Chapter 6
Exploring the Basic APIs Part 1
Aspiring Android developers need to acquire a solid understanding of foundational Java APIs. You have already encountered a few of these APIs, such as the Object and String classes and the Throwable class hierarchy. This chapter introduces you to additional language-oriented (basic) APIs pertaining to math, packages, primitive types, and the garbage collector.
NOTE: Chapter 6 explores basic API classes and interfaces that are located in the java.lang, java.lang.ref, and java.math packages.
Math APIs
Chapter 2 presented Java's +, -, *, /, and % operators for performing basic arithmetic on primitive type values. Java also provides classes for performing trigonometry and other advanced math operations, ...
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