Basics and Features of Java
Objectives
On completion of this period, you would be able to know The features of Java Applets and Applications
Recap
What is an applet? Differentiate Java with C++ Why Java is important to internet?
Features of Java applications
Sun Micro Systems officially describes Java with the following features
Compiled and Interpreted
Platform Independent and Portable
Object Oriented Robust and Secure Distributed
Features of Java applications
Simple, Small and Familiar Multithreaded and Interactive High Performance Dynamic and Extensible
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Compiled and Interpreted
Usually a computer language is either compiled or interpreted
Java combines both these approaches, thus making Java a two stage system First Java compiler translates source code into byte code instructions Byte codes are not machine instructions
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Compiled and Interpreted
In the second stage Java interpreter generates machine code That can be directly executed by the machine
Fig. 2.1 Compiled and Interpreted
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Platform Independent and Portable
The most significant feature of Java portability is its
Java programs can be easily moved from one
computer system to another ,anywhere and at anytime
Platform Independent and Portable
Changes and upgrades in
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Operating systems
Processors
System resources
will not force any changes in Java programs
Platform Independent and Portable
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Fig. 2.2 Once compiled, Java class file can be run on any platform
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Object Oriented
Java is a true object oriented language
Almost everything in Java is an object
All programs code and data reside within objects and classes Java comes with an extensive set of classes arranged in packages
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Robust and Secure
Java is a robust language It provides many safeguards to ensure reliable code It has strict compile time and runtime for data types
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Robust and Secure
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It is designed as a garbage collected language Java also provides concept of exception handling which identifies errors and eliminates
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Robust and Secure
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Security becomes an important issue for a language that is used for programming on internet Threat of viruses and abuse of resources Java systems not only verify all memory access, but also ensure that no viruses are communicated
with an applet
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Robust and Secure
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The absence of pointers in Java ensures that
programs cannot gain access to memory location
without proper initialization
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Distributed
Java is designed as a distributed language for creating applications on networks
It has the ability to share both data and programs
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Distributed
Java applications can open and access remote
object as easily as they can do in a local system
Enables multiple programmers at multiple
locations work together on a single project
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Simple, Small and Familiar
Java is small and simple language. Many features of C and C++ are not part of Java eg. : Java does not provide Pointers Preprocessors header file goto statements Operator overloading Multiple inheritance
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Simple, Small and Familiar
Familiarity is another feature of Java
It is modeled on C and C++ languages Java is a simplified version of C++
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Multithreaded and Interactive
Multithreaded means handling multiple tasks simultaneously Java supports multithreaded programs
Need not wait for the application to finish one task before beginning another Greatly improves the interactive performance of graphical applications
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High Performance
Java performance is impressive for an interpreted
language
Due to the use of intermediate byte code
Java architecture is also designed to reduce overheads during runtime The incorporation of multithreading enhances the
overall execution speed of Java programs
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Dynamic and Extensible
Java is a dynamic language Java is capable of dynamically linking new
Class libraries Methods Objects
Java programs supports functions written in other languages such as C and C++
These functions are known as native methods
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Dynamic and Extensible
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This facility enables the programmers to use the efficient available in these languages Native methods are dynamically linked at runtime
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Summary
Features of Java Applications Features of Java Applets
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Quiz
1.Usually a computer language is either ______
a) b) c) d) Compiled Compiled and Interpreted Compiled or Interpreted Interpreted
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Frequently Asked Questions
Explain the features of Java Applications and Java
Applets
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