How do I pause the current thread?

By I Wayan Saryada in Core API, Lang Package 0 Comment

You can pause a current thread for a number of milliseconds by using the sleep() method of the Thread class. While the current thread is sleeping, it will allow other threads to execute.

package org.kodejava.lang;

public class ThreadSleepDemo implements Runnable {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Thread thread = new Thread(new ThreadSleepDemo());
        thread.start();
    }

    // The run() method will be invoked when the thread is started.
    public void run() {
        System.out.println("Start..");
        try {
            // Wait for 10 seconds
            Thread.sleep(10000);
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        System.out.println("Finish...");
    }
}

How do I start a thread execution?

By I Wayan Saryada in Core API, Lang Package 0 Comment

To make a thread begin its execution, call the start() method on a Thread or Runnable instance. Then the Java Virtual Machine will calls the run method of this thread.

The snippet below is showing how to create a thread by implementing the Runnable interface.

package org.kodejava.lang;

public class ThreadRun implements Runnable {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Instantiate ThreadRun
        ThreadRun runner = new ThreadRun();

        // Create instance of Thread and passing ThreadRun object
        // as argument.
        Thread thread = new Thread(runner);

        // By passing Runnable object, it tells the
        // thread to use run() of Runnable object.
        thread.start();
    }

    public void run() {
        System.out.println("Running..");
    }
}

The snippet below is showing how to create a thread by extending the Thread class.

package org.kodejava.lang;

public class ThreadStart extends Thread {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ThreadStart thread = new ThreadStart();

        // Start this thread
        thread.start();
    }

    /**
     * The run() method will be invoked when the thread is started.
     */
    @Override
    public void run() {
        System.out.println("Running..");
    }
}

How do I use the || operator in Java?

By I Wayan Saryada in Basic, Core API 0 Comment

The || operator or conditional OR operator operates on two boolean expressions. This operator exhibit “short-circuiting” behavior, which means that the second operand is evaluated only if needed.

The || operator evaluate only boolean values. For an OR (||) expression it will return true if either of the operand is true. If the first operand resolves true, then the second operand will not evaluate, because the complete expression will return true.

package org.kodejava.basic;

public class ConditionalORDemo {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // the second operand (5<3) is not evaluated, because the
        // first operand return true, the result of complete
        // expression will be true
        boolean a = (1 == 1) || (5 < 3);

        // the first operand return false, the second operand is
        // evaluated to check the result of the second expression.
        // If the second operand resolves to true, the complete
        // expression return true, otherwise return false.
        boolean b = (5 < 3) || (2 == 3);
        boolean c = (5 < 3) || (1 == 1);

        System.out.println("result a: " + a);
        System.out.println("result b: " + b);
        System.out.println("result c: " + c);
    }
}

The program prints the following output:

result a: true
result b: false
result c: true

How do I use the boolean negation (!) operator in Java?

By I Wayan Saryada in Basic, Core API 0 Comment

The ! operator is a logical compliment operator. The operator inverts the value of a boolean expression.

package org.kodejava.basic;

public class NegationOperator {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // negate the result of boolean expressions
        boolean negate = !(2 < 3);
        boolean value = !false;

        System.out.println("result: " + negate);
        System.out.println("value : " + value);
    }
}

Here is the result of the program:

result: false
value : true

How do I use the relational operator in Java?

By I Wayan Saryada in Basic, Core API 0 Comment

Relational operators used to compare any combination of integers, floating-point numbers, or characters. The result of relational operators is always in a boolean value, true or false. It is mostly used in an if statement test.

There are four relational operators in Java:

  • > greater than
  • >= greater than or equal to
  • < less than
  • <= less than or equal to
package org.kodejava.basic;

public class RelationalDemo {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int value1 = 10, value2 = 25;
        int age = 15;
        double salary = 1000d;
        char char1 = 'd', char2 = 'f';

        if (value1 > value2) {
            System.out.format("%d is greater than %d %n", value1, value2);
        } else {
            System.out.format("%d is greater than %d %n", value2, value1);
        }

        if (age >= 12) {
            System.out.format("Hey, I am not a kid anymore %n");
        }

        if (char1 < char2) {
            System.out.format("%c is less than %c %n", char1, char2);
        } else {
            System.out.format("%c is less than %c %n", char2, char1);
        }

        if (salary <= 3000d) {
            System.out.println("Entry-level Staff");
        }
    }
}

An here are the result of the program:

25 is greater than 10 
Hey, I am not a kid anymore 
d is less than f 
Entry-level Staff