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before(Date). Method in class java.util.Date

Checks whether this date comes before the specified date.

bind(InetAddress, int). Method in class java.net.SocketImpl

Binds the socket to the specified port on the specified host.

BitSet(). Constructor for class java.util.BitSet

Creates an empty set.

BitSet(int). Constructor for class java.util.BitSet

Creates an empty set with the specified size.

black. Static variable in class java.awt.Color

The color black.

blue. Static variable in class java.awt.Color

The color blue.

BOLD. Static variable in class java.awt.Font

The bold style constant.

Boolean(boolean). Constructor for class java.lang.Boolean

Constructs a Boolean object initialized to the specified boolean value.

Boolean(String). Constructor for class java.lang.Boolean

Constructs a Boolean object initialized to the value specified by the String parameter.

booleanValue(). Method in class java.lang.Boolean

Returns the value of this Boolean object as a boolean.

BorderLayout(). Constructor for class java.awt.BorderLayout

Constructs a new BorderLayout.

BorderLayout(int, int). Constructor for class java.awt.BorderLayout

Constructs a BorderLayout with the specified gaps.

BOTH. Static variable in class java.awt.GridBagConstraints

bottom. Variable in class java.awt.Insets

The inset from the bottom.

bounds(). Method in class java.awt.Component

Returns the current bounds of this component.

breakpointEvent(RemoteThread). Method in interface sun.tools.debug.DebuggerCallback

A breakpoint has been hit in the specified thread.

brighter(). Method in class java.awt.Color

Returns a brighter version of this color.

buf. Variable in class java.io.BufferedInputStream

The buffer where data is stored.

buf. Variable in class java.io.BufferedOutputStream

The buffer where data is stored.

buf. Variable in class java.io.ByteArrayInputStream

The buffer where data is stored.

buf. Variable in class java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream

The buffer where data is stored.

buffer. Variable in class java.io.StringBufferInputStream

The buffer where data is stored.

BufferedInputStream(InputStream). Constructor for class java.io.BufferedInputStream

Creates a new buffered stream with a default buffer size.

BufferedInputStream(InputStream, int). Constructor for class java.io.BufferedInputStream

Creates a new buffered stream with the specified buffer size.

BufferedOutputStream(OutputStream). Constructor for class java.io.BufferedOutputStream

Creates a new buffered stream with a default buffer size.

BufferedOutputStream(OutputStream, int). Constructor for class java.io.BufferedOutputStream

Creates a new buffered stream with the specified buffer size.

Button(). Constructor for class java.awt.Button

Constructs a Button with no label.

Button(String). Constructor for class java.awt.Button

Constructs a Button with a string label.

ByteArrayInputStream(byte[]). Constructor for class java.io.ByteArrayInputStream

Creates an ByteArrayInputStream from the specified array of bytes.

ByteArrayInputStream(byte[], int, int). Constructor for class java.io.ByteArrayInputStream

Creates an ByteArrayInputStream from the specified array of bytes.

ByteArrayOutputStream(). Constructor for class java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream

Creates a new ByteArrayOutputStream.

ByteArrayOutputStream(int). Constructor for class java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream

Creates a new ByteArrayOutputStream with the specified initial size.

bytesTransferred. Variable in class java.io.InterruptedIOException

Reports how many bytes had been transferred as part of the IO operation before it was interrupted.

bytesWidth(byte[], int, int). Method in class java.awt.FontMetrics

Returns the width of the specified array of bytes in this Font.