Index_M

M

Macintosh computers, downloading and installing Java on, 401–404

main display area in final projects, 376–378, 377

main method, 132–134, 133

main threads

defined, 471

purpose of, 332

maintenance

and code duplication, 141

defined, 471

Manager class, 140–141, 143, 143, 151–152

max method, 243

MB prefix, 4

mega prefix, 4

memory, 2–3, 3

for arrays, 109–111, 110

defined, 471

garbage collection for, 114–115

organization of, 4, 4

in SimCom, 6, 6

memory leaks, 114

menu bars, 362

Menu class, 307

menuListener, 355

menus

events from, 355

in final project, 362–365, 362, 364

working with, 305–309, 307–308

MenuTest class, 363–365

method callers, 60, 471

method definitions, 35

MethodLab animated illustration, 61–64, 62

methods, 58

abstract, 182

in API pages, 227, 227

arguments for, 60–64, 62–63

calling, 60, 66–67

deprecated, 228

exercise questions for, 70–71

exercise solutions for, 413–415

final, 180–182

inheritance with, 143

in interfaces, 188–189, 194

main, 132–134, 133

for objects, 126–127, 128

order of execution, 68

overriding, 152–153, 152

polymorphism with, 65–66, 155–156

references to, 112–114, 113

return types for, 60–61, 64–65

scope of, 68–69

static, 130–132

structure of, 58–61

min method, 243

minus signs (-)

in compound assignment, 51

for subtraction, 37

as unary operator, 44

modal dialog boxes

characteristics of, 366

defined, 471

modulo operation

defined, 471

operator for, 42

Monospaced fonts, 285

multi-line comments, 36

multidimensional arrays

defined, 471

working with, 106–108, 106, 108–109

multiple catch blocks, 210–212

multiple objects, 122–125, 123, 125

multiplication, 37

multithreaded devices

defined, 471

JVM as, 332

mutators

with data hiding, 173

defined, 471