Java

Tutotrial for [NLP-AI]

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ashishfa@cse.iitb.ac.in

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Last Assignment

asgn1
asgn2

? Print the details in tabular format

- use tabs \t

System.out.println("\"Can

we print '\\' with

System.out.println() statement?\"" );

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Storing data
In Java, Data can be stored as

Numbers
2, 6.67, 0.009
Characters
c, p, ?, 2
Strings
data, Hindi language, $99,
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int1

Program

int2

// this program will declare and print a number

class int2
{
public static void main(String[] arguments)
{
int weight = 68;
System.out.println("your weight is " + weight);
}
}
//end of program

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Comments(double slash)

Not executed
For documentation
Can be placed on any line
Anything written after // is not executed
E.g.
// this is a comment

Used to explain/describe what is done in

the program
Good practice
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Types of numbers

float1

int
Whole numbers like 0, 575, -345 etc.

double
Numbers with decimal point
like 12.453, 3.432, 0.0000002

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Variable declaration

Before using any name, it must be declared

(with its type i.e int or double).

Needed only once in one program

Generally, done initially
Syntax
datatype name;

double total; // stores the total value

int index;
int a,b , c, sum, interest;
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Assignment

int3
int5

int a; //declaration needed once

a = 10 ; // assignment declared above
int a = 10; // assignment and declaration together
10 = a ; // not possible compilation error
Left hand side is always a variable for assignment

Storage area
10

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int4

Assignment
int a , b ;
a = 4;
b = 7;
a = b;
b = a;
a = 5;
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// a =? b = ?
// a = 4 b = ?
// a = 4 b = 7
// a = 7 b = 7
// a = 7 b = 7
// a = 5 b = 7
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Character data

char1
char2

Characters
a, A, c , ? , 3 ,
(last is the single space)

Enclosed in single quotes

Character variable declaration
char ch;
Character assignment
ch = k;
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String data

string1
string2
string3

Strings are sequence of characters enclosed in double quotes

Declaration
String name;
String address;
String line;
Assignment
name = ram;
line = this is a line with spaces;
name = a; // single character can be stored
name = ; // empty string
The sequence of characters enclosed in double quotes, printed in
println() are also strings.
E.g. System.out.println( Welcome ! );

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Practice problem

Try to print these two figures on the screen using println and least
number of strings
*******
*****
***
*
***
*****
*******
**********
*
*
*
*
*
*
**********

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Thank you

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