Java Structureimport java_packages;class JavaClass {

------member variables declarations;------

void otherMethod( ) {------------

}

public static void main(String[] args) {------local variables declarations;------

}}

Java Structure

Example:

public class BasicsDemo { public static void main(String[] args) {

int test1 = 10;int test2; test1 += 5;test2 = test1 + 15;System.out.println(“Test 1 = " + test1); System.out.println(“Test 2 = " + test2);

} }

Variables

Definition:  A variable is an item of data named by an identifier.

– You must explicitly provide a name and a type for each variable you want to use in your program.

– The variable's name must be a legal indentifierAn unlimited series of Unicode characters that begins with a letter.

– You use the variable name to refer to the data that the variable contains.

– The variable's type determines what values it can hold and what operations can be performed on it.

Variables Declaration

A variable declaration:var_type var_name = var_initialization ;

Example:MaxVarDemo.java

Data Types

• Every variable must have a data type. • A variable's data type determines the values

that the variable can contain and the operations that can be performed on it.

• The Java programming language has two categories of data types: – Primitive – Reference

• A variable of primitive type contains a single value of the appropriate size and format for its type: a number, a character, or a boolean.

• The value of a reference type variable is a reference to (an address of) the value or set of values represented by the variable: an arrays, a class, and an interface.

Primitive Data Types

Keyword Description Size/Format

(integers)

byte Byte-length integer 8-bit two's complement

short Short integer 16-bit two's complement

int Integer 32-bit two's complement

long Long integer 64-bit two's complement

(real numbers)

floatSingle-precision floating point

32-bit IEEE 754

doubleDouble-precision floating point

64-bit IEEE 754

(other types)

char A single character 16-bit Unicode character

booleanA boolean value (true or false)

true or false

Literal Values• A literal primitive value can directly put in the code.• Example: int anInt = 4; • The digit 4 is a literal integer value.

Literal Data Type

178 int

8864L long

37.266 double

37.266D double

87.363F float

26.77e3 double

' c ' char

true boolean

false boolean

Variable Name

• In the Java programming language, the following must hold true for a simple name: – It must be a legal identifier. An identifier is an

unlimited series of Unicode characters that begins with a letter.

– It must not be a keyword, a boolean literal (true or false), or the reserved word null.

– It must be unique within its scope. A variable may have the same name as a variable whose declaration appears in a different scope.

• By Convention :  – Variable & Method names begin with a

lowercase letter – Class name begin with an uppercase letter. – If a variable, method or class names consist of

more than one word, the words are joined together, and each word after the first begins with an uppercase letter, like this:

isVisible.

Variable Scope• The location of the variable declaration within your program establishes its scope

and places it into one of these four categories: – member variable– local variable – method parameter – exception-handler parameter

Variable ScopeMember (Instance) Variable:• A member variable is a member of a class or an object. • It is declared within a class but outside of any method or

constructor. • A member variable's scope is the entire class.

Local Variable:• Local variables are declared within a block of code. • In general, the scope of a local variable extends from its

declaration to the end of the code block in which it was declared.

• Consider the following code sample: if (...) {

int i = 17; ...

} System.out.println("The value of i = " + i); // error

• The final line won't compile because the local variable i is out of scope.

Variable ScopeMethod Parameter:• Parameters are formal arguments to

methods and are used to pass values into methods.

• The scope of a parameter is the entire method for which it is a parameter.

Exception-handler Parameter:• Exception-handler parameters are

similar to parameters but are arguments to an exception handler rather than to a method.

• The scope of an exception-handler parameter is the code block between { and } that follow a catch statement.

Variable Initialization • Local variables and member variables can be

initialized with an assignment statement when they're declared.

• The data type of the variable must match the data type of the value assigned to it.

• Examples:// integers byte byte largestByte = Byte.MAX_VALUE; short largestShort = Short.MAX_VALUE; int largestInteger = Integer.MAX_VALUE; long largestLong = Long.MAX_VALUE;

// real numbers float largestFloat = Float.MAX_VALUE; double largestDouble = Double.MAX_VALUE;

// other primitive types char aChar = 'S'; boolean aBoolean = true;

Final Variable• The value of a final variable cannot

change after it has been initialized. • Such variables are similar to constants

in other programming languages. • To declare a final variable, use the

final keyword in the variable declaration before the type:

final int aFinalVar = 0;

• The previous statement declares a final variable and initializes it, all at once.

• Subsequent attempts to assign a value to aFinalVar result in a compiler error.

Final Variable• A final local variable that has been

declared but not yet initialized is called a blank final.

final int blankfinal; . . . blankfinal = 0; . . .

• Once a final local variable has been initialized, it cannot be set again.

• Any later attempts to assign a value to blankfinal result in a compile-time error.

Operators• An operator performs a function on one, two, or

three operands. • An operator that requires one operand is called a

unary operator.

operator operand //prefix notation operand operator //postfix notation

• An operator that requires two operands is a binary operator.

operand1 operator operand2 //infix notation

• An operator that requires two operands is a ternary operator.

operand1 ? operand2 : operand3 //infix notation

Arithmetic Operators

Operator Use Description

+ op1 + op2 Adds op1 and op2

- op1 - op2 Subtracts op2 f rom op1

* op1 * op2 Multiplies op1 by op2

/ op1 / op2 Divides op1 by op2

% op1 % op2 Computes the remainder of dividing op1 by op2

Example: ArithmeticDemo.java

Binary Operator:

Arithmetic Operators

Example: ArithmeticDemo2.java

Unary Operator:

Operator Use Description

++ op++

I ncrements op by 1; evaluates to the value of op

before it was incremented

++ ++op

I ncrements op by 1; evaluates to the value of op

af ter it was incremented

-- op--

Decrements op by 1; evaluates to the value of op

before it was decremented

-- --op

Decrements op by 1; evaluates to the value of op

af ter it was decremented

Relational Operators

Example: RelationalDemo.java

Operator Use Returns true if

> op1 > op2 op1 is greater than op2

>= op1 >= op2 op1 is greater than or equal to op2

< op1 < op2 op1 is less than op2

<= op1 <= op2 op1 is less than or equal to op2

== op1 == op2 op1 and op2 are equal

!= op1 != op2 op1 and op2 are not equal

A relational operator compares two values and determines the relationship between them.

Conditional Operator

Relational operators often are used with conditional operators to construct more complex decision-making expressions.

Conditional Operators:

Operator Use Returns true if

&& op1 && op2 op1 and op2 are both true

|| op1 || op2 either op1 or op2 is true

! ! op op is f alse

Example: ConditionalDemo.java

Shift OperatorsA shift operator performs bit manipulation on data by shifting the bits of its first operand right or left.

Operator Use Operation

>> op1 >> op2 shif t bits of op1 right by distance op2

<< op1 << op2 shif t bits of op1 lef t by distance op2

>>> op1 >>> op2 shif t bits of op1 right by distance op2 (unsigned)

Example:13 >> 1 6

• The binary representation of the number 13 is 1101. • The result of the shift operation is 1101 shifted to the

right by one position 110, or 6 in decimal. • The left-hand bits are filled with 0’s as needed.

Logical (Bitwise) Operators

Operator Use Operation

& op1 & op2 bitwise AND

| op1 | op2 bitwise OR

^ op1 ̂op2 bitwise XOR

~ ~op2 bitwise complement

AND Truth Table

op1 op2 Result

0 0 0

0 1 0

1 0 0

1 1 1

OR Truth Table

op1 op2 Result

0 0 0

0 1 1

1 0 1

1 1 1

XOR Truth Table

op1 op2 Result

0 0 0

0 1 1

1 0 1

1 1 0

Logical (Bitwise) Operators

Example:13 & 12 1213 & 12 1313 & 12 1

• The binary representation of the number 13 is 1101. • The binary representation of the number 13 is 1100.

1101 13 1101 13 1101 13& 1100 12 | 1100 12 ^ 1100 12

------ ------ ------1100 12 1101 13 0001 1

• Example Program:ShiftLogicalDemo.java

Assignment Operators Operator Use Equivalent to

+= op1 += op2 op1 = op1 + op2

-= op1 -= op2 op1 = op1 - op2

*= op1 *= op2 op1 = op1 * op2

/ = op1 / = op2 op1 = op1 / op2

%= op1 %= op2 op1 = op1 % op2

&= op1 &= op2 op1 = op1 & op2

|= op1 |= op2 op1 = op1 | op2

=̂ op1 =̂ op2 op1 = op1 ̂op2

<<= op1 <<= op2 op1 = op1 << op2

>>= op1 >>= op2 op1 = op1 >> op2

>>>= op1 >>>= op2 op1 = op1 >>> op2

Other Operators Shortcut if-else Statement• The ?: operator is a conditional operator that is short-

hand for an if-else statement:

op1 ? op2 : op3 • The ?: operator returns op2 if op1 is true or returns op3

if op1 is false.

The [ ] Operator• Square brackets are used to declare arrays, to create

arrays, and to access a particular element in an array. • Here's an example of an array declaration:

float[] arrayOfFloats = new float[10]; • The previous code declares an array that can hold ten

floating point numbers. • Here's an example to access the 7th element of array :

arrayOfFloats[6];

Other Operators The . Operator• The dot (.) operator accesses instance members of an

object or class members of a class.

The () Operator• When declaring or calling a method, the list of the

method's arguments are put between ( and ).

The (data type) Operator• Casts (or "converts") a value to the specified type.• Example:

……int i;float j = 10.5;i = (int) j + 11;……