How is MVC architecture used in Java applications

The MVC (Model-View-Controller) architecture is a design pattern commonly used in Java applications to separate the application's concerns and improve code organization. In this architecture:

  • Model: Represents the data and business logic of the application. It directly manages the data, logic, and rules of the application.
  • View: Displays the data (model) to the user and sends user commands to the controller. It represents the UI layer of the application.
  • Controller: Accepts user input and interacts with the model to perform actions. It receives the input, processes it (with help from the model), and returns the output display (view).

Here's a simple example of how MVC can be implemented in a Java application:

// Model class User { private String name; private int age; public User(String name, int age) { this.name = name; this.age = age; } public String getName() { return name; } public int getAge() { return age; } } // View class UserView { public void displayUserInfo(String userName, int userAge) { System.out.println("User: " + userName + ", Age: " + userAge); } } // Controller class UserController { private User model; private UserView view; public UserController(User model, UserView view) { this.model = model; this.view = view; } public void updateView() { view.displayUserInfo(model.getName(), model.getAge()); } } // Example usage public class MVCPatternDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { User model = new User("Alice", 30); UserView view = new UserView(); UserController controller = new UserController(model, view); controller.updateView(); // Displays: User: Alice, Age: 30 } }

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