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Can we use System.arraycopy() method to copy the same array?
Can we use System.arraycopy() method to copy the same array? Yes, you can. The source and destination arrays can be the same if you want to copy a subset of the array to another area within that array.
2012-09-04, 2664👍, 0💬

How could Java classes direct program messages to the system console, but error messages, say to a file?
How could Java classes direct program messages to the system console, but error messages, say to a file? The class System has a variable out that represents the standard output, and the variable err that represents the standard error device. By default, they both point at the system console. This ho...
2012-05-18, 2664👍, 0💬

What would you use to compare two String variables - the operator == or the method equals()?
What would you use to compare two String variables - the operator == or the method equals()? I'd use the method equals() to compare the values of the Strings and the == to check if two variables point at the same instance of a String object.
2012-06-07, 2663👍, 0💬

What invokes a thread's run() method?
What invokes a thread's run() method? After a thread is started, via its start() method of the Thread class, the JVM invokes the thread's run() method when the thread is initially executed.
2012-06-14, 2662👍, 0💬

Name the containers which uses Border Layout as their default layout?
Name the containers which uses Border Layout as their default layout? Containers which uses Border Layout as their default are: window, Frame and Dialog classes.
2012-05-21, 2662👍, 0💬

What is a transient variable?
What is a transient variable? A transient variable is a variable that may not be serialized.
2012-09-13, 2658👍, 0💬

What is the difference between preemptive scheduling and time slicing?
What is the difference between preemptive scheduling and time slicing? Under preemptive scheduling, the highest priority task executes until it enters the waiting or dead states or a higher priority task comes into existence. Under time slicing, a task executes for a predefined slice of time and the...
2012-06-26, 2657👍, 0💬

What is the difference between a Choice and a List?
What is the difference between a Choice and a List? A Choice is displayed in a compact form that requires you to pull it down to see the list of available choices. Only one item may be selected from a Choice. A List may be displayed in such a way that several List items are visible. A List supports ...
2012-12-24, 2656👍, 0💬

What is an IO filter?
What is an IO filter? An IO filter is an object that reads from one stream and writes to another, usually altering the data in some way as it is passed from one stream to another.
2012-08-02, 2655👍, 0💬

Which class should you use to obtain design information about an object?
Which class should you use to obtain design information about an object? The Class class is used to obtain information about an object's design.
2012-07-23, 2653👍, 0💬

What is design by contract?
What is design by contract? The design by contract specifies the obligations of a method to any other methods that may use its services and also theirs to it. For example, the preconditions specify what the method required to be true when the method is called. Hence making sure that preconditions ar...
2012-08-15, 2648👍, 0💬

What is the Map interface?
What is the Map interface? The Map interface replaces the JDK 1.1 Dictionary class and is used associate keys with values.
2012-07-20, 2646👍, 0💬

What is the differnce between final, finally and finalize?
What is the differnce between final, finally and finalize? final is used for making a class no-subclassable, and making a member variable as a constant which cannot be modified. finally is usuall used to release all the resources utilized inside the try block. All the resources present in the finali...
2012-09-10, 2642👍, 0💬

What is the Properties class?
What is the Properties class? The properties class is a subclass of Hashtable that can be read from or written to a stream. It also provides the capability to specify a set of default values to be used.
2012-07-05, 2642👍, 0💬

What is an Iterator interface?
What is an Iterator interface? The Iterator interface is used to step through the elements of a Collection.
2012-06-21, 2642👍, 0💬

What is the Vector class?
What is the Vector class? The Vector class provides the capability to implement a growable array of objects
2012-06-20, 2642👍, 0💬

What happens when a thread cannot acquire a lock on an object?
What happens when a thread cannot acquire a lock on an object? If a thread attempts to execute a synchronized method or synchronized statement and is unable to acquire an object's lock, it enters the waiting state until the lock becomes available.
2012-06-18, 2641👍, 0💬

What is a static method?
What is a static method? A static method is a method that belongs to the class rather than any object of the class and doesn't apply to an object or even require that any objects of the class have been instantiated.
2012-07-11, 2640👍, 0💬

Name Component subclasses that support painting?
Name Component subclasses that support painting? The Canvas, Frame, Panel, and Applet classes support painting.
2012-06-26, 2639👍, 0💬

What is the difference between yielding and sleeping?
What is the difference between yielding and sleeping? When a task invokes its yield() method, it returns to the ready state. When a task invokes its sleep() method, it returns to the waiting state.
2012-06-15, 2638👍, 0💬

Can a lock be acquired on a class?
Can a lock be acquired on a class? Yes, a lock can be acquired on a class. This lock is acquired on the class's Class object.
2012-09-17, 2635👍, 0💬

What is the advantage of the event-delegation model over the earlier event-inheritance model?
What is the advantage of the event-delegation model over the earlier event-inheritance model? The event-delegation model has two advantages over the event-inheritance model. First, it enables event handling to be handled by objects other than the ones that generate the events (or their containers). ...
2012-10-30, 2634👍, 0💬

What is the package?
What is the package? The package is a Java namespace or part of Java libraries. The Java API is grouped into libraries of related classes and interfaces; these libraries are known as packages.
2013-02-21, 2631👍, 0💬

Is Java a super set of JavaScript?
Is Java a super set of JavaScript? No. They are completely different. Some syntax may be similar.
2012-08-13, 2631👍, 0💬

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