Classes, fields, methods, constructors, and objects are the building blocks of object-based Java applications. This Java tutorial teaches you how to declare classes, describe attributes via fields ...

What are classes in Java? If you’re not familiar with the concept of object-oriented programming, this is the best place to start. If you already know what a class is and just want to learn Java ...

As you learned in my recent introduction to programming with classes and objects, you initialize an object via the code that you place in a class’s constructor. Consider Listing 7. Listing 7.

Java currently supports only two types of value: primitives and object references. Project Valhalla extends this by introducing inline classes which are a new form of type that exhibit some ...

If you want to master functional programming, the best place to start is with the Java Function interface.This example will show you four different ways to implement this functional interface in your ...

The class in this example only defines properties. It contains no explicitly defined Java constructors. When no explicitly defined constructors exist, Java's virtual machine makes object creation ...