Specifications

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Java™ Programming Language

Module 9, slide 3 of 37

Relevance

• It is often the case that certain elements of a program

should not be hard-coded, such as file names or the

name of a database. How can a program be coded to

supply these elements at runtime?

• Simple arrays are far too static for most collections (that

is, a fixed number of elements). What Java technology

features exist to support more flexible collections?

• Besides computation, what are key elements of any

text-based application?