Your First Java Menu
Many times the user of a sotware application performs functions by selecting items from a menu. In this article I give you an overview of the Java event model and how to create a Java program with a simple menu. More ...
Basic Java Variables
In Java information that can be changed as the program runs is stored in variables. A variable is created with a statement that has the type and the name of the variable, and sometimes the value of the information being stored. More ...
Java for Loop
A loop is a block of statements that are repeated. A loop may be repeated a fixed number of times, repeat until some condition is met, or can loop indefinitely while the program is running. There are three main loop control structures available in Java: for, do and while. More ...
Concatenate Strings in a Java Program
Java uses the concatenate (+) operator to paste two or more strings together. This article provides Java code to concatenate the strings "first text " and "second text". More ...
Java if else Control Statement
A computer program is a list of instructions for the computer to follow. The if else statement tells the computer to run on set of instructions based on one result of a test, and a different set of instructions on a different result of the test. More ...
Java Keywords
The Java programming language has 50 keywords. Each keyword has a specific meaning in the language. You can't use a keyword for anything other than its pre-assigned meaning. The following table lists Java's keywords. More ...
New Features In Java 9
The latest version of Java has with over 150 new features, several new features and APIs to accelerate development of applications for both large and small devices. At the same time, the features provided by Java 9 help programmers to improve application's performance, security, and maintainability. More ...
Determine the Length of a Text String in a Java Program
Java uses the .length method to return the length, in characters, of the text contained in a String object. In this article is the Java code to determine the length of a text string. More ...
Java if Comparison Statement
A computer program is a list of instructions for the computer to follow. Some instructions tell the computer to test a variable and to follow a group of instructions based on the result of that test. The most basic conditional test is the if statement. More ...
The Sun One Studio Java IDE
You can develop Java applications by typing code into Windows Notepad and executing them from a DOS prompt. But sooner or later you will want to become a more productive programmer, and that requires use of an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). More ...
Java switch case Control Statement
The if else statement tells the computer to run one set of instructions based on one result of a test, and a different set of instructions based on a different result of the test. But a switch case statement can run a different set of instructions based on any value or expression provided to the switch command. More ...
Java if else if else Control Statement
Some instructions tell the computer to test a variable and to follow a group of instructions based on the result of that test. The nice thing about an if else if else statement is that you can use as many else if sections as you require. You could have an else if section for every possible condition value. More ...
Display a Backslash in Text in a Java Program
Within a string there may be special characters that are used to produce things like new lines, tabs, backspaces, and carriage returns. A special character is prefixed by a backslash. More ...
How to Install JDK 8 on Windows and Get Started with Java Programming
Java is one of the most popular programming languages in use, particularly for client-server web applications, with nine million developers, and more than three billion mobile phones run Java. All you need to learn to program Java is the free JDK (Java Development Kit). More ...
