S

Saturday Night Live, 468

save method

of class Properties, 641

scope

See also declarations; inheritance; names; object-oriented concepts

exception parameters, 291

initializer execution relative to issues of, 175

of names

class, 130, 81

scope

of names

formal parameter, 157

hiding rules, 83

import, 87

interface, 184, 81

local variables, 267, 45, 82

member, 138, 81

package, 120, 81

parameters

of constructors, 82

of exception handlers, 82

formal, 157, 81

simple, 81

term definition, 81

type initialization order restrictions, 223

Scott, Sir Walter, 646

search method

of class Stack, 662

Sebastian, John, 273

security

See also access control; exceptions; types; virtual machine

ClassLoader class, 558

internal symbolic reference table, role in maintaining, 218

SecurityException class, 611

SecurityManager class, 569

standard exceptions, SecurityException, 209

type system, verification importance to, 244

@see tag

specification, 421

seed field

of class Random, 646

seek method

of class RandomAccessFile, 745

self-reference, 788, 805, 808

semantics

See also grammars; lexical; syntax

errors in, exceptions as mechanism for signaling at run-time, 201

expression, (chapter), 301

names

context role, 90

determining, 89

expressions, 95

methods, 98

package, 93

types, 93

verifying during linking process, 220

semicolon (;)

as method body, 164

separators

list of, 27

separator field, of class File, 753

separatorChar field, of class File, 753

as token, 7

sequences

escape, for character and string literals, 26

SequenceInputStream class, 694

set

set method, of class BitSet, 620

setChanged method, of class Observable, 644

setCharAt method, of class StringBuffer, 552

setDaemon method

of class Thread, 597

of class ThreadGroup, 607

setDate method, of class Date, 627

setElementAt method, of class Vector, 656

setHours method, of class Date, 628

setLength method, of class StringBuffer, 551

setLineNumber method, of class LineNumberInputStream, 709

setMaxPriority method, of class ThreadGroup, 607

setMinutes method, of class Date, 628

setMonth method, of class Date, 627

setName method, of class Thread, 596

setPriority method, of class Thread, 597

setProperties method, of class System, 582

setSeconds method, of class Date, 628

setSecurityManager method, of class System, 580

setSeed method, of class Random, 647

setSize method, of class Vector, 658

setTime method, of class Date, 629

setYear method, of class Date, 626

Seuss, Dr., 125

shadowing

See hiding

Shakespeare, William

As You Like It, 51

Hamlet, 470

Love's Labour's Lost, 28

Macbeth, 406

Measure for Measure, 28

A Midsummer Night's Dream, 28

Othello, 562

Romeo and Juliet, 111

Troilus and Cressida, 28

Shakespeare, William

Two Gentlemen of Verona, 28

The Winter's Tale, 236

Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 353

Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 471

short type

See also integral types; numbers

value range, 31

side effects

See also expressions

from expression evaluation, reasons for, 301

signature

of constructors, 177

of methods, 157

methods with the same, inheriting, 166

simple names

See also identifiers; names

expression, meaning of, 95

method, meaning of, 98

package, meaning of, 93

term definition, 79

type, meaning of, 93

sin method

of class Math, 518

single quote (')

escape sequence, 27

size method

of class BitSet, 621

of class ByteArrayOutputStream, 728

of class DataOutputStream, 737

of class Dictionary, 633

of class Hashtable, 636

of class Vector, 658

skip

skip method

of class BufferedInputStream, 701

of class ByteArrayInputStream, 691

of class FileInputStream, 686

of class FilterInputStream, 697

of class InputStream, 682

of class LineNumberInputStream, 708

of class StringBufferInputStream, 693

skipBytes method

of class DataInputStream, 704

of class RandomAccessFile, 747

of interface DataInput, 669

slashSlashComments method

of class StreamTokenizer, 717

slashStarComments method

of class StreamTokenizer, 717

sleep method

of class Thread, 600

sockets

standard exceptions, SocketException, 211

Solomon, 193

sorting

Unicode, reference for details on, 18

source code

compatibility, contrasted with binary compatibility, 241

transformations that preserve binary compatibility, 239

Southey, Robert, 350

spittoon

See cuspidor

sqrt method

of class Math, 521

square brackets ([])

in array

type declaration, 194

variable declaration, 194

stacks

EmptyStackException class, 663

Stack class, 661

StackOverflowError class, 611

standard exceptions

EmptyStackException, 209

StackOverflowError, 212, 213

standard

exceptions

checked, 210

runtime, 208

unchecked, 209

standard classes

AbstractMethodError, 611

ArithmeticException, 611

ArrayStoreException, 611

BitSet, 618

Boolean, 469

BufferedInputStream, 699

BufferedOutputStream, 732

ByteArrayInputStream, 689

ByteArrayOutputStream, 727

Character, 471

Class, 199, 466

ClassCastException, 611

ClassCircularityError, 611

ClassFormatError, 611

ClassLoader, 216, 218, 219, 558

ClassNotFoundException, 611

CloneNotSupportedException, 611

DataInputStream, 703

Date, 622

Dictionary, 633

standard classes

Double, 308, 510

EmptyStackException, 663

Error, 163, 211, 611

Exception, 611

ExceptionInInitializerError, 611, 614

File, 752, 753

FileInputStream, 684

FileOutputStream, 722

FilterInputStream, 696

FilterOutputStream, 730

Float, 503

Hashtable, 635

IllegalAccessError, 611

IllegalAccessException, 611

IllegalArgumentException, 611

IllegalThreadStateException, 611

IncompatibleClassChangeError, 611

IndexOutOfBoundsException, 611

InputStream, 680

InstantiationError, 611

Integer, 488

InternalError, 611

InterruptedException, 611

LineNumberInputStream, 707

LinkageError, 211, 611

Long, 495

Math, 517

NegativeArraySizeException, 611

NoClassDefFoundError, 611

NoSuchElementException, 664

NoSuchFieldError, 611

NoSuchMethodError, 611

NoSuchMethodException, 611

NullPointerException, 611

Number class, 487

NumberFormatException, 611

Object, 185, 199, 40, 41, 458

Observable, 643

OutOfMemoryError, 611

OutputStream, 720

PipedInputStream, 687

PipedOutputStream, 725

PrintStream, 738

Process, 561

Properties, 639

PushbackInputStream, 710

Random, 646

RandomAccessFile, 743

Runtime, 563

RuntimeException, 164, 611

SecurityException, 611

SecurityManager, 569

standard classes

SequenceInputStream, 694

Stack, 661

StackOverflowError, 611

StreamTokenizer, 712

String, 19, 25, 41, 531

StringBuffer, 548

StringBufferInputStream, 692

StringTokenizer, 651

System, 579

Thread, 206

Thread class, 587

ThreadDeath, 611

ThreadGroup, 206, 602

Throwable, 611

UnknownError, 611

UnsatisfiedLinkError, 611

Vector, 654

VerifyError, 611

VirtualMachineError, 611

standard interfaces

Cloneable interface, 465

DataInput interface, 667

DataOutput interface, 674

Enumeration interface, 617

FileNameFilter interface, 759

Observer interface, 645

Runnable interface, 586

Star Trek, 793, 805, 820

start method

of class Thread, 594

startsWith method

of class String, 540

startup

virtual machine, 215

state

IllegalThreadStateException class, 611

not shared by primitive values, 31

object

impact of changes, 39

transient fields not part of persistent, 147

statements

See also constructors; control flow; expressions; initializers; methods

break

definite assignment, 397

specification, 283

(chapter), 263

completion of

abrupt, reasons for, 264

normal, reasons for, 264

statements

continue

definite assignment, 397

specification, 285

definite assignment, 393

do

definite assignment, 395

specification, 279

empty

definite assignment, 393

specification, 271

expression

definite assignment, 394

specification, 272

for

definite assignment, 396

specification, 280

general specification, 269

if

dangling else handling, 270

definite assignment, 394

if-then, specification, 273

if-then-else, specification, 274

labeled

definite assignment, 394

specification, 271

LALR(1) grammar productions, 446

local variable declarations

execution of, 269

specification, 265

return

definite assignment, 397

specification, 286

switch

definite assignment, 395

specification, 274

synchronized

definite assignment, 397

specification, 289

throw

definite assignment, 397

specification, 287

try

definite assignment, 398

try-catch, specification, 291

try-catch-finally, specification, 293

unreachable, conservative flow analysis detection of, 295

while

definite assignment, 395

specification, 277

static initializers

See also initialization

LALR(1) grammar productions, 444

static modifier

See also declarations; modifiers

for fields, 145

binary compatibility considerations, 253

creating during the preparation phase of linking, 221

declaring class variables using, 145

default initialization of during the preparation phase of linking, 221

implicit in interface member declarations, 187

initialization of, 149, 175

binary compatibility considerations, 259

initializers

as components of a class body, 138

for, 175

for methods

declaring class methods with, 160

hiding by, 165

not permitted in interface method declarations, 189

reason why constructors do not use, 178

Stein, Gertrude

Arthur a Grammar

arithmetic, 450

burnt ivy, 440

finishing early, 453

grammar in a title, 433

grammar is useless, 445

pretty names, 441

successions of words, 446

vocabulary, 440

Rooms, 349

Sacred Emily, 111

stop method

of class Thread, 595

of class ThreadGroup, 605

store

array, exception, 199

storing

packages

in a database, 117

in a file system, 115

streams

See also files; input; output

BufferedInputStream class, 699

BufferedOutputStream class, 732

ByteArrayInputStream class, 689

ByteArrayOutputStream class, 727

streams

FileInputStream class, 684

FileOutputStream class, 722

FilterInputStream class, 696

FilterOutputStream class, 730

LineNumberInputStream class, 707

OutputStream class, 720

PipedInputStream class, 687

PipedOutputStream class, 725

PrintStream class, 738

PushbackInputStream class, 710

SequenceInputStream class, 694

StreamTokenizer class, 712

StringBufferInputStream class, 692

string(s)

See also characters; numbers; primitive types; String class; StringBuffer class

character arrays not the same as, 199

concatenation operator (+)

constructor invocation by, 177

creating new instances with, 38

conversion, 67

context specification, 67

specification, 60

to numeric types, NumberFormatException, 209

literals

escape sequences for, 26

interning of, 25

term definition and specification, 25

standard exceptions, UTFDataFormatException, 210

String class, 531

creating instances, with string concatenation operator, 41

literal as source code representation of the value of, 19

specification, 41, 531

string literal as reference to an instance of, 25

StringBuffer class, 548

StringBufferInputStream class, 692

StringTokenizer class, 651

substrings, substring method of String class, 543

Stroustrup, Bjarne, 6

subclasses

See also class(es); interfaces; superclasses; superinterfaces

declaration, 133

direct, extending classes with, 133

relationship to direct subclass, 134

subpackages

See also packages

as package members, 85

substring method

of class String, 543

super keyword

accessing

overridden methods with, 165

superclass members with, in expression evaluation, 322

binary compatibility considerations, 247

not permitted in

class variable initialization, 150

explicit constructor invocation, 179

interface field declarations, 187

permitted in instance variable initialization, 150

superclass(es)

See also classes; fields; interfaces; methods; packages; subclasses; superinterfaces

accessing fields with super, expression evaluation, 322

of array is Object, 199

binary compatibility considerations, 243

direct

declaration, with extends clause, 133

term definition, 133

extending classes with, 133

public, accessing instances of non-public subclasses through, 142

superinterface(s)

See also classes; fields; interfaces; methods; packages; subclasses

binary compatibility considerations, 243, 260

direct

declaration, with implements clause, 135

term definition, 135

of interface, declaration, 185

public, accessing instances of non-public subclasses through, 142

term definition, 135

suspend method

of class Thread, 596

of class ThreadGroup, 606

sval field

of class StreamTokenizer, 715

swapping

threads example, 409

sweat, 51

Sweet, Richard, 6

Swift, Jonathan, 618

switch statement

See also statements

definite assignment, 395

local variable declaration specification, impact on, 45

specification, 274

symbolic references

binary file format requirements, 239

resolution, 221

code generation implications of, 222

internal table description, 218

symbols

See also identifiers; name; variables

goal

CompilationUnit, 8

Input, 7

term definition, 7

nonterminal

notation for definition of, 8

term definition, 7

optional, term definition, 8

terminal, term definition, 7

synchronization

See also locks; threads

exception mechanism integration with, 202

initialization implications of, 225

locks, 415

use by synchronized methods, 161

use by synchronized statement, 289

standard exceptions

IllegalMonitorStateException, 209

IllegalThreadStateException, 209

InterruptedException, 210

InterruptedIOException, 210

synchronized modifier

See also modifiers

in method declarations, 161

methods, binary compatibility considerations, 256

not permitted in interface field declarations, 187

not permitted in interface method declarations, 189

reason why constructors do not use, 178

specification, 416

synchronized statement

definite assignment, 397

operations, 416

specification, 289

term definition, 399

volatile fields used for, with threads, 147

syntactic

See also lexical; semantics

classification, of a name according to context, 90

grammar, 8

LALR(1) grammar, 440

term definition, 8

System class, 579

system operations

See ClassLoader class; Process class; Runtime class; SecurityManager class; System class

Contents | Prev | Next | Index

Java Language Specification (HTML generated by Suzette Pelouch on February 24, 1998)
Copyright © 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved
Please send any comments or corrections to doug.kramer@sun.com