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What is new in Java 5.0 (1.5)?

Barb EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology

June 2006


Learning Goals

• Understand the new features in Java 5.0– For-each loop– Generics– Automatic Boxing and Unboxing– New collection interfaces – Not covered on exam

• Enumerated Types• Static Imports• Formatted Input and Output

– For more information see http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/members/article/1,3046,151-165-0-49154,00.html


For Each Loop

• Used to loop through all items of a collection (Array, List, Map, Set, etc)– Syntax

for (Type varName : collectionName)

– Examplefor (String name : nameList)

– Each time through the loop the varName will refer to a different item in the collection until all the items in the collection have been processed

– Use whenever you want to process each item in a collection

• But not when you might want to remove an item from the collection in the loop


Before the For-Each Loop/** * Method to set all the sample values to * the maximum positive * value if they were positive (including 0) * and the minimum * negative value if they were negative. */ public void forceToExtremes() { SoundSample[] sampleArray =

this.getSamples(); SoundSample sample = null;

// loop through the sample values for (int i = 0; i < sampleArray.length; i++) { // get the current sample sample = sampleArray[i];

/* if the value was >= 0 set to the * maximum positive value */ if (sample.getValue() >= 0) sample.setValue(32767); /* else (must be less than 0) so set it to * the highest negative value */ else sample.setValue(-32768); } }


Using for-each instead

• Replace the following SoundSample sample = null;

// loop through the sample values

for (int i = 0; i < sampleArray.length; i++)

{

// get the current sample

sample = sampleArray[i];

• With for (SoundSample sample : sampleArray)

{


Exercise• Copy the code for forceToExtremes and put it in

Sound.java in the bookClasses directory• Test it with the following in the main:

String file = FileChooser.pickAFile();Sound s = new Sound(file);s.explore();s.play();s.forceToExtremes()s.explore();s.play();

• Change the code in forceToExtremes to use a for-each loop instead and test again


Exercise• Modify a method in the Picture class that modifies all pixels in a picture to use a for-each loop

public void negate() { Pixel[] pixelArray = this.getPixels(); Pixel pixel = null; int redValue, blueValue, greenValue = 0;

// loop through all the pixels for (int i = 0; i < pixelArray.length; i++) { // get the current pixel pixel = pixelArray[i];

// get the current red, green, and blue values redValue = pixel.getRed(); greenValue = pixel.getGreen(); blueValue = pixel.getBlue();

// set the pixel's color to the new color pixel.setColor(new Color(255 - redValue, 255 - greenValue, 255 - blueValue)); } }


Generics

• Allow you to specify the type of objects in a collection, both when you declare it and create it– Eliminates the need to downcast– Syntax:

• CollectionType<Type> name = new CollectionType<Type>;

– List<String> nameList = new ArrayList<String>();

• CollectionType<Type,Type> name = new CollectionType<Type,Type>;

– Map<String,String> phoneMap = new HashMap<String,String>();


Without Generics

• You have to cast back to the original class when you get an object back from a collection – Downcast from Object

name = (String) iterator.next();

• With generics you don't have to downcast– Just give the type on declarations and

creationname = iterator.next();


Exercise

• Modify the SlideShow class in examples/SlideShow-List

• Use generics instead of casting – Specify the type on all declarations of the List

• Including parameters

– Specify the type on the creating of the List– Remove the cast to Picture when you show

the pictures or get the picture– You can use a for-each loop instead of an

iterator when showing the pictures


Exercise

• Modify the PhoneBook class in examples/PhoneBook to use generics for the phoneMap– Copy the code to change first– Then comment out the old code– Add new code for generics

• Be sure to specify the type when you declare the phoneMap and when you create it

• Remove the downcast on getting items from the map


Automatic Boxing and Unboxing

• Primative types are not objects: – int, double, char, boolean– They can not be added to collections

• You can have arrays of primitive types

– But, they can be wrapped and added to collections (Integer, Double, Character, Boolean)

• And then you have to unwrap to get the value

• With automatic boxing and unboxing you don't have to worry about the wrapping and unwrapping– It is done for you


Example of Boxing and Unboxing

• Add a primitive type to a collection– Old way: wrapping the primitive type

• List intList = new ArrayList();• intList.add(new Integer(5));• intList.add(new Integer(6));• Integer integerValue = (Integer) intList.get(0);• int value = integerValue.intValue();

– New: auto wrapping (boxing)• List intList = new ArrayList();• intList.add(5);• intList.add(6);• int value = (Integer) intList.get(0);


New Queue Interface

• Java 5.0 adds a Queue interface– Implemented by the LinkedList class– Implemented by the PriorityQueue class

• There are no more special AP interfaces for AB data structures– Only using the Java interfaces and classes

• Stack (class), Queue (interface), PriorityQueue (class)

– Using new method names for queues» peek, add, and remove


Not Covered on Exam• Enumerated Types

– Old: declare constants using numbers• public static final int MALE = 0;• public static final int FEMALE = 1;

– New: use enumerated types• public enum Gender { MALE, FEMALE };

• Static Imports– Old: Use class name to access constants

• Color.BLACK

– New: import static java.awt.*;• BLACK

• Formatted Input and Output– Use java.io.Scanner class to read from a file or System.in – See System.out.printf() to format output


Summary

• Java 5.0 adds many new features– Tested on the Exam

• For-each loop– for (Type varName : collectionName)

• Generics– Give the type when you declare and create collection

objects– List<String> nameList = new ArrayList<String>();– Eliminates the need to downcast from Object

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