Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures: Brief Version (11th Global Edition)
Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures: Brief Version (11th Global Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134671710
Author: Y. Daniel Liang
Publisher: PEARSON
Question
Book Icon
Chapter 13.6, Problem 13.6.1CP
Program Plan Intro

Interface:

Interface is a reference type in Java, which contains a collection of abstract methods.

An interface needs to the follow certain conditions such as:

  • One cannot instantiate an interface.
  • Interfaces do not contain any constructors.
  • All methods present in the interface are abstracts.
  • An interface does not contain any instance field.
  • An interface cannot be extended by a class.

Comparable Interface:

  • A comparable interface is a generic interface that defines the compareTo() method that is used for comparing objects.
  • Using comparable interface, one can choose the properties of the objects, rather than the reference location of the objects.

Example:

//java langauage package for comaprable interface

package  java.lang

//comparable interface definition

public interface Comparable <E>

{

//use of compareTo to compare objects

public integer compareTo(E o);

}

Explanation:

The compareTo() method determines the order of this object with the specified object “o” and returns a negative integer, zero or positive integer, if this object is less than, equal to or greater than object “o”.

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
Modified Circle class and test file: Add a new attribute for color (or any other new attribute) Add get/set methods for this new instance variable, including data validation in set method (assuming background is black, i.e. circle color can't be black, reset to any non-black color if black is entered ). Add a new constructor to pass the color attribute as an argument. Add an instance method to display all properties of a Circle object. Create 2 objects using different constructors in test file, with invalid data. Use this test java file test java file: class CircleTest{       public static void main(String[] args){             int num = 10;             Circle c1 = new Circle(0.001);              Circle c2 = new Circle("black", -9);            c1.display();            c2.display();          c1.setRadius( -1);           c1.setColor("black");          c1.display();      }}
Class Library implements the interface Findable and has/should have the following members: - Instance variable Map books (maps the name of the book to the total number of pages in the book). - A constructor to initialize the instance variable. -Override method find (T obj) to search for books with total pages more than or equal to that of obj. Class Test has the main method. main () method accepts inputs to instantiate an object of Library. For each book, the input is accepted in the order-book name followed by the number of pages in the book.
tri1 and tri2 are instances of the Triangle class. Attributes height and base of both tri1 and tri2 are read from input. In the Triangle class, define instance method print_info() with self as the parameter to output the following in one line: 'Height: ' The value of attribute height ', base: ' The value of attribute base

Chapter 13 Solutions

Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures: Brief Version (11th Global Edition)

Ch. 13.4 - How do you create a Calendar object for the...Ch. 13.4 - For a Calendar object c, how do you get its year,...Ch. 13.5 - Prob. 13.5.1CPCh. 13.5 - Prob. 13.5.2CPCh. 13.5 - Prob. 13.5.3CPCh. 13.5 - Prob. 13.5.4CPCh. 13.6 - Prob. 13.6.1CPCh. 13.6 - Prob. 13.6.2CPCh. 13.6 - Can the following code be compiled? Why? Integer...Ch. 13.6 - Prob. 13.6.4CPCh. 13.6 - What is wrong in the following code? public class...Ch. 13.6 - Prob. 13.6.6CPCh. 13.6 - Listing 13.5 has an error. If you add list.add...Ch. 13.7 - Can a class invoke the super.clone() when...Ch. 13.7 - Prob. 13.7.2CPCh. 13.7 - Show the output of the following code:...Ch. 13.7 - Prob. 13.7.4CPCh. 13.7 - What is wrong in the following code? public class...Ch. 13.7 - Show the output of the following code: public...Ch. 13.8 - Prob. 13.8.1CPCh. 13.8 - Prob. 13.8.2CPCh. 13.8 - Prob. 13.8.3CPCh. 13.9 - Show the output of the following code: Rational r1...Ch. 13.9 - Prob. 13.9.2CPCh. 13.9 - Prob. 13.9.3CPCh. 13.9 - Simplify the code in lines 8285 in Listing 13.13...Ch. 13.9 - Prob. 13.9.5CPCh. 13.9 - The preceding question shows a bug in the toString...Ch. 13.10 - Describe class-design guidelines.Ch. 13 - (Triangle class) Design a new Triangle class that...Ch. 13 - (Shuffle ArrayList) Write the following method...Ch. 13 - (Sort ArrayList) Write the following method that...Ch. 13 - (Display calendars) Rewrite the PrintCalendar...Ch. 13 - (Enable GeometricObject comparable) Modify the...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.6PECh. 13 - (The Colorable interface) Design an interface...Ch. 13 - (Revise the MyStack class) Rewrite the MyStack...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.9PECh. 13 - Prob. 13.10PECh. 13 - (The Octagon class) Write a class named Octagon...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.12PECh. 13 - Prob. 13.13PECh. 13 - (Demonstrate the benefits of encapsulation)...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.15PECh. 13 - (Math: The Complex class) A complex number is a...Ch. 13 - (Use the Rational class) Write a program that...Ch. 13 - (Convert decimals to fractious) Write a program...Ch. 13 - (Algebra: solve quadratic equations) Rewrite...Ch. 13 - (Algebra: vertex form equations) The equation of a...
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
  • Text book image
    Microsoft Visual C#
    Computer Science
    ISBN:9781337102100
    Author:Joyce, Farrell.
    Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Microsoft Visual C#
Computer Science
ISBN:9781337102100
Author:Joyce, Farrell.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,