D

Danforth, Scott, 237

dangling else

See also control flow

handling of, 270

data

See also constants; fields; variables

DataInput interface, 667

DataInputStream class, 703

DataOutput interface, 674

DataOutputStream class, 734

structures, see

arrays

classes

hash tables

interfaces

primitive types

vectors

types, see types

values, see values

database

storing packages in, 117

Date class, 622

Dave, 125

deadlock

avoidance, multiple lock use for, 290

decimal

See also numbers

base, permitted in integer literals, 19

numerals, specification, 20

declarations

See also body; execution; fields; initialization; methods; parameters; statements

class

body, 138

(chapter), 127

LALR(1) grammar productions, 443

member, 138

term definition and characteristics, 128

constructor, 176

example of, 177

LALR(1) grammar productions, 445

field(s), 143

constants in interfaces, 186

examples of, 151

grammar specification difficulties, 437

interface, examples, 188

LALR(1) grammar productions, 443

identifiers in, kept separate from those in labeled statements, 80

import

example, 123

single-type, 121

term definition, 120

type-import-on-demand, 122

interface, 184

body, 185

(chapter), 183

LALR(1) grammar productions, 445

members, 185

local variable, definite assignment, 393

method(s), 155

examples of, 168

grammar specification difficulties, 437

interface, abstract, 189

LALR(1) grammar productions, 444

modifiers, see

abstract modifier

final modifier

native modifier

private modifier

protected modifier

public modifier

static modifier

synchronized modifier

transient modifier

declarations

modifiers

volatile modifier

overriding, example, 168

package, in compilation units, 118

subclass, 133

superclass, 133

superinterface, 135, 185

term definition, 78

type

as members of packages, 124

need not appear before use of the type, 82

usage in, 43

variable

array, 194

has a type, while objects have classes, 47

local, 265

execution of, 269

defaults field

of class Properties, 639

defineClass method

of class ClassLoader, 559

definite assignment

See also exceptions; execution; scope

(chapter), 383

delete method

of class File, 758

deleteObserver method

of class Observable, 643

deleteObservers method

of class Observable, 643

DeMichiel, Linda G., 6

denormalized

IEEE 754 standard, support required for, 34

term definition, 33

destroy method

of class Process, 562

of class ThreadGroup, 606

Dictionary class, 633

digits

digit method, of class Character, 485

Java, term definition, 17

division

See also arithmetic; numbers

integer divide by zero, indicated by ArithmeticException, 32, 352

do statement

See also control flow

definite assignment, 395

specification, 278

documentation

comments, (chapter), 419

Double class, 308, 510

double quote

escape sequence, 27

in string literals, 25

double type

See also Double class; Math class

floating-point literal specification, 22

doubleToLongBits method

of class Double, 515

doubleValue method

of class Double, 513

of class Float, 506

of class Integer, 490

of class Long, 497

of class Number, 487

Duff, Tom, 275

Duff's device, 275

dumpStack method

of class Thread, 600

Dylan, 4, 6

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