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A Guide to Increment and Decrement Unary Operators in Java Java 1. Overview In this tutorial, we’ll briefly discuss the increment and decrement unary operators in Java. We’ll start by looking at the syntax followed by the usage. [[increment and decrement unary operators in java]] === 2. Increment and Decrement… Continue Reading java-unary-operators

How to Replace Many if Statements in Java ** 1. Overview Decision constructs are a vital part of any programming language. But we land up in coding a huge number of nested if statements which make our code more complex and difficult to maintain. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through… Continue Reading java-replace-if-statements

Number of Digits in an Integer in Java 1. Introduction In this quick tutorial, we’ll explore different ways of getting the number of digits in an Integer in Java. We’ll also analyze those different methods and will figure out which algorithm would best fit in our situation. 2. Number of… Continue Reading java-number-of-digits-in-int

Will an Error Be Caught by Catch Block in Java? 1. Overview In this short article, we’re going to show how to properly catch Java errors, and we’ll explain when it doesn’t make sense to do so. For detailed information about Throwables in Java, please have a look at our… Continue Reading java-error-catch

Lossy Conversion in Java 1. Overview In this quick tutorial, we’ll discuss the concept of lossy conversion in Java and the reason behind it. At the same time, we’ll explore some handy conversion techniques to avoid this error. 2. Lossy Conversion Lossy conversion is simply the loss of information while… Continue Reading java-lossy-conversion

Double-Checked Locking with Singleton 1. Introduction In this tutorial, we’ll talk about the double-checked locking design pattern. This pattern reduces the number of lock acquisitions by simply checking the locking condition beforehand. As a result of this, there’s usually a performance boost. Let’s take a deeper look at how it… Continue Reading java-singleton-double-checked-locking

Best Java Sites Overview and Criteria There are several “Top Java Blogs” pages out there – but also a lot of noise. Some of these blogs are abandoned with the last postin 2008, some have simply switched focused from Java to something else. Others are gone altogether. This page is… Continue Reading java-blogs

ASCII Art in Java 1. Overview In this article, we’ll discuss creating a graphical print of ASCII characters or Strings in Java, using concepts from the 2D graphics support of the language. 2. Drawing Strings with 2D Graphics With the help of the Graphics2D class, it’s possible to draw a… Continue Reading ascii-art-in-java