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What is the purpose of the finally clause of a try-catch-finally statement? garbage collector?
What is the purpose of the finally clause of a try-catch-finally statement? garbage collector? The finally clause is used to provide the capability to execute code no matter whether or not an exception is thrown or caught. 2012-10-23, 2664👍, 0💬

What does it mean that a method or field is "static"?
What does it mean that a method or field is "static"? Static variables and methods are instantiated only once per class. In other words they are class variables, not instance variables. If you change the value of a static variable in a particular object, the value of that variable changes for all in... 2013-06-20, 2663👍, 0💬

If my class already extends from some other class what should I do if I want an instance of my class to be thrown as an exceptio
If my class already extends from some other class what should I do if I want an instance of my class to be thrown as an exception object? One can not do anytihng in this scenarion. Because Java does not allow multiple inheritance and does not provide any exception interface as well. 2013-05-30, 2659👍, 0💬

Can a top level class be private or protected?
Can a top level class be private or protected? No. A top level class can not be private or protected. It can have either "public" or no modifier. If it does not have a modifier it is supposed to have a default access.If a top level class is declared as private the compiler will complain that the "mo... 2013-05-15, 2659👍, 0💬

What is the List interface?
What is the List interface? The List interface provides support for ordered collections of objects. 2013-04-10, 2657👍, 0💬

What is the difference between a static and a non-static inner class?
What is the difference between a static and a non-static inner class? A non-static inner class may have object instances that are associated with instances of the class's outer class. A static inner class does not have any object instances. 2012-11-06, 2657👍, 0💬

What is transient variable?
What is transient variable? Transient variable can't be serialize. For example if a variable is declared as transient in a Serializable class and the class is written to an ObjectStream, the value of the variable can't be written to the stream instead when the class is retrieved from the ObjectStrea... 2013-03-29, 2654👍, 0💬

What is the purpose of the wait(), notify(), and notifyAll() methods?
What is the purpose of the wait(), notify(), and notifyAll() methods? The wait(),notify(), and notifyAll() methods are used to provide an efficient way for threads to wait for a shared resource. When a thread executes an object's wait() method, it enters the waiting state. It only enters the ready s... 2012-10-31, 2654👍, 0💬

Can a double value be cast to a byte?
Can a double value be cast to a byte? Yes, a double value can be cast to a byte. 2012-10-25, 2652👍, 0💬

What's the difference between an interface and an abstract class?
What's the difference between an interface and an abstract class? An abstract class may contain code in method bodies, which is not allowed in an interface. With abstract classes, you have to inherit your class from it and Java does not allow multiple inheritance. On the other hand, you can implemen... 2012-05-21, 2650👍, 0💬

What is the difference between Swing and AWT components?
What is the difference between Swing and AWT components? AWT components are heavy-weight, whereas Swing components are lightweight. Heavy weight components depend on the local windowing toolkit. For example, java.awt.Button is a heavy weight component, when it is running on the Java platform for Uni... 2012-08-22, 2646👍, 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. 2012-11-14, 2645👍, 0💬

Is sizeof a keyword?
Is sizeof a keyword? The sizeof operator is not a keyword. 2012-10-01, 2644👍, 0💬

Can one create a method which gets a String and modifies it?
Can one create a method which gets a String and modifies it? No. In Java, Strings are constant or immutable; their values cannot be changed after they are created, but they can be shared. Once you change a string, you actually create a new object. For example: String s = "abc"; //create a new String... 2012-08-24, 2643👍, 0💬

What is thread?
What is thread? A thread is an independent path of execution in a system. 2012-06-07, 2642👍, 0💬

What is native code?
What is native code? The native code is code that after you compile it, the compiled code runs on a specific hardware platform. 2013-02-21, 2641👍, 0💬

Does the code in finally block get executed if there is an exception and a return statement in a catch block?
Does the code in finally block get executed if there is an exception and a return statement in a catch block? If an exception occurs and there is a return statement in catch block, the finally block is still executed. The finally block will not be executed when the System.exit(1) statement is execut... 2012-08-10, 2637👍, 0💬

which characters may be used as the second character of an identifier, but not as the first character of an identifier?
which characters may be used as the second character of an identifier, but not as the first character of an identifier? The digits 0 through 9 may not be used as the first character of an identifier but they may be used after the first character of an identifier. 2012-09-21, 2635👍, 0💬

What is an abstract method?
What is an abstract method? An abstract method is a method whose implementation is deferred to a subclass. 2012-11-01, 2634👍, 0💬

When is the ArrayStoreException thrown?
When is the ArrayStoreException thrown? When copying elements between different arrays, if the source or destination arguments are not arrays or their types are not compatible, an ArrayStoreException will be thrown. 2012-09-05, 2634👍, 0💬

Which containers use a FlowLayout as their default layout?
Which containers use a FlowLayout as their default layout? The Panel and Applet classes use the FlowLayout as their default layout. 2012-09-20, 2633👍, 0💬

What are some alternatives to inheritance?
What are some alternatives to inheritance? Delegation is an alternative to inheritance. Delegation means that you include an instance of another class as an instance variable, and forward messages to the instance. It is often safer than inheritance because it forces you to think about each message y... 2013-02-08, 2632👍, 0💬

Which method of the Component class is used to set the position and size of a component?
Which method of the Component class is used to set the position and size of a component? setBounds() 2012-09-27, 2632👍, 0💬

How to check two arrays to see if contents have the same types and contain the same elements?
How to check two arrays to see if contents have the same types and contain the same elements? One of options is to use the equals() method of Arrays class. Arrays.equals(a, b); If the array types are different, a compile-time error will happen. 2012-09-06, 2632👍, 0💬

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