Sams Teach Yourself Programming with Java in 24 Hours

Name: Sams Teach Yourself Programming with Java in 24 Hours
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ISBN: 9780672328442

ISBN-10: 0672328445

ISBN-13: 9780672328442

Edition: 4th 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Rogers Cadenhead

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If you have been wanting to learn Java, check out the newly revised fourth edition of the best-seller "Sams Teach Yourself Programming with Java in 24 Hours." This step-by-step tutorial will teach you how to create simple Java programs and applets. Comprised of 24 one-hour lessons, this new edition focuses on key programming concepts and essential Java basics, has been improved by dozens of reader comments, and is reorganized to better cover the latest developments in Java. The book's coverage of core Java programming topics has also been expanded. A great starting point for learning Java, this book is also a great primer to reading "sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days."

Book details

List price: $39.99
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Sams
Publication date: 9/30/2005
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 576
Size: 9.25" wide x 7.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

Rogers Cadenheadis a writer, computer programmer, and Web developer who has written twelve books on Internet-related topics. He is an application developer and he maintains the Cruel Site of the Day and several other popular Internet sites that receive more than 7 million visits a year.



Introduction



Getting Started



Becoming a Programmer


Choosing a Language


Telling the Computer What to Do


How Programs Work


How Programs Don't Work


Next Stop: Java


Workshop: Installing a Java Development Tool


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Writing Your First Program


What You Need to Write Programs


Creating the Saluton Program


Storing Information in a Variable


Saving the Finished Product


Compiling the Program into a Class File


Fixing Errors


Workshop: Running a Java Program


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Vacationing in Java


First Stop: Sun Microsystems


Going to School with Java


Lunch in JavaWorld


Watching the Skies at NASA


Getting Down to Business


Stopping by Gamelan to Ask Directions


Workshop: Venturing into Another World


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Understanding How Java Programs Work


Creating an Application


Sending Arguments to Applications


Applet Basics


Sending Parameters to Applets


Workshop: Viewing the Code Used to Run Applets


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Learning the Basics of Programming



Storing and Changing Information in a Program


Statements and Expressions


Assigning Variable Types


Naming Your Variables


Storing Information in Variables


Workshop: Using Expressions


All about Operators


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Using Strings to Communicate


Storing Text in Strings


Displaying Strings in Programs


Using Special Characters in Strings


Pasting Strings Together


Using Other Variables with Strings


Advanced String Handling


Workshop: Presenting Credits


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Using Conditional Tests to Make Decisions


Testing a Condition


if Statements


if-else Statements


switch Statements


The Conditional Operator


Workshop: Watching the Clock


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Repeating an Action with Loops


for Loops


while Loops


do-while Loops


Exiting a Loop


Naming a Loop


Workshop: Teaching Your Computer a Lesson


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Storing Information with Arrays


Creating Arrays


Using Arrays


Multidimensional Arrays


Sorting an Array


Workshop: Array of Prizes, Indeed


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Creating Your First Object


How Object-Oriented Programming Works


Objects in Action


What Objects Are


Understanding Inheritance


Building an Inheritance Hierarchy


Converting Objects and Simple Variables


Workshop: Creating an Object


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Describing What Your Object Is Like


Creating Variables


Creating Class Variables


Creating Behavior with Methods


Putting One Class inside Another


Using the this Keyword


Workshop: Using Class Methods and Variables


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Making the Most of Existing Objects


The Power of Inheritance


Establishing Inheritance


Working with Existing Objects


Storing Objects of the Same Class in Vectors


Workshop: Creating a Subclass


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Programming a Graphical User Interface



Building a Simple User Interface


Swing and the Abstract Windowing Toolkit


Using Components


Workshop: Creating Your Own Component


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Laying Out a User Interface


Using Layout Managers


Workshop: Laying Out an Application


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Responding to User Input


Getting Your Programs to Listen


Setting Up Components to Be Heard


Handling User Events


Workshop: A Little Lotto Madness


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Building a Complex User Interface


Scroll Panes


Sliders


Change Listeners


Menus


Workshop: Using Image Icons and Toolbars


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Creating Multimedia Programs



Creating Interactive Web Programs


Standard Applet Methods


Putting an Applet on a Web Page


A Sample Applet


The Java Plug-in


Sending Parameters from a Web Page


Receiving Parameters in the Applet


Workshop: Handling Parameters in an Applet


Java Web Start


Using Java Web Start


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Handling Errors in a Program


Exceptions


Assertions


Workshop: Throwing and Catching Exceptions


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Creating a Threaded Program


Threads


Working with Threads


Starting with init()


Catching Errors as You Set Up URLs


Handling Screen Updates in the paint() Method


Starting the Thread


Handling Mouse Clicks


Workshop: Revolving Links


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Reading and Writing Files


Streams


Writing Data to a Stream


Reading and Writing Configuration Properties


Workshop: Writing Bytes to an MP3 File


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Creating Multimedia Programs



Reading and Writing XML Data


Creating an XML File


Reading an XML File


Workshop: Reading RSS Syndication Feeds


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Using Fonts and Color


Using the Font Class


Using the Color Class


Other Ways to Choose Colors


Workshop: Displaying a Danger Message


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Working with Graphics


Using Graphics


Drawing Lines and Shapes


Workshop: Baking a Pie Graph


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Creating Animation


Animating a Sequence of Images


Sending Parameters to the Applet


Workshop: Follow the Bouncing Ball


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities



Bonus...



Creating Web Services with XML-RPC


Working with Apache XML-RPC


Creating an XML-RPC Handler


Creating an XML-RPC Server


Creating an XML-RPC Client


Workshop: Enhancing the LottoMadness Application


Summary


Q&A


Quiz


Activities


Appendixes



Using the Java Development Kit


Choosing a Java Development Tool


Configuring the Java Development Kit


Using a Text Editor


Creating a Sample Program


Setting Up the CLASSPATH Variable



Programming with the Java Development Kit


An Overview of the JDK


The Java Interpreter


The javac Compiler


The appletviewer Browser


The javadoc Documentation Tool


The jar Java File Archival Tool


The jdb Debugger


Using System Properties


Summary


Q&A



Using the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment


Choosing a Java Development Tool


Creating a Sample Program



Where to Go from Here: Java Resources


Other Books to Consider


Sun's Official Java Site


Other Java Web Sites


Java Newsgroups


Internet Relay Chat


Job Opportunities



This Book's Website


Index