Java Tutorial

 Java is a high-level programming language originally developed by Sun

Microsystems and released in 1995. Java runs on a variety of platforms, such as
Windows, Mac OS, and the various versions of UNIX. This tutorial gives a
complete understanding on Java.
 This reference will take you through simple and practical approach while
learning Java Programming language.

Prerequisites
 Before you start doing practice with various types of examples given in this
reference, I'm making an assumption that you are already aware about what is a
computer program and what is a computer programming language.
 Where It Is Used
According to Sun, 3 billion devices run Java. There are many devices where Java is
currently used. Some of them are as follows:
1. Desktop Applications such as acrobat reader, media player, antivirus etc.
2. Web Applications such as irctc.co.in
3. Enterprise Applications such as banking applications.
4. Mobile
5. Embedded System
6. Smart Card
7. Robotics
8. Games etc.
 Types Of Java Applications
There are mainly 4 type of applications that can be created using Java:
1) Standalone Application
It is also known as desktop application or window-based application. An application
that we need to install
on every machine such as media player, antivirus etc. AWT and Swing are used in Java
for creating
standalone applications.
2) Web Application
An application that runs on the server side and creates dynamic page, is called web
application. Currently,
servlet, jsp, struts, jsf etc. technologies are used for creating web applications in Java.
 Cont..
3) Enterprise Application
An application that is distributed in nature, such as banking applications etc. It has
the advantage of high
level security, load balancing and clustering. In Java, EJB is used for creating
enterprise applications.
4) Mobile Application
An application that is created for mobile devices. Currently Android and Java ME
are used for creating mobile
applications.
 Java Overview
 Java programming language was originally developed by Sun Microsystems, which
was initiated by James Gosling and released in 1995 as core component of Sun
Microsystems Java platform (Java 1.0 [J2SE]).
 As of December 08 the latest release of the Java Standard Edition is 6 (J2SE).
 With the advancement of Java and its wide spread popularity, multiple
configurations were built to suite various types of platforms. 
 Ex: J2EE for Enterprise Applications, J2ME for Mobile Applications.
 Features of Java

I. Simple
2. Object-oriented
3. Platform independent 9.Interpreted
4.Secured 10.High Performance
5. Robust 11. Multithreaded
6. Architecture neutral 12.Distributed
7. Portable
8. Dynamic
 Features Of Java
 Object Oriented : In java everything is an Object. Java can be easily extended since
it is based on the Object model.
 Platform independent: Unlike many other programming languages including C and
C++ when Java is compiled, it is not compiled into platform specific machine, rather
into platform independent byte code. This byte code is distributed over the web and
interpreted by virtual Machine (JVM) on whichever platform it is being run.
 Features Of Java Cont..
 Simple :Java is designed to be easy to learn. If you understand the basic concept of
OOP java would be easy to master.
 Secure : With Java's secure feature it enables to develop virus-free, tamper-free
systems. Authentication techniques are based on public-key encryption.
 Architectural- neutral :Java compiler generates an architecture-neutral object file
format which makes the compiled code to be executable on many processors, with
the presence Java runtime system.
 Features Of Java Cont..
 Portable :being architectural neutral and having no implementation dependent
aspects of the specification makes Java portable. Compiler and Java is written in
ANSI C with a clean portability boundary means We may carry the Java byte code to
any platform.
 Robust : Robust simply means strong. Java uses strong memory management. There
are lack of pointers that avoids security problem. There is automatic garbage
collection in Java. There is exception handling and type
 checking mechanism in Java. All these points makes Java robust.
 Multi-threaded : With Java's multi-threaded feature it is possible to write programs
that can do many tasks simultaneously. This design feature allows developers to
construct smoothly running interactive applications.
 Features Of Java Cont..
 Interpreted :Java byte code is translated on the fly to native machine instructions
and is not stored anywhere. The development process is more rapid and analytical
since the linking is an incremental and light weight process.
 High Performance: With the use of Just-In-Time compilers Java enables high
performance.
 Distributed :Java is designed for the distributed environment of the internet.
 Dynamic : Java is considered to be more dynamic than C or C++ since it is
designed to adapt to an evolving environment. Java programs can carry extensive
amount of run-time information that can be used to verify and resolve accesses to
objects on run-time.
 My First Java Programme

public class MyFirstJavaProgram {

public static void main(String []args) {
System.out.println("Hello World");
}
}
 Understanding first java program
 class is used to declare a class in Java.
 public is an access modifier which represents visibility, it means it is visible to all.
 static is a keyword, if we declare any method as static, it is known as static
method. The core advantage of static method is that there is no need to create
object to invoke the static method. The main method is executed by the JVM, so it
doesn't require to create object to invoke the main method.So it saves memory.
 void is the return type of the method, it means it doesn't return any value, main
represents startup of the program.
 String[] args is used for command line argument. We will learn it later.
System.out.println() is used print statement.
What happens at compile time?
At compile time, Java file is compiled by Java Compiler
(It does not interact with OS) and converts the Java code
into bytecode.
 What happens at runtime?

Classloader: is the subsystem of JVM that is used to load class files.

Bytecode Verifier: checks the code fragments for illegal code that can violate accesss
right to objects.
Interpreter: read bytecode stream then execute the instructions.
 Questions
 Can you save a java source file by other name than the class name?
 Can you have a empty java file?
 What if no one class have main function?
 How to print “Hello World” without main function?
 Can you have multiple classes in a java source file?
 Java is an Object Oriented Language
As a language that has the Object Oriented feature Java supports the following fundamental
concepts:
1)Classes
2)Objects
3)Encapsulation
4)Abstraction
5)Inheritance
6)Polymorphism
 Classes 

 A class--the basic building block of an object-oriented language such as Java

 A class is a blue print from which individual objects are created.
 A class specifies the design of an object. It states what data an object can hold
and the way it can behave when using the data.
 Class is a template that describes the data and behavior associated
with instances of that class.
 The data associated with a class or object is stored in variables.
  The behavior associated with a class or object is implemented with methods.
(Methods are similar to the functions or procedures in procedural languages such
as C).
 Class Example 
public class Book {
private String title;
private String author;
private String publisher;
public Book(String bookTitle, String authorName, String
publisherName) {
title = bookTitle;
author = authorName;
publisher = publisherName;
}
//all getter and setter methods
}
 Objects
 Let us now look deep into what are objects. If we consider the real-world we can
find many objects around us, Cars, Dogs, Humans etc. All these objects have a
state and behavior.
 An object is an instance of a class. The relationship is such that many objects can
be created using one class. Each object has its own data but its underlying
structure (i.e., the type of data it stores, its behaviors) are defined by the class.
 Object Example 
An instance of this class will be a book object:
Book firstBook = new Book(“Complete Reference",“ABC",“XYZ");
Objects can be created by using new keyword in java.
As mentioned previously a class provides the blueprints for objects. So
basically an object is created from a class. In java the new key word is
used to create new objects.
There are three steps when creating an object from a class:
 Declaration . A variable declaration with a variable name with an object
type. Like Book firstBook
 Instantiation . The 'new' key word is used to create the object.
 Initialization . The 'new' keyword is followed by a call to a constructor.
This call initializes the new object.
eg. new Book();
More Details Of Class
 A class can contain any of the following variable types.
1)Local variables
2)Instance variables
3)Class variables
 Local Variable
Local variable are  variables defined inside methods, constructors or blocks.
The variable will be declared and initialized within the method and the variable
will be destroyed when the method has completed.
Eg.

Public void setTitle(String title){

this.title=title;
}
 Rules For Local Variable

 Local variables are declared in methods, constructors, or blocks.

 Local variables are created when the method, constructor or block is entered and
the variable will be destroyed once it exits the method, constructor or block.
 Access modifiers cannot be used for local variables.
 Local variables are visible only within the declared method, constructor or block.
 Local variables are implemented at stack level internally.
 There is no default value for local variables so local variables should be declared
and an initial value should be assigned before the first use.
Example Of Local Variable
Problem With Local Variable
Following example uses age without initializing it, so it would give an error at the time of compilation.
 Instance variables
Instance variables are variables within a class but outside any method. These
variables are instantiated when the class is loaded. Instance variables can be
accessed from inside any method, constructor or blocks of that particular class.

Eg.
private String title;
private String author;
private String publisher;
 Rules For Instance Variable

 Instance variables are declared in a class, but outside a method, constructor or

any block.
 When a space is allocated for an object in the heap a slot for each instance
variable value is created.
 Instance variables are created when an object is created with the use of the key
word 'new' and destroyed when the object is destroyed.
 Instance variables hold values that must be referenced by more than one method,
constructor or block, or essential parts of an object. state that must be present
through out the class.
 Instance variables can be declared in class level before or after use.
 Rules For Instance Variable

 Access modifiers can be given for instance variables.

 The instance variables are visible for all methods, constructors and block in the
class. Normally it is recommended to make these variables private (access
level).However visibility for subclasses can be given for these variables with the use
of access modifiers.
 Instance variables have default values. For numbers the default value is 0, for
Booleans it is false and for object references it is null. Values can be assigned during
the declaration or within the constructor.
 Instance variables can be accessed directly by calling the variable name inside the
class. However within static methods and different class ( when instance variables
are given accessibility) the should be called using the fully qualified name
.ObjectReference.VariableName.
Example Of Instance Variable
 Class variables

Class variables are variables declared with in a class, outside any method, with
the static keyword.
Eg.

private static int count=0;

 Rules For Class/Static Variable

 Class variables also known as static variables are declared with

the static keyword in a class, but outside a method, constructor or a block.
 There would only be one copy of each class variable per class, regardless of how
many objects are created from it.
 Static variables are rarely used other than being declared as constants. Constants
are variables that are declared as public/private, final and static. Constant
variables never change from their initial value.
 Static variables are stored in static memory. It is rare to use static variables other
than declared final and used as either public or private constants.
 Static variables are created when the program starts and destroyed when the
program stops.
 Rules For Class/Static Variable

 Visibility is similar to instance variables. However, most static variables are

declared public since they must be available for users of the class.
 Default values are same as instance variables. For numbers the default value is 0,
for Booleans it is false and for object references it is null. Values can be assigned
during the declaration or within the constructor. Additionally values can be assigned
in special static initializer blocks.
 Static variables can be accessed by calling with the class
name . ClassName.VariableName.
 When declaring class variables as public static final, then variables names
(constants) are all in upper case. If the static variables are not public and final the
naming syntax is the same as instance and local variables.
Example Of Class/Static Variable
 A class can have any number of methods to access the value of various kind of
methods.
Like Book Class can have
bookIssue()
addBook()
deleteBook()
updateBook()
 Source file declaration rules
 There can be only one public class per source file.
 A source file can have multiple non public classes.
 The public class name should be the name of the source file as well which should
be appended by .java at the end. For example : The class name is . public class
Employee{} Then the source file should be as Employee.java.
 If the class is defined inside a package, then the package statement should be the
first statement in the source file.
 If import statements are present then they must be written between the package
statement and the class declaration. If there are no package statements then the
import statement should be the first line in the source file.
 Import and package statements will imply to all the classes present in the source
file. It is not possible to declare different import and/or package statements to
different classes in the source file.
 A Simple Case Study
 For our case study we will be creating two classes. They are Employee and
EmployeeTest.
 First open notepad and add the following code. Remember this is the Employee class
and the class is a public class. Now save this source file with the name
Employee.java.
 The Employee class has four instance variables name, age, designation and salary.
The class has one explicitly defined constructor which takes a parameter.
A Simple Case Study
A Simple Case Study
How To Run
Java Keywords
Java Basic Datatypes

There are two data types available in Java:

 Primitive Data Types
 Reference/Object Data Types
 Primitive Datatypes
Data type Bytes Min Value Max Value Literal Values

byte 1 -27 27 – 1 123

short 2 -215 215 – 1 1234

int 4 -231 231 – 1 12345, 086, 0x675

long 8 -263 263 – 1 123456

float 4 - - 1.0

double 8 - - 123.86

char 2 0 216 – 1 ‘a’, ‘\n’

boolean - - - true, false
 Reference Data Types
 Reference variables are created using defined constructors of the classes. They are
used to access objects. These variables are declared to be of a specific type that
cannot be changed. For example, Employee, Puppy etc.
 Class objects, and various type of array variables come under reference data type.
 Default value of any reference variable is null.
 A reference variable can be used to refer to any object of the declared type or any
compatible type.
 Example : Animal animal = new Animal("giraffe");
 Java Modifier Types
 Modifiers are keywords that you add to those definitions to change their
meanings. The Java language has a wide variety of modifiers, including the
following:
 Java Access Modifiers
 Non Access Modifiers
To use a modifier, you include its keyword in the definition of a class, method,
or variable. The modifier precedes the rest of the statement, as in the following
examples (Italic ones)
 Java Modifiers
Modifier Class Class Methods Method
Variables Variables
public   
private  
protected  
default   
final    
abstract  
strictfp  
transient 
synchronized 
native 
volatile 
static   
Modifier Example
 Access Control Modifiers
Java provides a number of access modifiers to set access levels for classes,
variables, methods and constructors. The four access levels are:
 Default:-Visible to the package. No modifiers are needed.
 Private:-Visible to the class only .
 Public:-Visible to the world.
 Protected:-Visible to the package and all subclasses.
 Non Access Modifiers
Java provides a number of non-access modifiers to achieve many other
functionality.
 The static modifier for creating class methods and variables
 The final modifier for finalizing the implementations of classes, methods, and
variables.
 The abstract modifier for creating abstract classes and methods.
 The synchronized and volatile modifiers, which are used for threads.
 Naming convention
A naming convention is a rule to follow as you decide what to name your
identifiers (e.g. class, package,variable, method, etc.), but it is not mandatory to
follow that is why it is known as convention not rule.
Advantage:
By using standard Java naming conventions they make their code easier to read
for themselves and for other programmers. Readability of Java code is important
because it means less time is spent trying to figure out what the code does.
Class Name should begin with uppercase letter and be a noun
e.g.String,System,Thread etc.
Interface Name should begin with uppercase letter and be an adjective
(whereever possible), e.g.Runnable,ActionListener etc.

Method Name should begin with lowercase letter and be a verb.

e.g.main(),print{),println(),
actionPerformed() etc.
Variable Name should begin with lowercase letter e.g.
firstName,orderNumber etc.
Package Name should be in lowercase letter, e.g. java.lang.sql.util etc.

Constant Name should be in uppercase letter, e.g.

RED,YELLOW,MAX_PRIORITY etc.
 Method Overloading
Method overloading means when two or more methods have the same
name but a different signature.
Signature of a method is nothing but a combination of its name and the
sequence of its parameter types.
Advantages of method overloading
It allows you to use the same name for a group of methods that
basically have the same purpose.
Method overloading increases the readability of the program.
 Method Overloading
Different ways to overload the method
There are two ways to overload the method in Java
 1. By changing number of arguments
 2. By changing the data type
Note: In Java, Methood Overloading is not possible by changing
return type of the method.
 Questions
Que) Why Method Overloaing is not possible by changing the return
type of method?
Que) Can we overload main() method?
Method Overloading and Type Promotion
Example
Example
Example
 Constructor
 Constructor is a special type of method that is used to initialize the
state of an object/initialize a value to instance variable.
 Constructor is invoked at the time of object creation. It constructs the
values i.e. data for the object that is why it is known as constructor.
 Constructor is just like the instance method but it does not have any
explicit return type.
Characteristics or Rules for Constructor

1. Constructor name must be same as its class name

2. Constructor must have no explicit return type.
3.Constructor can have arguments
4.Constructor Can be overloaded.
5.Constructor should be public but it can have other access specifier too.
5.Constructor will automatically invoke when you create object of class
using new keyword.
6.Constructor cannot be call explicitly.
7.Constructor cannot be inherited.
 Types Of Constructor
 There are two types of constructors:
 1) default constructor (no-arg constructor)
2) parameterized constructor
Remember Point:-
1)If you don’t provide any constructor in your class compiler will provide default
constructor.
2)moment add any constructor in class u will loose to get default constructor from
compiler.
3)Your class should have default constructor in case of Inheritance
4)Same constructor can be call to other constructor using this and derived class
constructor using super
keyword
 Questions
 What If there is no constructor in a class, is compiler automatically creates
a default constructor?
 What default constructor do.
 What the use of parametrize constructor
 What the difference between constructor and methods.
 Does constructor can have void return type?
 Does copy constructor is available in java.
 What the alternative of copy constructor in java?
 Can constructor perform other tasks instead of initialization?
 Static
 The static keyword is used in Java mainly for memory management. We may
apply static keyword with variables, methods and blocks. The static keyword
belongs to the class rather than instance of the class.

The static can be:

1.variable (also known as class variable)

2.method (also known as class method)
3.block
 Static Variable
 If you declare any variable as static, it is known static variable
 It is a variable which belongs to the class and not to object instance.
 The static variable can be used to refer the common property of all objects
(that is not unique for
 each object) e.g. company name of employees,college name of students etc.
 The static variable gets memory only once in class area at the time of class
loading.
 It can be initialize at the time of Object creation.
 Static Variable

 Static variables are initialized only once , at the start of the execution . These
variables will be initialized first, before the initialization of any instance
variables.
 A single copy to be shared by all instances of the class
 A static variable can be accessed directly by the class name and doesn’t need
any object.
 Syntax : <class-name>.<variable-name>.
 Static variable can be final to make constant.
 Syntax: public static final double RATE_OF_INT=15.5;
Static Variable Memory Diagram
 Static Method

 If you apply static keyword with any method, it is known as static method.
 A static method belongs to the class rather than object of a class.
 A static method can be invoked without the need for creating an instance of a
class.
 static method can access static data member and can change the value of it.
 It is a method which belongs to the class and not to the object(instance)
 A static method can access only static data. It can not access non-static data
(instance variables)
 Static Method

 A static method can call only other static methods and can’t call a non-

static method from it.
 A static method can be accessed directly by the class name and doesn’t
need any object but can be call by object.
 Syntax : <class-name>.<method-name>
 A static method cannot refer to “this” or “super” keywords in anyway.
 main method is static , since it must be accessible for an application to run ,
before any instantiation takes place.
 Static Block
The static block, is a block of statement inside a Java class that will
be executed when a class is first loaded in to the JVM
class Test{
static {
  //Code goes here
  }
}
A static block helps to initialize the static data members, just like
constructors help to initialize instance members
Questions

Que)Can we execute a program without main() method?

 This reference in java
 this keyword in Java is a special keyword which can be used to represent
current object or instance of any class in Java. 
 “this”  can also call constructor of same class in Java and used to call
overloaded constructor.
 if used than it must be first statement in constructor
 this() will call no argument constructor.
 and this(parameter) will call one argument constructor with appropriate
parameter. 
 Example continue in next slide
example
If member variable and local variable name conflict
than this can be used to refer member variable.
here is an example of this with member variable:

Here local variable interest and member variable interest conflict

which is easily resolve by referring member variable
as this.interest
this is a final variable in Java and you can not assign value to
this. this will result in compilation

you can call methods of class by using this keyword as shown

in below example.
• this can be used to return object. this is a valid return value.here is an
example of using as return value.

• "this" keyword can not be used in static context i.e.

inside static methods or static initializer block.
if use this inside static context you will get compilation
error as shown in below example:
 this can also be passed as method parameters since it represent current
object of class.
 Java This can be used to get the handle of the current class
Class className = this.getClass();
Though this can also be done by, Class className = ABC.class; // here
ABC refers to the class name and you need to know that!
 Java - String Class

Strings, which are widely used in Java programming, are a sequence of

characters. In the Java programming language, strings are objects.
The Java platform provides the String class to create and manipulate strings.
Creating Strings:
The most direct way to create a string is to write:
String greeting = "Hello world!";
 String greeting = "Hello world!";
Whenever it encounters a string literal in your code, the compiler creates a
String object with its value in this case, "Hello world!'.
As like any other object, you can create String objects by using the new
keyword and a constructor.
The String class has eleven constructors that allow you to provide the initial
value of the string using different sources
Note: The String class is immutable, so that once it is created a
String object cannot be changed. If there is a necessity to make a
lot of modifications to Strings of characters then you should
use String Buffer & String Builder Classes.
Cont….
 String Length:
Methods used to obtain information about an object are known as
accessor methods. One accessor method that you can use with strings is the
length() method, which returns the number of characters contained in the
string object.

String palindrome = "Dot saw I was Tod";

int len = palindrome.length();
System.out.println( "String Length is : " + len );
o/p:- String Length is : 17
Concatenating Strings:
The String class includes a method for concatenating two strings:
1) method concat
2)  + operator

1) string1.concat(string2);
1) "My name is ".concat("Zara");
2) "Hello," + " world" + "!"
char charAt(int index) 
Returns the character at the specified index.
int compareTo(Object o) 
Compares this String to another Object.
int compareTo(String anotherString)
Compares two strings lexicographically.
int compareToIgnoreCase(String str) 
Compares two strings lexicographically, ignoring case differences.

String concat(String str)

Concatenates the specified string to the end of this string.
boolean contentEquals(StringBuffer sb) 
Returns true if and only if this String represents the same sequence of characters
as the specified StringBuffer.
static String copyValueOf(char[] data) 
Returns a String that represents the character sequence in the array
specified.
static String copyValueOf(char[] data, int offset, int count)
Returns a String that represents the character sequence in the array
specified.

boolean endsWith(String suffix) 

Tests if this string ends with the specified suffix.
boolean equals(Object anObject)
Compares this string to the specified object.

boolean equalsIgnoreCase(String anotherString)

Compares this String to another String, ignoring case considerations.
byte getBytes() 
Encodes this String into a sequence of bytes using the platform's default
charset, storing the result into a new byte array.

byte[] getBytes(String charsetName

Encodes this String into a sequence of bytes using the named charset,
storing the result into a new byte array.

int hashCode()
Returns a hash code for this string.
int indexOf(int ch) 
Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the specified
character.
int indexOf(int ch, int fromIndex) 
Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the
specified character, starting the search at the specified index.

int indexOf(String str)

Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the
specified substring.
int indexOf(String str, int fromIndex)
Returns the index within this string of the first occurrence of the
specified substring, starting at the specified index.

int lastIndexOf(int ch, int fromIndex) 

Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified
character, searching backward starting at the specified index.
int lastIndexOf(int ch, int fromIndex) 
Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified
character, searching backward starting at the specified index.

int lastIndexOf(String str)

Returns the index within this string of the rightmost occurrence of the
specified substring.
int lastIndexOf(String str, int fromIndex) 
Returns the index within this string of the last occurrence of the specified
substring, searching backward starting at the specified index.

int length() 
Returns the length of this string.
boolean matches(String regex) :-Tells whether or not this string matches
the given regular expression.
String replace(char oldChar, char newChar) :-Returns a new string
resulting from replacing all occurrences of oldChar in this string with
newChar.
String replaceAll(String regex, String replacement
Replaces each substring of this string that matches the given regular
expression with the given replacement.
String replaceFirst(String regex, String replacement) 
Replaces the first substring of this string that matches the given regular
expression with the given replacement.

String[] split(String regex) :-Splits this string around matches of the given

regular expression.
boolean startsWith(String prefix) :-Tests if this string starts with the
specified prefix.
boolean startsWith(String prefix, int toffset) :-Tests if this string starts with
the specified prefix beginning a specified index.

String substring(int beginIndex) :-Returns a new string that is a substring of

this string.
String substring(int beginIndex, int endIndex) :-Returns a new string that is
a substring of this string.

char[] toCharArray()  :-Converts this string to a new character array.

String toLowerCase() :-Converts all of the characters in this String to
lower case using the rules of the default locale.

String toString() :-This object (which is already a string!) is itself

returned.
String toUpperCase() :-Converts all of the characters in this String to
upper case using the rules of the default locale.

String trim()  :-Returns a copy of the string, with leading and trailing
whitespace omitted.
static String valueOf([int][float][…….] x) :-Returns the string
representation of the passed data type argument.

Continue with more details about String later

 Inheritance

 Inheritance can be defined as the process where one object acquires the
properties of another.
 Inheritance is a mechanism in which one object
 acquires all the properties and behaviours of parent
 object.
 The idea behind inheritance is that you can create new classes that are built
upon existing classes.
 When you inherit from an existing class, you reuse (or inherit) methods and
fields.
 Inheritance represents the IS-A relationship.
 extends keyword is used to achieve inheritance.
 Inheritance Example

Animal is the superclass of Mammal class.

Animal is the superclass of Reptile class.
Mammal and Reptile are subclasses of Animal class.
Dog is the subclass of both Mammal and Animal classes.
 IS-A Relationship

Mammal IS-A Animal

Reptile IS-A Animal
Dog IS-A Mammal
Hence : Dog IS-A Animal as well
 Instanceof Operator
 The instanceof operator compares an object to a specified type.
 You can use it to test if an object is an instance of a class, an instance of a
subclass, or an instance of a class that implements a particular interface.
 The instanceof operator is also known as type
 comparison operator because it compares the instance with type.
 It returns either true or false.
 If we apply the instanceof operator with any variable that have null value, it
returns false.
Instanceof Operator Example
 Types of Inheritance
 There exists basically three types of inheritance.
 Single Inheritance
 Multilevel inheritance
 Multiple inheritance
 Hierarchical inheritance
In single inheritance, one class extends one class only.
In multilevel inheritance, the ladder of single inheritance increases.
 In multiple inheritance, one class directly extends more than one class.
In hierarchical inheritance one class is extended by more than one class.
Single Inheritance
Multilevel Inheritance
Multilevel Inheritance
 Multiple Inheritance
 In multiple inheritance, one class extends multiple classes. Java does not
support multiple inheritance but C++ supports. The above program can be
modified to illustrate multiple inheritance. The following program does not
work.
class Aves { }
class Bird { }
class Parrot extends Aves, Bird { }
Note:-Java supports multiple inheritance partially through interfaces.
Hierarchical Inheritance
 Disadvantages of Inheritance
 Both classes (super and subclasses) are tightly-coupled.
 As they are tightly coupled (binded each other strongly with extends
keyword), they cannot work independently of each other.
 Changing the code in super class method also affects the subclass
functionality.
 If super class method is deleted, the code may not work as subclass may call
the super class method with super keyword. Now subclass method behaves
independently.-
 Aggregation In Java
 If a class have an entity reference, it is known as Aggregation. Aggregation
represents HAS-A relationship
 Consider a situation, Employee object contains many informations such as
id, name, emailld etc. It contains one more object named address, which
contains its own informations such as city, state, country, zipcode etc. as
given below.
 Aggregation In Java
class Employee{
int id;
String name;
Address address;//Address is a class
}
In such case, Employee has an entity reference address, so relationship is
Employee HAS-A address.
Why use Aggregation?
Ans:-For Code Reusability.
 When use Aggregation?
♦ Code reuse is also best achieved by aggregation when there is no is-a
relationship.
♦ Inheritance should be used only if the relationship is-a is maintained
throughout the lifetime of the
objects involved; otherwise, aggregation is the best choice.
 Overriding
 In the previous chapter, we talked about super classes and sub classes.
 If a class inherits a method from its super class, then there is a chance to
override the method provided that it is not marked final.
 The benefit of overriding is: ability to define a behavior that's specific to the
subclass type which means a subclass can implement a parent class method
based on its requirement.
 In object-oriented terms, overriding means to override the functionality of an
existing method.
 Rules for method overriding:
 The argument list should be exactly the same as that of the overridden method.
 The return type should be the same or a subtype of the return type declared in
the original overridden method in the superclass.
 The access level cannot be more restrictive than the overridden method's access
level. For example: if the superclass method is declared public then the
overridding method in the sub class cannot be either private or protected.
 Instance methods can be overridden only if they are inherited by the subclass.
 Rules for method overriding:
 A method declared final cannot be overridden.
 A method declared static cannot be overridden but can be re-declared.
 If a method cannot be inherited, then it cannot be overridden.
 A subclass within the same package as the instance's superclass can override
any superclass method that is not declared private or final.
 A subclass in a different package can only override the non-final methods
declared public or protected.
 Rules for method overriding:
 An overriding method can throw any uncheck exceptions, regardless of
whether the overridden method throws exceptions or not.
 However the overriding method should not throw checked exceptions that are
new or broader than the ones declared by the overridden method. The
overriding method can throw narrower or fewer exceptions than the
overridden method.
 Constructors cannot be overridden.
 Questions
1) Can we override static method?
No, static method cannot be overridden. It can be proved by runtime
polymorphism so we will learn it later.
2) Why we cannot override static method?
because static method is bound with class whereas instance method is
bound with object. Static belongs to class area and instance belongs to heap
area.
 Compare Overloading and Overriding

Method Overloading Method Overriding

Method overloading is used to Method overriding is used to provide
increase the readability of the the specific implementation
program. of the method that is already provided
by its super class.
method overlaoding is performed Method overriding occurs in two
within a class. classes that have IS-A
relationship.
In case of method overloading In case of method overriding
parameter must be different. parameter must be same.
Applying access modifier with method overriding

If you are overriding any method, overriden method (i.e. declared in subclass)
must not be
 more restrictive.
Access Levels are in sequence of
1)Private
2)Default
3)Protected
4)Public
Example
Cont.. Next page
 Covariant Return Type
 The covariant return type specifies that the return type may vary in the same
direction as the subclass.
 Before Java5, it was not possible to override any method by changing the
return type.
 But now, since Java5,it is possible to override method by changing the return
type if subclass overrides any method whose return type is Non-Primitive but
it changes its return type to subclass type.
Let's take a simple example:
 super keyword
 The super is a reference variable that is used to refer immediate parent class
object.
 Whenever you create the instance of subclass, an instance of parent class is
created implicitely because it is referred by super reference variable.
Usage of super Keyword:-
1. super is used to refer immediate parent class instance variable.
2. super() is used to invoke immediate parent class constructor.
3. super is used to invoke immediate parent class method.
Restricting Inheritance

Parent

Inherited
capability

Child
Final Members: A way for Preventing Overriding of Members in
Subclasses

 All methods and variables can be overridden by default in subclasses.

 This can be prevented by declaring them as final using the keyword “final” as a
modifier. For example:
 final int marks = 100;
 final void display();
 This ensures that functionality defined in this method cannot be altered any.
Similarly, the value of a final variable cannot be altered.
Final Classes: A way for Preventing Classes being extended

 We can prevent an inheritance of classes by other classes by declaring them as

final classes.
 This is achieved in Java by using the keyword final as follows:
final class Marks
{ // members
}
final class Student extends Person
{ // members
}
 Any attempt to inherit these classes will cause an error.
 Abstract Classes
 When we define a class to be “final”, it cannot be extended. In certain
situation, we want to properties of classes to be always extended and used.
Such classes are called Abstract Classes.
 An Abstract class is a conceptual class.
 An Abstract class cannot be instantiated – objects cannot be created.
 Abstract classes provides a common root for a group of classes, nicely tied
together in a package:
 Abstract Class Syntax
abstract class ClassName{
...
abstract Type MethodName1();
…
Type Method2()
{
// method body
}
}
 When a class contains one or more abstract methods, it should be
declared as abstract class.
 The abstract methods of an abstract class must be defined in its
subclass.
 We cannot declare abstract constructors or abstract static methods.
 Abstract Class -Example
 Shape is a abstract class.

Shape

Circle Rectangle
 The Shape Abstract Class

public abstract class Shape {

public abstract double area();
public void move() { // non-abstract method
// implementation
}
}

 Is the following statement valid?

 Shape s = new Shape();
 No. It is illegal because the Shape class is an abstract class, which cannot
be instantiated to create its objects.
 Abstract Classes
public Circle extends Shape {
protected double r;
protected static final double PI =3.1415926535;
public Circle() { r = 1.0; )
public double area() { return PI * r * r; }
…
}
public Rectangle extends Shape {
protected double w, h;
public Rectangle() { w = 0.0; h=0.0; }
public double area() { return w * h; }
}
 Abstract Classes Properties
 A class with one or more abstract methods is automatically abstract and it
cannot be instantiated.
 A class declared abstract, even with no abstract methods can not be
instantiated.
 A subclass of an abstract class can be instantiated if it overrides all abstract
methods by implementation them.
 A subclass that does not implement all of the superclass abstract methods is
itself abstract; and it cannot be instantiated.
 Summary
 If you do not want (properties of) your class to be extended or inherited by
other classes, define it as a final class.
 Java supports this is through the keyword “final”.
 This is applied to classes.
 You can also apply the final to only methods if you do not want anyone to
override them.
 If you want your class (properties/methods) to be extended by all those who
want to use, then define it as an abstract class or define one or more of its
methods as abstract methods.
 Java supports this is through the keyword “abstract”.
 This is applied to methods only.
 Subclasses should implement abstract methods; otherwise, they cannot be
instantiated.
 Interface
 Since we have a good understanding of the extends keyword let us look into
how the implements keyword is used to get the IS-A relationship.
 The implements keyword is used by classes by inherit from interfaces.
Interfaces can never be extended by the classes.
 An interface in the Java programming language is an abstract type that is used
to specify an interface  that classes must implement.
 Interface is a conceptual entity similar to a Abstract class.
 Can contain only constants (final variables) and abstract method (no
implementation) - Different from Abstract classes.
 Use when a number of classes share a common interface.
 Each class should implement the interface.
 Interface
 An interface is basically a kind of class—it contains methods and variables,
but they have to be only abstract classes and final fields/variables.
 Therefore, it is the responsibility of the class that implements an interface
to supply the code for methods.
 A class can implement any number of interfaces, but cannot extend more
than one class at a time.
 Therefore, interfaces are considered as an informal way of realising
multiple inheritance in Java.
 Interface Example

<<Interface>>
Speaker
speak()

Politician Priest Lecturer

speak() speak() speak()
Interfaces Definition

• Syntax (appears like abstract class):

interface InterfaceName {
// Constant/Final Variable Declaration
• Example:
// Methods Declaration – only method body
}

interface Speaker {
public void speak( );
}
 Implementing Interfaces
• Interfaces are used like super-classes who properties are inherited by
classes. This is achieved by creating a class that implements the given
interface as follows:

class ClassName implements InterfaceName [, InterfaceName2, …]

{
// Body of Class
}
 Implementing Interfaces Example
class Politician implements Speaker {
public void speak(){
System.out.println(“Talk politics”);
}
}
class Priest implements Speaker {
public void speak(){
System.out.println(“Religious Talks”);
}
}
class Lecturer implements Speaker {
public void speak(){
System.out.println(“Talks Object Oriented Design and
Programming!”);
}
}
 Extending Interfaces
• Like classes, interfaces can also be extended. The new sub-interface will
inherit all the members of the superinterface in the manner similar to classes.
This is achieved by using the keyword extends as follows:

interface InterfaceName2 extends InterfaceName1 {

// Body of InterfaceName2
}
 Inheritance and Interface Implementation

• A general form of interface implementation:

class ClassName extends SuperClass implements

InterfaceName [, InterfaceName2, …]
{
// Body
• This shows of can
a class Class
extended another class while implementing one or more
}
interfaces. It appears like a multiple inheritance (if we consider interfaces as special
kind of classes with certain restrictions or special features).
 Interface Cont..
 Interfaces are declared using the interface keyword.
 Interface   may only contain method signature and constant declarations
(variable declarations that are declared to be both static and final).
 An interface may never contain method definitions.
 Interfaces cannot be instantiated, but rather are implemented.
 A class that implements an interface must implement all of the methods
described in the interface, or be an abstract class.
 Interface Cont..
 Object references in Java may be specified to be of an interface type.
 One benefit of using interfaces is that they simulate multiple inheritance. 
 All classes in Java must have exactly one base class because multiple
inheritance of classes is not allowed.
 A Java class may implement n number of interface.
 Interface may extends n number of interface.
Interface Example
Interface Example
 Polymorphism
 Polymorphism is the ability of an object to take on many forms.
 The most common use of polymorphism in OOP occurs when a parent class
reference is used to refer to a child class object.
 Any Java object that can pass more than one IS-A test is considered to be
polymorphic.
 In Java, all Java objects are polymorphic since any object will pass the IS-A
test for their own type and for the class Object.
 Polymorphism
 It is important to know that the only possible way to access an object is
through a reference variable.
 A reference variable can be of only one type.
 Once declared, the type of a reference variable cannot be changed.
 The reference variable can be reassigned to other objects provided that it is not
declared final.
 The type of the reference variable would determine the methods that it can
invoke on the object.
 Polymorphism
 A reference variable can refer to any object of its declared type or any
subtype of its declared type.
 A reference variable can be declared as a class or interface type.
refer example from next slide.
Polymorphism
 Method Overriding Cont..
1.Sub class can override the methods defined by the super class.
2.Overridden Methods in the sub classes should have same name,
same signature , same return type and may have either the same or
higher scope than super class method.
3.Java implements Run Time Polymorphism/ Dynamic Method
Dispatch by Method Overriding. [Late Binding]
4.Call to Overridden Methods is Resolved at Run Time.
5.Call to a overridden method is not decided by the type of reference
variable Rather by the type of the object where reference variable is
pointing.
6.While Overriding a Method, the sub class should assign either same
or higher access level than super class method.
class A EXAMPLE METHOD OVERRIDING
{
void show()
{
System.out.println("Hello This is show() in A");
}// End of show() Method
} // End of class A B class overrides show() method from
class B extends A super class A
{
void show()
{
System.out.println("Hello This is show() in B");
}// End of show() Method class override
} // End of class B {
public static void main(String args[])
{
Call to show()
// super class reference variable
of A class
// can point to sub class object
A a1 = new A();
a1.show();
Call to show() a1 = new B();
of B class a1.show();
}
}
 Is this Method
class A Overriding class override1
{ {
void show(int a) public static void main(String
NO
{ args[])
System.out.println("Hello This is {
show() in A"); /*
} A a1 = new B();
} a1.show(); */
class B extends A
{ A a1 = new A();
void show() a1.show(10);
{
System.out.println("Hello This is B b1 = new B();
show() in B"); b1.show(10);
} b1.show(); }
}
OUTPUT
Hello This is show() in A
Hello This is show() in A
Hello This is show() in B
 Dynamic Method Dispatch

1.Super class reference variable can refer to a sub class object.

2.Super class variable if refers to sub class object can call only overridden
methods.
3.Call to an overridden method is decided by the type of object referred to.

A
A a1 = new B();
a1.show(); // call to show() of B
a1 = new C();
a1.show(); // call to show() of C B C D
a1 = new D();
a1.show(); // call to show() of D Assume show() Method is
Overridden by sub classes
class A DYNAMIC METHOD DISPATCH
{ class C extends A
void show() {
{ void show()
System.out.println("Hello This {
is show() in A"); System.out.println("Hello
} This is show() in C");
} }
class B extends A }
{ class D extends A
void show() {
{ void show()
System.out.println("Hello This {
is show() in B"); System.out.println("Hello
} This is show() in D");
} }
}
CONTINUED…..
class override2
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
A a1 = new A(); Hello This is show() in A
a1.show(); Hello This is show() in B
a1 = new B(); Hello This is show() in C
a1.show(); Hello This is show() in D
a1 = new C();
a1.show();
a1 = new D();
a1.show();
}
}
class override3
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
A a1 = new B();
B b1 = (B) a1;

/*
A a1 = new B();
C c1 = (C) a1;

Exception in thread "main"

java.lang.ClassCastException: B
at override3.main(override3.java:39)
*/
}
}
 Examples Overriding

class A A a1 = new B();

{ a1.show() ; // Valid
void show() { …. } // a1.show(10); // Invalid
} //a1.print(); // Invalid
class B extends A
{
void show() { …. }
void show(int x) { … }
void print() { … }
}
When a super class variable points to a sub class object,
then it can only call overridden methods of the sub class.
class A
{
protected void show()
{
System.out.println("Hi"); D:\Java1>javac AB.java
} AB.java:10: show() in B cannot
} override show() in A; attempting
class B extends A to assign weaker
{ access privileges; was protected
void show() void show()
{ ^
System.out.println("Hi"); 1 error
}
}
class A{
IS THIS METHOD
private void show(){
OVERRIDING
System.out.println("Hi");
}
}

class B extends A{ NO
int show(){
System.out.println("Hi"); CODE WILL
return 10; COMPILE & RUN
} SUCESSFULLY
}
class A{ What’s Wrong Here
static int show(){
System.out.println("class A");
return 0;
}
}
sample.java:12: show() in B
class B extends A{ cannot override show() in A;
void show(){ overridden method is static
System.out.println("class B"); void show()
} ^
} 1 error
 Nested Classes
Java programming language allows you to
define a class within another class
Enclosing
class OuterClass Class OR
{ ... Outer Class
A nested class is a member
class NestedClass { ... of
} its enclosing class

}
Nested
Class
1.Nested has access to other members of the
enclosing class,even if they are declared private
2. Can be private, public, protected or friendly
access
 Nested Class Types
Static nested classes
1.Static keyword applied for class declaration
2.Static nested class can use the instance fields/methods of the outer class only
through object reference.
3.Static nested class can be accessed
OuterClass.StaticNestedClass
4. To create an object for the static nested class, use this syntax:
OuterClass.StaticNestedClass nestedObject = new
OuterClass.StaticNestedClass();
 Nested Class Types cont..
• Non-Static nested classes
1.These nested classes do not have static keyword applied
2.Non-Static nested class can use the instance fields/methods of the outer
class directly.
3. To create an object for the non-static nested class, use this syntax:
OuterClass.NestedClass nestedObject = Outerobjectreference. new
innerclass();

Inner class instance can

only exists inside
Outer class instance.
 Example 1 [Non-static Nested Class]

class A class B
{ {
private int a; Outer Class int b; Nested
A(int a) B(int b) class with
{ { friendly
this.a =a; int c = b+10; access
} this.b = c;
void print() }
{ void show()
System.out.println("a="+ {
a); print();
} System.out.println("b="+b);
Call to }
print() of } // End of class B
outer class } // End of class A
 Example 1 [Non-static Nested Class] cont….

class innertest1
{
public static void main(String args[]) Inner class Name
{ Outer class Reference
A a1 = new A(10);
To create an inner class instance for
A.B b1 = a1.new B(100); non-static classes you need an outer
class reference.
b1.show();
} Inner class Reference
}
Outer class Name

If class B is Private then it is not visible in main().

A.B b1 = a1.new B(100); is WRONG/INVALID
Example 2
class A
{ Outer class
private int a;
private int b=10; Nested Inner class [Non-
class B static Type]
A(int a)
{
{
this.a=a;
private int b; Instance Field of B
B(int b)
}
{
this.b =b;
} Outer Class A’s a
void show()
{
int b=20;
System.out.println("a="+a);
Local b System.out.println("b="+b);
B’s instance Field b System.out.println("this.b="+this.b);
System.out.println("Outer b="+A.this.b);
A’s instance Field b }
} // End of B inner class
void show()
{
B b1 = new B(30);
b1.show();
}
} // End of Outer class A
class innerTest
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
// Create an inner class B's instance
// Call show() method

// STEP 1
// Create an Outer Instance first

A a1 = new A(20); a=20

A.B b1 = a1.new B(-30); b=20
b1.show(); this.b=-30
Outer b=10
// inner class object instantiation thru anonymous outer
// reference
A.B b2 = new A(30).new B(-40);
b2.show(); a=30
} b=20
} this.b=-40
Outer b=10
 Static Inner class / Static Nested class Example
static class B
class A {
{ int b;
private int a; B(int b)
A(int a) Static inner
{
{ class
int c = b+10;
this.a =a; this.b = c;
} }
void print() void show()
{ {
System.out.println("a="+ // print(); INVALID
a); A a1 = new A(10);
} a1.print();
Static nested class can refere to System.out.println("b="+b);
outer members only through } } // End of class B
outer reference } // End of class A
 Example cont….

class innertest10
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
A.B b1 = new A.B(100);
b1.show();
Instance of static
}
Inner class
}
 Static Nested class Example 2
class A{
private int a;
protected static int b=10;
A(int a){
this.a=a;
}
public void show()
{
System.out.println("a="+a);
display();
}
public static void display()
{
System.out.println("b="+b);
}
}
 Example 2 cont….
static class B {
private int a;
protected static int b=100;
B(int a){
this.a=a;
}
void show(){
// A.this.show(); // Won't work show() is non-static in outer
display(); // Will work as method is static in outer
System.out.println("a="+a);
// System.out.println("a="+A.this.a);
// Won't work a is non-static in outer
System.out.println("b="+b); // Will refer to its own b
System.out.println("A'sb="+A.b); // will refer to outer class B
new A(40).show();
// This is how you can call non static methods of outer
}
} // End of inner class B
} // End of class A
 Example 2 cont….
class innerTest1
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
A.B b1 = new A.B(-30);
b1.show();
} D:\jdk1.3\bin>java innerTest1
} b=10
a=-30
b=100
A'sb=10
a=40
b=10
Local Inner classes [ Classes Within method body]
Class declared within a method body.
Here method is show()
Local inner classes Can not be declared as
class A public,private or protected
{
private int a;
protected static int b=10;
A(int a)
1.Class B is visible only in method show().
{
2.It can be used within this show() method only
this.a=a;
3.Local inner classes can only use final variables
}
from its enclosing method.
void show()
4.However inner classes can refer to its fields of
{
enclosing class.
class B
{}
}
}
class A
{ D:\jdk1.3\bin>javac
private int a; innerTest2.java
protected static int b=10; innerTest2.java:23: local
A(int a) variable x is accessed from
{ within inner class;
this.a=a; to be declared final
}
System.out.println("x="+x);
void show()
{
^
int x=10; 1 error
class B
{
private int b;
B(int b)
{ Reference for A’s a
this.b=b;
} Reference for B’s b
void display()
{ Reference is wrong / errorneous
System.out.println("a="+a); ‘x’ is local variable inside the local
System.out.println("b="+b); method. Local classes can use only
System.out.println("x="+x); final fields from enclosing method
}
} // End of class B

} // End of show() method

class innertest class A
{ {
public static void private int a;
private int b;
main(String args[]) int c;
{ A(int a)
final int a1=10; {
this.a =a;
new A(20).show();
b = a+20;
print();
c = a+40;
}// End of main
}
static void print()
void show()
{
{
/*
System.out.println("a1="+a1);
A a1 = new A(30);
System.out.println("a="+a);
a1.show();
System.out.println("b="+b);
*/
System.out.println("c="+c);
System.out.println("Hello"
}
);
} //End of A
}
}
OUTPUT

E:\oop>java innertest
a1=10
a=20
b=40
c=60
Hello
 Anonymous Inner classes

 Another category of local inner classes

 Classes without any name i.e classes having no name
 Can either implements an interface or extends a class.
 Can not have more than one instance active at a time.
 Whole body of the class is declared in a single statement ending with ;
 Cont…
 Syntax [ If extending a class]
 [variable_type_superclass =]  new superclass_name()  {
                                                                 // properties and methods
                                                  }  [;]
 Syntax [ If implementing an interface]
 [variable_type_reference =]  new reference_name()  {
                                                                 // properties and methods
                                                  }  [;]
 Anonymous Inner Class Example
class A
{
private int a;
A(int a)
{
this.a =a;
}
void show()
{
System.out.println("a="+a);
} // End of show()
}// End of class A
class innertest1
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
Anonymous inner class extending super class A
A a1 = new A(20){
public void show()
{
super.show();
System.out.println("Hello");
}
public void display()
{
System.out.println("Hi");
}
};
a1.show();
// a1.display();
} Calling show from inner class
}
interface X{
int sum(int a,int b);
int mul(int x,int y);
}
class innertest2{
public static void main(String args[]){

X x1 = new X()
{ Anonymous inner class implementing an interface
public int sum(int a,int b)
{
return a+b;
}
public int mul(int a,int b)
{
return a*b;
}
};
System.out.println(x1.sum(10,20));
System.out.println(x1.mul(10,20));
}// End of main
}// End of innertest2