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1) What is Java?
Java is the high-level, object-oriented, robust, secure programming language, platform-independent, high
performance, Multithreaded, and portable programming language. It was developed by James Gosling in June
1991. It can also be known as the platform as it provides its own JRE and API.
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The differences between C++ and Java are given in the following table.
Mainly used for C++ is mainly used for system Java is mainly used for application programming. It is
programming. widely used in window, web-based, enterprise and
mobile applications.
Design Goal C++ was designed for systems Java was designed and created as an interpreter for
and applications programming. It printing systems but later extended as a support
was an extension of C network computing. It was designed with a goal of
programming language. being easy to use and accessible to a broader audience.
Goto C++ supports the goto Java doesn't support the goto statement.
statement.
Multiple C++ supports multiple Java doesn't support multiple inheritance through class.
inheritance inheritance. It can be achieved by interfaces in java.
Pointers C++ supports pointers. You can Java supports pointer internally. However, you can't
write pointer program in C++. write the pointer program in java. It means java has
restricted pointer support in Java.
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Compiler and C++ uses compiler only. C++ is Java uses compiler and interpreter both. Java source
Interpreter compiled and run using the code is converted into bytecode at compilation time.
compiler which converts source The interpreter executes this bytecode at runtime and
code into machine code so, C++ produces output. Java is interpreted that is why it is
is platform dependent. platform independent.
Call by Value C++ supports both call by value Java supports call by value only. There is no call by
and Call by and call by reference. reference in java.
reference
Structure and C++ supports structures and Java doesn't support structures and unions.
Union unions.
Thread C++ doesn't have built-in support Java has built-in thread support.
Support for threads. It relies on third-
party libraries for thread support.
Documentation C++ doesn't support Java supports documentation comment (/** ... */) to
comment documentation comment. create documentation for java source code.
Virtual C++ supports virtual keyword so Java has no virtual keyword. We can override all non-
Keyword that we can decide whether or not static methods by default. In other words, non-static
override a function. methods are virtual by default.
unsigned right C++ doesn't support >>> Java supports unsigned right shift >>> operator that
shift >>> operator. fills zero at the top for the negative numbers. For
positive numbers, it works same like >> operator.
Inheritance C++ creates a new inheritance Java uses a single inheritance tree always because all
Tree tree always. classes are the child of Object class in java. The object
class is the root of the inheritance tree in java.
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Simple: Java is easy to learn. The syntax of Java is based on C++ which makes easier to write the program
in it.
Object-Oriented: Java follows the object-oriented paradigm which allows us to maintain our code as the
combination of different type of objects that incorporates both data and behavior.
Portable: Java supports read-once-write-anywhere approach. We can execute the Java program on every
machine. Java program (.java) is converted to bytecode (.class) which can be easily run on every machine.
Platform Independent: Java is a platform independent programming language. It is different from other
programming languages like C and C++ which needs a platform to be executed. Java comes with its
platform on which its code is executed. Java doesn't depend upon the operating system to be executed.
Secured: Java is secured because it doesn't use explicit pointers. Java also provides the concept of
ByteCode and Exception handling which makes it more secured.
Robust: Java is a strong programming language as it uses strong memory management. The concepts like
Automatic garbage collection, Exception handling, etc. make it more robust.
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Architecture Neutral: Java is architectural neutral as it is not dependent on the architecture. In C, the
size of data types may vary according to the architecture (32 bit or 64 bit) which doesn't exist in Java.
Interpreted: Java uses the Just-in-time (JIT) interpreter along with the compiler for the program
execution.
High Performance: Java is faster than other traditional interpreted programming languages because Java
bytecode is "close" to native code. It is still a little bit slower than a compiled language (e.g., C++).
Multithreaded: 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 doesn't occupy memory for each thread. It shares
a common memory area. Threads are important for multi-media, Web applications, etc.
Distributed: Java is distributed because it facilitates users to create distributed applications in Java. RMI
and EJB are used for creating distributed applications. This feature of Java makes us able to access files by
calling the methods from any machine on the internet.
Dynamic: Java is a dynamic language. It supports dynamic loading of classes. It means classes are loaded
on demand. It also supports functions from its native languages, i.e., C and C++.
Java Virtual Machine is a virtual machine that enables the computer to run the Java program. JVM acts like a run-
time engine which calls the main method present in the Java code. JVM is the specification which must be
implemented in the computer system. The Java code is compiled by JVM to be a Bytecode which is machine
independent and close to the native code.
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JVM
JVM is an acronym for Java Virtual Machine; it is an abstract machine which provides the runtime environment in
which Java bytecode can be executed. It is a specification which specifies the working of Java Virtual Machine. Its
implementation has been provided by Oracle and other companies. Its implementation is known as JRE.
JVMs are available for many hardware and software platforms (so JVM is platform dependent). It is a runtime
instance which is created when we run the Java class. There are three notions of the JVM: specification,
implementation, and instance.
JRE
JRE stands for Java Runtime Environment. It is the implementation of JVM. The Java Runtime Environment is a set
of software tools which are used for developing Java applications. It is used to provide the runtime environment.
It is the implementation of JVM. It physically exists. It contains a set of libraries + other files that JVM uses at
runtime.
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JDK
JDK is an acronym for Java Development Kit. It is a software development environment which is used to develop
Java applications and applets. It physically exists. It contains JRE + development tools. JDK is an implementation
of any one of the below given Java Platforms released by Oracle Corporation:
More Details.
Many types:
1. Class(Method) Area: Class Area stores per-class structures such as the runtime constant pool, field,
method data, and the code for methods.
2. Heap: It is the runtime data area in which the memory is allocated to the objects
3. 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 the thread. A new
frame is created each time a method is invoked. A frame is destroyed when its method invocation
completes.
4. Program Counter Register: PC (program counter) register contains the address of the Java virtual
machine instruction currently being executed.
5. Native Method Stack: It contains all the native methods used in the application.
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Just-In-Time(JIT) compiler: It is used to improve the performance. JIT compiles parts of the bytecode 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.
A platform is the hardware or software environment in which a piece of software is executed. There are two types
of platforms, software-based and hardware-based. Java provides the software-based platform.
9) What are the main differences between the Java platform and other platforms?
There are the following differences between the Java platform and other platforms.
Java is the software-based platform whereas other platforms may be the hardware platforms or software-
based platforms.
Java is executed on the top of other hardware platforms whereas other platforms can only have the
hardware components.
10) What gives Java its 'write once and run anywhere' nature?
The bytecode. Java compiler converts the Java programs into the class file (Byte Code) which is the intermediate
language between source code and machine code. This bytecode is not platform specific and can be executed on
any computer.
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Classloader is a subsystem of JVM which is used to load class files. Whenever we run the java program, it is
loaded first by the classloader. There are three built-in classloaders in Java.
1. Bootstrap ClassLoader: This is the first classloader which is the superclass of Extension classloader. It
loads the rt.jar file which contains all class files of Java Standard Edition like java.lang package classes,
java.net package classes, java.util package classes, java.io package classes, java.sql package classes, etc.
2. Extension ClassLoader: This is the child classloader of Bootstrap and parent classloader of System
classloader. It loads the jar files located inside $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ext directory.
3. System/Application ClassLoader: This is the child classloader of Extension classloader. It loads the class
files from the classpath. By default, the classpath is set to the current directory. You can change the
classpath using "-cp" or "-classpath" switch. It is also known as Application classloader.
Yes, Java allows to save our java file by .java only, we need to compile it by javac .java and run by java
classname Let's take a simple example:
class A{
System.out.println("Hello java");
//run by java A
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run it by java A
No.
14) If I don't provide any arguments on the command line, then what will the value
stored in the String array passed into the main() method, empty or NULL?
15) What if I write static public void instead of public static void?
The program compiles and runs correctly because the order of specifiers doesn't matter in Java.
The local variables are not initialized to any default value, neither primitives nor object references.
In Java, access specifiers are the keywords which are used to define the access scope of the method, class, or a
variable. In Java, there are four access specifiers given below.
Public The classes, methods, or variables which are defined as public, can be accessed by any class or
method.
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Protected Protected can be accessed by the class of the same package, or by the sub-class of this class, or
within the same class.
Default Default are accessible within the package only. By default, all the classes, methods, and variables
are of default scope.
Private The private class, methods, or variables defined as private can be accessed within the class only.
The methods or variables defined as static are shared among all the objects of the class. The static is the part of
the class and not of the object. The static variables are stored in the class area, and we do not need to create the
object to access such variables. Therefore, static is used in the case, where we need to define variables or
methods which are common to all the objects of the class.
For example, In the class simulating the collection of the students in a college, the name of the college is the
common attribute to all the students. Therefore, the college name will be defined as static.
We can also have the hidden classes that are not visible outside and used by the package.
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class Test
System.out.println(10 + 20 + "Javatpoint");
System.out.println("Javatpoint" + 10 + 20);
30Javatpoint
Javatpoint1020
Explanation
In the first case, 10 and 20 are treated as numbers and added to be 30. Now, their sum 30 is treated as the string
and concatenated with the string Javatpoint. Therefore, the output will be 30Javatpoint.
In the second case, the string Javatpoint is concatenated with 10 to be the string Javatpoint10 which will then
be concatenated with 20 to be Javatpoint1020.
class Test
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System.out.println(10 * 20 + "Javatpoint");
System.out.println("Javatpoint" + 10 * 20);
200Javatpoint
Javatpoint200
Explanation
In the first case, The numbers 10 and 20 will be multiplied first and then the result 200 is treated as the string
and concatenated with the string Javatpoint to produce the output 200Javatpoint.
In the second case, The numbers 10 and 20 will be multiplied first to be 200 because the precedence of the
multiplication is higher than addition. The result 200 will be treated as the string and concatenated with the string
Javatpointto produce the output as Javatpoint200.
class Test
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System.out.println("Hello Javatpoint");
The above code will give the compile-time error because the for loop demands a boolean value in the second part
and we are providing an integer value, i.e., 0.
There is given more than 50 OOPs (Object-Oriented Programming and System) interview questions. However, they
have been categorized in many sections such as constructor interview questions, static interview questions,
Inheritance Interview questions, Abstraction interview question, Polymorphism interview questions, etc. for better
understanding.
It is a programming paradigm based on objects having data and methods defined in the class to which it belongs.
Object-oriented paradigm aims to incorporate the advantages of modularity and reusability. Objects are the
instances of classes which interacts with one another to design applications and programs. There are the following
features of the object-oriented paradigm.
Includes the concept like Encapsulation and abstraction which hides the complexities from the user and
show only functionality.
The examples of the object-oriented paradigm are C++, Simula, Smalltalk, Python, C#, etc.
The Object is the real-time entity having some state and behavior. In Java, Object is an instance of the class
having the instance variables as the state of the object and the methods as the behavior of the object. The object
of a class can be created by using the new keyword.
There are the following basic differences between the object-oriented language and object-based language.
Object-oriented languages follow all the concepts of OOPs whereas, the object-based language doesn't
follow all the concepts of OOPs like inheritance and polymorphism.
Object-oriented languages do not have the inbuilt objects whereas Object-based languages have the inbuilt
objects, for example, JavaScript has window object.
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Examples of object-oriented programming are Java, C#, Smalltalk, etc. whereas the examples of object-
based languages are JavaScript, VBScript, etc.
26) What will be the initial value of an object reference which is defined as an instance
variable?
The constructor can be defined as the special type of method that is used to initialize the state of an object. It is
invoked when the class is instantiated, and the memory is allocated for the object. Every time, an object is
created using the new keyword, the default constructor of the class is called. The name of the constructor must
be similar to the class name. The constructor must not have an explicit return type.
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Based on the parameters passed in the constructors, there are two types of constructors in Java.
Default Constructor: default constructor is the one which does not accept any value. The default
constructor is mainly used to initialize the instance variable with the default values. It can also be used for
performing some useful task on object creation. A default constructor is invoked implicitly by the compiler if
there is no constructor defined in the class.
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Parameterized Constructor: The parameterized constructor is the one which can initialize the instance
variables with the given values. In other words, we can say that the constructors which can accept the
arguments are called parameterized constructors.
The purpose of the default constructor is to assign the default value to the objects. The java compiler creates a
default constructor implicitly if there is no constructor in the class.
class Student3{
int id;
String name;
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s1.display();
s2.display();
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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.
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Ans: yes, The constructor implicitly returns the current instance of the class (You can't use an explicit return type
with the constructor). More Details.
Yes, the constructors can be overloaded by changing the number of arguments accepted by the constructor or by
changing the data type of the parameters. Consider the following example.
class Test
int i;
public Test(int k)
i=k;
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if(k>m)
i=k;
else
i=m;
System.out.println(test1.i);
System.out.println(test2.i);
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In the above program, The constructor Test is overloaded with another constructor. In the first call to the
constructor, The constructor with one argument is called, and i will be initialized with the value 10. However, In
the second call to the constructor, The constructor with the 2 arguments is called, and i will be initialized with the
value 15.
There is no copy constructor in java. However, we can copy the values from 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
In this example, we are going to copy the values of one object into another using java constructor.
class Student6{
int id;
String name;
id = i;
name = n;
Student6(Student6 s){
id = s.id;
name =s.name;
s1.display();
s2.display();
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Output:
111 Karan
111 Karan
35) What are the differences between the constructors and methods?
There are many differences between constructors and methods. They are given below.
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A constructor is used to initialize the state of an object. A method is used to expose the behavior
of an object.
A constructor must not have a return type. A method must have a return type.
The Java compiler provides a default constructor if you don't have The method is not provided by the
any constructor in a class. compiler in any case.
The constructor name must be same as the class name. The method name may or may not be
same as class name.
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{
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Test(int a, int b)
Test(int a, float b)
byte a = 10;
byte b = 15;
a = 10 b = 15
Here, the data type of the variables a and b, i.e., byte gets promoted to int, and the first parameterized
constructor with the two integer parameters is called.
class Test
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int i;
System.out.println(test.i);
The output of the program is 0 because the variable i is initialized to 0 internally. As we know that a default
constructor is invoked implicitly if there is no constructor in the class, the variable i is initialized to 0 since there is
no constructor in the class.
class Test
Test(int a, int b)
test_a = a;
test_b = b;
}
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System.out.println(test.test_a+" "+test.test_b);
There is a compiler error in the program because there is a call to the default constructor in the main method
which is not present in the class. However, there is only one parameterized constructor in the class Test.
Therefore, no default constructor is invoked by the constructor implicitly.
The static variable is used to refer to the common property of all objects (that is not unique for each object), e.g.,
The company name of employees, college name of students, etc. Static variable gets memory only once in the
class area at the time of class loading. Using a static variable makes your program more memory efficient (it
saves memory). Static variable belongs to the class rather than the object.
class Student8{
int rollno;
String name;
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rollno = r;
name = n;
s1.display();
s2.display();
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A static method can access and change the value of the static variable.
More Details.
41) What are the restrictions that are applied to the Java static methods?
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The static method can not use non-static data member or call the non-static method directly.
this and super cannot be used in static context as they are non-static.
Because the object is not required to call the static method. If we make the main method non-static, JVM will have
to create its object first and then call main() method which will lead to the extra memory allocation. More Details.
Static block is used to initialize the static data member. It is executed before the main method, at the time of
classloading.
class A2{
System.out.println("Hello main");
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Ans) No, It was possible before JDK 1.7 using the static block. Since JDK 1.7, it is not possible. More Details.
46) What if the static modifier is removed from the signature of the main method?
47) What is the difference between static (class) method and instance method?
1)A method that is declared as static is known as the static method. A method that is not declared as
static is known as the instance
method.
2)We don't need to create the objects to call the static methods. The object is required to call the
instance methods.
3)Non-static (instance) members cannot be accessed in the static Static and non-static variables both
context (static method, static block, and static nested class) directly. can be accessed in instance methods.
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4)For example: public static int cube(int n){ return n*n*n;} For example: public void msg(){...}.
As we know that the static context (method, block, or variable) belongs to the class, not the object. Since
Constructors are invoked only when the object is created, there is no sense to make the constructors static.
However, if you try to do so, the compiler will show the compiler error.
In Java, if we make the abstract methods static, It will become the part of the class, and we can directly call it
which is unnecessary. Calling an undefined method is completely useless therefore it is not allowed.
50) Can we declare the static variables and methods in an abstract class?
Yes, we can declare static variables and methods in an abstract method. As we know that there is no requirement
to make the object to access the static context, therefore, we can access the static context declared inside the
abstract class by using the name of the abstract class. Consider the following example.
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Test.TestMethod();
System.out.println("i = "+Test.i);
Output
hi !! I am good !!
i = 102
The this keyword is a reference variable that refers to the current object. There are the various uses of this
keyword in Java. It can be used to refer to current class properties such as instance methods, variable,
constructors, etc. It can also be passed as an argument into the methods or constructors. It can also be returned
from the method as the current class instance.
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this can be used to return the current class instance from the method.
No, this cannot be assigned to any value because it always points to the current class object and this is the final
reference in Java. However, if we try to do so, the compiler error will be shown. Consider the following example.
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public Test()
this = null;
Output
Yes, It is possible to use this keyword to refer static members because this is just a reference variable which
refers to the current class object. However, as we know that, it is unnecessary to access static variables through
objects, therefore, it is not the best practice to use this to refer static members. Consider the following example.
{
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public Test ()
System.out.println(this.i);
Output
10
Constructor chaining enables us to call one constructor from another constructor of the class with respect to the
current class object. We can use this keyword to perform constructor chaining within the same class. Consider the
following example which illustrates how can we use this keyword to achieve constructor chaining.
int id,age;
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this.age = age;
this(age);
this.id = id;
this(id, age);
this.name = name;
this.address = address;
Output
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56) What are the advantages of passing this into a method instead of the current class
object itself?
As we know, that this refers to the current class object, therefore, it must be similar to the current class object.
However, there can be two main advantages of passing this into a method instead of the current class object.
this is a final variable. Therefore, this cannot be assigned to any new value whereas the current class object
might not be final and can be changed.
Inheritance is a mechanism by which one object acquires all the properties and behavior of another object of
another class. It is used for Code Reusability and Method Overriding. 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 the parent class. Moreover, you can add new methods and fields in your current class
also. Inheritance represents the IS-A relationship which is also known as a parent-child relationship.
Single-level inheritance
Multi-level inheritance
Multiple Inheritance
Hierarchical Inheritance
Hybrid Inheritance
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There are various advantages of using inheritance in Java that is given below.
Inheritance provides code reusability. The derived class does not need to redefine the method of base class
unless it needs to provide the specific implementation of the method.
We can simulate the inheritance of classes with the real-time objects which makes OOPs more realistic.
Inheritance provides data hiding. The base class can hide some data from the derived class by making it
private.
Method overriding cannot be achieved without inheritance. By method overriding, we can give a specific
implementation of some basic method contained by the base class.
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 the
same method and you call it from child class object, there will be ambiguity to call the method of A or B class.
Since the compile-time errors are better than runtime errors, Java renders compile-time error if you inherit 2
classes. So whether you have the same method or different, there will be a compile time error.
class A{
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void msg(){System.out.println("Hello");}
class B{
void msg(){System.out.println("Welcome");}
C obj=new C();
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Aggregation can be defined as the relationship between two classes where the aggregate class contains a
reference to the class it owns. Aggregation is best described as a has-a relationship. For example, The aggregate
class Employee having various fields such as age, name, and salary also contains an object of Address class
having various fields such as Address-Line 1, City, State, and pin-code. In other words, we can say that Employee
(class) has an object of Address class. Consider the following example.
Address.java
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String city,state,country;
this.city = city;
this.state = state;
this.country = country;
Employee.java
int id;
String name;
Address address;
this.id = id;
this.name = name;
this.address=address;
void display(){
System.out.println(id+" "+name);
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e.display();
e2.display();
Output
111 varun
gzb UP india
112 arun
gno UP india
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Holding the reference of a class within some other class is known as composition. When an object contains the
other object, if the contained object cannot exist without the existence of container object, then it is called
composition. In other words, we can say that composition is the particular case of aggregation which represents a
stronger relationship between two objects. Example: A class contains students. A student cannot exist without a
class. There exists composition between class and students.
Aggregation represents the weak relationship whereas composition represents the strong relationship. For
example, the bike has an indicator (aggregation), but the bike has an engine (composition).
The pointer is a variable that refers to the memory address. They are not used in Java because they are
unsafe(unsecured) and complex to understand.
The super keyword in Java is a reference variable that is used to refer to the immediate parent class object.
Whenever you create the instance of the subclass, an instance of the parent class is created implicitly which is
referred by super reference variable. The super() is called in the class constructor implicitly by the compiler if
there is no super or this.
class Animal{
Animal(){System.out.println("animal is created");}
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Dog(){
System.out.println("dog is created");
class TestSuper4{
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Output:
animal is created
dog is created
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66) How can constructor chaining be done by using the super keyword?
class Person
String name,address;
int age;
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this.age = age;
this.name = name;
this.address = address;
float salary;
super(age,name,address);
this.salary = salary;
Output
super can be used to refer to the immediate parent class instance variable.
68) What are the differences between this and super keyword?
There are the following differences between this and super keyword.
The super keyword always points to the parent class contexts whereas this keyword always points to the
current class context.
The super keyword is primarily used for initializing the base class variables within the derived class
constructor whereas this keyword primarily used to differentiate between local and instance variables when
passed in the class constructor.
The super and this must be the first statement inside constructor otherwise the compiler will throw an error.
class Person
public Person()
{
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public Employee()
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Explanation
The super() is implicitly invoked by the compiler if no super() or this() is included explicitly within the derived
class constructor. Therefore, in this case, The Person class constructor is called first and then the Employee class
constructor is called.
No, because this() and super() must be the first statement in the class constructor.
Example:
Test()
super();
this();
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The object cloning is used to create the exact copy of an object. The clone() method of the Object class is used to
clone an object. The java.lang.Cloneable interface must be implemented by the class whose object clone we
want to create. If we don't implement Cloneable interface, clone() method generates
CloneNotSupportedException.
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Method overloading is the polymorphism technique which allows us to create multiple methods with the same
name but different signature. We can achieve method overloading in two ways.
Method overloading increases the readability of the program. Method overloading is performed to figure out the
program quickly.
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73) Why is method overloading not possible by changing the return type in java?
In Java, method overloading is not possible by changing the return type of the program due to avoid the
ambiguity.
class Adder{
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class TestOverloading3{
System.out.println(Adder.add(11,11));//ambiguity
}}
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Output:
Compile Time Error: method add(int, int) is already defined in class Adder
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No, We cannot overload the methods by just applying the static keyword to them(number of parameters and
types are the same). Consider the following example.
void consume(int a)
System.out.println(a+" consumed!!");
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a.consume(10);
Animal.consume(20);
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Yes, we can have any number of main methods in a Java program by using method overloading.
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By Type promotion is method overloading, we mean that one data type can be promoted to another implicitly if no
exact matching is found.
As displayed in the above diagram, the 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. Consider the following example.
class OverloadingCalculation1{
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obj.sum(20,20,20);
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40
60
class OverloadingCalculation3{
obj.sum(20,20);//now ambiguity
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Explanation
There are two methods defined with the same name, i.e., sum. The first method accepts the integer and long type
whereas the second method accepts long and the integer type. The parameter passed that are a = 20, b = 20. We
can not tell that which method will be called as there is no clear differentiation mentioned between integer literal
and long literal. This is the case of ambiguity. Therefore, the compiler will throw an error.
If a subclass provides a specific implementation of a method that is already provided by its parent class, it is
known as Method Overriding. It is used for runtime polymorphism and to implement the interface methods.
The method must have the same name as in the parent class.
The method must have the same signature as in the parent class.
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No, you can't override the static method because they are the part of the class, not the object.
It is because the static method is the part of the class, and it is bound with class whereas instance method is
bound with the object, and static gets memory in class area, and instance gets memory in a heap.
Yes.
1) Method overloading increases the Method overriding provides the specific implementation of the method
readability of the program. that is already provided by its superclass.
2) Method overloading occurs within Method overriding occurs in two classes that have IS-A relationship
the class. between them.
3) In this case, the parameters must In this case, the parameters must be the same.
be different.
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No, we cannot override the private methods because the scope of private methods is limited to the class and we
cannot access them outside of the class.
84) Can we change the scope of the overridden method in the subclass?
Yes, we can change the scope of the overridden method in the subclass. However, we must notice that we cannot
decrease the accessibility of the method. The following point must be taken care of while changing the
accessibility of the method.
85) Can we modify the throws clause of the superclass method while overriding it in the
subclass?
Yes, we can modify the throws clause of the superclass method while overriding it in the subclass. However, there
are some rules which are to be followed while overriding in case of exception handling.
If the superclass method does not declare an exception, subclass overridden method cannot declare the
checked exception, but it can declare the unchecked exception.
If the superclass method declares an exception, subclass overridden method can declare same, subclass
exception or no exception but cannot declare parent exception.
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class Base
void method(int a)
void method(double d)
@Override
void method(double d)
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new Derived().method(10);
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Explanation
The method() is overloaded in class Base whereas it is derived in class Derived with the double type as the
parameter. In the method call, the integer is passed.
Now, since java5, it is possible to override any method by changing the return type if the return type of the
subclass overriding method is subclass type. It is known as covariant return type. The covariant return type
specifies that the return type may vary in the same direction as the subclass.
class A{
A get(){return this;}
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class B1 extends A{
B1 get(){return this;}
new B1().get().message();
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class Base
b.baseMethod();
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Explanation
The method of Base class, i.e., baseMethod() is overridden in Derived class. In Test class, the reference variable b
(of type Base class) refers to the instance of the Derived class. Here, Runtime polymorphism is achieved between
class Base and Derived. At compile time, the presence of method baseMethod checked in Base class, If it presence
then the program compiled otherwise the compiler error will be shown. In this case, baseMethod is present in
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Base class; therefore, it is compiled successfully. However, at runtime, It checks whether the baseMethod has
been overridden by Derived class, if so then the Derived class method is called otherwise Base class method is
called. In this case, the Derived class overrides the baseMethod; therefore, the Derived class method is called.
In Java, the final variable is used to restrict the user from updating it. If we initialize the final variable, we can't
change its value. In other words, we can say that the final variable once assigned to a value, can never be
changed after that. The final variable which is not assigned to any value can only be assigned through the class
constructor.
class Bike9{
void run(){
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speedlimit=400;
obj.run();
}//end of class
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If we change any method to a final method, we can't override it. More Details.
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If we make any class final, we can't inherit it into any of the subclasses.
honda.run();
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A final variable, not initialized at the time of declaration, is known as the final blank variable. We can't initialize the
final blank variable directly. Instead, we have to initialize it by using the class constructor. It is useful in the case
when the user has some data which must not be changed by others, for example, PAN Number. Consider the
following example:
class Student{
int id;
String name;
...
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Yes, if it is not static, we can initialize it in the constructor. If it is static blank final variable, it can be initialized
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Yes, We can declare the main method as public static final void main(String[] args){}.
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class Main {
final int i;
i = 20;
System.out.println(i);
Output
20
Explanation
Since i is the blank final variable. It can be initialized only once. We have initialized it to 20. Therefore, 20 will be
printed.
class Base
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obj.getInfo();
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Explanation
The getDetails() method is final; therefore it can not be overridden in the subclass.
The constructor can never be declared as final because it is never inherited. Constructors are not ordinary
methods; therefore, there is no sense to declare constructors as final. However, if you try to do so, The compiler
will throw an error.
No, we cannot declare an interface as final because the interface must be implemented by some class to provide
its definition. Therefore, there is no sense to make an interface final. However, if you try to do so, the compiler will
show an error.
100) What is the difference between the final method and abstract method?
The main difference between the final method and abstract method is that the abstract method cannot be final as
we need to override them in the subclass to give its definition.
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