Core Java for the Impatient, 3rd Edition

Chapter 15

The Java Platform Module System

Topics in This Chapter

• 15.1 The Module Concept

• 15.2 Naming Modules

• 15.3 The Modular “Hello, World!” Program

• 15.4 Requiring Modules

• 15.5 Exporting Packages

• 15.6 Modules and Reflective Access

• 15.7 Modular JARs

• 15.8 Automatic Modules

• 15.9 The Unnamed Module

• 15.10 Command-Line Flags for Migration

• 15.11 Transitive and Static Requirements

• 15.12 Qualified Exporting and Opening

• 15.13 Service Loading

• 15.14 Tools for Working with Modules

• Exercises

An important characteristic of object-oriented programming is encapsulation. A class declaration consists of a public interface and a private implementation. A class can evolve by changing the implementation without affecting its users. A module system provides ...