Errata
Please check here often as we will update the errata regularly.
Errata updates:
| Date of update | Printing | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-09 | 1st | 10, 14, 24, 25, 27, 39, 64, 83, 95, 98, 101, 102, 103, 108, 117, 126, 139, 140, 141, 142, 155, 182, 185, 187, 190, 193, 199, 201, 205, 211, 214, 235, 254, 261, 272, 371, 471, 522, 525, 526, 529, 569 |
| 2004-03-03 | 1st, 2nd | 20, 56, 82, 271, 279, 322, 469, 532, 544, 572, 577, 609, 613 |
| 2004-04-25 | 1st, 2nd | 18, 70, 76, 159, 171, 201, 203, 213, 284, 285, 297, 303, 305, 306, 324, 404, 431, 450, 472, 598 |
| 2004-11-18 (1) | 1st, 2nd | 62, 103, 140, 249, 279, 287, 381, 413, 431, 484, 522, 532, 540 |
| 2004-11-18 (2) | 2nd | 214, 218 |
| 2005-09-05 | 1st, 2nd | 140, 165, 307, 370, 394, 434, 479 |
Acknowledgements:
Many thanks to the following readers for their diligent observations: Einar Andresen, Brian Bradshaw, Nicola Cammillini, Nicola Cammillini, Juan Carlos Castro, David Featherstone, John Holcroft, Leong Jern-Kuan, Rajesh Kesarwani, Ken Kisser, Tony LaPaso, Luba Leyzerenok, Adam Lorentzon, Philip Mitchell, Sigmund Nysæter, Pat Owens, Raul Saavedra, Oliver Schoettler, Oliver Schoettler, Mark Sullivan, Frederik Uyttersprot, Jennie Yip.
Errata list:
The errors listed below are ordered according to their page numbers. Each error is labeled with all the printings where the error occurred. E.g. "1st printing" indicates that the error occurred in the first printing, but has been corrected before the second printing, i.e. you won't find this error in the second printing.
Page 10
1st printing, Table 1.1, row "Instance Variable", remove stray ")":
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that is, when an object) of the
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that is, when an object of the
Page 14
1st printing, RQ 1.5:
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about an instance method?
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about an instance member?
Page 18
1st, 2nd printing, Programming Exercise:
DELETE WHOLE PROGRAMMING EXERCISE SECTION.
Page 20
1st, 2nd printing, Identifiers:
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cannot not be
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cannot be
Page 24
1st printing, Table 2.6, 1st column, last three rows:
The character in each row should surrounded by single, straight apostrophies, not a right single qoutation mark.
Page 25
1st printing, add missing ("):
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"Here comes a tab.\t And here comes another one\u0009!
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"Here comes a tab.\t And here comes another one\u0009!"
Page 27
1st printing, RQ 2.1, remove option (f):
DELETE WHOLE LINE:
(f) total#
Page 39
1st printing, Chapter Summary:
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integral, floating-point and Boolean.
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integral, floating-point and boolean.
Page 56
1st, 2nd printing, Remainder Operator: %:
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attempting integer remainder operation with zero.
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if the divisor evaluates to zero.
Page 62
1st, 2nd printing, 3.6, first bullet:
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For a operand of
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For an operand of
1st, 2nd printing, 3.6, middle of page:
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This conversion is corresponds to
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This conversion corresponds to
Page 64
1st printing:
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// (1) Prefix order: increment operand before use.
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// (1) Prefix order: increment/decrement operand before use.
1st printing:
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// (2) Postfix order: increment operand after use.
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// (2) Postfix order: increment/decrement operand after use.
Page 70
1st, 2nd printing, 3.11, above Table 3.9:
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In the table, the operators are ranked, with the operator having the highest precedence first.
Page 76
1st, 2nd printing, 3.13, above Table 3.14:
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The operators are listed in decreasing precedence order.
1st, 2nd printing, 3.13, above Table 3.14:
Page 82
1st, 2nd printing, The-right-with-sign-fill Operator >>:
DELETE:
This is the same as (-4 % 32).
Page 83
1st printing, 3.15:
Include "ternary conditional operator" as an index term pointing to the start of section 3.15.
Page 95
1st printing:
Include "program arguments" as an index term.
1st printing:
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java Colors red green blue
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>java Colors red green blue
Page 98
1st printing, RQ 3.2:
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Create two method that both takes an
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Create two methods that both take an
Page 101
1st printing, last code block:
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Object objArray =
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Object[] objArray =
Page 102
1st printing, near top of page:
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for example, medium Pizzas.length has the
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for example, mediumPizzas.length has the
Page 103
1st printing:
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the array size, that is, (<array name>.length-1).
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the array size, that is, <array name>.length-1.
1st printing:
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by calling the method randomize() at (5).
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by calling the method randomize() declared at (5).
1st printing:
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the method findMinimum() at (6),
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the method findMinimum() declared at (6),
1st, 2nd printing, 1.4, Using an array, mid-page:
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(new Toppings[3])
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(new Topping[3])
Page 108
1st printing:
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traverses the rows (mXnArray[i], 0
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traverses the rows (mXnArray[i], where 0
1st printing:
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in each row in turn (mXnArray[i][j], 0
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in each row in turn (mXnArray[i][j], where 0
Page 117
1st printing, 4.4:
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and hence cannot specify a return type,
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and hence do not specify a return type,
Page 126
1st printing:
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name of packages on the underlying (hierarchical) file system.
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name of packages to the underlying (hierarchical) file system.
Page 139
1st printing:
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and the method superclassMethodA at (2) and (3) respectively
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and the method superclassMethodA() at (2) and (3) respectively
1st printing:
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and the method superclass MethodA have public accessibility,
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and the method superclassMethodA() have public accessibility,
Page 140
1st printing, subsection "protected Members":
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and the method superclass MethodA have
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and the method superclassMethodA() have
1st, 2nd printing, last code block:
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SubclassB objRefB = new SubclassB(); // (1)
void subclassMethodB(SuperclassA objRefA) {
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SuperclassA objRefA = new SuperclassA(); // (1)
void subclassMethodB(SubclassB objRefB) {
1st, 2nd printing, last paragraph:
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The class SubclassB defines a field of type SubclassB (objRefB). The method subclassMethodB() has a formal parameter objRefA of type SuperclassA.
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The class SubclassB defines a field of type SuperclassA (objRefA). The method subclassMethodB() has a formal parameter objRefB of type SubclassB.
2nd printing, last paragraph:
1st, 2nd printing, 4.9, SubclassB.java code:
Note: Instantiating SubclassB will cause a StackOverflowError because (1) tries to recursively create another SubclassB object.
Page 141
1st printing, subsection "Default Accessibility for Members":
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and the method superclass MethodA are defined
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and the method superclassMethodA() are defined
Page 142
1st printing, subsection "private Members":
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and the method superclass MethodA have private
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and the method superclassMethodA() have private
Page 155
1st printing:
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resides in a package called com.megabankcorp. records.
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resides in a package called com.megabankcorp.records.
1st printing:
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should reside in a package called com.megabankcorp. system.
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should reside in a package called com.megabankcorp.system.
Page 159
1st, 2nd printing, 5.2, after code examples:
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if more that one statement
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if more than one statement
Page 165
1st, 2nd printing, 5.2, first line:
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must have a case label, or
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must have a case or default label, or
Page 171
1st, 2nd printing, 5.4, Labeled Statements:
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it always immediately proceeds the statement
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it always immediately precedes the statement
Page 182
1st printing, Example 5.9:
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printAverage(100,0); // (1)
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printAverage(100, 20); // (1)
Page 185
1st printing:
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methods to query an exeception:
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methods to query an exception:
Page 187
1st printing:
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programming errors (examplified by the
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programming errors (exemplified by the
Page 190
1st printing, Example 5.10:
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printAverage(100, 0); // (1)
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printAverage(100, 20); // (1)
Page 193
1st printing:
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the statment at (9)
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the statement at (9)
1st printing:
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the statment at (13)
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the statement at (13)
Page 199
1st printing, 5.8:
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This ensure that a
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This ensures that a
Page 201
1st printing:
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the compiler does not check them.
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the compiler does not verify them.
1st, 2nd printing, 5.9, top of page:
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in the method protoype.
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in the method prototype.
Page 203
1st, 2nd printing, 5.9, top of page:
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in the method protoype can be a
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in the method prototype can be a
Page 205
1st printing, RQ 5.18:
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If an exception is uncaught in a method
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If an exception is not caught in a method
Page 211
1st printing, last code block:
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>javac -speed 1.3
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>javac -source 1.3
Page 213
1st, 2nd printing, 5.10, Assertion Execution for All Non-system Classes:
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the program with the options enabled, we get
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the program with assertions enabled, we get
Page 214
1st printing, subsection "Assertion execution at the class level":
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enable assertions in the named class
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enable assertions in the specified class
2nd printing, 5.10, text at bottom of page lost in 2nd printing:
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It is worth noting that inheritance (see Section 6.1, p. 226) has no affect on the execution of assertions. Assertions are enabled or disabled on per-class basis. Whether
Page 218
2nd printing, after first code block:
DELETE:
Section 9.4 (p. 359) provides an example of a lock-status precondition in a non-synchronized method, where an assertion is used to check whether the current thread holds a lock on a certain object.
1st, 2nd printing, after first code block:
Page 235
1st printing:
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method in a sublass cannot
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method in a subclass cannot
Page 249
1st, 2nd printing, RQ 6.9:
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added to MySubclass without causing
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added to MySub without causing
Page 254
1st printing:
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with a dotted inheritance arrow.
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with an unbroken inheritance arrow.
Page 261
1st printing, fix spacing before "new int[10];" on last line:
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ISafeStack[] iSafeStackArray = new ISafeStack[5];
int[] intArray = new int[10];
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ISafeStack[] iSafeStackArray = new ISafeStack[5];
int[] intArray = new int[10];
Page 271
1st, 2nd printing, RQ 6.23:
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is true when an
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is true only when an
1st, 2nd printing, RQ 6.23:
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is true when an
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is true only when an
Page 272
1st printing:
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during runtime, cannot always
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during runtime cannot always
Page 279
1st, 2nd printing, RQ 6.28, (b):
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The use of aggregation is justified, since Planet has-a Star.
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The code defines a Planet has-a Star relationship.
1st, 2nd printing, RQ 6.27, (b):
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The use of inheritance is justified, since Planet is-a Star.
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The code defines a Planet has-a Star relationship.
Page 284
1st, 2nd printing, 7.1, last paragraph on page:
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classes is shown Example 7.1
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classes is shown in Example 7.1
Page 285
1st, 2nd printing, Example 7.1, Overview of nested Classes and Interfaces:
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// (7) Annonymous
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// (7) Anonymous
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// (8) Annonymous
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// (8) Anonymous
Page 287
1st, 2nd printing, 7.2, first paragraph:
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Since static member classes and interfaces are members of an enclosing class or interface, they can have any member accessibility.
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The accessibility modifiers allowed for members in an enclosing class or interface can naturally be used for nested class and interface members.
Page 297
1st, 2nd printing, 7.3, first paragraph:
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instance of TLClassA (denoted by a)
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instance of TLClass (denoted by a)
Page 303
1st, 2nd printing, Example 7.9, in class StaticLocal:
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double f6b = super.nsf1; // (16a) Inherited from superclass.
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double f6b = super.nsf1; // (16b) Inherited from superclass.
Page 305
1st, 2nd printing, end of first paragraph:
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field nsf1 cannot be accessed, as shown at (18).
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field nsf1 cannot be accessed, as shown at (17).
Page 306
1st, 2nd printing, Output from the program, (Java 1.5 beta):
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class Painter$1$Circle
class Painter$1$Map
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class Painter+1Circle
class Painter+1Map
Page 307
1st, 2nd printing, 7.4, last paragraph:
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later to check the postconditon.
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later to check the postcondition.
Page 322
1st, 2nd printing, Facilitating Garbage Collection, last paragraph:
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defines a method createList() at (7).
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defines a method createList() at (8).
Page 324
1st, 2nd printing, 8.1, 3rd paragraph:
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shows that HeavyItems with identities Four and Five were never garbage collected, they are not accessible once they become eligible for garbage collection at (19) and (20), respectively.
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shows that HeavyItem with identity Four was never garbage collected, it is not accessible once it becomes eligible for garbage collection at (20).
Page 370
1st, 2nd printing, 9.5, above last section:
DELETE:
There are several overloaded versions of the sleep() method in the Thread class.
Page 371
1st printing, Figure 9.6:
Add the following text to the bottom of the figure: objRef1 and objRef2 are aliases Format "objRef1" and "objRef2" in code font.
Page 381
1st, 2nd printing, Example 9.6, second line:
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private Thread theThread;
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private volatile Thread theThread;
Page 394
1st, 2nd printing, 10.3, Converting Strings to Wrapper Objects:
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passed as argument (see (6a) in Figure 10.2).
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passed as argument (see (6b) in Figure 10.2).
Page 404
1st, 2nd printing, Trigonometry Functions, last function:
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The method toRadians() converts an angle in radians
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The method toDegrees() converts an angle in radians
Page 413
1st, 2nd printing, Example of case in strings:
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strA.toUppperCase();
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strA.toUpperCase();
Page 431
1st, 2nd printing, Table 11.2, row 3 (TreeSet), column 5 (methods called):
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equals()
1st, 2nd printing, Figure 11.3, rightmost box:
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HashTable
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Hashtable
Page 434
1st, 2nd printing, 11.2, above last paragraph:
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Object remove()
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void remove()
Page 450
1st, 2nd printing, 2nd paragraph:
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These classes also create a new empty map with an initial capacity and/or load factor.
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Additional constructors create empty maps with given initial capacities and load factors.
Page 469
1st, 2nd printing, Field comparisons:
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the objects denotes by the references
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the objects denoted by the references
Page 471
1st printing:
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The key represents the identify the item.
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The key represents the identity of the item.
Page 472
1st, 2nd printing, near bottom of page:
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search key (9.1.1) is in the map
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search key (9.1.1) in the map
Page 479
1st, 2nd printing, 11.7, end of first paragraph:
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Both these checks are embodied in the cast at (8) in Example 11.13.
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Bad arguments will cause either the cast at (8) or the reference usage at (9) in Example 11.13 to throw the appropriate exception.
Page 484
1st, 2nd printing, bottom of page:
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boolean replaceAll(
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static boolean replaceAll(
Page 522
1st printing, RQ 4.24:
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of the class (or for that matter, by other clients).
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of the class (and for that matter, by other clients).
1st, 2nd printing, RQ 4.26:
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are only valid for methods.
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are valid for methods but not for fields.
Page 525
1st printing, RQ 5.19:
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reached, since the runtimeException remains uncaught
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reached, since the RuntimeException remains uncaught
Page 526
1st printing, RQ 5.20:
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The code printing 3 is never reached.
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The code to print 3 is never reached.
Page 529
1st printing, RQ 6.11:
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of B by giving "Test"
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of B by passing "Test"
Page 532
1st, 2nd printing, RQ 6.28:
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The use of aggregation in this code is justifiable.
1st, 2nd printing, RQ 6.27:
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is not justifiable since, conceptually, a planet is-not-a star.
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does not define a Planet has-a Star relationship.
Page 540
1st, 2nd printing, RQ 10.10:
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return the int value 11.
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return the integer value 11.
Page 544
1st, 2nd printing, RQ 11.4:
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since the equal() method must be reflexive
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since the equals() method must be reflexive
Page 569
1st printing, Q19:
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from the String and StringBuffer classes
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from the String or StringBuffer classes
1st printing, Q20:
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will cause a runtime exception?
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will raise a runtime exception?
Page 572
1st, 2nd printing, Q29:
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Select the three correct answers.
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Select the two correct answers.
Page 577
1st, 2nd printing, Q40:
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Select the three correct answers.
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Select the two correct answers.
Page 598
1st, 2nd printing, Table G.2, row 4 (Decimal Value 41), Column 3, (Octal Value):
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0123
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051
Page 609
1st, 2nd printing, F, fields:
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see member variables
Page 613
1st, 2nd printing, M, members, after terminology:
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variables see fields