Java(tm)2: a Beginner's Guide

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ISBN: 9780072225884

ISBN-10: 0072225882

ISBN-13: 9780072225884

Edition: 2nd 2003

Authors: Herbert Schildt

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Java works in almost every situation, from small hand-held devices right up to supercomputers. This text has been tailored to meet the needs of the beginning Java programmer, with hands-on coverage, step-by-step instructions and tutorials.

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List price: $29.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publication date: 11/25/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

Herbert Schildt is a world leading programming author. He is an authority on the C, C++, Java, and C# programming languages, and a master Windows programmer. His programming books have sold more than three million copies worldwide and have been translated into all major foreign languages. He is the author of numerous best sellers including C: The Complete Reference, Java 2: The Complete Reference, Java 2: A Beginner's Guide, C#: A Beginner's Guide, and many more. Schildt holds a master's degree in computer science from the University of Illinois.

Preface	p. xix
Java Fundamentals	p. 1
The Origins of Java	p. 2
How Java Relates to C and C++	p. 3
How Java Relates to C#	p. 4
Java's Contribution to the Internet	p. 5
Java Applets and Applications	p. 5
Security	p. 5
Portability	p. 6
Java's Magic: The Bytecode	p. 6
The Java Buzzwords	p. 7
Object-Oriented Programming	p. 8
Encapsulation	p. 9
Polymorphism	p. 10
Inheritance	p. 10
Obtaining the Java Software Developer's Kit	p. 12
A First Simple Program	p. 12
Entering the Program	p. 13
Compiling the Program	p. 13
The First Sample Program Line by Line	p. 14
Handling Syntax Errors	p. 17
A Second Simple Program	p. 17
Another Data Type	p. 20
Converting Gallons to Liters	p. 22
Two Control Statements	p. 23
The if Statement	p. 23
The for Loop	p. 25
Create Blocks of Code	p. 27
Semicolons and Positioning	p. 29
Indentation Practices	p. 29
Improving the Gallons-to-Liters Converter	p. 30
The Java Keywords	p. 32
Identifiers in Java	p. 32
The Java Class Libraries	p. 33
Module 1 Mastery Check	p. 34
Introducing Data Types and Operators	p. 35
Why Data Types Are Important	p. 36
Java's Simple Types	p. 36
Integers	p. 37
Floating-Point Types	p. 38
Characters	p. 40
The Boolean Type	p. 41
How Far Away Is the Lightning?	p. 43
Literals	p. 44
Hexadecimal and Octal Constants	p. 44
Character Escape Sequences	p. 45
String Literals	p. 45
A Closer Look at Variables	p. 47
Initializing a Variable	p. 47
Dynamic Initialization	p. 48
The Scope and Lifetime of Variables	p. 49
Operators	p. 52
Arithmetic Operators	p. 52
Increment and Decrement	p. 54
Relational and Logical Operators	p. 55
Short-Circuit Logical Operators	p. 57
The Assignment Operator	p. 58
Shorthand Assignments	p. 60
Type Conversion in Assignments	p. 61
Casting Incompatible Types	p. 62
Operator Precedence	p. 64
Display a Truth Table for the Logical Operators	p. 65
Expressions	p. 66
Type Conversion in Expressions	p. 66
Spacing and Parentheses	p. 68
Module 2 Mastery Check	p. 69
Program Control Statements	p. 71
Input Characters from the Keyboard	p. 72
The if Statement	p. 74
Nested ifs	p. 75
The if-else-if Ladder	p. 76
The switch Statement	p. 78
Nested switch Statements	p. 82
Start Building a Java Help System	p. 83
The for Loop	p. 86
Some Variations on the for Loop	p. 87
Missing Pieces	p. 88
Loops with No Body	p. 90
Declaring Loop Control Variables Inside the for Loop	p. 91
The while Loop	p. 92
The do-while Loop	p. 94
Improve the Java Help System	p. 97
Use break to Exit a Loop	p. 100
Use break as a Form of goto	p. 102
Use continue	p. 106
Finish the Java Help System	p. 109
Nested Loops	p. 112
Module 3 Mastery Check	p. 113
Introducing Classes, Objects, and Methods	p. 115
Class Fundamentals	p. 116
The General Form of a Class	p. 116
Defining a Class	p. 117
How Objects Are Created	p. 121
Reference Variables and Assignment	p. 121
Methods	p. 122
Adding a Method to the Vehicle Class	p. 123
Returning from a Method	p. 125
Returning a Value	p. 126
Using Parameters	p. 129
Adding a Parameterized Method to Vehicle	p. 130
Creating a Help Class	p. 133
Constructors	p. 139
Parameterized Constructors	p. 140
Adding a Constructor to the Vehicle Class	p. 141
The new Operator Revisited	p. 142
Garbage Collection and Finalizers	p. 143
The finalize() Method	p. 144
Demonstrate Finalization	p. 145
The this Keyword	p. 147
Module 4 Mastery Check	p. 149
More Data Types and Operators	p. 151
Arrays	p. 152
One-Dimensional Arrays	p. 152
Sorting an Array	p. 156
Multidimensional Arrays	p. 158
Two-Dimensional Arrays	p. 158
Irregular Arrays	p. 160
Arrays of Three or More Dimensions	p. 161
Initializing Multidimensional Arrays	p. 161
Alternative Array Declaration Syntax	p. 163
Assigning Array References	p. 164
Using the length Member	p. 165
A Queue Class	p. 168
Strings	p. 172
Constructing Strings	p. 172
Operating on Strings	p. 173
Arrays of Strings	p. 176
Strings Are Immutable	p. 176
Using Command-Line Arguments	p. 178
The Bitwise Operators	p. 180
The Bitwise AND, OR, XOR, and NOT Operators	p. 180
The Shift Operators	p. 185
Bitwise Shorthand Assignments	p. 187
A ShowBits Class	p. 188
The ? Operator	p. 191
Module 5 Mastery Check	p. 193
A Closer Look at Methods and Classes	p. 195
Controlling Access to Class Members	p. 196
Java's Access Specifiers	p. 196
Improving the Queue Class	p. 202
Pass Objects to Methods	p. 203
How Arguments Are Passed	p. 205
Returning Objects	p. 208
Method Overloading	p. 210
Overloading Constructors	p. 216
Overloading the Queue Constructor	p. 219
Recursion	p. 222
Understanding static	p. 224
Static Blocks	p. 227
The Quicksort	p. 229
Introducing Nested and Inner Classes	p. 232
Module 6 Mastery Check	p. 236
Inheritance	p. 239
Inheritance Basics	p. 240
Member Access and Inheritance	p. 243
Constructors and Inheritance	p. 246
Using super to Call Superclass Constructors	p. 248
Using super to Access Superclass Members	p. 254
Extending the Vehicle Class	p. 255
Creating a Multilevel Hierarchy	p. 258
When Are Constructors Called?	p. 261
Superclass References and Subclass Objects	p. 262
Method Overriding	p. 268
Overridden Methods Support Polymorphism	p. 271
Why Overriden Methods?	p. 273
Applying Method Overriding to TwoDShape	p. 273
Using Abstract Classes	p. 278
Using final	p. 283
final Prevents Overriding	p. 283
final Prevents Inheritance	p. 283
Using final with Data Members	p. 284
The Object Class	p. 286
Module 7 Mastery Check	p. 287
Packages and Interfaces	p. 289
Packages	p. 290
Defining a Package	p. 290
Finding Packages and CLASSPATH	p. 292
A Short Package Example	p. 292
Packages and Member Access	p. 294
A Package Access Example	p. 295
Understanding Protected Members	p. 297
Importing Packages	p. 299
Java's Class Library Is Contained in Packages	p. 302
Interfaces	p. 303
Implementing Interfaces	p. 304
Using Interface References	p. 308
Creating a Queue Interface	p. 310
Variables in Interfaces	p. 316
Interfaces Can Be Extended	p. 317
Module 8 Mastery Check	p. 318
Exception Handling	p. 321
The Exception Hierarchy	p. 322
Exception Handling Fundamentals	p. 322
Using try and catch	p. 323
A Simple Exception Example	p. 324
The Consequences of an Uncaught Exception	p. 327
Exceptions Enable You to Handle Errors Gracefully	p. 328
Using Multiple catch Statements	p. 330
Catching Subclass Exceptions	p. 331
Try Blocks Can Be Nested	p. 332
Throwing an Exception	p. 334
Rethrowing an Exception	p. 334
A Closer Look at Throwable	p. 336
Using finally	p. 338
Using throws	p. 340
Java's Built-in Exceptions	p. 342
Creating Exception Subclasses	p. 344
Adding Exceptions to the Queue Class	p. 347
Module 9 Mastery Check	p. 350
Using I/O	p. 353
Java's I/O Is Built upon Streams	p. 354
Byte Streams and Character Streams	p. 354
The Byte Stream Classes	p. 355
The Character Stream Classes	p. 355
The Predefined Streams	p. 355
Using the Byte Streams	p. 358
Reading Console Input	p. 358
Writing Console Output	p. 360
Reading and Writing Files Using Byte Streams	p. 361
Inputting from a File	p. 362
Writing to a File	p. 364
Reading and Writing Binary Data	p. 366
A File Comparison Utility	p. 370
Random Access Files	p. 372
Using Java's Character-Based Streams	p. 375
Console Input Using Character Streams	p. 376
Console Output Using Character Streams	p. 379
File I/O Using Character Streams	p. 381
Using a FileWriter	p. 381
Using a FileReader	p. 382
Using Java's Type Wrappers to Convert Numeric Strings	p. 384
Creating a Disk-Based Help System	p. 387
Module 10 Mastery Check	p. 394
Multithreaded Programming	p. 395
Multithreading Fundamentals	p. 396
The Thread Class and Runnable Interface	p. 397
Creating a Thread	p. 398
Some Simple Improvements	p. 401
Extending Thread	p. 403
Creating Multiple Threads	p. 406
Determining When a Thread Ends	p. 409
Thread Priorities	p. 412
Synchronization	p. 416
Using Synchronized Methods	p. 416
The synchronized Statement	p. 419
Thread Communication Using notify(), wait(), and notifyAll()	p. 422
An Example That Uses wait() and notify()	p. 423
Suspending, Resuming, and Stopping Threads	p. 428
Using the Main Thread	p. 432
Module 11 Mastery Check	p. 434
Applets, Events, and Miscellaneous Topics	p. 435
Applet Basics	p. 436
Applet Organization and Essential Elements	p. 440
The Applet Architecture	p. 440
A Complete Applet Skeleton	p. 441
Applet Initialization and Termination	p. 442
Requesting Repainting	p. 443
The update() Method	p. 444
A Simple Banner Applet	p. 445
Using the Status Window	p. 449
Passing Parameters to Applets	p. 450
The Applet Class	p. 452
Event Handling	p. 454
The Delegation Event Model	p. 454
Events	p. 454
Event Sources	p. 455
Event Listeners	p. 455
Event Classes	p. 455
Event Listener Interfaces	p. 456
Using the Delegation Event Model	p. 458
Handling Mouse Events	p. 458
A Simple Mouse Event Applet	p. 459
More Java Keywords	p. 462
The transient and volatile Modifiers	p. 462
Instanceof	p. 463
Strictfp	p. 463
Assert	p. 463
Native Methods	p. 465
What Next?	p. 465
Module 12 Mastery Check	p. 466
Answers to Mastery Checks	p. 467
Using Java's Documentation Comments	p. 503
The javadoc Tags	p. 504
@author	p. 505
@deprecated	p. 505
{@docRoot}	p. 505
@exception	p. 506
{@inheritDoc}	p. 506
{@link}	p. 506
{@linkplain}	p. 506
@param	p. 506
@return	p. 507
@see	p. 507
@serial	p. 507
@serialData	p. 507
@serialField	p. 508
@since	p. 508
@throws	p. 508
{@value}	p. 508
@version	p. 508
The General Form of a Documentation Comment	p. 509
What javadoc Outputs	p. 509
An Example that Uses Documentation Comments	p. 509
Index	p. 511
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