Here's everything you need to know about initializing Java classes and objects before executing them in the JVM.

This post explains how to use classes in Java to build objects and organize your code. Also learn: constructors, static methods, and more!

Here's how to make classes, fields, methods, constructors, and objects work together in your Java programs.

Starting with JDK 1.1, Java provided the ability to create nested classes. A nested class is defined inside another class. There are two types of nested classes: static nested classes and inner ...

In Java, you can have a section of code inside a class definition that looks like this:code: static { // statements go here }and the statements will be executed when the class is loaded (sort of ...

Developers who create a runnable Java class, be it for a ‘Hello World’ demonstration or to kick off a fully featured enterprise application, will enjoy the following technical benefits when using ...

After a Java static code analysis runs, PMD provides a report of the offending lines of code. PMD can identify common problems such as the hard coding of passwords and IP addresses, the use of a ...