You might wonder how it's possible to print an arbitrary class object. The library methods such as System.out.println know nothing about the MyPoint class or its objects. So how is it possible to ...

A Java string is a sequence of characters that exists as an object of the class java.lang. Java strings are created and manipulated through the string class. Once created, a string is immutable -- its ...

One day, there will be a full increment release of Java, and when that two-point-oh version becomes official, I am desperately hoping they will include a fully implemented toString() method in the ...

Reflection was essential to the advanced Java toolkit for years. Now it's being superseded by newer, safer options. Here's how to use MethodHandle and VarHandle to gain programmatic access to methods ...

Violinist and teacher Martha McIlhatten Thomas is the founder and Executive Director of Vivace String Camp, Inc. now in its tenth season at Houghton College. Mrs. Thomas teaches string methods in the ...