This project I had steps which I will place below and below the steps I
will place my project (the class and driver).
What I am not understanding is What does a constructor do in laymans
terms??

I installed the JDK.  I have not set my classpath (it is empty).  I tried a
simple program that uses Date from java.util (I import java.util.*).  How
does java know how to find this class - the right directory and archive (or
whatever)?

i really need your help , i haven't got a clue how to draw a chessboard in
java.  can u help me?
the question is:
Write a method whose heading is

Hi to everyone,
   what i want to achieve is to run the depth first search algorithm(DFS)
in graphs.
In my AWT java applet i have added a button STEP.

Anyone know how I could write a simple Java program using loops to get
the following output?
1
1 2

I've got a class Figure in my project.
Figure is an Abstract class.
I need to know all the names of the classes present in the package that
extends/implement Figure.

i need help in converting this java program to C++...are there any programs
out there that i could use??
   class hw2 {
    static public void main (String args[]) {

I am trying to to call a method in my main class. The method that I am
calling needs two arguments: a char (p) and a String (q).
But I get the following error when I try to define the char:
Error: incompatible types

I'm already familiar with the basics of Java Communications API, but now
I'm wondering if it is possible to create and use virtual serial ports
in my applications?
My aim is to write an application that would act as a "device" that is

I can't seem to find working  directions for running green threads with
java. I have a sample program which should run one thread with higher
priority than another, but it doesn't seem to work that way when I run
it. Any clues?

J'essaye de compiler un programme relativement simple qui nécessite la
package javax.crypto. Ce package est, d'apres ce que j'ai lu, inclus
dans le jdk 1.4. Or, lors de la compilation, j'obtiens le message
suivant :

Hellow everybody,
I got a question about java. Can someone tell me how I can read files
( file-types gif and jpg) from a folder, and put them in a
ChoiceList...

I have an byte array with a encripted document.  I need to create a
file with this information, and open the file to recover the encripted
information and decripted it.
I need help, because I realy new in the Java.

I am trying to make a program that reverse strings. I would like it to print
out each char at a time but I can't seem to get my "s" updated it only
prints a lot of empty strings ("").
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Hi to everyone,
what i want to achieve is to run the depth first search algorithm in graphs.
In my AWT java applet i have added a button STEP.
When the user clicks on this button i want my algorithm to display the first