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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, 2858👍, 0💬

How many methods in Object class?
How many methods in Object class? This question is not asked to test your memory. It tests you how well you know Java. Ten in total. clone() equals() & hashcode() getClass() finalize() wait() & notify() toString()
2012-06-29, 2856👍, 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, 2852👍, 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, 2851👍, 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, 2851👍, 0💬

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, 2850👍, 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, 2849👍, 0💬

Can an anonymous class be declared as implementing an interface and extending a class?
Can an anonymous class be declared as implementing an interface and extending a class? An anonymous class may implement an interface or extend a superclass, but may not be declared to do both.
2012-06-28, 2849👍, 0💬

What happens if you dont initialize an instance variable of any of the primitive types in Java?
What happens if you dont initialize an instance variable of any of the primitive types in Java? Java by default initializes it to the default value for that primitive type. Thus an int will be initialized to 0, a boolean will be initialized to false.
2013-06-27, 2847👍, 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, 2846👍, 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, 2846👍, 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.
2012-06-05, 2846👍, 0💬

What do you understand by Synchronization?
What do you understand by Synchronization? Synchronization is a process of controlling the access of shared resources by the multiple threads in such a manner that only one thread can access one resource at a time. In non synchronized multithreaded application, it is possible for one thread to modif...
2012-05-22, 2846👍, 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, 2845👍, 0💬

What is the difference between interface and abstract class?
What is the difference between interface and abstract class? interface contains methods that must be abstract; abstract class may contain concrete methods. interface contains variables that must be static and final; abstract class may contain non-final and final variables. members in an interface ar...
2012-07-10, 2844👍, 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, 2844👍, 0💬

What restrictions are placed on the values of each case of a switch statement?
What restrictions are placed on the values of each case of a switch statement? During compilation, the values of each case of a switch statement must evaluate to a value that can be promoted to an int value.
2012-12-04, 2840👍, 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, 2838👍, 0💬

What is the purpose of the Runtime class?
What is the purpose of the Runtime class? The purpose of the Runtime class is to provide access to the Java runtime system.
2012-07-07, 2838👍, 0💬

If a class is located in a package, what do you need to change in the OS environment to be able to use it?
If a class is located in a package, what do you need to change in the OS environment to be able to use it? You need to add a directory or a jar file that contains the package directories to the CLASSPATH environment variable. Let's say a class Employee belongs to a package com.xyz.hr; and is located...
2012-05-28, 2837👍, 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, 2836👍, 0💬

What are the drawbacks of inheritance?
What are the drawbacks of inheritance? Since inheritance inherits everything from the super class and interface, it may make the subclass too clustering and sometimes error-prone when dynamic overriding or dynamic overloading in some situation. In addition, the inheritance may make peers hardly unde...
2012-08-29, 2834👍, 0💬

What method is used to specify a container's layout?
What method is used to specify a container's layout? The setLayout() method is used to specify a container's layout.
2012-09-19, 2832👍, 0💬

What is the Locale class?
What is the Locale class? The Locale class is used to tailor program output to the conventions of a particular geographic, political, or cultural region.
2012-07-09, 2832👍, 0💬

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