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A complete listing of the program follows.
Listing 1 . Source code for FirstProgram.
/* Begin block comment
This is the beginning of a block comment in Java.Everything in this block comment is for human consumption
and will be ignored by the Java compiler.File: FirstProgram.java
Copyright 2012, R.G. BaldwinThis program is designed to illustrate the most common
forms of the three pillars of procedural programming inJava code:
sequenceselection
loopThe program also illustrates calling a method, passing
a parameter to the method, and receiving a returnedvalue from the method.
Assuming that the Java Development Kit (JDK) is properlyinstalled on your computer, do the following to compile
and run this program.1. Copy this program into a file named FirstProgram.java
and store the file in a folder on your disk.2. Open a command-line window in the folder containing
the file.3. Type the following command to compile the program:
javac FirstProgram.java4.4. Type the following command to run the program:
java FirstProgramAny text that begins with // in the following program
code is a comment. The compiler will ignore everythingfrom the // to the end of the line.
The compiler also ignores blank lines.Note that this program was designed to illustrate the
concepts while being as non-cryptic as possible.The program should display the following text on the
screen except that the time will be different each timethat you run the program.
value in = 5Odd time = 1353849164875
countA = 0countA = 1
countA = 2countB = 0
countB = 1countB = 2
value out = 10End block comment ***************************************/
//The actual program begins with the next line.import java.util.*;
class FirstProgram{//The program consists of a sequence of statements.//The next statement is the beginning of the main
// method, which is required in all Java applications.public static void main(String[] args){//Program execution begins here.//Declare and initialize a variable.
int var = 5;//Statements of the following type display// information on the screen
System.out.println("value in = " + var);//Call a method and pass a parameter to the method.//Save the returned value in var, replacing what
// was previously stored there.//Control is passed to the method named firstMethod.
var = firstMethod(var);//Control has returned from the method named
// firstMethod.System.out.println("value out = " + var);//Program execution ends here
}//end main method/****visual separator comment**************************/public static int firstMethod(int inData){//Control is now in this method.//Illustrate selection
//Get the elapsed time in milliseconds since Jan 1970.long time = new Date().getTime();//Select even or odd time and display the results
if(time % 2 == 0){System.out.println("Even time = " + time);
}else{System.out.println("Odd time = " + time);
}//end if-else selection//Illustrate a while loopint countA = 0;
while(countA<3){
System.out.println("countA = " + countA);//Increment the counter
countA = countA + 1;}//end while loop//Illustrate a for loop
for(int countB = 0; countB<3; countB = countB + 1){
System.out.println("countB = " + countB);}//end for loop//Illustrate returning a value from a method and
// returning control back to the calling method.return 2*inData;
}//end firstMethod}//end class FirstProgram//The program ends with the previous line.
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