In this article, we will discuss volatile vs synchronized in Java. First, we will define what is synchronized. Synchronized Keyword Synchronized is the keyword which is applied on blocks and methods but not on the classes and variables. When multiple threads are trying to access the same Java object so this situation leads to a …
In this article, we will learn about covariant return types in Java. Before Java version 5.0, we could not change the return type of an overridden method but a new method was introduced in JDK 5.0, called covariant where we could change the return type of the overridden method. The return type must be non-primitive. …
Here, we will discuss what is a one-dimensional array and how to use it in Java. A one-dimensional array or 1D array is the list of variables of the same data type stored in the contiguous memory locations. We can access these variables of a 1-d array by an index value in square brackets followed …
In this article, we will see what is a global variable and how we can use this in our Java programs. In Java, all the functions and data members are declared inside a class and every declaration has to be done inside it. If we declare them outside the class, then they would not be …
This article will talk about how to get filename without extension in Java language. The file utility method helps you to get rid of the file extension from the file name. Here is an example. Program: class substring { public static void main(String[] args) { String fileName = “myfile.java”; if(!fileName.contains(“.”)) System.out.println(“File Name = ” + …
In this article, we will discuss about nested switch in Java with examples. When a switch statement contains further switch statements inside it, then it is called a nested switch. Inside the nested switch statement, we can give multiple cases and a default case. The inner switch statement must be part of any outer case …
TreeSet is an implementation class of NavigableSet. In a TreeSet, duplicate as well as heterogenous (values of different data types) values are not allowed. If you’re trying to insert heterogeneous objects then it displays a ClassCastException. If the tree set exists, then we can insert a null value, and if the treeset doesn’t exist then …
In this article, we will discuss static import in Java. Just as import statements are used to access a class without its package qualification. In a similar manner, static imports are used to access static members without their class qualification. Some basic static methods used with the class names are as follows: Math.sqrt(4): It is …