Java Classes and Objects - Unit 2

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What are the two essential components required to define a class?

  • Declaration of the class and definition of its objects.
  • Declaration of the class and the body of the class (correct)
  • Declaration of the class and the implementation of its methods.
  • Definition of variables and declaration of methods.

In the declaration of a class, what minimum element must be present?

  • The keyword `class` and the class name. (correct)
  • Description of the class purpose.
  • List of inherited classes.
  • List of all methods included in the class.

What two different sections does the body of a class contain?

  • Implementation of constructors and destructors.
  • Declaration of member variables and definition of associated methods. (correct)
  • Declaration of parent classes and derived classes.
  • Definition of objects and declaration of data types.

In the declaration of a member variable, what are the minimum two components that must appear?

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What two parts are needed to implement a method, similarly to how a class is implemented?

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What is the primary function of constructors in Java classes?

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How do constructors typically differentiate from each other when a class has multiple constructors?

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What happens if you do not define a constructor in your class?

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What is the role of the import statement in Java?

<p>To include a list of packages to search for a class. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which keyword is used to define a package in Java?

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What is the first statement that should be in a Java source file when defining package?

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What access level is the most restrictive?

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Which access modifier allows access from any class, regardless of package?

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What does 'protected' access allow?

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What is the accessibility of a member when no access modifier is specified?

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A class is often described as a blueprint for creating what?

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What is a primary characteristic of objects created from the same class?

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Which of the following best describes a class?

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What does 'instantiating' a class mean?

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What is the purpose of the this keyword in Java?

<p>To refer to the current instance of the class. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of object creation, what are references (punteros)?

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What three steps occur when you execute the statement Alumno a1 = new Alumno();?

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What is true regarding method overloading in Java?

<p>Methods must have the same name but different parameters (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement accurately describes Java's handling of destructors compared to other programming languages?

<p>Java does not require destructors, it automatically handles memory liberation. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What will the following code output? public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(Math.abs(-5)); } }

<p>5 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What will the following code output? public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(Math.max(10, 5)); } }

<p>10 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What will the following code output? public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { String str = "Hello"; System.out.println(str.charAt(1)); } }

<p>e (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What will the following code output? public class Example { public static void main(String[] args) { String str1 = "Hello"; String str2 = " World"; System.out.println(str1.concat(str2)); } }

<p>Hello World (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What will be the result of compiling and executing the following Java code snippet?

public class ClassA {
    public int value = 10;
}

public class ClassB {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ClassA obj = new ClassA();
        System.out.println(obj.value);
    }
}

<p>The code will compile and output 10. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a 'try' block in exception handling?

<p>To define the code that might throw an exception. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when an exception is thrown within a 'try' block?

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What is the purpose of the 'catch' block in exception handling?

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What will the following code output?

public class Example {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            int result = 10 / 0;
            System.out.println("Result: " + result);
        } catch (ArithmeticException e) {
            System.out.println("Cannot divide by zero!");
        }
    }
}

<p>&quot;Cannot divide by zero!&quot; (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What will the following code output?

public class Example {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            int[] arr = new int[5];
            System.out.println(arr[10]);
        } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
            System.out.println("Array index is out of bounds!");
        }
    }
}

<p>&quot;Array index is out of bounds!&quot; (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are packages declared in Java?

<p>Using the <code>package</code> keyword. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or False: A class can only have member variables of a single data type.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or False: When a method is declared, its return type must always be void.

<p>False (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of object-oriented programming, what is the benefit of using classes and objects?

<p>Classes and Objects help organize and structure code (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the methods defined under JAVA's predefine Math class?

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Flashcards

¿Qué es una clase?

Es la definición de un conjunto de objetos con características similares.

¿Qué es una clase?

Es una plantilla para crear objetos.

¿Qué es una clase?

Es un contenedor de uno o más datos (variables o propiedades miembros) junto a las operaciones de manipulación de dichos datos (funciones/métodos).

¿Qué se necesita para definir una clase?

La declaración de la clase y el cuerpo de la misma.

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¿Qué contiene el cuerpo de una clase?

La declaración de variables miembro y la de la definición de los métodos asociados a dicha clase.

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¿Qué necesita una declaración de variable miembro?

El tipo de dato de las variables y su nombre.

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¿Qué consta en la implementación de un método?

La declaración y el cuerpo del mismo.

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¿Qué es el acceso público?

Cualquier clase en cualquier paquete tiene acceso a las variables miembro y métodos públicos de una clase (Accesible desde cualquier parte).

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¿Qué es el acceso privado?

EL nivel de acceso más restrictivo. Un miembro con tipo de acceso private es accesible sólo en la clase en el cuál está definido (Sólo accesible desde la misma clase y no desde otras).

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¿Qué es el acceso protegido?

En el nivel de acceso protected se permite a la propia clase, a sus subclases y a todas las clases que estén en el mismo paquete, acceder a los miembros.

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¿Qué es el acceso amigable?

Finalmente, el último nivel del acceso es el que hay en el caso de que no se especifique ninguno de los demás niveles. Este nivel permite el acceso a las clases definidas en mismo paquete que la clase.

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¿Qué es el ámbito 'public'?

Accesible desde cualquier clase ya sea en el mismo paquete o en otro.

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¿Qué es el ámbito por defecto?

Accesible únicamente desde el paquete.

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¿Cuándo no está listo un objeto para ser usado?

Cuando se define un objeto, pero no se ha creado una instancia.

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¿Qué son los objetos en realidad?

Los objetos son, en realidad, referencias (punteros); por lo tanto, al definir un objeto se estará definiendo un puntero que, inicialmente, apuntará a una dirección de memoria nula (null).

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¿Qué son los Constructores?

Todas las clases Java tienen métodos especiales llamados Constructores que se utilizan para inicializar un objeto nuevo de ese tipo.

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¿Es obligatorio proporcionar constructores?

Cuando escribas tus propias clases, no tienes porque proporcionar constructores. El constructor por defecto, el constructor que no necesita argumentos, lo proporciona automáticamente el sistema para todas las clases.

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¿Para qué sirve la palabra clave 'this'?

Hace referencia a los miembros de la propia clase en el objeto actual.

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¿Cómo se declaran los paquetes?

Se declaran utilizando la palabra reservada 'package' seguida del nombre del paquete.

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¿Para qué sirve la sentencia 'import'?

Se utiliza para incluir una lista de paquetes en los que buscar una clase determinada.

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¿Qué es una excepción?

Es un suceso que ocurre durante la ejecución del programa, y que rompe el flujo normal del mismo.

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Study Notes

  • Unit 2 discusses classes and objects in Java, as taught at the Instituto Tecnológico de Tizimín.

Class Definition

  • A class defines a set of objects with similar characteristics.
  • Classes are templates for object creation.
  • Classes act as a container for data (variables or member properties).
  • Classes contain operations to manipulate data (functions/methods).

Class Declaration

  • Defining the class requires class declaration and a class body.
  • A minimal class declaration needs the "class" keyword and a class name.

Class Members

  • The body of a class contains variable declarations and method definitions.
  • Variable declarations need a data type and a name.
  • Method implementations include a declaration and a body.
  • Methods declared within a class have full access to the class's member variables.

Access Specifiers

  • Classes protect variables & methods from access by other objects.
  • Java has 4 access levels: public, private, protected, and friendly.

Public Access

  • Any class can access public member variables and methods.

Private access

  • The most restrictive access level
  • Only the class where they are defined can access private members.

Protected Access

  • Allows access by the class itself, subclasses, and other classes within the same package
  • package is relating to related classes.

Friendly access

  • The access level used if none are specified
  • Allows access from classes in the same package.

Class Scope

  • Public: accessible from any class, in or out of the package.
  • Default: only accessible from within the same package.

Object Creation

  • Classes need to be instantiated before they can be used

  • Objects are references(pointers) and defining on allocates memory and points to null

  • Defining an object will define a pointer, initially pointing to a null memory address.

  • The statement Alumno a1 = new Alumno(); involves:

  • Declaring/defining the object

  • Creating the object (with "new")

  • Calling the constructor

Constructors

  • Java classes have special methods called Constructors that initialize new objects.

  • Java supports method name overloading, allowing multiple constructors with the same name, but differing arguments.

  • Constructors differ in type and number of arguments.

  • The system can automatically provide the default constructor

  • The Constructor that does not need arguments in all classes.

  • Classes do not require programmer-defined constructors because the system provides a default one.

  • Destructors are unneeded because JAVA handles the garbage collection of memory by removing unused objects.

"This" Keyword

  • The keyword "this" references class members of the specific class.

Predefined Classes

  • Java provides specific packages and classes
  • Java provides "Math", "String" and "JFrame" packages.
  • java.lang.Math: abs(), max(), min() - No Import is Required
  • java.lang.String: charAt(), concat(), indexOf() - No Import is Required
  • javax.swing.JFrame: setSize(), setVisible(), setDefaultCloseOperation() - Import is Required

Packages/Libraries

  • Package declaration: package <directory.packageDir>; statement should be the first line in the source file.
  • To declare a new package
  • import <directoryName.packageName.ClassName>; statement is used to include a list of package with specified Class name.

Exceptions

  • Java uses exceptions for error handling and management.
  • An exception is an event disrupting the normal program flow during execution.

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