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Java Basics: Main Method & OOP Concepts

The document discusses the main method signature in Java and object-oriented programming concepts like classes, interfaces, packages, encapsulation, and inheritance. It notes the main method signature is public static void main(String[] args) and defines the purpose of comments, fields, and methods in software objects. Common terms like API and GUI are also defined.

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Java Basics: Main Method & OOP Concepts

The document discusses the main method signature in Java and object-oriented programming concepts like classes, interfaces, packages, encapsulation, and inheritance. It notes the main method signature is public static void main(String[] args) and defines the purpose of comments, fields, and methods in software objects. Common terms like API and GUI are also defined.

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/** documentation /
/* comments
// comment until end of line

The signature of the main method is public static void main(String[] args)

When declaring the main method, the modifiers public and static can be in either order, but the
convention is public static.

The main method defines a single parameter, usually named args, whose type is an array of String
objects.

Object-Oriented Programming

Real world objects contain state and behavior.

A software object’s state is stored in fields.

A software object’s behavior is exposed through methods.

Hiding internal data from the outside world, and accessing it only through publicly exposed methods
is known as data encapsulation.

A blueprint for a software object is called a class.

Common behavior can be defined in a superclass and inherited into a subclass using the extends
keyword.

A collection of methods with no implementation is called an interface.

A namespace that organizes classes and interfaces by functionality is called a package.


A String object contains state and behavior for character strings
A File object allows a programmer to create, delete, inspect, compare, or modify a file on the
filesystem
A Socket object allows for the creation and use of network sockets

The term API stands for Application Programming Interface.


The term GUI stands for Graphical User Interfaces

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