Fundamentals of Java : Introductory

by Lambert, Kenneth; Osborne, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780619059712
• ISBN10: 0619059710
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-14
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Completely revised and updated, Fundamentals of Java: Introductory Course, Second Edition provides clear, practical explanations that guide users through even the most complex programming topic. Since it is non-software specific, it can be used with any Java program compiler, including Borland, Sun Microsystems, Symantec and others.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book	iv
Preface	vi
UNIT 1 Getting Started With Java
Background	3	(24)
History of Computers	3	(2)
Computer Hardware and Software	5	(4)
Binary Representation of Information and Computer Memory	9	(6)
Programming Languages	15	(1)
The Software Development Process	16	(3)
Basic Concepts of Object-Oriented Programming	19	(8)
Summary	23	(4)
First Java Programs	27	(24)
Why Java?	27	(1)
The Java Virtual Machine and Byte Code	28	(1)
Choosing a User Interface Style	29	(1)
Hello World	30	(2)
Edit, Compile, and Execute	32	(6)
Temperature Conversion	38	(4)
Turtle Graphics	42	(9)
Summary	46	(5)
Syntax, Errors, and Debugging	51	(40)
Language Elements	51	(2)
Basic Java Syntax and Semantics	53	(16)
Terminal I/O for Different Data Types	69	(1)
Comments	70	(5)
Programming Errors	75	(5)
Debugging	80	(11)
Summary	85	(6)
Introduction to Control Statements	91	(40)
Additional Operators	91	(2)
Standard Classes and Methods	93	(2)
A Shortcut for Inputting Data	95	(1)
A Visit to the Farm	95	(2)
The if and if-else Statements	97	(4)
The while Statement	101	(4)
The for Statement	105	(5)
Nested Control Statements and the break Statement	110	(6)
Errors in Loops	116	(15)
Design, Testing, and Debugging Hints	120	(1)
Summary	121	(4)
Unit Review	125	(6)
UNIT 2 The Next Step With Java
Introduction to Defining Classes	131	(38)
The Internal Structure of Classes and Objects	131	(2)
A Student Class	133	(11)
Editing, Compiling, and Testing the Student Class	144	(5)
The Structure and Behavior of Methods	149	(4)
Scope and Lifetime of Variables	153	(6)
Turtle Graphics: Colors, Pen Widths, and Movement	159	(10)
Summary	164	(5)
Control Statements Continued	169	(34)
Logical Operators	169	(13)
Testing if Statements	182	(3)
Nested if Statements	185	(3)
Logical Errors in Nested ifs	188	(4)
Nested Loops	192	(1)
Testing Loops	193	(10)
Design, Testing, and Debugging Hints	197	(1)
Summary	198	(5)
Improving the User Interface	203	(32)
A Thermometer Class	204	(1)
Repeating Sets of Inputs and Type char	204	(2)
A Menu-Driven Conversion Program	206	(2)
A GUI-Based Conversion Program	208	(2)
The GUI Program Explained	210	(3)
Other Window Objects and Methods	213	(5)
Formatted Output	218	(7)
GUIs and Applets	225	(10)
Summary	225	(4)
Unit Review	229	(6)
UNIT 3 Arrays, Recursion, and Complexity
Introduction to Arrays	235	(34)
Conceptual Overview	235	(2)
Simple Array Manipulations	237	(1)
Looping Through Arrays	238	(2)
Declaring Arrays	240	(3)
Working with Arrays That Are Not Full	243	(2)
Parallel Arrays	245	(1)
Two-Dimensional Arrays	246	(3)
Arrays and Methods	249	(3)
Arrays of Objects	252	(8)
Applying the Mode/View Pattern to the Case Study	260	(9)
Design, Testing, and Debugging Hints	261	(1)
Summary	262	(7)
Classes Continued	269	(46)
Class (static) Variables and Methods	270	(4)
Java Interfaces-The Client Perspective	274	(3)
Java Interfaces-The Implementation Perspective	277	(5)
Code Reuse Through Inheritance	282	(4)
Inheritance and Abstract Classes	286	(6)
Some Observations About Interfaces and Inheritance	292	(9)
Acceptable Classes for Parameters and Return Values	301	(3)
Error Handling with Classes	304	(1)
Exceptions	305	(3)
Reference Types, Equality, and Object Identity	308	(7)
Summary	311	(4)
Arrays Continued	315	(46)
Advanced Operations on Strings	315	(4)
Searching	319	(5)
Sorting	324	(6)
Insertions and Removals	330	(4)
Working with Arrays of Objects	334	(3)
BreezySwing: Menus, Scrolling List Boxes, and Dialogs	337	(15)
The Class java.util.ArrayList	352	(9)
Summary	356	(5)
Recursion, Complexity, and Searching and Sorting	361	(42)
Recursion	362	(11)
Complexity Analysis	373	(8)
Binary Search	381	(4)
Quicksort	385	(18)
Design, Testing, and Debugging Hints	392	(1)
Summary	393	(4)
Unit Review	397	(6)
UNIT 4 Graphics, Files, Applets, and Swing
Simple Two-Dimensional Graphics	403	(46)
The Conceptual Framework for Computer Graphics	403	(6)
The Method repaint	409	(3)
The Method getGraphics	412	(2)
Color	414	(5)
Graphing Data	419	(9)
Responding to Mouse Events	428	(5)
Transient and Refreshable Images	433	(2)
Defining and Using a Geometric Class	435	(6)
Text Properties	441	(8)
Design, Testing, and Debugging Hints	443	(1)
Summary	443	(6)
Files	449	(38)
File Classes	450	(3)
File Input	453	(11)
File Output	464	(9)
Other Input/Output Situations	473	(14)
Summary	483	(4)
Introduction to HTML and Applets	487	(28)
Hypertext, Hypermedia, and the World Wide Web	487	(2)
Overview of the Hypertext Markup Language	489	(4)
Simple Text Elements	493	(3)
Character-Level Formatting	496	(1)
Lists	497	(3)
Linking to Other Documents	500	(2)
Multimedia	502	(2)
Tables	504	(3)
Applets	507	(8)
Summary	511	(4)
Swing and AWT	515	(1)
The Swing and AWT Philosophy	515	(2)
Conversion Program Implemented with GBFrame	517	(2)
Conversion Program Implemented with Swing and AWT	519	(5)
Variations on Implementing with Swing and AWT	524	(3)
GUI Components	527	(6)
Layouts	533	(10)
Events	543	(4)
Dialogs	547	(5)
The Model/View/Controller Pattern	552	(7)
Applets, Swing, and AWT	559	(2)
Setting the Look and Feel	561	(1)
Summary	561	(4)
Unit Review	565
Appendix A Java Resources	1	(1)
Appendix B Java Language Elements	1	(1)
Appendix C Operator Precedence	1	(1)
Appendix D ASCII Character Set	1	(1)
Appendix E Number Systems	1	(1)
Appendix F Java Exception Handling	1	(1)
Appendix G Java Packages	1	(1)
Appendix H I/O Packages	1	(1)
Appendix I AP Correlations	1	(1)
Glossary	1	(1)
Index	1