InfoWorld

Class and object initialization in Java

Classes and objects in Java must be initialized before they are used. You’ve previously learned that class fields are initialized to default values when classes are loaded, and that objects are ...
InfoWorld

Java 101: Java’s character and assorted string classes support text-processing

Though Java already has a character type and char keyword to represent and manipulate characters, the language also requires a Character class for two reasons: Character c1 = new Character ('A'); ...
Android Authority

How to use classes in Java

One of the features that make Java so powerful, is its object-oriented structure. This means that Java uses classes and objects to create more scalable, modular, and organized code. This can be a ...
TheServerSide

String to long in Java

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The correct way to convert a String to long in Java is to use the parseLong(String x) method of ...
Computerworld

An easy timesaver to create Java classes from JSON data

Writing a Java application (see Android) that consumes a JSON API usually involves mapping the JSON objects to Java classes for use in the software. This is a tedious and repetitive task to say the ...