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Java Essentials For Dummies
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Java Essentials For Dummies

by Doug Lowe, Paul McFedries
December 2024
Beginner
208 pages
3h 46m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 13

Ten Techniques for Easier Java Coding

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Compiling and running Java programs from the command line

Bullet Getting input from the user

Bullet Learning more Java operators

Bullet Comparing strings, nesting loops, and more

Java is a huge, sprawling language, and we've tried to do it justice in the previous chapters. But to really offer a complete look at Java would result in a book ten times this size, and who has the time or the patience to wade through such a tome? The goal of this book is to just give you the essentials of Java, and now we're tantalizingly close to achieving that goal. All that's left is to take you through a few techniques that will make your Java coding sessions easier and your Java programs more efficient.

Compiling a Java Program from the Command Line

You can compile a program from a command prompt by using the javac command. Before you can do that, however, you need a program to compile. Follow these steps:

  1. Using any text editor (Notepad will do), type the following text in a file, and save it asHelloApp.java:

    public class HelloApp{ public static void ...

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