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☕ Java Programming Language
Quick Reference & Cheat Sheet - Built-in Classes, Syntax & Standard Library
Basic Syntax
Class Structure
// Package declaration
package com.example.myapp;
// Import statements
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
// Class declaration
public class MyClass {
// Fields
private String name;
public static final int CONSTANT = 100;
// Constructor
public MyClass(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
// Methods
public String getName() {
return name;
}
public void setName(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
// Main method
public static void main(String[] args) {
MyClass obj = new MyClass("Java");
System.out.println(obj.getName());
}
}
Data Types
// Primitive types
byte b = 127; // 8-bit
short s = 32767; // 16-bit
int i = 2147483647; // 32-bit
long l = 9223372036854775807L; // 64-bit
float f = 3.14f; // 32-bit
double d = 3.14159; // 64-bit
char c = 'A'; // 16-bit Unicode
boolean bool = true; // true/false
// Reference types
String str = "Hello World";
Integer intObj = 42;
int[] array = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
List list = new ArrayList<>();
// Type casting
int num = (int) 3.14; // Explicit casting
double dbl = 42; // Implicit casting
Variables & Constants
// Variable declaration
int number;
String message = "Hello";
// Constants
final int MAX_SIZE = 100;
public static final String APP_NAME = "MyApp";
// Access modifiers
public int publicVar; // Accessible everywhere
private int privateVar; // Only within class
protected int protectedVar; // Within package and subclasses
int packageVar; // Within package (default)
// Static variables
static int staticVar = 0; // Belongs to class, not instance
Control Structures
Conditionals
// If statement
if (condition) {
// code
} else if (anotherCondition) {
// code
} else {
// code
}
// Ternary operator
String result = condition ? "true" : "false";
// Switch statement
switch (variable) {
case 1:
// code
break;
case 2:
case 3:
// code for 2 or 3
break;
default:
// default code
}
// Switch expression (Java 14+)
String dayType = switch (day) {
case MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY -> "Weekday";
case SATURDAY, SUNDAY -> "Weekend";
};
Loops
// For loop
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
System.out.println(i);
}
// Enhanced for loop (for-each)
int[] numbers = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
for (int num : numbers) {
System.out.println(num);
}
// While loop
while (condition) {
// code
}
// Do-while loop
do {
// code
} while (condition);
// Break and continue
break; // exit loop
continue; // skip to next iteration
Methods
Method Declaration
// Basic method
public int add(int a, int b) {
return a + b;
}
// Method with no return value
public void printMessage(String message) {
System.out.println(message);
}
// Static method
public static double calculateArea(double radius) {
return Math.PI * radius * radius;
}
// Method overloading
public int add(int a, int b) {
return a + b;
}
public double add(double a, double b) {
return a + b;
}
public int add(int a, int b, int c) {
return a + b + c;
}
// Varargs method
public int sum(int... numbers) {
int total = 0;
for (int num : numbers) {
total += num;
}
return total;
}
String Methods
String Operations
length()
charAt(index)
substring(start, end)
indexOf(str)
lastIndexOf(str)
contains(str)
startsWith(prefix)
endsWith(suffix)
toLowerCase()
toUpperCase()
trim()
replace(oldChar, newChar)
replaceAll(regex, replacement)
split(regex)
equals(str)
equalsIgnoreCase(str)
compareTo(str)
isEmpty()
isBlank()
concat(str)
valueOf(obj)
StringBuilder
// StringBuilder for efficient string manipulation
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.append("Hello");
sb.append(" ");
sb.append("World");
sb.insert(5, ",");
sb.delete(5, 6);
sb.reverse();
String result = sb.toString();
// StringBuffer (thread-safe version)
StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer("Initial");
buffer.append(" text");
String finalString = buffer.toString();
Collections Framework
List Interface
add(element)
add(index, element)
remove(index)
remove(object)
get(index)
set(index, element)
size()
isEmpty()
contains(object)
indexOf(object)
clear()
toArray()
// ArrayList - resizable array
List arrayList = new ArrayList<>();
arrayList.add("Java");
arrayList.add("Python");
// LinkedList - doubly-linked list
List linkedList = new LinkedList<>();
linkedList.addFirst("First");
linkedList.addLast("Last");
// Vector - synchronized ArrayList
List vector = new Vector<>();
Set Interface
add(element)
remove(object)
contains(object)
size()
isEmpty()
clear()
iterator()
// HashSet - hash table implementation
Set hashSet = new HashSet<>();
hashSet.add("Java");
hashSet.add("Python");
// LinkedHashSet - maintains insertion order
Set linkedHashSet = new LinkedHashSet<>();
// TreeSet - sorted set
Set treeSet = new TreeSet<>();
Map Interface
put(key, value)
get(key)
remove(key)
containsKey(key)
containsValue(value)
keySet()
values()
entrySet()
size()
isEmpty()
clear()
// HashMap - hash table implementation
Map hashMap = new HashMap<>();
hashMap.put("Java", 25);
hashMap.put("Python", 30);
// LinkedHashMap - maintains insertion order
Map linkedHashMap = new LinkedHashMap<>();
// TreeMap - sorted map
Map treeMap = new TreeMap<>();
// Hashtable - synchronized HashMap
Map hashtable = new Hashtable<>();
Object-Oriented Programming
Classes & Inheritance
// Base class
public class Animal {
protected String name;
public Animal(String name) {
this.name = name;
}
public void eat() {
System.out.println(name + " is eating");
}
// Abstract method (if class is abstract)
public abstract void makeSound();
}
// Derived class
public class Dog extends Animal {
private String breed;
public Dog(String name, String breed) {
super(name); // Call parent constructor
this.breed = breed;
}
@Override
public void makeSound() {
System.out.println(name + " barks");
}
public void wagTail() {
System.out.println(name + " wags tail");
}
}
Interfaces
// Interface definition
public interface Drawable {
// Abstract method (implicitly public abstract)
void draw();
// Default method (Java 8+)
default void print() {
System.out.println("Printing...");
}
// Static method (Java 8+)
static void info() {
System.out.println("Drawable interface");
}
// Constants (implicitly public static final)
int MAX_SIZE = 100;
}
// Interface implementation
public class Circle implements Drawable {
private double radius;
public Circle(double radius) {
this.radius = radius;
}
@Override
public void draw() {
System.out.println("Drawing circle with radius " + radius);
}
}
Abstract Classes
// Abstract class
public abstract class Shape {
protected String color;
public Shape(String color) {
this.color = color;
}
// Concrete method
public void setColor(String color) {
this.color = color;
}
// Abstract method
public abstract double calculateArea();
public abstract void draw();
}
// Concrete implementation
public class Rectangle extends Shape {
private double width, height;
public Rectangle(String color, double width, double height) {
super(color);
this.width = width;
this.height = height;
}
@Override
public double calculateArea() {
return width * height;
}
@Override
public void draw() {
System.out.println("Drawing " + color + " rectangle");
}
}
Exception Handling
Try-Catch-Finally
// Basic exception handling
try {
// Code that might throw an exception
int result = 10 / 0;
} catch (ArithmeticException e) {
System.out.println("Division by zero: " + e.getMessage());
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("General exception: " + e.getMessage());
} finally {
System.out.println("This always executes");
}
// Try-with-resources (Java 7+)
try (FileReader file = new FileReader("file.txt");
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(file)) {
String line = reader.readLine();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
// Multiple catch (Java 7+)
try {
// risky code
} catch (IOException | SQLException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
Custom Exceptions
// Custom checked exception
public class CustomException extends Exception {
public CustomException(String message) {
super(message);
}
public CustomException(String message, Throwable cause) {
super(message, cause);
}
}
// Custom unchecked exception
public class CustomRuntimeException extends RuntimeException {
public CustomRuntimeException(String message) {
super(message);
}
}
// Throwing exceptions
public void validateAge(int age) throws CustomException {
if (age < 0) {
throw new CustomException("Age cannot be negative");
}
}
Common Exceptions
NullPointerException
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
StringIndexOutOfBoundsException
ClassCastException
IllegalArgumentException
IllegalStateException
NumberFormatException
IOException
FileNotFoundException
SQLException
InterruptedException
ClassNotFoundException
File I/O
File Operations
// Reading from file
try (BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("file.txt"))) {
String line;
while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(line);
}
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
// Writing to file
try (BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter("output.txt"))) {
writer.write("Hello, World!");
writer.newLine();
writer.write("Java File I/O");
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
// Using Files class (Java 7+)
try {
List lines = Files.readAllLines(Paths.get("file.txt"));
Files.write(Paths.get("output.txt"), lines);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
Generics
Generic Classes & Methods
// Generic class
public class Box {
private T content;
public void set(T content) {
this.content = content;
}
public T get() {
return content;
}
}
// Generic method
public static void swap(T[] array, int i, int j) {
T temp = array[i];
array[i] = array[j];
array[j] = temp;
}
// Bounded type parameters
public class NumberBox {
private T number;
public double getDoubleValue() {
return number.doubleValue();
}
}
// Wildcards
List extends Number> numbers = new ArrayList();
List super Integer> integers = new ArrayList();
List> unknowns = new ArrayList();
Lambda Expressions & Streams
Lambda Expressions (Java 8+)
// Lambda syntax
(parameters) -> expression
(parameters) -> { statements; }
// Examples
Runnable r = () -> System.out.println("Hello");
Comparator comp = (s1, s2) -> s1.compareTo(s2);
Function length = s -> s.length();
// Method references
List names = Arrays.asList("Alice", "Bob", "Charlie");
names.forEach(System.out::println);
names.sort(String::compareToIgnoreCase);
Stream API (Java 8+)
List numbers = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10);
// Filter and collect
List evenNumbers = numbers.stream()
.filter(n -> n % 2 == 0)
.collect(Collectors.toList());
// Map and reduce
int sum = numbers.stream()
.map(n -> n * n)
.reduce(0, Integer::sum);
// Find operations
Optional first = numbers.stream()
.filter(n -> n > 5)
.findFirst();
// Grouping
Map> partitioned = numbers.stream()
.collect(Collectors.partitioningBy(n -> n % 2 == 0));