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Flexible nature of java.lang.object
The java.lang.Object class is the root of the class hierarchy. Every class has Object as a superclass. All objects, including arrays, implement the methods of this class.
Class Declaration
Following is the declaration for java.lang.Object class −
public class Object
Class constructors
| Sr.No. | Constructor & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Object() This is the Single Constructor. |
Class methods
| Sr.No. | Method & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | protected Object clone()This method creates and returns a copy of this object. |
| 2 | boolean equals(Object obj)This method indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. |
| 3 | protected void finalize()This method is called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. |
| 4 | Class<?> getClass()This method returns the runtime class of this Object. |
| 5 | int hashCode()This method returns a hash code value for the object. |
| 6 | void notify()This method wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. |
| 7 | void notifyAll()This method wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. |
| 8 | String toString()This method returns a string representation of the object. |
| 9 | void wait()This method causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the notify() method or the notifyAll() method for this object. |
| 10 | void wait(long timeout)This method causes the current thread to wait until either another thread invokes the notify() method or the notifyAll() method for this object, or a specified amount of time has elapsed. |
| 11 | void wait(long timeout, int nanos)This method causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the notify() method or the notifyAll() method for this object, or some other thread interrupts the current thread, or a certain amount of real time has elapsed. |
Object class being super class of each and every class in Java
can be used to assign any type of object.
can be used to pass as an argument where function can accept any type of object.
can be used to provide default functionality of toString(), clone() method.
Example Final
import java.io.File;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
public class Tester {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Object object;
object = 'A';
printObjectType(object);
object = "A";
printObjectType(object);
object = 1;
printObjectType(object);
object = 1.2;
printObjectType(object);
object = false;
printObjectType(object);
}
private static void printObjectType(Object object) {
System.out.println(object.getClass().getName());
}
}Output
java.lang.Character java.lang.String java.lang.Integer java.lang.Double java.lang.Boolean
Updated on: 21-Jun-2020
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