[java/en] Edits and additions

Included an example of printf
Discussed final variable
initialization
Gave a floating point division example
Discussed boolean
operators
Defined the abstract and final class and compared them.
Added
some clarifying remarks to comments.
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@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ contributors:
- ["Jakukyo Friel", "http://weakish.github.io"]
- ["Madison Dickson", "http://github.com/mix3d"]
- ["Simon Morgan", "http://sjm.io/"]
- ["Zachary Ferguson", "http://github.com/zfergus2"]
filename: LearnJava.java
---
@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ import java.security.*;
// the file.
public class LearnJava {
// A program must have a main method as an entry point.
// In order to run a java program, it must have a main method as an entry point.
public static void main (String[] args) {
// Use System.out.println() to print lines.
@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ public class LearnJava {
System.out.print("Hello ");
System.out.print("World");
// Use System.out.printf() for easy formatted printing.
System.out.printf("pi = %.5f", Math.PI); // => pi = 3.14159
///////////////////////////////////////
// Types & Variables
@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ public class LearnJava {
// Float - Single-precision 32-bit IEEE 754 Floating Point
float fooFloat = 234.5f;
// f is used to denote that this variable value is of type float;
// f or F is used to denote that this variable value is of type float;
// otherwise it is treated as double.
// Double - Double-precision 64-bit IEEE 754 Floating Point
@ -86,8 +89,11 @@ public class LearnJava {
// Char - A single 16-bit Unicode character
char fooChar = 'A';
// final variables can't be reassigned to another object.
// final variables can't be reassigned to another object,
final int HOURS_I_WORK_PER_WEEK = 9001;
// but they can be initialized later.
final double E;
E = 2.71828;
// Strings
String fooString = "My String Is Here!";
@ -146,6 +152,7 @@ public class LearnJava {
System.out.println("2-1 = " + (i2 - i1)); // => 1
System.out.println("2*1 = " + (i2 * i1)); // => 2
System.out.println("1/2 = " + (i1 / i2)); // => 0 (0.5 truncated down)
System.out.println("1/2 = " + (i1 / (i2*1.0))); // => 0.5
// Modulo
System.out.println("11%3 = "+(11 % 3)); // => 2
@ -158,12 +165,17 @@ public class LearnJava {
System.out.println("2 <= 2? " + (2 <= 2)); // => true
System.out.println("2 >= 2? " + (2 >= 2)); // => true
// Boolean operators
System.out.println("3 > 2 && 2 > 3? " + ((3 > 2) && (2 > 3))); // => false
System.out.println("3 > 2 || 2 > 3? " + ((3 > 2) || (2 > 3))); // => true
System.out.println("!(3 == 2)? " + (!(3 == 2))); // => true
// Bitwise operators!
/*
~ Unary bitwise complement
<< Signed left shift
>> Signed right shift
>>> Unsigned right shift
>> Signed/Arithmetic right shift
>>> Unsigned/Logical right shift
& Bitwise AND
^ Bitwise exclusive OR
| Bitwise inclusive OR
@ -216,9 +228,8 @@ public class LearnJava {
System.out.println("fooDoWhile Value: " + fooDoWhile);
// For Loop
int fooFor;
// for loop structure => for(<start_statement>; <conditional>; <step>)
for (fooFor = 0; fooFor < 10; fooFor++) {
for (int fooFor = 0; fooFor < 10; fooFor++) {
System.out.println(fooFor);
// Iterated 10 times, fooFor 0->9
}
@ -310,7 +321,8 @@ public class LearnJava {
} // End LearnJava class
// You can include other, non-public outer-level classes in a .java file
// You can include other, non-public outer-level classes in a .java file,
// but it is good practice. Instead split classes into separate files.
// Class Declaration Syntax:
@ -330,6 +342,8 @@ class Bicycle {
// Constructors are a way of creating classes
// This is a constructor
public Bicycle() {
// You can also call another constructor:
// this(1, 50, 5, "Bontrager");
gear = 1;
cadence = 50;
speed = 5;
@ -351,7 +365,7 @@ class Bicycle {
// Java classes often implement getters and setters for their fields
// Method declaration syntax:
// <scope> <return type> <method name>(<args>)
// <access modifier> <return type> <method name>(<args>)
public int getCadence() {
return cadence;
}
@ -382,7 +396,7 @@ class Bicycle {
}
//Method to display the attribute values of this Object.
@Override
@Override // Inherited from the Object class.
public String toString() {
return "gear: " + gear + " cadence: " + cadence + " speed: " + speed +
" name: " + name;
@ -417,26 +431,26 @@ class PennyFarthing extends Bicycle {
// Example - Food:
public interface Edible {
public void eat(); // Any class that implements this interface, must
public void eat(); // Any class that implements this interface, must
// implement this method.
}
public interface Digestible {
public void digest();
public void digest();
}
// We can now create a class that implements both of these interfaces.
public class Fruit implements Edible, Digestible {
@Override
public void eat() {
// ...
}
public void eat() {
// ...
}
@Override
public void digest() {
// ...
}
public void digest() {
// ...
}
}
// In Java, you can extend only one class, but you can implement many
@ -451,6 +465,44 @@ public class ExampleClass extends ExampleClassParent implements InterfaceOne,
public void InterfaceTwoMethod() {
}
}
// There are also two special types of classes, abstract and final.
// Marking a class as abstract means that it contains abstract methods that must
// be defined in a child class. Similar to interfaces, abstract classes cannot
// be instantiated, but instead must be extended and the abstract methods
// defined. Different from interfaces, abstract classes can contain a mixture of
// concrete and abstract methods.
public abstract class Mammal()
{
// Abstract classes can contain concrete methods.
public boolean hasHair()
{
return true;
}
// Final methods, like, final classes cannot be overridden by a child class.
public final boolean isWarmBlooded()
{
return true;
}
// Abstract methods are methods required to be overridden in a child class.
public abstract String getBinomialNomenclature();
}
// Final classes are classes that cannot be inherited from and are therefore a
// final child. In a way, final classes are the opposite of abstract classes
// because abstract classes must be extended, but final classes cannot be
// extended.
public final class SaberToothedCat extends Mammal
{
public String getBinomialNomenclature()
{
return "Smilodon fatalis";
}
}
```
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