Classes and objects in Java must be initialized before they are used. You’ve previously learned that class fields are initialized to default values when classes are loaded, and that objects are ...

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

Loitering Objects and Java Framework Design By Leonard Slipp February 5, 2001 ONE OF THE key objectives early in the design of Java was to create an environment that eliminated the memory management ...

As they exist outside the Java heap, the klasses do not require a Java object header, and they are not the same thing as the class objects used in reflection (which are genuine Java objects).

Reference objects aren't just useful when memory is at a premium; they can also be used to provide slick caching abilities to any application.

The author discusses his results of measuring the performance degradation of Java programs while using various data abstraction features of the language.