Chapter 1 Introduction to

Computers, Programs, and Java

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 Objectives
 To review computer basics, programs, and operating
systems (§§1.2-1.4).
 To explore the relationship between Java and the World
Wide Web (§1.5).
 To distinguish the terms API, IDE, and JDK (§1.6).
 To write a simple Java program (§1.7).
 To display output on the console (§1.7).
 To explain the basic syntax of a Java program (§1.7).
 To create, compile, and run Java programs (§1.8).
 (GUI) To display output using the JOptionPane output
dialog boxes (§1.9).
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 What is a Computer?
A computer consists of a CPU, memory, hard disk, floppy disk,
monitor, printer, and communication devices.
Computer are 2- bits digital machine, which consist of 2 bits,
0’s and 1’s.
Bus

Storage Communication Input Output

Devices Memory CPU Devices Devices Devices

e.g., Disk, CD, e.g., Modem, e.g., Keyboard, e.g., Monitor,

and Tape and NIC Mouse Printer

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 CPU
The central processing unit (CPU) is the brain of a computer. It
retrieves instructions from memory and executes them. The CPU
speed is measured in megahertz (MHz), with 1 megahertz equaling 1
million pulses per second. The speed of the CPU has been improved
continuously. If you buy a PC now, you can get an Intel Pentium 4
Processor at 3 gigahertz (1 gigahertz is 1000 megahertz).

Bus

Storage Communication Input Output

Memory CPU Devices Devices Devices
Devices
e.g., Disk, CD, e.g., Modem, e.g., Keyboard, e.g., Monitor,
and Tape and NIC Mouse Printer

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 Memory
Memory is to store data and program instructions for CPU to
execute. A memory unit is an ordered sequence of bytes, each holds
eight bits. A program and its data must be brought to memory before
they can be executed. A memory byte is never empty, but its initial
content may be meaningless to your program. The current content of
a memory byte is lost whenever new information is placed in it.

Bus

Storage Communication Input Output

Memory CPU Devices Devices Devices
Devices
e.g., Disk, CD, e.g., Modem, e.g., Keyboard, e.g., Monitor,
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 Data Storage
Computer are 2- bits digital machine, which consist of 2 bits, 0’s and
1’s.
In 1950’s – the first Computer design was based on 8- bits machine.
Means 8 bits was representing a letter(ex: letter S) a number (ex:
number 5) or Symbol (+, -, *, etc..) the following:
 A-z
 0-9
 Symbol
In 1980’s - we needed more computing processing.
We had to expand the bits per letters, numbers and symbols.
We design and computers based on 16-bits machine.

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 Data Storage Cont..
In 1995’s – Big revolution happened by having Microsoft Operating
system(OS).
we needed more computing processing since OS was consist of
pictures, colors, icons, graphics, video, audio, etc…
We had to expand the bits per letters, numbers and symbols to
graphics, Audio, videos, and be able to handle processing all the
pictures, colors, and icons.
 A-z
 0-9
 Symbol
 Graphics, Colors, icons
 Audio, Video,

We design the computers based on 32-bits machine.

In 2000 and beyond, as computer platform changed (the hardware
architecture and OS), We design the computers based on 64-bits
machine.
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 How Data is Stored?
Data of various kinds, such as numbers,
characters, and strings, are encoded as a series
of bits (zeros and ones). Computers use zeros
and ones because digital devices have two
Memory address Memory content
stable states, which are referred to as zero and
one by convention. The programmers need not
. .
to be concerned about the encoding and . .
decoding of data, which is performed . .
automatically by the system based on the 2000 01001010 Encoding for character ‘J’
encoding scheme. The encoding scheme 2001 01100001 Encoding for character ‘a’
varies. For example, character ‘J’ is 2002 01110110 Encoding for character ‘v’
represented by 01001010 in one byte. 2003 01100001 Encoding for character ‘a’
2004 00000011 Encoding for number 3
Example of the binary number represent of
decimal number such as 49 is 110001 or 5 is
000101. A small number such as three can be
stored in a single byte. If computer needs to
store a large number that cannot fit into a
single byte, it uses a number of adjacent bytes.
No two data can share or split a same byte. A
byte is the minimum storage unit.
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 Storage Devices
Memory is volatile, because information is lost when the power is
off. Programs and data are permanently stored on storage devices
and are moved to memory when the computer actually uses them.
There are three main types of storage devices:Disk drives (hard disks
and floppy disks), CD drives (CD-R and CD-RW), and Tape drives.

Bus

Storage Communication Input Output

Memory CPU Devices Devices Devices
Devices
e.g., Disk, CD, e.g., Modem, e.g., Keyboard, e.g., Monitor,
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 Output Devices: Monitor
The monitor displays information (text and graphics). The resolution
and dot pitch determine the quality of the display.

Bus

Storage Communication Input Output

Memory CPU Devices Devices Devices
Devices
e.g., Disk, CD, e.g., Modem, e.g., Keyboard, e.g., Monitor,
and Tape and NIC Mouse Printer

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 Monitor Resolution and Dot Pitch
resolution The resolution specifies the number of pixels per square
inch. Pixels (short for “picture elements”) are tiny dots that
form an image on the screen. The resolution can be set
manually. The higher the resolution, the sharper and clearer
the image is. However, the image may be very small if you
set high resolution on a small screen monitor. PC monitors
are usually 15-inch, 17-inch, 19-inch, or 21-inch. For a 15-
inch monitor, a comfortable resolution setting would be
640480 (307,200 pixels).

dot pitch The dot pitch is the amount of space between pixels. The
smaller the dot pitch, the better the display.

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 Communication Devices
A regular modem uses a phone line and can transfer data in a speed up to
56,000 bps (bits per second). A DSL (digital subscriber line) also uses a
phone line and can transfer data in a speed 20 times faster than a regular
modem. A cable modem uses the TV cable line maintained by the cable
company. A cable modem is as fast as a DSL. Network interface card
(NIC) is a device to connect a computer to a local area network (LAN).
The LAN is commonly used in business, universities, and government
organizations. A typical type of NIC, called 10BaseT, can transfer data at
10 mbps (million bits per second).
Bus

Storage Communication Input Output

Memory CPU Devices Devices Devices
Devices
e.g., Disk, CD, e.g., Modem, e.g., Keyboard, e.g., Monitor,
and Tape and NIC Mouse Printer

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 Programs
Computer programs, known as software, are instructions to
the computer.

You tell a computer what to do through programs. Without

programs, a computer is an empty machine. Computers do
not understand human languages, so you need to use
computer languages to communicate with them.

Programs are written using programming languages.

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 Compiler
From Computer perspective, the Machine Languages consist of
O’s & 1’s are actually is a combination of lights On and Off or
negative and positive or yes or no

Machine language High Level Language

Compiler
O’s & 1’s Like Java, C,
C++, etc..
Compilers are programs
Object code that translate and/or
interpret your programming Source code
language into Machine
Language and vice versa.
Such as Java compiler
IDE(Integrated Development
Environment)
Eclipse, jGrasp,
NetBean, etc..
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 Programming Languages
Machine Language Assembly Language High-Level Language

Machine language is a set of primitive instructions

built into every computer. The instructions are in
the form of binary code, so you have to enter binary
codes for various instructions. Program with native
machine language is a tedious process. Moreover
the programs are highly difficult to read and
modify. For example, to add two numbers, you
might write an instruction in binary like this:

1101101010011010
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 Programming Languages
Machine Language Assembly Language High-Level Language

Assembly languages were developed to make programming

easy. Since the computer cannot understand assembly
language, however, a program called assembler is used to
convert assembly language programs into machine code.
For example, to add two numbers, you might write an
instruction in assembly code like this:
ADDF3 R1, R2, R3
Assembly Source File
Machine Code File

…
Assembler …
ADDF3 R1, R2, R3
1101101010011010
… …

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 Programming Languages
Machine Language Assembly Language High-Level Language

The high-level languages are English-like and easy to learn

and program. For example, the following is a high-level
language statement that computes the area of a circle with
radius 5:
area = 5 * 5 * 3.1415;

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 Popular High-Level Languages
 COBOL (COmmon Business Oriented Language)
 FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslation)
 BASIC (Beginner All-purpose Symbolic Instructional Code)
 Pascal (named for Blaise Pascal)
 Ada (named for Ada Lovelace)
 C (whose developer designed B first)
 Visual Basic (Basic-like visual language developed by Microsoft)
 Delphi (Pascal-like visual language developed by Borland)
 C++ (an object-oriented language, based on C)
 C# (a Java-like language developed by Microsoft)
 Java (We use it in the book)

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 Compiling Source Code
A program written in a high-level language is called a
source program. Since a computer cannot understand a
source program. Program called a compiler is used to
translate the source program into a machine language
program called an object program. The object program is
often then linked with other supporting library code before
the object can be executed on the machine.

Source File Compiler Machine-language

Linker Executable File
File

Library Code

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 Operating Systems
The operating system (OS) is
a program that manages and User
controls a computer’s
activities. You are probably Application Programs
using Windows 98, NT, 2000,
XP, or ME. Windows is
Operating System
currently the most popular PC
operating system. Application
programs such as an Internet Hardware

browser and a word processor

cannot run without an
operating system.
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 Why Java?
The answer is that Java enables users to develop and
deploy applications on the Internet for servers, desktop
computers, and small hand-held devices. The future of
computing is being profoundly influenced by the Internet,
and Java promises to remain a big part of that future. Java
is the Internet programming language.

FJava is a general purpose programming language.

FJava is the Internet programming language.

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 Java, Web, and Beyond
 Java can be used to develop Web
applications.
 Java Applets
 Java Web Applications
 Java can also be used to develop applications
for hand-held devices such as Palm and cell
phones

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Examples of Java’s Versatility (Applets)

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 PDA and Cell Phone

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 Java’s History
 James Gosling and Sun Microsystems
 Oak
 Java, May 20, 1995, Sun World
 HotJava
The first Java-enabled Web browser
 Early History Website:
http://java.sun.com/features/1998/05/birthday.html

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Companion
Website Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple
 Java Is Object-Oriented
 Java Is Distributed
 Java Is Interpreted
 Java Is Robust
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable
 Java's Performance
 Java Is Multithreaded
 Java Is Dynamic
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Companion
Website Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple Java is partially modeled on C++, but greatly
simplified and improved. Some people refer to
 Java Is Object-Oriented Java as "C++--" because it is like C++ but
 Java Is Distributed with more functionality and fewer negative
aspects.
 Java Is Interpreted
 Java Is Robust
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable
 Java's Performance
 Java Is Multithreaded
 Java Is Dynamic

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Companion
Website Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple Java is inherently object-oriented.
Although many object-oriented languages
 Java Is Object-Oriented began strictly as procedural languages,
 Java Is Distributed Java was designed from the start to be
object-oriented. Object-oriented
 Java Is Interpreted programming (OOP) is a popular
 Java Is Robust programming approach that is replacing
traditional procedural programming
 Java Is Secure techniques. Java can be used as an
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral application and applet. applet.
http://java.sun.com/applets/
 Java Is Portable
 Java's Performance One of the central issues in software
development is how to reuse code. Object-
 Java Is Multithreaded oriented programming provides great
 Java Is Dynamic flexibility, modularity, clarity, and
reusability through encapsulation,
inheritance, and polymorphism.
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Companion
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 Java Is Simple Distributed computing involves several
computers working together on a network.
 Java Is Object-Oriented Java is designed to make distributed
 Java Is Distributed computing easy. Since networking
capability is inherently integrated into
 Java Is Interpreted Java, writing network programs is like
 Java Is Robust sending and receiving data to and from a
 Java Is Secure file.

 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable
 Java's Performance
 Java Is Multithreaded
 Java Is Dynamic

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Companion
Website Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple You need an interpreter to run Java
programs. The programs are compiled into
 Java Is Object-Oriented the Java Virtual Machine code called
 Java Is Distributed bytecode. The bytecode is machine-
independent and can run on any machine
 Java Is Interpreted that has a Java interpreter, which is part of
 Java Is Robust the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable
 Java's Performance
 Java Is Multithreaded
 Java Is Dynamic

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Companion
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 Java Is Simple Java compilers can detect many problems
that would first show up at execution time
 Java Is Object-Oriented in other languages.
 Java Is Distributed
Java has eliminated certain types of error-
 Java Is Interpreted prone programming constructs found in
 Java Is Robust other languages.
 Java Is Secure
Java has a runtime exception-handling
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral feature to provide programming support
 Java Is Portable for robustness.

 Java's Performance
 Java Is Multithreaded
 Java Is Dynamic

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Companion
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 Java Is Simple
 Java Is Object-Oriented
 Java Is Distributed
 Java Is Interpreted
Java implements several security
 Java Is Robust mechanisms to protect your system against
 Java Is Secure harm caused by stray programs.
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable
 Java's Performance
 Java Is Multithreaded
 Java Is Dynamic

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Companion
Website Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple
 Java Is Object-Oriented
 Java Is Distributed
 Java Is Interpreted
 Java Is Robust
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral Write once, run anywhere
 Java Is Portable With a Java Virtual Machine (JVM),
 Java's Performance you can write one program that will
run on any platform.
 Java Is Multithreaded
 Java Is Dynamic

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Companion
Website Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple
 Java Is Object-Oriented
 Java Is Distributed
 Java Is Interpreted
 Java Is Robust
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable Because Java is architecture neutral,
Java programs are portable. They can
 Java's Performance be run on any platform without being
 Java Is Multithreaded recompiled.
 Java Is Dynamic

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Companion
Website Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple
 Java Is Object-Oriented
 Java Is Distributed
 Java Is Interpreted
 Java Is Robust
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable Java’s performance Because Java is
architecture neutral, Java programs are
 Java's Performance portable. They can be run on any
 Java Is Multithreaded platform without being recompiled.
 Java Is Dynamic

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Companion
Website Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple
 Java Is Object-Oriented
 Java Is Distributed
 Java Is Interpreted
 Java Is Robust
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable
 Java's Performance Multithread programming is smoothly
 Java Is Multithreaded integrated in Java, whereas in other
languages you have to call procedures
 Java Is Dynamic
specific to the operating system to enable
multithreading.
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Companion
Website Characteristics of Java
 Java Is Simple
 Java Is Object-Oriented
 Java Is Distributed
 Java Is Interpreted
 Java Is Robust
 Java Is Secure
 Java Is Architecture-Neutral
 Java Is Portable
 Java's Performance Java was designed to adapt to an evolving
environment. New code can be loaded on the
 Java Is Multithreaded fly without recompilation. There is no need for
developers to create, and for users to install,
 Java Is Dynamic major new software versions. New features can
be incorporated transparently as needed.

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 JDK Versions
 JDK 1.02 (1995)
 JDK 1.1 (1996)
 JDK 1.2 (1998)
 JDK 1.3 (2000)
 JDK 1.4 (2002)
 JDK 1.5 (2004) a. k. a. JDK 5 or Java 5
 JDK 1.6 (2006) a. k. a. JDK 6 or Java 6
 JDK 1.7 (possibly 2010) a. k. a. JDK 7 or Java 7

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 JDK Editions
• Java Standard Edition (J2SE)
• J2SE can be used to develop client-side standalone
applications or applets.
• Java Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
• J2EE can be used to develop server-side applications
such as Java servlets and Java ServerPages.
• Java Micro Edition (J2ME).
• J2ME can be used to develop applications for mobile
devices such as cell phones.
This book uses J2SE to introduce Java
programming.
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 Popular Java IDEs
 NetBeans Open Source by Sun
 Eclipse Open Source by IBM
 jGRASP is implemented in Java, and runs on all platforms with a Java Virtual Machine.
Java Development Kit (JDK) contains a compiler, interpreter, and debugger. If you have
not installed JDK, it is freely available from Sun Microsystems. You can download the
latest version from the download section at http://java.sun.com. Make sure you download
the JDK (or SDK) not the JRE (runtime environment) that matches the platform you use.

 Java IDEs (Integrated Development Environment) such as Eclipse,

JBuilder, or jGRASP are development environments
 that make Java programming much faster and easier.
 JDK consists set of separate programs for developing & testing Java programs.
 IDE software that provides editing, compiling, building, debugging, and on-line
help are integrated in one GUI.
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 Basic Java Codes
Public: It is a keyword/reserved word used in Java. A variable or a method that is declared public is
publicly accessible to any member of the project. Any class or method can freely access other public
methods and variables of another class.

Class: It is a keyword/reserved word used in Java. Java program consist of pieces called class.
Classes are to objects as blueprint are to houses. Classes are the fundamental building blocks of a Java
program. You can define an Employee class as follows.

Class Name: A class name is a user-defined identifier. A series of characters consisting of letters,
digits, underscore(_) and dollars signs ($) that does not began with a digit and does not contain spaces.
Public Class Welcome 1
Main Method: in order to run a class, the class must contain a method named main. The program is
executed from the main method.

Main: The word main is not a keyword but it is name of method.

Static : Static means it does only associated with only this class.
Void: is a keyword that this method will not return any information. Later you will see how
a method can return information.
Java is case sensitive – Uppercase and lowercase letters are distinct, so a1 and A1 are different
identifier.
String[] args in parentheses is a required part of the methods main’s declaration. String of array of
arguments. It allows main method to passed to the class.
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 A Simple Java Program
Listing 1.1
//This program prints Welcome to Java!
public class Welcome {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Welcome to Java!");
}
}

IMPORTANT NOTE: (1) To enable the buttons, you must

Welcome download the entire slide file slide.zip and unzip the files
into a directory (e.g., c:\slide) . (2) You must have installed
Run JDK and set JDK’s bin directory in your environment path
(e.g., c:\Program Files\java\jdk1.6.0_14\bin in your
environment path.
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Creating and Editing Using NotePad
To use NotePad, type
notepad Welcome.java
from the DOS prompt.

The main method contains the System.our.println statement. This

statement prints a message :”Welcome to Java!” to the console.
Every statement in Java ends with a semicolon (;), know as the
statement terminators.
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Creating and Editing Using WordPad
To use WordPad, type
write Welcome.java
from the DOS prompt.

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 Creating, Compiling, and
Running Programs
Create/Modify Source Code

Source code (developed by the programmer)

Saved on the disk
public class Welcome {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Welcome to Java!"); Source Code
}
}

Compile Source Code

Byte code (generated by the compiler for JVM i.e., javac Welcome.java
to read and interpret, not for you to understand)
…
Method Welcome() If compilation errors
0 aload_0 stored on the disk
…
Bytecode
Method void main(java.lang.String[])
0 getstatic #2 …
3 ldc #3 <String "Welcome to
Java!">
5 invokevirtual #4 …
8 return Run Byteode
i.e., java Welcome

Result

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 Compiling Java Source Code
You can port a source program to any machine with appropriate
compilers. The source program must be recompiled, however, because
the object program can only run on a specific machine. Nowadays
computers are networked to work together. Java was designed to run
object programs on any platform. With Java, you write the program
once, and compile the source program into a special type of object
code, known as bytecode. The bytecode can then run on any computer
with a Java Virtual Machine, as shown below. Java Virtual Machine is
a software that interprets Java bytecode.
Java Bytecode

Java Virtual
Machine

Any
Computer

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animation

Trace a Program Execution

//This program prints Welcome to Java!

public class Welcome {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Welcome to Java!");
}
}

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animation

Trace a Program Execution

//This program prints Welcome to Java!

public class Welcome {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Welcome to Java!");
}
}

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animation

Trace a Program Execution

//This program prints Welcome to Java!

public class Welcome {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Welcome to Java!");
}
}

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 Two More Simple Examples
Welcome1
public class Welcome1 {
public static void main(String[] args) { Run
System.out.println("Programming is fun!");
System.out.println("Fundamentals First");
System.out.println("Problem Driven");
}

ComputeExpression
public class ComputeExpression {
public static void main(String[] args) { Run
System.out.println((10.5 + 2 * 3) / (45 - 3.5));
}
}

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Companion
Website Supplements on the
Companion Website
 See Supplement I.B for installing and
configuring JDK
 See Supplement I.C for compiling and
running Java from the command window for
details

www.cs.armstrong.edu/liang/intro8e

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Companion
Website Compiling and Running Java
from the Command Window
 Set path to JDK bin directory
- set path=c:\Program Files\java\jdk1.6.0\bin
 Set classpath to include the current directory
- set classpath=.
 Compile
- javac Welcome.java
 Run
- java Welcome
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 Compiling and Running Java
Companion
Website from TextPad
F See Supplement II.A on the Website for details

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 Anatomy of a Java Program
 Comments
 Reserved words
 Modifiers
 Statements
 Blocks
 Classes
 Methods
 The main method
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 Comments
Three types of comments in Java.

Line comment: A line comment is preceded by two

slashes (//) in a line.
Paragraph comment: A paragraph comment is enclosed
between /* and */ in one or multiple lines.

javadoc comment: javadoc comments begin with /**

and end with */. They are used for documenting
classes, data, and methods. They can be extracted into
an HTML file using JDK's javadoc command.
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 Reserved Words
Reserved words or keywords are words that have a
specific meaning to the compiler and cannot be used for
other purposes in the program.
For example, when the compiler sees the word class, it
understands that the word after class is the name for the
class. Other reserved words in Listing 1.1 are public,
static, and void. Their use will be introduced later in the
book.

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 Modifiers
Java uses certain reserved words called modifiers that
specify the properties of the data, methods, and
classes and how they can be used.
Examples of modifiers are public and static. Other
modifiers are private, final, abstract, and protected.
A public class, method, or class can be accessed by
other programs. A private datum or method cannot be
accessed by other programs. Modifiers are discussed
in Chapter 6, “Objects and Classes.”
public class Welcome {
public static void main(String[] args) {

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 Statements
A statement represents an action or a sequence
of actions. The statement
System.out.println("Welcome to Java!") in the
program in Listing 1.1 is a statement to display
the greeting "Welcome to Java!" Every
statement in Java ends with a semicolon (;).

System.out.println("Welcome to Java!");

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 Blocks
A pair of braces in a program forms a block that groups
components of a program.

public class Test {

public static void main(String[] args) { Class block
System.out.println("Welcome to Java!"); Method block
}
}

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 Classes
The class is the essential Java construct. A class
is a template or blueprint for objects. To program
in Java, you must understand classes and be able
to write and use them. The mystery of the class
will continue to be unveiled throughout this book.
For now, though, understand that a program is
defined by using one or more classes.

public class Welcome {

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 Methods
What is System.out.println? It is a method: a collection
of statements that performs a sequence of operations to
display a message on the console. It can be used even
without fully understanding the details of how it
works. It is used by invoking a statement with a string
argument. The string argument is enclosed within
parentheses. In this case, the argument is "Welcome to
Java!" You can call the same println method with a
different argument to print a different message.
//main method begins execution of Java application

public static void main(String[] args) {

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 main Method
The main method provides the control of program flow.
The Java interpreter executes the application by invoking
the main method.

The main method looks like this:

public static void main(String[] args) {

// Statements;
}

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 Displaying Text in a Message Dialog Box
you can use the showMessageDialog method in the
JOptionPane class. JOptionPane is one of the many
predefined classes in the Java system, which can be
reused rather than “reinventing the wheel.”
/** This application program displays Welcome to Java!
* in a message dialog box.
*/
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
WelcomeInMessageDialogBox

public class WelcomeInMessageDialogBox {

public static void main(String[] args) { Run
// Display Welcome to Java! in a message dialog box
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Welcome to
Java!");
}
}
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 The showMessageDialog Method
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
"Welcome to Java!",
"Display Message",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);

Packages & Import

http://www.leepoint.net/notes-java/language/10basics/import.html

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 Two Ways to Invoke the Method
There are several ways to use the showMessageDialog
method. For the time being, all you need to know are
two ways to invoke it.
One is to use a statement as shown in the example:
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, x,
y, JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
where x is a string for the text to be displayed, and y is
a string for the title of the message dialog box.
The other is to use a statement like this:
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, x);
where x is a string for the text to be displayed.
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