Starting Out with Java 5 Control Structures to Objects

Name: Starting Out with Java 5 Control Structures to Objects
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ISBN: 9781576761717

ISBN-10: 1576761711

ISBN-13: 9781576761717

Edition: 2005

Authors: Tony Gaddis

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This text is designed as a "late objects" introduction to programming using the Java programming language.nbsp; nbsp;This textnbsp;first introduces the reader to the fundamentals of data types, input and output, control structures, methods, and objects created from standard library classes. After this the reader learns to write her own classes, and develop simple GUI applications. Then the reader learns to use arrays. The book also includes coverage of more advanced topics such as inheritance, polymorphism, the creation and management of packages, advanced GUI applications, and recursion. From early in the book, applications are documented with javadoc comments. Although it is written for…

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List price: $98.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 3.432
Language: English




Introduction to Computers and Java



Introduction



Why Program?



Computer Systems: Hardware and Software



Programming Languages



What Is a Program Made Of?



The Programming Process



Object-Oriented Programming Review Questions and Exercises Programming Challenge



Java Fundamentals



The Parts of a Java Program



The print and println Methods, and the Java API



Variables and Literals



Primitive Data Types



Arithmetic Operators



Combined Assignment Operators



Conversion Between Primitive Data Types



Creating Named Constants with final



The String Class



Scope



Comments



Programming Style



Reading Keyboard Input



Dialog Boxes



Common Errors to Avoid Review Questions and Exercises Programming Challenges



Decision Structures



The if Statement



The if-else Statement



The if-else-if Statement



Nested if Statements



Logical Operators



Comparing String Objects



More about Variable Declaration and Scope



The Conditional Operator (Optional)



The switch Statement



Creating Objects with the DecimalFormat Class



The printf Method (Optional)



Common Errors to Avoid Review Questions and Exercises Programming Challenges



Loops and Files



The Increment and Decrement Operators



The while Loop



Using the while Loop for Input Validation



The do-while Loop



The for Loop



Running Totals and Sentinel Values



Nested Loops



The break and continue Statements (Optional)



Deciding Which Loop to Use



Introduction to File Input and Output



The Random Class



Common Errors to Avoid Review Questions and Exercises Programming Challenges



Methods



Introduction to Methods



Passing Arguments to a Method



More About Local Variables



Returning a Value from a Method



Problem Solving with Methods



Common Errors to Avoid Review Questions and Exercises Programming Challenges



A First Look at Classes



Classes and Objects



Instance Fields and Methods



Constructors



Overloading Methods and Constructors



Scope of Instance Fields



Packages and import Statements



Focus on Object-Oriented Design: Finding the Classes and Their Responsibilities



Common Errors to Avoid Review Questions and Exercises Programming Challenges



A First Look at GUI Applications



Introduction



Creating Windows



Equipping GUI Classes with a main Method



Layout Managers



Radio Buttons and Check Boxes



Borders



Focus on Problem Solving: Extending Classes from JPanel



Using Console Output to Debug a GUI Application



Common Errors to Avoid Review Questions and Exercises Programming Challenges



Arrays and the ArrayList Class



Introduction to Arrays



Processing Array Contents



Passing Arrays as Arguments to Methods



Some Useful Array Algorithms and Operations



Returning Arrays from Methods



String Arrays



Arrays of Objects



The Sequential Search Algorithm



Two-Dimensional Arrays



Arrays with Three or More Dimensions



The Selection Sort and the Binary Search Algorithms



Command-Line Arguments and Variable-Length Argument Lists



The ArrayList Class



Common Errors to Avoid Review Questions and Exercises Programming Challenges



A Second Look at Classes and Objects



Static C