduling and time

slicing
Under preemptive scheduling, the highest priority task executes until it enters the waiting or
dead states or a higher priority task comes into existence. Under time slicing, a task
executes for a predefined slice of time and then reenters the pool of ready tasks. The
scheduler then determines which task should execute next, based on priority and other
factors.
Sleep method in java

The sleep() method of Thread class is used to sleep a thread for the specified amount of
time.
Syntax of sleep() method in java
The Thread class provides two methods for sleeping a thread:
o public static void sleep(long miliseconds)throws InterruptedException

o public static void sleep(long miliseconds, int nanos)throws InterruptedException
Example of sleep method in java

1. class TestSleepMethod1 extends Thread{
3. for(int i=1;i<5;i++){
4. try{Thread.sleep(500);}catch(InterruptedException e){System.out.println(e);}
5. System.out.println(i);
6. }
7. }
9. TestSleepMethod1 t1=new TestSleepMethod1();
10. TestSleepMethod1 t2=new TestSleepMethod1();
11.
12. t1.start();
13. t2.start();
14. }
15. }
Output:
2
3
As you know well that at a time only one thread is executed. If you sleep a thread for the
specified time,the thread shedular picks up another thread and so on.
Can we start a thread twice

No. After starting a thread, it can never be started again. If you does so,
an IllegalThreadStateException is thrown. In such case, thread will run once but for second
time, it will throw exception.
Let's understand it by the example given below:
1. public class TestThreadTwice1 extends Thread{

3. System.out.println("running...");
4. }
6. TestThreadTwice1 t1=new TestThreadTwice1();
7. t1.start();
8. t1.start();
9. }
10. }
Test it Now
running
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalThreadStateException
What if we call run() method directly instead

start() method?
 Each thread starts in a separate call stack.
 Invoking the run() method from main thread, the run() method goes onto the
current call stack rather than at the beginning of a new call stack.
1. class TestCallRun1 extends Thread{

4. }
6. TestCallRun1 t1=new TestCallRun1();
7. t1.run();//fine, but does not start a separate call stack
8. }
9. }
Test it Now
Output:running...
Problem if you direct call run() method
1. class TestCallRun2 extends Thread{

3. for(int i=1;i<5;i++){
4. try{Thread.sleep(500);}catch(InterruptedException e){System.out.println(e);}
6. }
7. }
11.
12. t1.run();
13. t2.run();
14. }
15. }
Test it Now
Output:1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
As you can see in the above program that there is no context-switching because here t1
and t2 will be treated as normal object not thread object.
The join() method:

The join() method waits for a thread to die. In other words, it causes the currently
running threads to stop executing until the thread it joins with completes its task.
Syntax:
public void join()throws InterruptedException
public void join(long milliseconds)throws InterruptedException
Example of join() method
1. class TestJoinMethod1 extends Thread{

3. for(int i=1;i<=5;i++){
4. try{
5. Thread.sleep(500);
8. }
9. }
11. TestJoinMethod1 t1=new TestJoinMethod1();
14. t1.start();
15. try{
16. t1.join();
18.
19. t2.start();
20. t3.start();
21. }
22. }
Test it Now
Output:1
2
3
4
5
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
As you can see in the above example,when t1 completes its task then t2 and t3 starts
executing.
Example of join(long miliseconds) method

3. for(int i=1;i<=5;i++){
4. try{
5. Thread.sleep(500);
8. }
9. }
14. t1.start();
15. try{
16. t1.join(1500);
18.
19. t2.start();
20. t3.start();
21. }
22. }
Test it Now
Output:1
2
3
1
4
1
2
5
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
In the above example,when t1 is completes its task for 1500 miliseconds(3 times) then
t2 and t3 starts executing.
getName(),setName(String) and getId() method:

public String getName()
public void setName(String name)
public long getId()

4. }
8. System.out.println("Name of t1:"+t1.getName());
10. System.out.println("id of t1:"+t1.getId());
11.
12. t1.start();
13. t2.start();
14.
15. t1.setName("Sonoo Jaiswal");
16. System.out.println("After changing name of t1:"+t1.getName());
17. }
18. }
Test it Now
Output:Name of t1:Thread-0
Name of t2:Thread-1
id of t1:8
running...
After changling name of t1:Sonoo Jaiswal
running...
The currentThread() method:

The currentThread() method returns a reference to the currently executing thread object.
Syntax:
public static Thread currentThread()
Example of currentThread() method

3. System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName());
4. }
5. }
9.
10. t1.start();
11. t2.start();
12. }
13. }
Test it Now
Output:Thread-0
Thread-1
Naming a thread:
The Thread class provides methods to change and get the name of a thread.
1. public String getName(): is used to return the name of a thread.

2. public void setName(String name): is used to change the name of a thread.
Example of naming a thread:

1. class TestMultiNaming1 extends Thread{
4. }
6. TestMultiNaming1 t1=new TestMultiNaming1();
10.
11. t1.start();
12. t2.start();
13.
14. t1.setName("Sonoo Jaiswal");
15. System.out.println("After changing name of t1:"+t1.getName());
16. }
17. }
Test it Now
Output:Name of t1:Thread-0
Name of t2:Thread-1
id of t1:8
running...
After changeling name of t1:Sonoo Jaiswal
running...
The currentThread() method:

The currentThread() method returns a reference to the currently executing thread object.
Syntax of currentThread() method:

 public static Thread currentThread(): returns the reference of currently running
thread.

Example of currentThread() method:

1. class TestMultiNaming2 extends Thread{
3. System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName());
4. }
5. }
9.
10. t1.start();
11. t2.start();
12. }
13. }
Test it Now
Output:Thread-0
Thread-1
Priority of a Thread (Thread Priority):

Each thread have a priority. Priorities are represented by a number between 1 and 10. In
most cases, thread schedular schedules the threads according to their priority (known as
preemptive scheduling). But it is not guaranteed because it depends on JVM specification
that which scheduling it chooses.
3 constants defiend in Thread class:

1. public static int MIN_PRIORITY
2. public static int NORM_PRIORITY
3. public static int MAX_PRIORITY
Default priority of a thread is 5 (NORM_PRIORITY). The value of MIN_PRIORITY is 1 and
the value of MAX_PRIORITY is 10.
Example of priority of a Thread:

1. class TestMultiPriority1 extends Thread{
3. System.out.println("running thread name is:"+Thread.currentThread().getName());
4. System.out.println("running thread priority is:"+Thread.currentThread().getPriority());
5.
6. }
8. TestMultiPriority1 m1=new TestMultiPriority1();
9. TestMultiPriority1 m2=new TestMultiPriority1();
10. m1.setPriority(Thread.MIN_PRIORITY);
11. m2.setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);
12. m1.start();
13. m2.start();
14.
15. }
16. }
Test it Now
Output:running thread name is:Thread-0

running thread priority is:10
running thread name is:Thread-1
running thread priority is:1
Daemon Thread in Java

Daemon thread in java is a service provider thread that provides services to the user
thread. Its life depend on the mercy of user threads i.e. when all the user threads dies, JVM
terminates this thread automatically.
There are many java daemon threads running automatically e.g. gc, finalizer etc.
You can see all the detail by typing the jconsole in the command prompt. The jconsole tool
provides information about the loaded classes, memory usage, running threads etc.
Points to remember for Daemon Thread in Java

 It provides services to user threads for background supporting tasks. It has no role
in life than to serve user threads.
 Its life depends on user threads.
 It is a low priority thread.
Why JVM terminates the daemon thread if there is no user

thread?
The sole purpose of the daemon thread is that it provides services to user thread for
background supporting task. If there is no user thread, why should JVM keep running this
thread. That is why JVM terminates the daemon thread if there is no user thread.
Methods for Java Daemon thread by Thread class
The java.lang.Thread class provides two methods for java daemon thread.
No. Method Description
1) public void is used to mark the current thread

setDaemon(boolean status) as daemon thread or user thread.
2) public boolean isDaemon() is used to check that current is

daemon.
Simple example of Daemon thread in java
File: MyThread.java
1. public class TestDaemonThread1 extends Thread{

3. if(Thread.currentThread().isDaemon()){//checking for daemon thread
4. System.out.println("daemon thread work");
5. }
6. else{
7. System.out.println("user thread work");
8. }
9. }
11. TestDaemonThread1 t1=new TestDaemonThread1();//creating thread
12. TestDaemonThread1 t2=new TestDaemonThread1();
14.
15. t1.setDaemon(true);//now t1 is daemon thread
16.
17. t1.start();//starting threads
18. t2.start();
19. t3.start();
20. }
21. }
Test it Now
Output
daemon thread work

user thread work
user thread work
Note: If you want to make a user thread as Daemon, it must not be started otherwise
it will throw IllegalThreadStateException.
File: MyThread.java
1. class TestDaemonThread2 extends Thread{

3. System.out.println("Name: "+Thread.currentThread().getName());
4. System.out.println("Daemon: "+Thread.currentThread().isDaemon());
5. }
6.
10. t1.start();
11. t1.setDaemon(true);//will throw exception here
12. t2.start();
13. }
14. }
Test it Now
Output:exception in thread main: java.lang.IllegalThreadStateException
Java Thread Pool

Java Thread pool represents a group of worker threads that are waiting for the job and
reuse many times.
In case of thread pool, a group of fixed size threads are created. A thread from the thread
pool is pulled out and assigned a job by the service provider. After completion of the job,
thread is contained in the thread pool again.
Advantage of Java Thread Pool
Better performance It saves time because there is no need to create new thread.
Real time usage
It is used in Servlet and JSP where container creates a thread pool to process the request.
Example of Java Thread Pool
Let's see a simple example of java thread pool using ExecutorService and Executors.
File: WorkerThrad.java
1. import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
2. import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
3. class WorkerThread implements Runnable {
4. private String message;
5. public WorkerThread(String s){
6. this.message=s;
7. }
8. public void run() {
9. System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+" (Start) message = "+messag
e);
10. processmessage();//call processmessage method that sleeps the thread for 2 seconds
11. System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+" (End)");//prints thread name
12. }
13. private void processmessage() {
14. try { Thread.sleep(2000); } catch (InterruptedException e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
15. }
16. }
File: JavaThreadPoolExample.java
1. public class TestThreadPool {

3. ExecutorService executor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(5);//creating a pool of 5 th
reads
4. for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
5. Runnable worker = new WorkerThread("" + i);
6. executor.execute(worker);//calling execute method of ExecutorService
7. }
8. executor.shutdown();
9. while (!executor.isTerminated()) { }
10.
11. System.out.println("Finished all threads");
12. }
13. }
Test it Now
Output:
pool-1-thread-1 (Start) message = 0
pool-1-thread-2 (End)
Finished all threads
How to perform single task by multiple threads?

If you have to perform single task by many threads, have only one run() method.For
example:
Program of performing single task by multiple threads

1. class TestMultitasking1 extends Thread{
3. System.out.println("task one");
4. }
6. TestMultitasking1 t1=new TestMultitasking1();
9.
10. t1.start();
11. t2.start();
12. t3.start();
13. }
14. }
Test it Now
Output:task one
task one
task one
Program of performing single task by multiple threads
1. class TestMultitasking2 implements Runnable{

4. }
5.
7. Thread t1 =new Thread(new TestMultitasking2());//passing annonymous object of TestMul
titasking2 class
8. Thread t2 =new Thread(new TestMultitasking2());
9.
10. t1.start();
11. t2.start();
12.
13. }
14. }
Test it Now
Output:task one
task one
Note: Each thread run in a separate callstack.

How to perform multiple tasks by multiple threads (multitasking in
multithreading)?
If you have to perform multiple tasks by multiple threads,have multiple run()
methods.For example:
Program of performing two tasks by two threads
1. class Simple1 extends Thread{

4. }
5. }
6.
7. class Simple2 extends Thread{
9. System.out.println("task two");
10. }
11. }
12.
13. class TestMultitasking3{
15. Simple1 t1=new Simple1();
16. Simple2 t2=new Simple2();
17.
18. t1.start();
19. t2.start();
20. }
21. }
Test it Now
Output:task one
task two
Same example as above by annonymous class that extends

Thread class:
3. Thread t1=new Thread(){
6. }
7. };
8. Thread t2=new Thread(){
11. }
12. };
13.
14.
15. t1.start();
16. t2.start();
17. }
18. }
Test it Now
Output:task one
task two
Same example as above by annonymous class that implements

Runnable interface:
3. Runnable r1=new Runnable(){
6. }
7. };
8.
9. Runnable r2=new Runnable(){
12. }
13. };
14.
15. Thread t1=new Thread(r1);
16. Thread t2=new Thread(r2);
17.
18. t1.start();
19. t2.start();
20. }
21. }
Test it Now
Output:task one
task two
Java Garbage Collection

In java, garbage means unreferenced objects.
Garbage Collection is process of reclaiming the runtime unused memory automatically. In

other words, it is a way to destroy the unused objects.
To do so, we were using free() function in C language and delete() in C++. But, in java it is
performed automatically. So, java provides better memory management.
Advantage of Garbage Collection

o It makes java memory efficient because garbage collector removes the
unreferenced objects from heap memory.
o It is automatically done by the garbage collector(a part of JVM) so we don't need
to make extra efforts.
How can an object be unreferenced?

There are many ways:
o By nulling the reference

o By assigning a reference to another
o By annonymous object etc.
1) By nulling a reference:
1. Employee e=new Employee();
2. e=null;
2) By assigning a reference to another:

1. Employee e1=new Employee();
2. Employee e2=new Employee();
3. e1=e2;//now the first object referred by e1 is available for garbage collection
3) By annonymous object:
1. new Employee();
finalize() method
The finalize() method is invoked each time before the object is garbage collected. This
method can be used to perform cleanup processing. This method is defined in Object class
as:
1. protected void finalize(){}
Note: The Garbage collector of JVM collects only those objects that are created by new
keyword. So if you have created any object without new, you can use finalize method to
perform cleanup processing (destroying remaining objects).
gc() method
The gc() method is used to invoke the garbage collector to perform cleanup processing. The
gc() is found in System and Runtime classes.
1. public static void gc(){}
Note: Garbage collection is performed by a daemon thread called Garbage Collector(GC).

This thread calls the finalize() method before object is garbage collected.
Simple Example of garbage collection in java

1. public class TestGarbage1{
2. public void finalize(){System.out.println("object is garbage collected");}
4. TestGarbage1 s1=new TestGarbage1();
5. TestGarbage1 s2=new TestGarbage1();
6. s1=null;
7. s2=null;
8. System.gc();
9. }
10. }
Test it Now
object is garbage collected

object is garbage collected
Note: Neither finalization nor garbage collection is guaranteed.
Java I/O Tutorial

Java I/O (Input and Output) is used to process the input and produce the output based on
the input.
Java uses the concept of stream to make I/O operation fast. The java.io package contains
all the classes required for input and output operations.
We can perform file handling in java by java IO API.

Stream
A stream is a sequence of data.In Java a stream is composed of bytes. It's called a stream
because it's like a stream of water that continues to flow.
In java, 3 streams are created for us automatically. All these streams are attached with
console.
1) System.out: standard output stream
2) System.in: standard input stream
3) System.err: standard error stream
Let's see the code to print output and error message to the console.
1. System.out.println("simple message");
2. System.err.println("error message");
Let's see the code to get input from console.
1. int i=System.in.read();//returns ASCII code of 1st character

2. System.out.println((char)i);//will print the character
Do You Know ?
 How to write a common data to multiple files using single stream only ?
 How can we access multiple files by single stream ?
 How can we improve the performance of Input and Output operation ?
 How many ways can we read data from the keyboard?
 What is console class ?
 How to compress and uncompress the data of a file?
OutputStream
Java application uses an output stream to write data to a destination, it may be a file,an
array,peripheral device or socket.
InputStream
Java application uses an input stream to read data from a source, it may be a file,an
array,peripheral device or socket.
Let's understand working of Java OutputStream and InputStream by the figure given below.
OutputStream class
OutputStream class is an abstract class.It is the superclass of all classes representing an

output stream of bytes. An output stream accepts output bytes and sends them to some
sink.
Commonly used methods of OutputStream class

Method Description
1) public void write(int)throws IOException: is used to write a byte to the curre
2) public void write(byte[])throws IOException: is used to write an array of byte to
3) public void flush()throws IOException: flushes the current output stream.
4) public void close()throws IOException: is used to close the current output
InputStream class
InputStream class is an abstract class.It is the superclass of all classes representing an

input stream of bytes.
Commonly used methods of InputStream class

Method Description
1) public abstract int read()throws reads the next byte of data from the input strea
IOException:
2) public int available()throws IOException: returns an estimate of the number of bytes that
stream.
3) public void close()throws IOException: is used to close the current input stream.
FileInputStream and FileOutputStream (File
Handling)
In Java, FileInputStream and FileOutputStream classes are used to read and write data in
file. In another words, they are used for file handling in java.
Java FileOutputStream class

Java FileOutputStream is an output stream for writing data to a file.
If you have to write primitive values then use FileOutputStream.Instead, for character-
oriented data, prefer FileWriter.But you can write byte-oriented as well as character-
oriented data.
Example of Java FileOutputStream class

2. class Test{
4. try{
5. FileOutputstream fout=new FileOutputStream("abc.txt");
6. String s="Sachin Tendulkar is my favourite player";
7. byte b[]=s.getBytes();//converting string into byte array
8. fout.write(b);
9. fout.close();
10. System.out.println("success...");
11. }catch(Exception e){system.out.println(e);}
12. }
13. }
Output:success...
Java FileInputStream class
Java FileInputStream class obtains input bytes from a file.It is used for reading streams of
raw bytes such as image data. For reading streams of characters, consider using FileReader.
It should be used to read byte-oriented data for example to read image, audio, video etc.
Example of FileInputStream class

2. class SimpleRead{
4. try{
5. FileInputStream fin=new FileInputStream("abc.txt");
6. int i=0;
7. while((i=fin.read())!=-1){
8. System.out.println((char)i);
9. }
10. fin.close();
12. }
13. }
Output:Sachin is my favourite player.
Example of Reading the data of current java file and writing it
into another file
We can read the data of any file using the FileInputStream class whether it is java file,
image file, video file etc. In this example, we are reading the data of C.java file and writing
it into another file M.java.
2. class C{
3. public static void main(String args[])throws Exception{
4. FileInputStream fin=new FileInputStream("C.java");
5. FileOutputStream fout=new FileOutputStream("M.java");
6. int i=0;
7. while((i=fin.read())!=-1){
8. fout.write((byte)i);
9. }
10. fin.close();
11. }
12. }
Java ByteArrayOutputStream class

Java ByteArrayOutputStream class is used to write data into multiple files. In this stream,
the data is written into a byte array that can be written to multiple stream.
The ByteArrayOutputStream holds a copy of data and forwards it to multiple streams.
The buffer of ByteArrayOutputStream automatically grows according to data.
Closing the ByteArrayOutputStream has no effect.
Constructors of ByteArrayOutputStream class

Constructor Description
ByteArrayOutputStream() creates a new byte array output stream with the initial capacity of 3
necessary.
ByteArrayOutputStream(int creates a new byte array output stream, with a buffer capacity of th
size)
Methods of ByteArrayOutputStream class

Method Description
1) public synchronized void writeTo(OutputStream out) throws writes the complete contents of this b
IOException specified output stream.
2) public void write(byte b) throws IOException writes byte into this stream.
3) public void write(byte[] b) throws IOException writes byte array into this stream.
4) public void flush() flushes this stream.
5) public void close() has no affect, it doesn't closes the by
Java ByteArrayOutputStream Example
Let's see a simple example of java ByteArrayOutputStream class to write data into 2 files.
2. class S{
4. FileOutputStream fout1=new FileOutputStream("f1.txt");
5. FileOutputStream fout2=new FileOutputStream("f2.txt");
6.
7. ByteArrayOutputStream bout=new ByteArrayOutputStream();
8. bout.write(139);
9. bout.writeTo(fout1);
10. bout.writeTo(fout2);
11.
12. bout.flush();
13. bout.close();//has no effect
14. System.out.println("success...");
15. }
16. }
success...
Java SequenceInputStream class

Java SequenceInputStream class is used to read data from multiple streams. It reads data
of streams one by one.
Constructors of SequenceInputStream class:

1) SequenceInputStream(InputStream s1, creates a new input stream by reading

InputStream s2) first s1 and then s2.
2) SequenceInputStream(Enumeration e) creates a new input stream by reading

is InputStream.
Simple example of SequenceInputStream class
In this example, we are printing the data of two files f1.txt and f2.txt.
2. class Simple{
4. FileinputStream fin1=new FileinputStream("f1.txt");
6.
7. SequenceinputStream sis=new SequenceinputStream(fin1,fin2);
8. int i;
9. while((i=sis.read())!=-1){
11. }
12. sis.close();
13. fin1.close();
14. fin2.close();
15. }
16. }
Example of SequenceInputStream that reads the data from two

files
In this example, we are writing the data of two files f1.txt and f2.txt into another file named
f3.txt.
1. //reading data of 2 files and writing it into one file

2.
4. class Simple{
6.
9.
10. FileOutputStream fout=new FileOutputStream("f3.txt");
11.
12. SequenceinputStream sis=new SequenceinputStream(fin1,fin2);
13. int i;
14. while((i.sisread())!=-1)
15. {
16. fout.write(i);
17. }
18. sis.close();
19. fout.close();
20. fin.close();
21. fin.close();
22.
23. }
24. }
Example of SequenceInputStream class that reads the data

from multiple files using enumeration
If we need to read the data from more than two files, we need to have these information
in the Enumeration object. Enumeration object can be get by calling elements method of
the Vector class. Let's see the simple example where we are reading the data from the 4
files.
2. import java.util.*;
3.
4. class B{
5. public static void main(String args[])throws IOException{
6.
7. //creating the FileInputStream objects for all the files
8. FileInputStream fin=new FileInputStream("A.java");
9. FileInputStream fin2=new FileInputStream("abc2.txt");
10. FileInputStream fin3=new FileInputStream("abc.txt");
11. FileInputStream fin4=new FileInputStream("B.java");
12.
13. //creating Vector object to all the stream
14. Vector v=new Vector();
15. v.add(fin);
16. v.add(fin2);
17. v.add(fin3);
18. v.add(fin4);
19.
20. //creating enumeration object by calling the elements method
21. Enumeration e=v.elements();
22.
23. //passing the enumeration object in the constructor
24. SequenceInputStream bin=new SequenceInputStream(e);
25. int i=0;
26.
27. while((i=bin.read())!=-1){
28. System.out.print((char)i);
29. }
30.
31. bin.close();
32. fin.close();
33. fin2.close();
34. }
35. }
download this example of SequenceInputStream
Java BufferedOutputStream and

BufferedInputStream
Java BufferedOutputStream class

Java BufferedOutputStream class uses an internal buffer to store data. It adds more
efficiency than to write data directly into a stream. So, it makes the performance fast.
Example of BufferedOutputStream class:
In this example, we are writing the textual information in the BufferedOutputStream object
which is connected to the FileOutputStream object. The flush() flushes the data of one
stream and send it into another. It is required if you have connected the one stream with
another.
2. class Test{
4. FileOutputStream fout=new FileOutputStream("f1.txt");
5. BufferedOutputStream bout=new BufferedOutputStream(fout);
6. String s="Sachin is my favourite player";
7. byte b[]=s.getBytes();
8. bout.write(b);
9.
10. bout.flush();
11. bout.close();
12. fout.close();
13. System.out.println("success");
14. }
15. }
Output:
success...
Java BufferedInputStream class

Java BufferedInputStream class is used to read information from stream. It internally uses
buffer mechanism to make the performance fast.
Example of Java BufferedInputStream
Let's see the simple example to read data of file using BufferedInputStream.
2. class SimpleRead{
4. try{
5. FileInputStream fin=new FileInputStream("f1.txt");
6. BufferedInputStream bin=new BufferedInputStream(fin);
7. int i;
8. while((i=bin.read())!=-1){
10. }
11. bin.close();
12. fin.close();
14. }
15. }
Output:
Sachin is my favourite player
Java FileWriter and FileReader (File Handling in

java)
Java FileWriter and FileReader classes are used to write and read data from text files. These
are character-oriented classes, used for file handling in java.
Java has suggested not to use the FileInputStream and FileOutputStream classes if you
have to read and write the textual information.
Java FileWriter class

Java FileWriter class is used to write character-oriented data to the file.
Constructors of FileWriter class

FileWriter(String file) creates a new file. It gets file name in string.
FileWriter(File file) creates a new file. It gets file name in File object.
Methods of FileWriter class

Method Description
1) public void write(String text) writes the string into FileWriter
2) public void write(char c) writes the char into FileWriter.
3) public void write(char[] c) writes char array into FileWrite
4) public void flush() flushes the data of FileWriter.
5) public void close() closes FileWriter.
Java FileWriter Example

In this example, we are writing the data in the file abc.txt.
2. class Simple{
4. try{
5. FileWriter fw=new FileWriter("abc.txt");
6. fw.write("my name is sachin");
7. fw.close();
9. System.out.println("success");
10. }
11. }
Output:
success...
Java FileReader class

Java FileReader class is used to read data from the file. It returns data in byte format like
FileInputStream class.
Constructors of FileWriter class
FileReader(String It gets filename in string. It opens the given file

file) in read mode. If file doesn't exist, it throws
FileNotFoundException.
FileReader(File It gets filename in file instance. It opens the

file) given file in read mode. If file doesn't exist, it
throws FileNotFoundException.
Methods of FileReader class

Method Description
1) public int read() returns a character in ASCII form. It returns -1 at the end
of file.
2) public void closes FileReader.

close()
Java FileReader Example

In this example, we are reading the data from the file abc.txt file.
2. class Simple{
4. FileReader fr=new FileReader("abc.txt");
5. int i;
6. while((i=fr.read())!=-1)
8.
9. fr.close();
10. }
11. }
Output:
my name is sachin
CharArrayWriter class:
The CharArrayWriter class can be used to write data to multiple files. This class implements
the Appendable interface. Its buffer automatically grows when data is written in this stream.
Calling the close() method on this object has no effect.
Example of CharArrayWriter class:
In this example, we are writing a common data to 4 files a.txt, b.txt, c.txt and d.txt.
2. class Simple{
4.
5. CharArrayWriter out=new CharArrayWriter();
6. out.write("my name is");
7.
8. FileWriter f1=new FileWriter("a.txt");
9. FileWriter f2=new FileWriter("b.txt");
10. FileWriter f3=new FileWriter("c.txt");
11. FileWriter f4=new FileWriter("d.txt");
12.
13. out.writeTo(f1);
17.
18.
19. f1.close();
20. f2.close();
21. f3.close();
22. f4.close();
23. }
24. }
Reading data from keyboard:

There are many ways to read data from the keyboard. For example:
 InputStreamReader
 Console
 Scanner
 DataInputStream etc.
InputStreamReader class:
InputStreamReader class can be used to read data from keyboard.It performs two tasks:
 connects to input stream of keyboard

 converts the byte-oriented stream into character-oriented stream
BufferedReader class:
BufferedReader class can be used to read data line by line by readLine() method.
Example of reading data from keyboard by InputStreamReader

and BufferdReader class:
In this example, we are connecting the BufferedReader stream with the InputStreamReader
stream for reading the line by line data from the keyboard.
1. //<b><i>Program of reading data</i></b>

2.
4. class G5{
6.
7. InputStreamReader r=new InputStreamReader(System.in);
8. BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(r);
9.
10. System.out.println("Enter your name");
11. String name=br.readLine();
12. System.out.println("Welcome "+name);
13. }
14. }
Output:Enter your name
Amit
Welcome Amit
Another Example of reading data from keyboard by

InputStreamReader and BufferdReader class until the user
writes stop
In this example, we are reading and printing the data until the user prints stop.
2. class G5{
4.
5. InputStreamReader r=new InputStreamReader(System.in);
6. BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(r);
7.
8. String name="";
9.
10. while(name.equals("stop")){
11. System.out.println("Enter data: ");
12. name=br.readLine();
13. System.out.println("data is: "+name);
14. }
15.
16. br.close();
17. r.close();
18. }
19. }
Output:Enter data: Amit
data is: Amit
Enter data: 10
data is: 10
Enter data: stop
data is: stop
Java Console class

The Java Console class is be used to get input from console. It provides methods to read
text and password.
If you read password using Console class, it will not be displayed to the user.
The java.io.Console class is attached with system console internally. The Console class is
introduced since 1.5.
Let's see a simple example to read text from console.
1. String text=System.console().readLine();
2. System.out.println("Text is: "+text);
Methods of Console class
Let's see the commonly used methods of Console class.
Method Description
1) public String readLine() is used to read a single line of text from the con
2) public String readLine(String fmt,Object... args) it provides a formatted prompt then reads the s
3) public char[] readPassword() is used to read password that is not being displa
4) public char[] readPassword(String fmt,Object... it provides a formatted prompt then reads the p
args) the console.
How to get the object of Console
System class provides a static method console() that returns the unique instance of Console
class.
1. public static Console console(){}
Let's see the code to get the instance of Console class.
1. Console c=System.console();
Java Console Example

2. class ReadStringTest{
5. System.out.println("Enter your name: ");
6. String n=c.readLine();
7. System.out.println("Welcome "+n);
8. }
9. }
Output:
Enter your name: james gosling

Welcome james gosling
Java Console Example to read password

2. class ReadPasswordTest{
5. System.out.println("Enter password: ");
6. char[] ch=c.readPassword();
7. String pass=String.valueOf(ch);//converting char array into string
8. System.out.println("Password is: "+pass);
9. }
10. }
Output:
Enter password:
Password is: sonoo
Java Scanner class

There are various ways to read input from the keyboard, the java.util.Scanner class is one
of them.
The Java Scanner class breaks the input into tokens using a delimiter that is whitespace
bydefault. It provides many methods to read and parse various primitive values.
Java Scanner class is widely used to parse text for string and primitive types using regular
expression.
Java Scanner class extends Object class and implements Iterator and Closeable interfaces.
Commonly used methods of Scanner class
There is a list of commonly used Scanner class methods:
Method Description
public String next() it returns the next token from the scanner.
public String it moves the scanner position to the next line and
nextLine() returns the value as a string.
public byte it scans the next token as a byte.

nextByte()
public short it scans the next token as a short value.

nextShort()
public int nextInt() it scans the next token as an int value.
public long it scans the next token as a long value.

nextLong()
public float it scans the next token as a float value.

nextFloat()
public double it scans the next token as a double value.

nextDouble()
Java Scanner Example to get input from console

Let's see the simple example of the Java Scanner class which reads the int, string and
double value as an input:
1. import java.util.Scanner;
2. class ScannerTest{
4. Scanner sc=new Scanner(System.in);
5.
6. System.out.println("Enter your rollno");
7. int rollno=sc.nextInt();
8. System.out.println("Enter your name");
9. String name=sc.next();
10. System.out.println("Enter your fee");
11. double fee=sc.nextDouble();
12. System.out.println("Rollno:"+rollno+" name:"+name+" fee:"+fee);
13. sc.close();
14. }
15. }
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Output:
Enter your rollno

111
Enter your name
Ratan
Enter
450000
Rollno:111 name:Ratan fee:450000
Java Scanner Example with delimiter

Let's see the example of Scanner class with delimiter. The \s represents whitespace.
1. import java.util.*;
2. public class ScannerTest2{
4. String input = "10 tea 20 coffee 30 tea buiscuits";
5. Scanner s = new Scanner(input).useDelimiter("\\s");
6. System.out.println(s.nextInt());
7. System.out.println(s.next());
8. System.out.println(s.nextInt());
9. System.out.println(s.next());
10. s.close();
11. }}
Output:
10
tea
20
coffee

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1. JDK Alpha and Beta (1995)

No need to remove unreferenced objects because there is Automatic Garbage

Object-oriented programming (OOPs) is methodologies that simplify software

Basic concepts of OOPs are:

Java code can be

Difference between JDK, JRE and JVM

1. A specification where working of Java Virtual Machine is specified. But

JVM provides definitions for the:

Internal Architecture of JVM

6) Native Method Stack:

2) Interpreter:Read bytecode stream then execute the instructions.

3) Just-In-Time(JIT) compiler:It is used to improve the performance.JIT compiles

Variable and Datatype in Java

1. int data=50;//Here data is variable

A variable that is declared inside the method is called local variable.

A variable that is declared as static is called static variable. It cannot be local.

We will have detailed learning of these variables in next chapters.

Example to understand the types of variables

Data Types in Java

 primitive data types

Why char uses 2 byte in java and what is \u0000 ?

This caused two problems:

1. A particular code value corresponds to different letters in the various language

Java OOPs Concepts

Simula is considered as the first object-oriented programming language. The programming

Smalltalk is considered as the first truly object-oriented programming language.

OOPs (Object Oriented Programming System)

Object means a real word entity such

In java, we use method overloading and method overriding to achieve polymorphism.

Hiding internal details and showing functionality is known as abstraction. For

In java, we use abstract class and interface to achieve abstraction.

Advantage of OOPs over Procedure-oriented programming

2)OOPs provides data hiding whereas in Procedure-oriented prgramming language a

What is difference between object-oriented programming language and object-based

Java OOPs Concepts

Simula is considered as the first object-oriented programming language. The programming

Smalltalk is considered as the first truly object-oriented programming language.

OOPs (Object Oriented Programming System)

In java, we use method overloading and method overriding to achieve polymorphism.

Hiding internal details and showing functionality is known as abstraction. For

In java, we use abstract class and interface to achieve abstraction.

Advantage of OOPs over Procedure-oriented programming

2)OOPs provides data hiding whereas in Procedure-oriented prgramming language a

What is difference between object-oriented programming language and object-based

But, it is not forced to follow. So, it is known as convention not rule.

Advantage of naming conventions in java

interface should start with uppercase letter and be an

method should start with lowercase letter and be a verb e.g.

variable should start with lowercase letter e.g. firstName,

package should be in lowercase letter e.g. java, lang, sql,

constants should be in uppercase letter. e.g. RED, YELLOW,

CamelCase in java naming conventions

Object and Class in Java

An object has three characteristics:

 state: represents data (value) of an object.

Object is an instance of a class. Class is a template or blueprint from which objects

A class in java can contain:

Syntax to declare a class:

Simple Example of Object and Class

Instance variable in Java

Example of Object and class that maintains the records of

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Another Example of Object and Class

We will learn, these ways to create the object later.