Thread: Java API

Hi, Please Help. I know the basic concepts of Java. I want know the info about Java API. How to create/make API in Java?. What is the standard format?

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If your API grows, there will be repetitive use of the same terms, over and over again. For instance, some actions will be come in several flavours resulting in various classes / types / methods, that differ only subtly in behaviour. The fact that they’re similar should be reflected by their names. Names should use strong terms. Take JDBC for instance

I'd make the API (semi-)independent from the implementation of the GUI, because later you might want to create a different interface to the same application, or simply change the GUI, and then you're stuck with whatever you created for the first pass of your first GUI.

An application programming interface (API), in the context of Java, is a collection of prewritten packages, classes, and interfaces with their respective methods, fields and constructors. Similar to a user interface, which facilitates interaction between humans and computers, an API serves as a software program interface facilitating interaction.

In Java, most basic programming tasks are performed by the API’s classes and packages, which are helpful in minimizing the number of lines written within pieces of code.

Java Development Kit (JDK) is comprised of three basic components, as follows:

Java compiler
Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
Java Application Programming Interface (API)
The Java API, included with the JDK, describes the function of each of its components. In Java programming, many of these components are pre-created and commonly used. Thus, the programmer is able to apply prewritten code via the Java API. After referring to the available API classes and packages, the programmer easily invokes the necessary code classes and packages for implementation.

Thank you for that fundamental concept of web programming. It is good to always be good grounded on these conceptional ideas on the web. It will make one closer to their desired goal.