Midterm #2 Topics

Java Specific Features

• Pass by value
• Return values
• Strings (including conversion to/from primitive types)
• Variables (instance, parameter, local, shadowing)
• Increment/Decrement operators (++, --)
• Loops (while, for, do-while), nested loops
• switch statement
• break statement
• Arrays (of primitives and of references), passing as parameters and returning
• Callbacks
• Class definition
• Class vs. Object
• Reference and primitive type variables
• Objects with no references
• Garbage collection
• private and public access specifiers
• Current object
• Memory maps
• Defining static and non-static methods
• Static and non-static fields
• Constructor
• Default constructor
• MVC
• JOptionPane methods used in homeworks

Problem Solving

• Break down a problem into a solution using pseudocode.

General Programming Issues

• Model View Controller

• Design

• Documentation issues (including javadoc)

• Heap

Exam Rules

• 50 minutes exam (in lecture).

• Closed book, closed notebooks, no calculators allowed.

• Please use pencil.

• Format:

  • Write complete java programs.

  • Write code segments.

  • Some short answer conceptual questions.

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