Developers who create a runnable Java class, be it for a ‘Hello World’ demonstration or to kick off a fully featured enterprise application, will enjoy the following technical benefits when using ...

The entry point of a standalone Java application is the main method or function. In the age of Servlets and JSPs, Java’s main function took a backseat to these technologies that were initialized with ...

class C { static int f; static void m() {} static { f = 2; } static class D { // members } } This example introduces top-level class C with static field f, static method m(), a static initializer ...

In this Java tutorial, you’ve learned how to use class field initializers and class initialization blocks to initialize classes, and how to use constructors, object field initializers, and ...