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    Lecture 16

    16.1 Command Line Arguments


    16.2 Variable Length Arguments
    16.3 Utility methods of Arrays class
    16.4 Wrapper Classes in Java
    16.5 Auto Boxing and UnBoxing
    16.6 Life without ArrayList
    16.7 Using ArrayList

    By: Asif Shahzad


    Command Line Arguments
    • Command line arguments are used to pass some data to a
    program when a Java program runs. This data is called
    Command Line Arguments.
    import java.util.Scanner;

    public class StudentTest{

    public static void main(String args[]){


    String name = args[0];
    String email = args[1];
    Student std = new Student(name, email);
    }
    }
    • You can run it like this:
    • C:>java StudentTest Ali [email protected]
    Variable Length Arguments using …
    • static void abc(int… numbers){
    for(int n: numbers)
    …print(n);
    }
    • How to call such methods:
    abc();
    abc(1);
    abc(1,2,5);
    abc(new int[]{7,8, 9});

    • If there are multiple arguments, the variable length argument should appear at end.
    • You may skip the value of variable length argument, the size of array would be 0.
    • There can be only one argument of variable length in a method.
    Arrays class methods
    • java.util.Arrays
    • Some basic method to work with Arrays
    • fill
    • sort
    • equals
    • binarySearch
    • copyOf
    Wrapper Classes
    • primitive types do not belong to any
    class; they are defined in language core.
    Sometimes, it is required to convert
    primitive type into object.
    • For each primitive type, there is a class,
    known as wrapper class, because it
    "wrap" the corresponding primitive
    type.
    • Wrapper classes gives primitive an
    object appearance. Wherever, the
    primitive data is required as an object,
    this wrapper class object can be used.
    Useful Methods of Wrapper Classes
    • Some useful methods and Attributes
    • Example from Integer Class
    • int parseInt(String n)
    • Integer valueOf(int n)
    • Integer valueOf(String n)
    • MAX_VALUE
    • MIN_VALUE
    Auto Boxing and UnBoxing
    • When you pass an int variable where Integer object is
    expected, its auto converted to Integer object, called
    Auto Boxing
    • When Integer object is used where int variable is
    expected, its converted to int value, called UnBoxing

    • Integer n = 3;
    int m = new Integer(10);
    if(n > m)
    System.out.println(“greater”);
    ArrayList
    • A collection that hold multiple objects. Its capacity is managed
    internally, so we can add/remove elements as per requirement
    without worrying creating new object, as we do in case of arrays.
    • Internally, it uses array to store elements. ArrayList instance has
    a capacity attribute, its the size of the array used to store the
    elements in the list.
    • As you add elements and array is filled, capacity grows
    automatically. Initial capacity is 10.
    • You may ensure capacity using:
    • public void ensureCapacity(int minCapacity)
    ArrayList
    • You must know how to use following methods:
    • boolean add(E e)
    • void add(int index, E element)
    • boolean remove(Object o)
    • E remove(int index)
    • E set(int index, E newElement)
    • boolean isEmpty()
    • int size()
    • void clear()
    • boolean contains(Object o)
    • boolean equals(Object o)
    Conversion between Array and ArrayList
    • Use toArray method to convert a list to an array. It takes an
    array of 0 size of same type that list hold. E.g.
    String[] stringArray = list.toArray(new String[0]);

    • To convert an array to a list. Use Arrays class’s asList method.


    ArrayList<String> list = Arrays.asList(new String[]{“Ali”, “Zia”});

    • asList method takes variable length argument, so you can also


    use it like this:
    ArrayList<String> list = Arrays.asList("one", "two");

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