Software Development

Java – break outer loop from inner loop

Whenever you use break; (or continue;), by default it only affects the current loop where it is invoked . If you are in a inner loop, surely the only loop that you can break; from is that loop. What if you need to break; from the outer-most loop in order to proceed to the next set of instructions?

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Array-backed Lists in Java

In Java, there are these array-backed lists that are generated when you convert arrays to lists using Arrays.asList(…). The list and the array objects point to the same data stored in the heap. Changes to the existing contents through either the list or array result to changing the same data.

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Java – Copy array by range

This post will show you how to copy a subset elements of an array by range. For example, copy elements from index 3 to 4 (exclusive). The range values work in the same way as the String’s substring method.

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Java Numeric Promotion Rules

Java Primitive Types Consider the following Java primitive types and take note of the type’s size, e.g., 8-bit. For this post, we can ignore boolean, and char as they are not numeric types. [wp_ad_camp_1] Given the following table of Java

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Create Your Own Functional Interface in Java 8

What is a Functional Interface? [wp_ad_camp_1] Java 8 offers Lambda expressions to help us write better, and concise codes. Lambda expressions revolve around Functional Interfaces. So, what are Functional Interfaces? The simplest definition is: Functional Interfaces are Java Interfaces with