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Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Java

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ISBN-10: 0072518847

ISBN-13: 9780072518849

Edition: 3rd 2004

Authors: C. Thomas Wu

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List price: $101.56
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 5/21/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 992
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.10" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 3.234
Language: English

Preface
New Features in the Second Edition
Major Features
Supplement Materials
Book Organization
Acknowledgments
Introduction to Computers and Programming Languages
A History of Computers
Computer Architecture
Programming Languages
Java
Exercises
Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Software Development
Classes and Objects
Messages and Methods
Class and Instance Data Values
Inheritance
Software Engineering and Software Life Cycle
Having Fun with Java
Exercises
Java Programming Basics
The First Java Application
Program Components
Edit--Compile--Run Cycle
The javabook Package
Sample Program: Displaying Messages
The First Java Applet
Exercises
Numerical Data
Variables
Arithmetic Expressions
Constants
The Math Class
InputBox
OutputBox
Sample Program: Loan Calculator
Numerical Representation (Optional)
Exercises
Defining Instantiable Classes
Defining Instantiable Classes
Instantiable Classes and Constructors
Visibility Modifiers: public and private
Local Variables, Return Values, and Parameter Passing
Loan Calculator Program with an Instantiable Class
Exercises
Processing Input with Applets
Placing GUI Objects on Applets
Adding ActionListener to an Event Source
Absolute Positioning of GUI Objects
The Button Class
Converting Text to a Numerical Value
Sample Program: Finding Body Mass Index (BMI)
Running an Applet as an Application
Exercises
Selection Statements
The if Statement
Boolean Expressions and Variables
Nested-if Statements
ListBox
The switch Statement
Sample Program: Drawing Shapes
Exercises
Repetition Statements
The while Statement
Pitfalls in Writing Repetition Statements
The do--while Statement
ResponseBox
The for Statement
Nested-for Statements
The Format Class
Loan Tables
Sample Program: Hi-Lo Game
Recursive Methods (Optional)
Exercises
Characters and Strings
Characters
Strings
Primitive versus Reference Types
StringBuffer
Passing Objects as Parameters
Returning an Object from Methods
Sample Program: Word Play
Exercises
Arrays
Array Basics
Arrays of Objects
Passing Arrays to Methods
MultilnputBox
Self-Referencing Pointer
Sample Development: The Address Book
Two-Dimensional Arrays
Vectors
Exercises
Sorting and Searching
Searching
Sorting
Heapsort
Sample Program: Sorting an AddressBook
Exercises
File Input and Output
File and FileDialog Objects
Low-Level File I/O
High-Level File I/O
Handling Exceptions
Object I/O
Sample Class: Saving an AddressBook Object
Exercises
Reusable Classes and Packages
Object Categories
Method Overriding and Overloaded Methods
Sample Classes: Reusable EggyPeggy and HiLo
Package Organization
Exercises
GUI Objects and Event-Driven Programming
Placing Buttons on a Frame
Handling Events
Placing TextField Objects on a Frame
Menus
Handling Mouse Events
Other GUI Objects
Sample Program: A Simple Calculator
Exercises
Inheritance and Polymorphism
Defining Classes with Inheritance
Using Classes Effectively with Polymorphism
Inheritance and Member Accessibility
Inheritance and Constructors
Abstract Superclasses and Abstract Methods
When and When Not to Use Inheritance
Sample Program: Computing Course Grades
Exercises
Class Roster Maintenance Program
Method Call Sequence Diagram
Problem Statement
Overall Planning
Step 1 Development: Program Shell with Menus
Step 2 Development: Create a New Roster
Step 3 Development: Add Students
Step 4 Development: Delete Students
Step 5 Development: Edit Student Names
Step 6 Development: Edit Test Scores and Compute Grades
Step 7 Development: Display Student Information
Step 8 Development: Storing Grade Rosters
Step 9 Development: Finalize and Improve
The StudentNameDialog Class
The TestScoreDialog Class
Exercises
Recursive Algorithms
Basic Elements of Recursion
Directory Listing
Anagram
Towers of Hanoi
Quicksort
When Not to Use Recursion
Exercises
The javabook Package