I

I/O

See also files

java.io package, (chapter)

standard exceptions

EOFException, 210

InterruptedIOException, 210

IOException, 210

identifiers

See also fields; names; scope; variables

characteristics of those that are not names, 79

in labeled statements, distinguished from those in declarations, 80

term definition and specification, 17

as token, 17

identity

conversion

in assignment conversion context, 61

in casting conversion context, 67

in method invocation conversion context, 66

specification, 54

IEEE 754 standard

See also numbers

compliance, narrowing conversion from double to float, 57

floating-point

conversion of numbers to, 22

types conformance to, 33

IEEEremainder method

of class Math, 524

if statements

See also statements

dangling else, handling of, 270

definite assignment, 394

if-then statement, specification, 273

if-then-else statement, specification, 274

specification, 273

IllegalAccessError class, 611

IllegalAccessException class, 611

IllegalArgumentException class, 611

IllegalThreadStateException class, 611

implement

See also classes; extends clause; interfaces

implements clause, 185

class declaration, specifying direct superinterfaces with, 135

term definition, 135, 87

import

See also packages; scope

automatic, 122

declarations

example, 123

single-type, 121

term definition, 120

type-import-on-demand, 122

imported types

as declared entity, 78

scope of, 81

in field

of class FileNameDescriptor, 760

of class FilterInputStream, 696

of class System, 579

inCheck field

of class SecurityManager, 570

inClass method

of class SecurityManager, 571

inClassLoader method

of class SecurityManager, 572

IncompatibleClassChangeError class, 611

index entries

bogus

Fibonacci numbers, 783

prime numbers, 801

warp factors, 820

obscure

Bell, Alexander Graham, 769

Bovik, Harry, 770

Fifth Dimension, 784

first cat, 784

Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 785

Hardy, Godfrey Harold, 786

make it so, 793

Marx, Chico, 794

Marx, Groucho, 794

panjandrum, 800

Ramanujan, Srinivasa, 803

razor, 803

Saturday Night Live, 805

Tokens, The, 817

virtue, 820

warp factors, 820

self-referential

index entries, 788

not, see Russell's paradox

self-reference, 805

Star Trek, 808

silly

banana-fana, 769

bear, 769

brown paper packages, 770

butter, 770

cuspidor, 776

good fences, 786

mighty minds, 796

mystic evolution, 796

one too many, 798

spittoon, 807

sweat, 810

indexing

of arrays, 195

indexOf method

of class String, 540

of class Vector, 659

IndexOutOfBoundsException class, 611

inexact results

See also numbers

rounding behavior, 35

infinity

See also number

isInfinite method

in class Double, 23

in class Float, 23

infinity

Java representation of, 23

NEGATIVE_INFINITY field

in class Double, 23

in class Float, 23

POSTIVE_INFINITY field

in class Double, 23

in class Float, 23

signed, produced by floating-point overflow, 35

inheritance

See also object-oriented concepts; scope

in class

examples of, 139

of members, 138

of members, with public, protected, and private access, examples, 141

private, example, 141

protected, example, 141

public, example, 141

with default access, example, 140

of fields

in class declarations

multiply inherited from interfaces, example of, 153

reinheritance of, example of, 154

in interface declarations

ambiguous inherited, example, 188

multiply inherited, example, 188

of members, 85

in interface declarations, 186

of methods

in class declarations, 165

with the same signatures, 166

in interface declarations, 189

multiple

See also superinterfaces

example, 137

term definition, 85

initialization

See also control flow; linking

of arrays

in creation, to default value, 317, 46

using array initializers, 196

of classes, 223

detailed procedure, 225

detailed procedure, 225

of fields

in classes, 149

in interfaces, 187

of for statement, 281

of interfaces, 223

detailed procedure, 225

initialization

standard exceptions, ExceptionInitializerError, 212

of types, when it occurs, 223

for variables, array, 194

initializers

See also creation; execution

arrays, 196

ExceptionInInitializerError class, 611, 614

executing, in Test class example initialization, 217

for fields

in class, 149

in interface, 187

static, 149, 175

binary compatibility considerations, 259

LALR(1) grammar productions, 444

for variables

class, 149

during class or interface initialization, 149

instance, 150

during instance creation, 229

input

See also files; output; streams

BufferedInputStream class, 699

ByteArrayInputStream class, 689

elements, term definition, 14

FileInputStream class, 684

FilterInputStream class, 696

Input goal symbol, lexical grammar use, 7

InputStream class, 680

LineNumberInputStream class, 707

PipedInputStream class, 687

PushbackInputStream class, 710

SequenceInputStream class, 694

StringBufferInputStream class, 692

tokens, 14

insert method

of class StringBuffer, 555

insertElementAt method

of class Vector, 657

instance(s)

See also classes; interfaces; object-oriented concepts

creation, 228, 38

constructor

invocation by creation expressions, 177

parameter assignment during, 228

use in, 176

instance(s)

creation

expression evaluation, 314

order, 315

expressions as statements, 272

invocation of initializers for instance variables during, 229

method dispatching during, 230

finalization of, 231

implementation procedures, 232

instanceof operator

testing expression types with, 303

testing expressions with, 303

instantiation

InstantiationError class, 611

InstantiationException class, 611

preventing, with private constructors, 132, 180

methods, see methods, non-static

standard exceptions, InstantiationException, 131, 210

variables, see fields, class, non-static

instanceof operator

testing expression types with, 303

integers

See also arithmetic; integral types; numbers

converting to boolean values, 37

intBitsToFloat method, of class Float, 508

Integer class, 488

intValue method

of class Double, 512

of class Float, 505

of class Integer, 489

of class Long, 496

of class Number, 487

literals

longest permitted, 21

term definition and specification, 19

operations, 31

integral types

See also arithmetic; 31numbers; 31types; 31

byte type, 30

value range, 31

char type, 30

value range, 31

int type, 30

value range, 31

long type, 30

value range, 31

integral types

short type, 30

value range, 31

values and operations, 31

interfaces

See also class(es); fields; methods; packages; subclasses; superclasses; superinterfaces

abstract methods, 190, 191

accessibility, 99

as array element types, 194

binary compatibility considerations, 259

binary representation

binary file format requirements, 240

verification of, 220

body, declarations, 185

Cloneable, implemented by arrays, 198

declarations, 184

(chapter), 183

LALR(1) grammar productions, 445

as members of packages, 85

as declared entity, 78

fields

binary compatibility considerations, 251

declarations, 186

examples, 188

inheritance

ambiguous, 188

multiply, 188

initialization, 187

initialization, 223

detailed procedure, 225

linking, process description, 220

loading, 218

process description, 219

members, 87

binary compatibility considerations, 260

declarations, 185

inheritance from superinterfaces, 186

names, access to, 186

methods

declarations, examples, 190

overloading, 190

examples, 191

overriding, 189

examples, 190

names

fully qualified, 105

naming conventions, 108

as package members, 85

preparation of, 221

process description, 219

interfaces

public

binary compatibility considerations, 259

declaration, 184

references to, binary file format requirements, 239

scope of, 184, 81

standard, Cloneable, implemented by arrays, 198

superinterfaces

binary compatibility considerations, 243

of a class, 135

declaration of, 135

unloading of, 235

intern method

of class String, 547

InternalError class, 611

internationalization

See Unicode character set

interrupt method

of class Thread, 599

interrupted method

of class Thread, 599

InterruptedException class, 611

invocation

of constructors

expression evaluation, 314

expression evaluation, order, 315

in creation of new class instances, 228

language constructs that result in, 177

of hidden class methods, example, 171

of methods

conversion, 66

expression evaluation, 323

order, 333

how chosen, 303

isAbsolute method

of class File, 755

isAlive method

of class Thread, 598

isDaemon method

of class Thread, 597

of class ThreadGroup, 607

isDefined method

of class Character, 474

isDigit method

of class Character, 478

isDirectory method

of class File, 756

isEmpty method

of class Dictionary, 633

of class Hashtable, 636

of class Vector, 658

isFile method

of class File, 756

isInfinite method

of class Double, 515

of class Float, 508

isInterface method

of class Class, 467

isInterrupted method

of class Thread, 599

isJavaLetter method

of class Character, 482

isJavaLetterOrDigit method

of class Character, 482

isLetter method

of class Character, 479

isLetterOrDigit method

of class Character, 480

isLowerCase method

of class Character, 476

isNaN method

of class Double, 514

of class Float, 507

isSpace method

of class Character, 482

isTitleCase method

of class Character, 478

isUpperCase method

of class Character, 477

iteration

See also control structures

continue statement, use with, 285

do statement, specification, 279

for statement, specification, 281

while statement, specification, 277

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