INDEX

NoClassDefFoundError

 class

NoClassDefFoundError

, 611

 class

numbers

(

continued

)

non 

public

primitive types,

see

(

continued

)

classes, in example of qualified names and

integers

access control, 101

integral type

nonterminal symbols

long

 type

See also

 grammars

short

 type

definition of, notation for, 8

Random

 class, 646

term definition, 7

related types,

see

NORM_PRIORITY

 field

boolean

of class

Thread

, 591

characters

NoSuchElementException

 class

, 664

strings

NoSuchFieldError

 class

, 611

nval

 field

NoSuchMethodError

 class

, 611

of class

StreamTokenizer

, 715

NoSuchMethodException

 class

, 611

Nygaard, Kristen

, 6

Not a Number

See

 NaN (Not a Number)

O

notation

object oriented concepts

See also

 names, naming conventions

See

 class(es); encapsulation; fields;

grammar, 8

inheritance; method(s); objects

notification

objects

notify

 method, of class

Object

, 463

See also

 arrays; classes; instances;

notifyAll

 method, of class

Object

, 463

interfaces; types

notifyObservers

 method, of class

Class

, array, 199

Observable

, 644

fields that reference,

final

 modifier effect

wait sets and, 416

on changes to, 146

null

finalization attributes, 232

literal, term definition and specification, 27

have classes, while variables have types, 47

NullPointerException

 class, 611

life cycle of, 233

type

Object

 class

literal as source code representation of the

no analogue for interfaces, 185

value of, 19

specification, 199, 40

term definition and specification, 30

with

Class

, 458

numbers

operations on references to, 39

See also

 arithmetic; precision; types

reachable, finalization implications, 232

conversions of and to,

see

 conversions

reference,

see

 references

errors in handling,

see

 exceptions

state

manipulating,

see

impact of changes, 39

arithmetic

transient

 fields not part of, 147

operators

term definition and specification, 38

Number

 class, 487

unreachable, finalization implications, 232

NumberFormatException

 class, 611

Observable

 class

, 643

numeric promotion

Observer

 interface

, 645

binary, 74

Occam, William of

, 351

specification, 72

Occam's razor

, 351

term definition, 52

See also

 optimization

unary, 73

octal

primitive types,

see

See also

 numbers

byte

 type

base, permitted in integer literals, 19

char

 type

numerals, specification, 20

double

 type

one of phrase

float

 type

grammar notation use, 10

floating point

one too many

, 276

one too many

int

 type

798