Java for Dummies

Name: Java for Dummies
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ISBN: 9780470087169

ISBN-10: 0470087161

ISBN-13: 9780470087169

Edition: 4th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Barry Burd

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Start building powerful programs with Java 6 - fast!Get an overview of Java 6 and begin building your own programsEven if you're new to Java programming - or to programming in general - you can get up and running on this wildly popular language in a hurry. This book makes it easy! From how to install and run Java to understanding classes and objects and juggling values with arrays and collections, you will get up to speed on the new features of Java 6 in no time.All on the bonus CD-ROMCustom build of JCreator and all the code files used in the bookBonus chapters not included in the bookTrial version of Jindent, WinOne, and NetCaptor freewareSystem Requirements: For details and complete…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/11/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Introduction


How to Use This Book


Conventions Used in This Book


What You Don't Have to Read


Foolish Assumptions


How This Book Is Organized


Getting Started


Writing Your Own Java Programs


Working with the Big Picture: Object-Oriented Programming


Savvy Java Techniques


The Part of Tens


Appendices


Bonus Chapters on the CD-ROM!


Icons Used in This Book


Where to Go from Here


Getting Started


All about Java


What You Can Do with Java


Why You Should Use Java


Getting Perspective: Where Java Fits In


Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)


Object-oriented languages


Objects and their classes


What's so good about an object-oriented language?


Refining your understanding of classes and objects


What's Next?


Running Canned Java Programs


Downloading and Installing the Java Development Kit (JDK)


Downloading Java


Installing Java on your computer


Preparing to Use an Integrated Development Environment


JCreator


Running JCreator for the first time


Running Java Programs


Running a text-based program


Running a GUI on its own


Running a GUI on a Web page (a Java applet)


Using the Basic Building Blocks


Speaking the Java Language


The grammar and the common names


The words in a Java program


Checking Out Java Code for the First Time


Understanding a Simple Java Program


The Java class


The Java method


The main method in a program


How you finally tell the computer to do something


Curly braces


And Now, a Few Comments


Adding comments to your code


What's Barry's excuse?


Finding javadoc pages


Using comments to experiment with your code


Typing Your Own Code


Writing Your Own Java Programs


Making the Most of Variables and Their Values


Varying a Variable


Assignment Statements


Understanding the Types of Values That Variables May Have


An Import Declaration


Displaying Text


Numbers without Decimal Points


Combining Declarations and Initializing Variables


The Atoms: Java's Primitive Types


The char type


The boolean type


The Molecules and Compounds: Reference Types


Creating New Values by Applying Operators


Initialize once, assign often


The increment and decrement operators


Assignment operators


Controlling Program Flow with Decision-Making Statements


Making Decisions (Java if Statements)


Guess the number


She controlled keystrokes from the keyboard


Creating randomness


The if statement


The double equal sign


Brace yourself


Indenting if statements in your code


Elseless in Ifrica


Forming Conditions with Comparisons and Logical Operators


Comparing numbers; comparing characters


Comparing objects


Importing everything in one fell swoop


Java's logical operators


Building a Nest


Choosing among Many Alternatives (Java switch Statements)


Your basic switch statement


To break or not to break


Controlling Program Flow with Loops


Repeating Instructions Over and Over Again (Java while Statements)


Repeating a Certain Number of Times (Java for Statements)


The anatomy of a for statement


The world premiere of "Al's All Wet"


Repeating Until You Get What You Want (Java do Statements)


Reading a single character


File handling in Java


Variable declarations and blocks


Loops Made Painless


Don't need no stinking counters


Grouping things together


Anatomy of an enhanced for loop


Working with the Big Picture: Object-Oriented Programming


Thinking in Terms of Classes and Objects


Defining a Class (What It Means to Be an Account)


Declaring variables and creating objects


Initializing a variable


Using variables


Compiling and Running More Than One Class


Defining a Method within a Class (Displaying an Account)


An account that displays itself


The display method's header


Sending Values to and from Methods (Calculating Interest)


Passing a value to a method


Returning a value from the getInterest method


Making numbers look good


Hiding Details with Accessor Methods (Why You Shouldn't Micromanage a Bank Teller)


Good programming


Public lives and private dreams: Making a variable name inaccessible


Enforcing rules with accessor methods


Saving Time and Money: Reusing Existing Code


Defining a Class (What It Means to Be an Employee)


The last word on employees


Putting your class to good use


Cutting a check


Working with Disk Files (A Brief Detour)


Storing data in a file


Copying and pasting code


Reading from a file


Who moved my file?


Adding directory names to your filenames


Reading a line at a time


Defining Subclasses (What It Means to Be a Full-Time Employee or a Part-Time Employee)


Creating a subclass


Creating subclasses is habit-forming


Using Subclasses


A program for the minimalist


A program for the maximalist


Overriding Existing Methods (Changing the Payments for Some of Your Employees)


Constructing New Objects


Defining Constructors (What It Means to Be a Temperature)


What is a temperature?


What you can do with a temperature


Calling new Temperature (32.0): A case study


Enum types as first-class citizens


Some things never change


More Subclasses (Doing Something about the Weather)


Building better temperatures


Constructors for subclasses


Using all this stuff


The default constructor


An invisible constructor call


A Constructor That Does More


Savvy Java Techniques


Putting Variables and Methods Where They Belong


Defining a Class (What It Means to Be a Baseball Player)


Another way to beautify your numbers


Using the Player class


Nine, count 'em, nine


Don't get all GUI on me


Tossing an exception from method to method


Making Static (Finding the Team Average)


Why is there so much static?


Displaying the overall team average


Static is old hat


Could cause static; handle with care


Experiments with Variables


Putting a variable in its place


Telling a variable where to go


Passing Parameters


Pass by value


Returning a result


Pass by reference


Returning an object from a method


Epilogue


Using Arrays and Collections to Juggle Values


Getting Your Ducks All in a Row


Creating an array in two easy steps


Storing values


Tab stops and other special things


Using an array initializer


Stepping through an array with the enhanced for loop


Searching


Arrays of Objects


Using the Room class


Yet another way to beautify your numbers


The conditional operator


Command Line Arguments


Using command line arguments in a Java program


Checking for the right number of command line arguments


Setting up JCreator for command line arguments


Using Java Collections


Collection classes to the rescue


Using an ArrayList


Using generics (hot stuff!)


Testing for the presence of more data


Looking Good When Things Take Unexpected Turns


Handling Exceptions


The parameter in a catch clause


Exception types


Who's going to catch the exception?


Throwing caution to the wind


Doing useful things


Our friends, the good exceptions


Handle an Exception or Pass the Buck


Finishing the Job with a finally Clause


The Part of Tens


Ten Ways to Avoid Mistakes


Putting Capital Letters Where They Belong


Breaking Out of a switch Statement


Comparing Values with a Double Equal Sign


Adding Components to a GUI


Adding Listeners to Handle Events


Defining the Required Constructors


Fixing Non-Static References


Staying within Bounds in an Array


Anticipating Null Pointers


Helping Java Find Its Files


Ten Sets of Web Resources for Java


The Horse's Mouth


Finding News, Reviews, and Sample Code


Improving Your Code with Tutorials


Finding Help on Newsgroups


Checking the FAQs for Useful Info


Reading Documentation with Additional Commentary


Opinions and Advocacy


Looking for Java Jobs


Becoming Certified in Java


Everyone's Favorite Sites


Using the CD-ROM


What You Can Expect to Find on the CD-ROM


System Requirements


Using the CD with Microsoft Windows


Using the CD with Mac OS


Running the Java Code That's in This Book


Freeware, Shareware, and Just Plain Ware


JCreator


Adobe Acrobat Reader


Jindent


NetCaptor


WinOne


And, If You Run into Any Trouble


Index


End-User License Agreement