JAVA File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .java
File Type Java Source Code File
MIME Type text/x-java-source, text/plain
Default Encoding UTF-8
Programming Language Java
Developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems
Release Year 1995
Primary Use Software Development
Characteristics Object-oriented, Concurrent, Class-based
Compilation Compiles to bytecode (.class files) for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
Comment Syntax // for single line, /* */ for multi-line, /** */ for documentation
Package Declaration Syntax package com.example;
Import Statement Syntax import java.util.*;
File Structure Typically contains one public class or interface
Method Declaration Syntax public void methodName() { }
Variable Declaration Syntax int number = 10;
Class Declaration Syntax public class ClassName { }
Interface Declaration Syntax public interface InterfaceName { }
Annotation Syntax @Override, @Deprecated, etc.
Executable Through Java Development Kit (JDK)