\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{Bayan (Bayan.A)} \pdfinfo{ /Title (java-mastery-advanced.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (Bayan (Bayan.A)) /Subject (Java Mastery - Advanced Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{A3A3A3} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F3F3F3} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Java Mastery - Advanced Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{Bayan (Bayan.A)} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/122738/cs/31568/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Bayan (Bayan.A) \\ \uline{cheatography.com/bayan-a} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\ Updated 19th July, 2023.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{1.08 cm} x{1.872 cm} x{2.088 cm} x{2.16 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Ternary Operator}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{A shortcut to assigning one of two values to a variable depending on a given condition} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{Like an {\bf{if-then-else}} statement} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{Question mark comes after the condition} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{After the question mark, two values that can return are separated by a colon (:)} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Takes 3 \seqsplit{operands:} & condition {\bf{?}} & operand1 {\bf{:}} & operand2 \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & {\bf{Condition}} we're testing against & {\bf{First value}} to assign if first condition was true & {\bf{Second value}} to assign if first condition was false \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 5) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{Example:} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{`int age = 20`} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{`boolean} \seqsplit{isOver18} =` & `(age == 20) ?` & `true : ` & `false` \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 4) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} & is age equal to 20? & if it is, `isOver18= true` & if false, `isOver18 = false` \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4.88 cm} x{3.12 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Operator Abbreviation}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Original}} & {\bf{Abbreviated}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} `result = result + 1;` & `result++;` \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} `result = result - 1;` & `result-{}-;` \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} `result = result + 2;` & `result += 2;` \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} `result = result * 10;` & `result *= 10;` \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} `result = result / 3;` & `result /= 3;` \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} `result = result - 2;` & `result -= 2;` \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.64 cm} x{5.36 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Access Modifiers}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{These are java keywords} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Allows defining the scope, how other parts of the code can access this code} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Access Modifiers}} & {\bf{Access Levels}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} public & Same Class, same package, other subclass, other package \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} protected & Same Class, same package, other subclass \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} no access modifier & Same Class, same package \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} private & Same Class \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.16 cm} x{2.232 cm} x{1.368 cm} x{1.44 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Code comments}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{These are used to describe methods for quick reference with an IDE} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Start comment block: & /** & End \seqsplit{comment} block: & */ \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Describe method: & `Computes sum of two arguments` & & \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Describe parameters & `@param a` & an int \seqsplit{operand} & \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & `@param b` & an int \seqsplit{operand} & \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Describe what method returns: & `@ return ` & the sum of a and b & \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Method described: & `public ` & \seqsplit{`static} int ` & \seqsplit{`sum(int} a, int b)` \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{Full example: \newline `/{\emph{*` \newline ` }} Computes the sum of two arguments.` \newline ` {\emph{` \newline ` }} @param a an int operand to be added` \newline ` {\emph{ @param b another int operand` \newline ` }} @return the sum of a and b` \newline ` */` \newline `public static int sum(int a, int b)`} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{0.72 cm} x{2.232 cm} x{1.872 cm} x{2.376 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{For loop}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{For loops are used when you know exactly how many times you want to loop through a block of code} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} `for` & `(statement 1;` & \seqsplit{`statement} 2;` & `statement 3) \{ \}` \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} `for` & `(int i = 0;` & `i \textless{} 5;` & `i++) \{ \} ` \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & sets a variable before the loop starts & Defines the condition for the loop to run. If true, the loop will start over again, if false, the loop will end. & increases a value (i++) each time the code block in the loop has been executed. \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 12) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{1.728 cm} x{3.024 cm} x{1.728 cm} p{0.72 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{For-Each Loop}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{Used exclusively to loop through elements in an array:} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} `for` & `(type variableName` & `: \seqsplit{arrayName)`} {[}{]} & \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{e.g.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} `String{[}{]} cars =` & ` \{"Volvo", "BMW", "Ford", "Mazda"\};` & & \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} for ` & `(String i` & `: cars)` & \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & \seqsplit{`System.out.println(i);`} & & \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{1.28 cm} x{6.72 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{While Loops}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{A while loop will execute the enclosed statement as long as a boolean condition remains true.} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Syntax:} & `while (boolean\_condition) statemen` \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{The condition must be boolean.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{If the condition never becomes false, the loop never exits, and the program never stops.} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Example: \newline `n = 1;` \newline `while (n \textless{} 4) \{` \newline ` System.out.println(n + " squared is " + (n * n));` \newline ` n = n + 1;` \newline `\}` \newline Result: \newline `1 squared is 1` \newline `2 squared is 4` \newline `3 squared is 9`} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2 cm} x{6 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{When do you use each loop}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} for loop & if you know ahead of time how many times you want to go through the loop. \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} while loop & in almost all other cases. \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} do-while loop & if you must go through the loop at least once before it makes sense to do the test. \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.304 cm} x{2.232 cm} x{1.944 cm} p{0.72 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{ArrayList}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Create arraylist:}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} `ArrayList\textless{}Type\textgreater{}` & `varName = ` & `new ArrayList\textless{}Type\textgreater{}();` & \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{{\emph{e.g.}}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} `ArrayList\textless{}String\textgreater{} ` & `names = ` & `new ArrayList\textless{}String\textgreater{}();` & \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Add object to arraylist & \seqsplit{`varName.add(object)`} & & \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{e.g.}} & \seqsplit{`names.add("Alice")`} & & \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Get size of arraylist: & \seqsplit{`varName.size();`} & & \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{e.g.}} & \seqsplit{`names.size();`} & & \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Change object with index & \seqsplit{`varName.set(index}, object);` & & \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{e.g.}} & \seqsplit{`names.set(0}, "Anna");` & & \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Remove object with index & \seqsplit{`varName.remove(index)`} & & \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} {\emph{e.g.}} & \seqsplit{`names.remove(0)`} & & \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 2) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Passing as a parameter example: & `public static double average(ArrayList\textless{}Integer\textgreater{} x)` & & \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.04 cm} x{4.96 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Arrays}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Create array: & type{[}{]} varName = new type{[}size{]}; \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} e.g. & double{[}{]} arr= new double{[}5{]}; //5 objects \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Get length of array: & varName.length \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} e.g. & arr.length \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Access object with index & varName{[}index{]} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & arr{[}1{]} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4 cm} x{4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Reading input}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Structure}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Import Scanner class: & `import java.util.Scanner;` \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Create a scanner, assign it to a variable: & `Scanner scanner = new \seqsplit{Scanner(System.in);`} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & `new Scanner(..)` creates a new one \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & System.in says scanner is to take input from the keyboard \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Request user to input number & \seqsplit{`System.out.print("Please} input data: ");` \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Read in number: & `myNumber = scanner.nextInt();` \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Read in String & String myString = scanner.nextLine(); \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Read in double & String myDouble = \seqsplit{scanner.nextDouble();} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} Read in char: & char myChar = \seqsplit{scanner.next().charAt(0);} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{0.8 cm} p{0.8 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{break statement}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Inside any loop, the break statement will immediately get you out of the loop.} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{If you are in nested loops, break gets you out of the innermost loop} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{It doesn't make any sense to break out of a loop unconditionally; you should do it only as the result of an if test} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{break should not be the normal way to leave a loop} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Use it when necessary, but don't overuse it.} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Example: \newline \newline ` for (int i = 1; i \textless{}= 12; i++) \{` \newline `if (badEgg(i))` \newline ` break;` \newline `\}`} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.44 cm} x{4.56 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Inheritance}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} subclass (child) & the class that inherits from another class \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} superclass (parent) & the class being inherited from \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} To inherit from a class we use & `extends` \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} class A extends B & means class A (subclass) inherits attributes and methods from class B(superclass) \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{0.8 cm} p{0.8 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Polymorphism}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 0 (+ 0) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}