INDEX

declarations

 (

continued

)

Double

 class

, 308, 510

modifiers (

continued

)

double quote

volatile

 modifier

escape sequence, 27

overriding, example, 168

in string literals, 25

package, in compilation units, 118

double

 type

subclass, 133

See also

Double

 class;

Math

 class

superclass, 133

floating point literal specification, 22

superinterface, 135, 185

doubleToLongBits

 method

term definition, 78

of class

Double

, 515

type

doubleValue

 method

as members of packages, 124

of class

Double

, 513

need not appear before use of the type, 82

of class

Float

, 506

usage in, 43

of class

Integer

, 490

variable

of class

Long

, 497

array, 194

of class

Number

, 487

has a type, while objects have classes, 47

Duff, Tom

, 275

local, 265

Duff's device

, 275

execution of, 269

dumpStack

 method

defaults

 field

of class

Thread

, 600

of class

Properties

, 639

Dylan

, 4, 6

defineClass

 method

of class

ClassLoader

, 559

E

definite assignment

E

 field

See also

 exceptions; execution; scope

of class

Math

, 518

(chapter), 383

Eco, Umberto

, 111

delete

 method

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

, 364

of class

File

, 758

element

deleteObserver

 method

elementAt

 method, of class

Vector

, 656

of class

Observable

, 643

elementCount

 field, of class

Vector

, 655

deleteObservers

 method

elementData

 field, of class

Vector

, 655

of class

Observable

, 643

elements

 method

DeMichiel, Linda G.

, 6

of class

Dictionary

, 634

denormalized

of class

Hashtable

, 637

IEEE 754 standard, support required for, 34

of class

Vector

, 659

term definition, 33

NoSuchElementException

 class, 664

destroy

 method

type, arrays, term definition, 194

of class

Process

, 562

Ellis, Margaret A.

, 6

of class

ThreadGroup

, 606

Elliston, Shirley

, 111

Dictionary

 class

, 633

empty

 method

digits

of class

Stack

, 662

digit

 method, of class

Character

, 485

EmptyStackException

 class

, 663

Java, term definition, 17

endsWith

 method

division

of class

String

, 540

See also

 arithmetic; numbers

ensureCapacity

 method

integer divide by zero, indicated by

of class

StringBuffer

, 551

ArithmeticException

, 32, 352

of class

Vector

, 658

do

 statement

entity

See also

 control flow

declared, list of, 78

definite assignment, 395

enumerate

 method

specification, 278

of class

Thread

, 600

documentation

of class

ThreadGroup

, 609

comments, (chapter), 419

Enumeration

Enumeration

 interface

, 617

 interface

777