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Java Review

Outline

• Java Primitives, Program Structure• Operators, Control Flow, Loops• Classes and Objects

Most of these slides are based on “Intro to OOP with Java” text book by C. Thomas Wu

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Java Translation

• The Java compiler translates Java source code into a special representation called bytecode in the .class file

• Java bytecode is not the machine language for any specific CPU

• Another software tool, called an interpreter (in our case the Java Virtual Machine), executes the bytecode

• Java is considered to be architecture-neutral

• The Java compiler is not tied to any particular machine

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Program Structure

public class MyProgram

{

}

// comments about the class

public static void main (String[] args)

{

}

// comments about the method

method headermethod body

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Arithmetic Operators

Intro to OOP with Java, C. Thomas Wu

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Operator Precedence Rules

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if ( testScore < 70 )

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "You did not pass" );

else

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "You did pass " );

Syntax for the if Statement

if ( <boolean expression> )

<then block>

else

<else block>

Then BlockThen Block

Else BlockElse Block

Boolean ExpressionBoolean Expression

Indentation is important!

Can be visualized as a flowchart

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Comparing Objects

String str1 = new String("Java");String str2 = new String("Java");

if (str1 == str2) {System.out.println("They are equal");

} else {System.out.println("They are not equal");

}

Sol : They are not equal

Discussion of some string methods

With primitive data types, we have only one way to compare them, but with objects (reference data type), we have two ways to compare them.

We can test whether two variables point to the same object (use ==), orWe can test whether two distinct objects have the same contents.

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Syntax for the switch Statement

switch ( gradeLevel ) {

case 1: System.out.print("Go to the Gymnasium");

break;

case 2: System.out.print("Go to the Science Auditorium");

break;

case 3: System.out.print("Go to Harris Hall Rm A3");

break;

case 4: System.out.print("Go to Bolt Hall Rm 101");

break;

}

switch ( <arithmetic expression> ) {

<case label 1> : <case body 1>

…

<case label n> : <case body n>

}

Case Body

Case Body

Arithmetic ExpressionArithmetic Expression

Case Label

Case Label

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while ( number <= 100 ) {

sum = sum + number;

number = number + 1;

}

Syntax for the while Statement

while ( <boolean expression> )

<statement>

Statement(loop body)

Statement(loop body)

Boolean ExpressionBoolean Expression

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String inputStr;

int age;

inputStr = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,

"Your Age (between 0 and 130):");

age = Integer.parseInt(inputStr);

while (age < 0 || age > 130) {

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,

"An invalid age was entered. Please try again.");

inputStr = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,

"Your Age (between 0 and 130):");

age = Integer.parseInt(inputStr);

}

Example: Testing Input Data

Priming ReadPriming Read

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do {

sum += number;

number++;

} while ( sum <= 1000000 );

Syntax for the do-while Statement

do

<statement>

while ( <boolean expression> ) ;

Statement(loop body)

Statement(loop body)

Boolean ExpressionBoolean Expression

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for ( i = 0 ; i < 20 ; i++ ) {

number = scanner.nextInt();

sum += number;

}

Syntax for the for Statement

for ( <initialization>; <boolean expression>; <increment> )

<statement>

1) Initialization

1) Initialization

2) Boolean Expression

2) Boolean Expression

4) Increment and back to 2)

4) Increment and back to 2)

3) (loop body)

3) (loop body)

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Defining a Class

class {

}

Import StatementsImport Statements

Class CommentClass Comment

Class NameClass Name

Data MembersData Members

Methods(incl. Constructor)

Methods(incl. Constructor)

Let us take a look at Bicycle.java, and BicycleRegistration.java

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Creating a Package

• The following steps illustrate the process of creating a package name company that includes the Employee class.1. Include the statement

package company; as the first statement of the source file for the Employee class.2. The class declaration must include the visibility modifier public as

public class Employee { ...}

3. Create a folder named company, the same name as the package name. In Java, the package must have a one-to-one correspondence with the folder.

4. Place the modified Employee class into the company folder and compile it.

5. Modify the CLASSPATH environment variable to include the folder that contains the company folder.

6. Include the statement import company.* in the driver class : EmployeePayRaise

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Arrays of Primitive Data Types

• What is an Array? Why do we need them?• Array Declaration

<data type> [ ] <variable> //variation 1<data type> <variable>[ ] //variation 2

• Array Creation

<variable> = new <data type> [ <size> ]

• Example

double[ ] rainfall;

rainfall

= new double[12];

Variation 1

double rainfall [ ];

rainfall

= new double[12];

Variation 2

An array is like an object!

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Array Processing

double[] rainfall = new double[12];

String[] monthName = new String[12];

monthName[0] = "January";

monthName[1] = "February";

…

double annualAverage, sum = 0.0;

for (int i = 0; i < rainfall.length; i++) {

rainfall[i] = Double.parseDouble(

JOptionPane.showinputDialog(null, "Rainfall for "

+ monthName[i] ));

sum += rainfall[i];

}

annualAverage = sum / rainfall.length;

The same pattern for the remaining ten months.

The same pattern for the remaining ten months.

The actual month name instead of a number.

The actual month name instead of a number.

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Javadoc and Java Style

• General information on javadoc is located at• http://java.sun.com/j2se/javadoc

• Detailed reference on how to use javadoc on Windows is located at

• http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5/docs/tooldocs/windows/javadoc.html

• Java Style Specifics

• http://geosoft.no/development/javastyle.html

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Javadoc (cont’d)