Elements of Programming Interviews (in Java)

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chapter 4: primitive types

theory

public static short countBits(int x) {
 short numBits = 0;
 while (x != 0) {
 numBits += (x & 1);
 x >>>= 1;
 }
 return numBits;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
 System.out.println(countBits(15));
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
 System.out.println(6&4);
 System.out.println(1|2);
 System.out.println(8>>1);
 System.out.println(-16>>>2);
 System.out.println(1<<10);
 System.out.println(~0);
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
 System.out.println(Integer.MIN_VALUE);
 System.out.println(Float.MAX_VALUE);
 System.out.println(Double.SIZE);
 System.out.println(Boolean.TRUE);
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
 System.out.println(Double.valueOf("1.23"));
 System.out.println(Boolean.valueOf(true));
 System.out.println(Integer.parseInt("42"));
 System.out.println(Float.toString(-1.23F));
}

import static java.lang.Math.*;
public static void main(String[] args) {
 System.out.println(abs(-34.5));
 System.out.println(ceil(2.17));
 System.out.println(floor(-34.5));
 System.out.println(min(-3,4.5));
 System.out.println(max(-3,4.5));
 System.out.println(pow(2.71,3.14));
 System.out.println(sqrt(225));
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
 char x = '6';
 System.out.println(Character.getNumericValue(x));
 System.out.println(x - '0');
 System.out.println(String.valueOf(123));
}

TODO: random methods nextInt, nextBoolean

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Elements of Programming Interviews (in Java)

chapter 4: primitive types#

theory#

chapter 4: primitive types

theory