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Getting Started With JavaSeptember 22, 2010
Java Bytecode Bytecode: is a highly optimized set of
instructions designed to be executed by the Java run-time system (JVM)
(The JVM is an interpreter for bytecode)
MAC Interpreter Compaq Interpreter HP Interpreter
Java BytecodeCompiler
Platform Independence A programming language is considered
platform independent or portable if the source code created on one computer platform can execute on another without any difficulty.
Compiled and Interpreted Java uses a compiler to translate the
source code by the programmer into bytecode
Java then continues and uses an interpreter to translate the bytecode into executable machine code.
Applications and Applets A Java program designed to operate
inside a webpage is called an applet A Java program designed to operate in a
stand-alone environment is called an application
Our first Data Types String – stores sequences of
characters. Int – an integer (only whole numbers) Double- allows for fractional
components of numbers (most common) Float- also allows for fractional
components of numbers
Logical Operators & -- AND |-- OR ^ --XOR (exclusive or) || -- short-circuit OR && -- short-circuit AND ! -- NOT