CT038-3-2 Object Oriented Development with Java Overview of Java Language

Topic & Structure of the lesson

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Introduction to Java Java Features Program Structure Java Tokens Java Statements Implementing a Java Program Java Virtual Machine
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Learning outcomes
At the end of this lecture you should be able to: Identify the Java features. Familiarize with the basic Java Program Structure and syntax. Identify different types of Java Tokens and Java Statements.

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Key terms you must be able to use

If you have mastered this topic, you should be able to use the following terms correctly in your assignments and exams: Identifier main public static void
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Introduction to Java
Java is a Object Oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems.

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Java Features
Compiled & Interpreted Platform Independent & Portable Object Oriented Robust & Secure Distributed Multithreaded

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Program Structure
Example A simple Java Program class SampleOne { public static void main(String args[ ]) { System.out.println(Hello Java); } }
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Class declaration Opening & Closing Brace The main line The output line

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Java Tokens
Smallest individual units in a program are known as tokens. Basically, a Java program is a collection of tokens, comments and white spaces. Includes 5 types of tokens : Reserved keywords Identifiers Literals Operators Separators
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Java Statements
A statement is an executable combination of tokens ending with a semicolon mark. Some examples:
Statement Expression Selection Iteration Jump
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Example Assignment, increment if, if-else, switch while, do, for break, continue, return
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Implementing a Java Program

Involves three steps. They include: Creating the program Compiling the program Running the program

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Java Virtual Machine

All language compilers translates source code into machine code for a specific computer. The Java compiler produces an intermediate code known as bytecode for a machine. This machine is JVM that exist only inside the computer memory.

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Java Program

Java Compiler

JVM

My program

Source code

Bytecode

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Summary
Java is a Object Oriented Language. Classes are fundamental building blocks of Java programs. Every Java application contains a class with a main method.

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