Java Reference
In-Depth Information
collection of code that has been programmed and translated by someone else, ready for
you to use in your program.
Figure 13
From Source Code to Running Program
The Java virtual machine loads the instructions for the program that you wrote, starts
your program, and loads the necessary library files as they are required.
The steps of compiling and running your program are outlined in
Figure 13
.
Figure 14
The Edit-Compile-Test Loop
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