Java provides an implicit parameter named this, which can be used to reference the invocation object within the method body. An instance method can use dot notation to preface an instance variable or ...

Serialization is a mechanism of converting the state of an object into a byte stream. Deserialization is the reverse process where the byte stream is used to recreate the actual Java object in memory.

This Java naming conventions tutorial explains how and when to use snake, kebab, Pascal and camel case with variables, methods, functions and classes.

Method and variable handles vs. Java reflection To truly understand MethodHandles and VarHandles —what they do and why they are useful—it’s helpful to know a few things about reflection in Java.