Instance of Abstract class

Hello friends
I know that abstract class cannot be instanciated but then I really wonder how Calendar class gets instanciated..
Calendar class is a abstract class but it has a method getInstance().
How it might have been done in Calendar class when it is abstract ?
Can anyone help ?
Thanks and Regads
Rohit.

Yepp -:) Through the use of anonymous innerclasses
you can indirectly instantiate abstract classesand
interfaces. Basically you create a concrete classwith
no name but of the abstract class type orinterface type.
That creates an instance of the concrete sub-class,
not the abstract class.This is exactly what both I and the OP said. Is it
only valid when you say it?It's also what I said with a post that started with "Nope...". It sounded like you were disagreeing with me when you said "Yepp....".

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Lookinf for a "flexible" abstract class mechanism

When writing an abstract class, or an interface, is there a way to force the classes who extends it to implement at least one method in a set of 2 ?
For instance,
public abstract class PermanentCard {
public void concretePlayByPlayer(Player parPlayer);
public void concretePlayByPlayer(Player parPlayer, Location parLocation);
}In this case, I'd like to say that all class who implement PermanentCard must implement at least one these two methods.
Is there a way to avoid multiplying the number of abstract I have?

bestam wrote:
To BigDaddy :
Consider I have an abstract class who expects its implementations to implement a concretePlay method, whatever is its signature. Of course, java is only able to distinguish methods via their signatures.
I was just looking for non-direct way to let the implementations implement one or another, but at least one.
Supposing you did that, how is the code using the interface to know which method(s) are available in this particular implementation? An interface is a contract, and the user is entitled to expect that contract to be fulfilled.
If you have some classes which do things one way, and some the other, it would be better to put the two method signatures in different interfaces, in which case the code using the class could us instanceof to test which method signature was actually available.
The two interfaces could extend a common, possibly empty one for references that might hold either.
Of course in this particular case using the same signature with a null argument is more satisfactory.
Edited by: malcolmmc on May 14, 2009 9:20 AM

Abstract class 'Graphics2D'

hi all.
I have problem with Graphics2D.
I created a class named RegressionPanel extends AxesPanel and
a class named AxesPanel class extends Panel.
I'm trying to draw a 2d Shape in RegressionPanel class
I have a paint(Graphics g) function in it.
I wrote like this in paint function:
public void paint(Graphics g) {
super.paint(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g;
No error occured while compiling, but when debugger come to Graphics
statement jumping to paint func. of super function. After executing super.paint(); ,coming to Graphics statement .this is happening two times and then compling finished.
when I define Graphics2D object like :
Graphics2D g2d = new Graphics2D();
Igot an error:
" Cannot 'new' an instance of abstract class 'Graphics2D' "
i am sorry for my poor english.
I need heeeeeeeeeeeeelp!.
Sebnem

hi Nikita04
ok.how can I get my Graphics2D object.
when I use Graphics object .I cant use some metods of Graphics2D object. Could you explain more comprehendsive.
Sebnem

Abt Abstract Class

Hi,
Why Abstract classes have constructors
We cant create instance of Abstract Class so when these constructors are called.
Thanks in advance
Amar

We cant create instance of Abstract Class so
Class so when these constructors are called.IIRC, you can create an instance of the non-abstract subclass which extends the abstract class. When you invoke the constructor of the subclass, it calls the constructor of the superclass too. The constructor of the abstract class might be needed to initialize something, for example!
BTW, don't write "abt".. it's irritating! And post such questions on Java Programming forum.
xH4x0r

Why cannot create instance to an abstract class?

Dear Developers....
abstract class can create be its own constructor but why they didn't create object

We cann't create an object for abstract class
because they have abstract methods which depends on
its subclass for its implementation. if it is
possible to create the object for abstract class
means then you can call a method which has no
implementation(abstract methods) which is a illegal
one thats what the ruleWhat about classes with no abstract members?
public abstract class A {}No danger of accessing anything illegal here.
The rule is far more simple. By declaring a class as abstract, the creator defines that no instances of this class may exist. Period. If you could create instances, the class wouldn't be abstract anymore, per definition. It's like asking why a green light doesn't shine red. If it would, it wouldn't be green anymore.

No instances can be created from abstract classes

Dear SAPGurus,
I have developed a oData Service in my backend system & able to register the service in the gateway hub system. When i try to execute the metadata of the service from gateway system i am able to see the metadata with list of entity types availble in the data model.
But when i try to execute with entity set i am getting the following error.
"The class 'ZCL_ZGRC_DATA_MODEL_DPC' is abstract. No instances can be created from abstract classes."
Where my data model provider class name is 'ZCL_ZGRC_DATA_MODEL_DPC'
Kindly help me.
Thanks & Regards,
Rumeshbabu S

Hello Rumesh,
I do not think the error which u are getting is because of System Alias setting in SPRO.
Its something else which is really strange.
However the below is the setting to be maintained in GW SPRO system alias when u have a environment setup like u have now.
I mean the way u have created service and registered -
In ECC system u have created service using builder.
In GW system u have registered it and trying to access now via an RFC destination.
We have the same setup like u have now and we do not have any issues. We have also maintained the System Alias like i have shared in screen shot.
Check your System Alias config once in SPRO. But i dont think this is causing problem in your case. Still check once.
As per my understanding, from GW its trying to hit the DPC class and hence i feel system alias setting is correct in your case.
Problem is something else which is really strange.
Check error logs and see if it can. Share the error log please.
Regards,
Ashwin

Question about abstract classes and instances

I have just read about abstract classes and have learned that they cannot be instantiated.
I am doing some exercises and have done a class named "Person" and an abstract class named "Animal".
I want to create a method in "Person" that makes it possible to set more animals to Person objects.
So I wrote this method in class Person and compiled it and did not get any errors, but will this work later when I run the main-method?
public void addAnimal(Animal newAnimal)
animal.add(newAnimal);
}Is newAnimal not an instance?

Roxxor wrote:
Ok, but why is it necessary with constructors in abstract classes if we don�t use them (because what I have understand, constructors are used to create objects)?Constructors don't create objects. The new operator creates objects. An object's c'tor is invoked after the object has already been created. The c'tors job is to initialize the newly-created object to a valid state. Whenever a child object is created, the parent's c'tor is run before the child's c'tor, so that by the time we're inside the child's c'tor, setting up the child's state, we know that the parent (or rather the "parent part" of the object we're initializing) is in a valid state.
Constructor rules:
1) Every class has at least one ctor.
1.1) If you do not define an explicit constructor for your class, the compiler provides a implicit constructor that takes no args and simply calls super().
1.2) If you do define one or more explicit constructors, regardless of whether they take args, then the compiler no longer provides the implicit no-arg ctor. In this case, you must explicitly define a public MyClass() {...} if you want one.
1.3) Constructors are not inherited.
2) The first statement in the body of any ctor is either a call to a superclass ctor super(...) or a call to another ctor of this class this(...) 2.1) If you do not explicitly put a call to super(...) or this(...) as the first statement in a ctor that you define, then the compiler implicitly inserts a call to super's no-arg ctor super() as the first call. The implicitly called ctor is always super's no-arg ctor, regardless of whether the currently running ctor takes args.
2.2) There is always exactly one call to either super(...) or this(...) in each constructor, and it is always the first call. You can't put in more than one, and if you put one in, the compiler's implicitly provided one is removed.

Instance of one of implementations of abstract class depending on context??

Hi all,
I just wonder if it is possible in Java to call creation of a new instance of an implementation of an abstract class depending on context.
I mean something like:
abstract class Abstract
//1st implementation of Abstract class
class Concrete1 extends Abstract
//2nd implementation of Abstract class
class Concrete2 extends Abstract
}And now, somewhere else in the code, I would really need to call something like this:
Abstract test1 = new ...(); //here I need sometimes to be created instance of Concrete1, sometimes instance of Concrete2
Is there a way how to do this??

Some more concrete code if it helps:
Abstract class:
* Individual.java
* Created on 21. leden 2007, 1:08
package genetics;
* Abstract class defining fields and methods of one individual for genetic algorithms
* This class is supposed to be implemented according to problem to be solved
* @author Richard V�tek
* @version 1.0
abstract public class Individual implements Comparable<Individual>
   * Create random chromosomes for this individual
protected abstract void createRandomChromosomes();
   * Count fitness of this individual
   * This number says how good is this individual (the higher number the better).
   * Better fitness means that this individual is closer to solution.
   * @return int   Fitness of this individual
protected abstract int getFitness();
   * Cross-breed this individual with another individual
   * This leaves untouched number of chromosomes to certain (randomly generated) position.
   * From this position on, it will swap chromosomes between this and another individual.
   * So this individual gets changed (cross-breeded) as well as the other, which is returned
   * as result of this method.
   * @param   other              The other individual to cross-breed with
   * @return Individual         Hybrid of this and another individual (in fact, the other individual
   *                             after cross-breed (this (source) individual gets changed too after cross-breed)
protected abstract Individual crossbreed(Individual other);
   * Mutate this individual
   * Mutate chromosomes of this individual; every chromosome is mutated
   * with probability set in settings of evolution.
   * This probability is supposed to be quite low number, roughly 1 %.
protected abstract void mutate();
   * Check this individual
   * Check if this individual still suits the assignment.
   * If not, repair this individual to suit it again.
protected abstract void check();
   * Implementation of Comparable: comparing of individuals by fitness
   * @param other Another individual to compare
public int compareTo(Individual other)
    return this.getFitness() - other.getFitness();
One implementation class:
* KnapsackIndividual.java
* Created on 21. leden 2007, 1:41
package genetics;
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.TreeMap;
import knapsack.KnapsackProblem;
* This is practically the same as KnapsackProblem class but designed specially
* for solving knapsack problem with genetic algorithm so all unnecessary fields
* and methods are removed.
* @author Richard V�tek
* @version 1.0
public class KnapsackIndividual extends Individual
   * Chromosomes of this individual
   * In case of knapsack problem, they are things currentl in knasack
protected boolean[] arrChromosomes;
   * Cached value of fitness of this individual
   * Used to not to count fitness of this individual everytime when needed
   * (and it is often needed); once counted, it will be read from this cached value
private int intFitnessCache = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
   * Randomizer for random-driven methods (like mutation, etc.)
private Random randomizer = new Random();
   * Reference to evolution to read mutation probability from
protected Evolution evolution;
   * Assignment of problem instance
protected KnapsackProblem assignment;
   * Create a new Individual instance
   * @param   assignment Object representing assignment of particular problem
   * @param   evolution   Reference to evolution object to be able to read evolution's settings from
public KnapsackIndividual(KnapsackProblem assignment, Evolution evolution)
    this.assignment = assignment;
    this.evolution = evolution;
    this.arrChromosomes = new boolean[assignment.getNumberOfThings()];
   * Create random chromosomes for this individual
   * @see Individual#createRandomChromosomes()
protected void createRandomChromosomes()
    int intChromosomeCount = this.arrChromosomes.length;
    for (int i = 0; i < intChromosomeCount; i++)
      this.arrChromosomes[i] = this.randomizer.nextBoolean();
   * Get fitness of this individual
   * In case of knapsack, fitness is sum of prices of all things currently in knapsack
   * @see Individual#getFitness()
protected int getFitness()
    //if cached value exist, return it
    if (this.intFitnessCache != Integer.MIN_VALUE)
      return this.intFitnessCache;
    //otherwise, count fitness of this individual
    int intChromosomeCount = this.arrChromosomes.length;
    int intSumOfValues = 0;
    //in case of knapsack, fitness is value of all things currently in knapsack
    //(sum of values of all things in knapsack)
    for (int i = 0; i < intChromosomeCount; i++)
      intSumOfValues = this.assignment.arrPrices;
//save counted fitness to cache
this.intFitnessCache = intSumOfValues;
return intSumOfValues;
* Cross-breed two individuals
* @param other The other individual for cross-breed
* @return The other individual after cross-breed (but this individual is affected too)
* @see Individual#crossbreed()
protected Individual crossbreed(Individual other)
int intChromosomeCount = this.arrChromosomes.length;
//position from which on swap chromosomes of this and the other individual
int intCrossbreedPosition = this.randomizer.nextInt(intChromosomeCount);
boolean booTemp;
//swap chromosomes from cross-breed position on
for (int i = intCrossbreedPosition; i < intChromosomeCount; i++)
booTemp = ((KnapsackIndividual) this).arrChromosomes[i];
((KnapsackIndividual) this).arrChromosomes[i] = ((KnapsackIndividual) other).arrChromosomes[i];
((KnapsackIndividual) other).arrChromosomes[i] = booTemp;
return other;
* Mutate individual chromosomes of this individual with certain probability
* In case of knapsack, particular thing is just inserted/taken out of the knapsack
* @see Individual#mutate()
protected void mutate()
//probability of mutation (in percents)
int intMutationProbability = this.evolution.getMutationProbability();
int intChromosomeCount = this.arrChromosomes.length;
//iterate through all chromosomes, mutating them with certain (set) probability
for (int i = 0; i < intChromosomeCount; i++)
//mutation probability passed => mutate this chromosome
if (this.randomizer.nextInt(100) < intMutationProbability)
this.arrChromosomes[i] = !this.arrChromosomes[i];
//when mutation finished, we must check if this individual still suits the assignment;
//if not, repait it
this.check();
* Check if this individual still suits the assignment; if not, repair it
* In case of knapsack it means that sum of weights of things currently in knapsack
* will not exceed capacity of backpack; if exceeds, take out as many things as necessary
* to not to exceed again; choose things to be taken out according to worst weight to price ratio
* @see Individual#check()
protected void check()
int intSumOfWeights = 0;
//list of things in the knapsack sorted by weight to price ratio
//key: index of thing in knapsack
//value: weight/price ratio
TreeMap<Integer, Float> things = new TreeMap<Integer, Float>();
for (int i = 0; i < this.arrChromosomes.length; i++)
//thing in the knapsack
if (this.arrChromosomes[i] == true)
//add its weight to sum of weights
intSumOfWeights += this.assignment.arrWeights[i];
//add it to the list of things sorted by weight to price ratio
things.put(i, (((float) this.assignment.arrWeights[i]) / ((float) this.assignment.arrPrices[i])));
//sum of weights exceeds knapsack capacity => take out as many things as necessary
while (intSumOfWeights > this.assignment.getKnapsackCapacity())
//take out thing with worst weight/price ratio from all things currently in knapsack
this.arrChromosomes[things.lastKey()] = false;
//update sum of weights of things currently in knapsack
intSumOfWeights -= things.get(things.lastKey());
//also remove this thing from list of things
things.remove(things.lastKey());
And another class, where i need this feature (tried to use generics for that, but they can't be used in this way):
* Evolution.java
* Created on 21. leden 2007, 2:47
package genetics;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Arrays;
* Class for algorithms using simulated evolution to deal with a problem
* Tried to be designed general enough to allow to be used for every genetic algotihm.
* If true, only class Individual must be implemented according to problem to be solved,
* the rest of genetic algorithm stays the same.
* @author Richard V�tek
* @version
public class Evolution<Problem, IndividualClass extends Individual>
   * Number of generations of evolution to finish
protected int intGenerationCount;
   * Number of individuals in each generation
protected int intGenerationSize;
   * Elite individual count
   * All elite individuals are just copied from one generation to another with no change
protected int intGenerationEliteCount;
   * Number of individuals participating a tournament
   * To select an good individual for next generation, tournaments are hold.
   * This affects number of individuals which one good individual is selected
   * from in one tournament.
   * @see <a href="http://cs.felk.cvut.cz/%7Exobitko/ga/example_f.html">Genetic Algorithm Example Applet</a>
protected int intGenerationTournamentSize;
   * Probability of mutation (in percents)
protected int intMutationProbability;
   * Current generation of individuals in evolution
protected Generation<IndividualClass> thisGeneration;
   * Next generation of individuals in evolution
protected Generation<IndividualClass> nextGeneration;
   * Fitness of best individual in this generation
private int intIndividualBestFitness;
   * Sum of fitnesses of all individuals in this generation
private int intIndividualsSumFitness;
   * Fitness of worst individual in this generation
private int intIndividualWorstFitness;
   * Fitness of best elite individual in (every) generation
   * Auxilliary variable to not to count statistics for elite individuals
   * in each generation as well (not needed - elite individuals don't change themselves)
private int intIndividualEliteBestFitness;
   * Sum of fitnesses of all elite individuals in (every) generation
   * Auxilliary variable to not to count statistics for elite individuals
   * in each generation as well (not needed - elite individuals don't change themselves)
private int intIndividualElitesSumFitness;
   * Fitness of worst elite individual in (every) generation
   * Auxilliary variable to not to count statistics for elite individuals
   * in each generation as well (not needed - elite individuals don't change themselves)
private int intIndividualEliteWorstFitness;
   * Create a new instance of Evolution (settings passed through parameters)
   * @param   intGenerationCount            Number of generation of evolution to finish
   * @param   intGenerationSize             Number of individuals in each generation
   * @param   intGenerationEliteRatio       Elite individuals to generation size ratio (in percents)
   * @param   intGenerationTournamentRatio Members of tournament to generation size ratio (in percents)
   * @param   intMutationProbability        Probability of mutation of each chromosome of each individual of generation (in percents)
   * @see     #intGenerationEliteCount
   * @see     #intGenerationTournamentSize
public Evolution(
    int intGenerationCount, int intGenerationSize,
    int intGenerationEliteRatio, int intGenerationTournamentRatio,
    int intMutationProbability)
    this.intGenerationCount = intGenerationCount;
    this.intGenerationSize = intGenerationSize;
    this.intGenerationEliteCount = (int) (intGenerationSize * (intGenerationEliteRatio / 100.0));
    this.intGenerationTournamentSize = (int) (intGenerationSize * (intGenerationTournamentRatio / 100.0));
    this.intMutationProbability = intMutationProbability;
   * Create a new instance of Evolution (settings loaded from settings file)
   * @param   strSettingFile Name of file containing settings for evolution
   * @throws IOException     File does not exist, cannot be read, etc.
   * @throws Exception       Another exception occured during loading of file
public Evolution(String strSettingFile)
    BufferedReader settings;
    String settingsLine;
    int intLineCounter = 0;
    int intSetting;
    try
      settings = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(strSettingFile));
      while ((settingsLine = settings.readLine()) != null)
        intLineCounter++;
        settingsLine = settingsLine.substring(0, settingsLine.indexOf("\t"));
        intSetting = Integer.parseInt(settingsLine);
        switch (intLineCounter)
          case 1:
            this.intGenerationCount = intSetting;
            break;
          case 2:
            this.intGenerationSize = intSetting;
            break;
          case 3:
            this.intGenerationEliteCount = (int) (this.intGenerationSize * (intSetting / 100.0));
            break;
          case 4:
            this.intGenerationTournamentSize = (int) (this.intGenerationSize * (intSetting / 100.0));
            break;
          case 5:
            this.intMutationProbability = intSetting;
            break;
        } //switch
      } //while
      //after reading has been completed, let's close the stream
      settings.close();
    } //try
    //IO exception - file not found, cannot be read, etc.
    catch (IOException ioe)
      System.out.println("Vyskytl se I/O probl�m při nač�t�n� zad�n� ze souboru " + strSettingFile);
    //Exception - another problem during reading of file
    catch (Exception e)
      System.out.printf("Vyskytl se nějak� divn� probl�m při nač�t�n� zad�n� ze souboru %s. V�pis vyj�mky:\n", strSettingFile);
      e.printStackTrace();
   * Vivify first generation for evolution
   * Necessary number of individuals is created with random chromosomes.
   * Their chromosomes must then be checked if they suit the assignment
   * and if not so, repaired.
private Generation<IndividualClass> vivifyFirstGeneration()
    //create a brand-new generation
    Generation generation = new Generation<IndividualClass>(this);
    int intTemp;
    //for all individual of this generation
    for (int i = 0; i < this.intGenerationSize; i++)
//create an individual with no chromosomes
generation.arrIndividuals[i] = new IndividualClass(this, Problem);
      //create a set of random chromosomes
      neration.arrIndividuals.createRandomChromosomes();
//if these chromosomes does not suit assignment, repair them
generation.arrIndividuals[i].check();
//sort Individuals by fitness so elite individuals get to first positions of array
Arrays.sort(generation.arrIndividuals);
//now count statistics for elite individuals (it is enough to count them once,
//elite don't get changed so their statistics don't get changed either)
this.intIndividualEliteBestFitness = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
this.intIndividualElitesSumFitness = 0;
this.intIndividualEliteWorstFitness = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
//count statistics for elite individuals
for (int i = 0; i < this.intGenerationEliteCount; i++)
intTemp = generation.arrIndividuals[i].getFitness();
//better fitness than best fitness so far
if (intTemp > this.intIndividualEliteBestFitness)
this.intIndividualEliteBestFitness = intTemp;
//worse fitness than worst fitness so far
else if (intTemp < this.intIndividualEliteWorstFitness)
this.intIndividualEliteWorstFitness = intTemp;
this.intIndividualElitesSumFitness += intTemp;
//reset generation's statistics
this.intIndividualBestFitness = this.intIndividualEliteBestFitness;
this.intIndividualsSumFitness = this.intIndividualElitesSumFitness;
this.intIndividualWorstFitness = this.intIndividualEliteWorstFitness;
//count generation's statistics also from rest of individuals
for (int i = this.intGenerationEliteCount; i < this.intGenerationSize; i++)
updateGenerationStatistics(generation.arrIndividuals[i].getFitness());
return generation;
* Get next generation in evolution
* Core method for all evolution; Through this method, new generation is obtained.
* Every next generation should contain better individuals than the previous one
* (till certain point) so with growing number of iterations in evolution, we
* get better results (till certain point).
* Everytime all elite individuals are copied to next generation, then hold needed number of
* tournaments to choose a pair of good-looking individuals, cross-breed individuals in these
* pairs, mutate them (and repair if necessary) and finally add to next generation.
* @return Generation Next generation in evolution
* @see Generation#tournament()
* @see Generation#crossbreed()
* @see Generation#mutate()
private Generation getNextGeneration()
Generation nextGeneration = new Generation(this);
//number of pairs of individuals to select for next generation
int intIndividualPairsToSelect = (this.intGenerationSize - this.intGenerationEliteCount) / 2;
int intTemp;
//reset generation's statistics
this.intIndividualBestFitness = this.intIndividualEliteBestFitness;
this.intIndividualsSumFitness = this.intIndividualElitesSumFitness;
this.intIndividualWorstFitness = this.intIndividualEliteWorstFitness;
//just copy all elite individuals from this generation to another
//(they are on first positions of array of individuals)
for (int i = 0; i < this.intGenerationEliteCount; i++)
nextGeneration.arrIndividuals[i] = this.thisGeneration.arrIndividuals[i];
//hold as many tournaments as necessary to select remaining number of pairs
//of good-looking individuals for next generation (apart from the elite ones)
for (int i = 0; i < intIndividualPairsToSelect; i++)
this.thisGeneration.tournament();
this.thisGeneration.crossbreed();
this.thisGeneration.mutate();
//add this individual in next generation
nextGeneration.arrIndividuals[2 * i] = this.thisGeneration.nextGenerationIndividual01;
//update statistics of generation
updateGenerationStatistics(this.thisGeneration.nextGenerationIndividual01.getFitness());
//add this individual in next generation
nextGeneration.arrIndividuals[2 * i + 1] = this.thisGeneration.nextGenerationIndividual02;
//update statistics of generation
updateGenerationStatistics(this.thisGeneration.nextGenerationIndividual02.getFitness());
//next generation is complete => return it
return nextGeneration;
* Update statistics of current generations
* @param intFitness Fitness that may possibly update generation's statistics
* (best fitness, worst fitness, sum of fitnesses)
private void updateGenerationStatistics(int intFitness)
//better fitness than best fitness so far
if (intFitness > this.intIndividualBestFitness)
this.intIndividualBestFitness = intFitness;
//worse fitness than worst fitness so far
else if (intFitness < this.intIndividualWorstFitness)
this.intIndividualWorstFitness = intFitness;
//update sum of fitnesses as well (for average fitness)
this.intIndividualsSumFitness += intFitness;
* Execute evolution process
* Vivify first generation and then as many next generations as set in settings of evolution
public void evolution()
this.thisGeneration = vivifyFirstGeneration();
//output generation's statistics
System.out.printf("Generace 0:\t%d\t%d\t%d", this.getIndividualBestFitness(), this.getIndividualAverageFitness(), this.getIndividualWorstFitness());
for (int i = 0; i < this.intGenerationCount; i++)
this.nextGeneration = getNextGeneration();
this.thisGeneration = this.nextGeneration;
//output generation's statistics
System.out.printf("Generace %d:\t%d\t%d\t%d", i, this.getIndividualBestFitness(), this.getIndividualAverageFitness(), this.getIndividualWorstFitness());
* Get best fitness of all individuals in this generation
public int getIndividualBestFitness()
return intIndividualBestFitness;
* Get average fitness of all individuals in this generation
public float getIndividualAverageFitness()
return (this.intIndividualsSumFitness / (float) this.intGenerationSize);
* Get worst fitness of all individuals in this generation
public int getIndividualWorstFitness()
return intIndividualWorstFitness;
* Get probability of mutation
* @return Probability of mutation of each chromosome of every individual in generation (in percents)
public int getMutationProbability()
return intMutationProbability;

What is the diff b/w Abstract class and an interface ?

Hey
I am always confused as with this issue : diff b/w Abstract class and an interface ?
Which is more powerful in what situation.
Regards
Vinay

Hi, Don't worry I am teach you
Abstract class and Interface
An abstract class can have instance methods that implement a default behavior. An Interface can only declare constants and instance methods, but cannot implement default behavior and all methods are implicitly abstract. An interface has all public members and no implementation. An abstract class is a class which may have the usual flavors of class members (private, protected, etc.), but has some abstract methods.
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Creating an instance of a class from within another class

I am trying to create an instance of MCQ in the T class but I am getting this error:
File: E:\JAVA PROGRAMS\assignment 1\T.java [line: 15]
Error: cannot find symbol
symbol : class MCQ
location: class T
here are the two classes:
// class T
import java.awt.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
public class T{
public T(String aT)
pest = aT;
public static T t_one()
T aT = new T("Calculator");
aT.addQ(new MCQ( " 2 + 2", "equals 4", "equals 5", "equals 0", " equals -2",
"is a prime number", 1));
return aT;
private String pest;
//class Q
import java.awt.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
public abstract class Q{
Vector q = new Vector();
public String aT;
abstract void addQ(Q aQ);
public class MCQ extends Q{
String a,b,c,d,e,f,g;
int answer;
public MCQ (String a, String b, String c, String d, String e, int answer)
this.a = a;
this.b = b;
this.c = c;
this.d = d;
this.e = e;
this.answer = answer;
void addQ(Q aQ)
q.addElement(new T(aT));
I tried to make reference to MCQ by doing this in class T:
MCC qT = new MCQ() ;
but that presents a whole other set of problems.
please help I think I have tried everything!

Use code tags (http://forum.java.sun.com/help.jspa?sec=formatting)
Don't import java.lang.* . You get those automatically.
Your MCQ class is really Q.MCQ (the way you posted, anyway).
If Q weren't abstract, you could do:
new Q().new MCQ(...)But, you can't create a Q without defining 'add'. You could do it anonymously, but that makes no sense. Put Q and MCQ in separate files and try again.

EJB question: How to use abstract class in writing a session bean?

I had written an abstract class which implements the session bean as follow:
public abstract class LoggingSessionBean implements SessionBean {
protected SessionContext ctx;
protected abstract Object editRecord(Object obj) throws Exception;
public LoggingSessionBean()
super();
private final String getBeforeUpdateImage(Object obj) throws Exception {
// implement the details of extracting the backup image ...
public void setSessionContext(SessionContext ctx)
this.ctx = ctx;
private final void writeThisImageToDatabase(String aStr) {
// connect to database to write the record ...
public final Object update(final Object obj) {
try {
final String aStr = getBeforeUpdateImage(obj);
writeThisImageToDatabase(aStr);
editRecord(obj);
} catch (Exception e) {
ctx.setRollbackOnly();
This abstract class is to write the backup image to the database so that other session beans extending it only need to implement the details in editRecord(Object Obj) and they do not need to take care of the operation of making the backup image.
However, some several questions for me are:
1. If I write a class ScheduleSessionBean extending the above abstract class and the according 2 interfaces ScheduleSession and ScheduleSessionHome for this session bean (void update(Object obj); defined in ScheduleSession), do I still need to write the interfaces for LoggingSession and LoggingSessionHome?
2. If I wrote the interface LoggingSession extending EJBObject where it defined the abstract methods "void update(Object obj);" and "void setSessionContext(SessionContext ctx);", that this meant I needed to write the ScheduleSession to implement the Logging Session?
3. I used OC4J 9.0.4. How can I define the ejb-jar.xml in this case?

Hi Maggie,
1. do I still need to write
the interfaces for LoggingSession and
LoggingSessionHome?"LoggingSessionBean" can't be a session bean, because it's an abstract class. Therefore there's no point in thinking about the 'home' and 'remote' interfaces.
2. this
meant I needed to write the ScheduleSession to
implement the Logging Session?Again, not really a question worth considering, since "LoggingSessionBean" can't be an EJB.
3. I used OC4J 9.0.4. How can I define the
ejb-jar.xml in this case?Same as you define it for any version of OC4J and for any EJB container, for that matter, since the "ejb-jar.xml" file is defined by the EJB specification.
Let me suggest that you create a "Logging" class as a regular java class, and give your "ScheduleSessionBean" a member that is an instance of the "Logging" class.
Alternatively, the "ScheduleSessionBean" can extend the "Logging" class and implement the "SessionBean" interface.
Good Luck,
Avi.

".. is an abstract class. It can't be instantiated"

Does anyone have an idea of how I can get rid of the above error message? Here is a bit of my code:
import java.io.*;
import java.util.Vector;
class Project3 {
private BiTree company = new BiTree();
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
Project3 run = new Project3();
run.Command();
public void Command() throws IOException {}
public interface comparable {
//not sure if need this in this class, or at all
public int compare(Object object1,Object object2);
public void add() {
Employee newOne = new Employee();
System.out.println("Enter name");
BufferedReader stdin = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader (System.in));;
String name = stdin.readLine();
System.out.println("Enter title");
BufferedReader stdin = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader (System.in));;
String title = stdin.readLine();
System.out.println("Enter payrate");
BufferedReader stdin = new BufferedReader (new InputStreamReader (System.in));;
payrate = Double.parseDouble.stdin.readLine();
newOne.setTitle(title);
newOne.setName(name);
newOne.setPayrate(payrate);
company.insert(newOne);
}

It is not possible to create instances of an abstract class.
I hope this example helps,
abstract class Vehicle
public static void main(String arg[])
Vehicle a;
a = new Automobile(); // ok, since Automobile is a kind of Vehicle
// The class Automobile, a special case of Vehicle
class Automobile extends Vehicle

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Hello there people
I have a quick question. I have made an abstract class in which I want to put an identifier (ID) int to be incremented whenever I make any of the concrete class instances that extend this abstract class.
whould that declairation be as follows?:
public static int IDAdditionally, I have a quick question about abstract constructors. If constructors are defined in the concrete classes, are their declairations needed in the abstract class?
and finally, if I wanted to use the int ID (as mentioned above) then would I have to use constructor from the abstract class?
thanks in advance for the help

I think the OP would want a constructor in the abstract class to update that variable. Otherwise, he'd have to remember to update it in the constructor for all concrete classes. But, you don't declare constructors for the concrete class in the abstract class. You only declare constructors for the abstract class in the abstract class.

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Hello,
I am writing some code that I'd like to be as generic as possible.
I created an abstract class called Chromozome. This abstract class has a protected abstract method called initialize().
I also created an abstract class called Algorithm which contains a protected ArrayList<Chromozome>.
I would like to create a non abstract method (called initializePopulation()) which would create instances of Chromozome, call their method initialize() and full the ArrayList with them.
In a practical matter, only subclass of Algorithm will be used, using an ArrayList of a subclass of Chromozome implementing their own version of initialize.
I have been thinking of that and concluded it was impossible to do. But I'd like to ask more talented peaple before forgetting it !
Thanks,
Vincent

Ok, let's it is not impossible, juste that I had no idea of how doing it :-)
The difficulty is that Algorithm will never have to deal with Chromozome itself, but always with subclass of Chromozome. This is usually not an issue, but in that case, Algorithm is required to create instances of the desired subclass of Chromozome, but without knowing in advance wich subclass will be used (I hope what I say makes any sense).
Actually I may have found a way in the meantime, but maybe not the best one.
I created in Algorithm an abstract method :
protected abstract Chromozome createChromozome()The method initializePopulation will call createChromozome instead of calling directly the constructor and the initialize() method of Chromozome.
Then subclass of Algorithm will implement the method createChromozome using the desired subclass of Chromozome.

Abstract Class Polymorphism?

I want to be able to add any of my sub classes to a collection (hash set) , without duplicating the code. The superclass for all these subclasses is an abstract class.
Is there a possible way of achieving this?
At the moment I have methods for each individual class; before making the parent class abstract, I could use the same method for all, but was advised as I did not want an instance of that parent class, the abstract class was best.
Hope this is not too vague or abstract... :)

I think if you use the wildcard symbol it'll allow you to add a covariant to the collection, for example
public static void addSub(List<? super NameofSuperClass> varName)
When you can to retrieve the data, if you want any methods not in the super class you would still be to cast it.
Is this what you meant? - Peter sorry if it wasn't helpful

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