Conventions used
There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.
Code in text
: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: “The parent Mortgage
class has a set of properties, such as Customer Name
and Loan Status
, which is now inherited by the Mortgage Application
class”.
A block of code is set as follows:
defVar --name i --type Numeric --value 0 defVar --name lenOfString --type Numeric defVar --name stringToReverse --type String --value 0123456789 defVar --name reversedString --type String defVar --name character --type String getStringLength --text "${stringToReverse}" lenOfString=value
Any command-line input or output is written as follows:
3/12/2022 4:57:39 AM - [Info] Name = John Smith 3/12/2022 4:57:39 AM - [Info] Address = 123 Main St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, USA 3/12/2022 4:57:39 AM - [Info] Address = jsmith@acme.com
Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For instance, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in bold. Here is an example: “The retention policy can be configured as None, Indefinite, Period, or Permanent”.
Tips or important notes
Appear like this.