N

native, class member declaration, 46

next(), 560

nonaccess modifiers

class members, 39

classes, 15

!= (not equals) operator

boxing and, 235

for enums, 282–283

equals() compared with, 524

overview, 280

for primitives, 280–281

for references variables, 281–282

notify(), 729

notifyAll(), 724–725, 729

nulling a reference, garbage collection, 247–248

NumberFormat class

defined, 458

instance creation, 471

overview, 469–470

numbers, equality operators, 280