The Java Language Specification, Third Edition

definite assignment before, 548
determining immediately enclosing instance
when instantiating, 426
example(s), 204, 245
exceptions in instance initializer, 202, 238,
301
in an explicit constructor invocation, 245
implicitly defined by enum constant, 250
interaction with shadowing of parameter
names, 212
in an interface variable initializer, 265
protected accessibility of superclass constructor,
140
supertypes classified as type names, 128
term definition, 424
applicable
by method invocation conversion, 442
term definition, 446
by subtyping, 442
term definition, 445
constructor, 451
potentially, 442, 446
variable arity method, 442
variable-arity method
term definition, 447
argument
See also parameters
lists, evaluation order, 418
values, method invocation conversion context,
99
arithmetic
See also floating point; integers; numbers;
operators; primitive types
integer division, ArithmeticException,
414
operators, numeric promotion, specification,
108
arrays
See also classes; data structures
(chapter), 287
access, 289
expression evaluation order, 483
assignment, expression evaluation order, 513
character, distinguished from strings, 294
Class
objects, 293
obtaining, example, 74
Cloneable interface implemented by, 292
components
See also variables
assignment, run-time testing, 295, 412,
514, 519
default values, 71
initialization, 291
as a kind of variable, 69
type declaration, 291
creation, 45, 289
expression evaluation, 432
order, 432
out-of-memory detection, example, 434
elements
are variables in memory model, 558
example, 288
exceptions, ArrayStoreException, 295
indexing of, 289
initialization, 289, 290
initializer(s), 283
length
and data races, 563
members, 125, 292
names, fully qualified, 145
Object as superclass of, 293
origin, 290
variables
declaration, 288
initialization, 288
ASCII characters
See also characters; Unicode character set
Unicode character set relationship to, 14
assert
keyword, 21
statement, 373
can complete normally, 403
definite assignment, 541
assertion(s)
enabling
during initialization, 321
term definition, 373
AssertionError, 376
assignment
See also fields; initialization
array, expression evaluation order, 513, 519
assignable to, term definition, 95
compatible, 283, 410
term definition, 95
compound
599