Java^® All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies^®, 2nd Edition

by Doug Lowe (Fresno, California); Barry Burd (Drew University, Madison, NJ)

• ISBN13: 9780470124512
• ISBN10: 0470124512
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Eight minibooks comprising nearly 900 pages give developers the tips and techniques they need to get up and running on the new J2SE 6 (Java Standard Edition 6) and JDK 6 (Java Development Kit 6) This friendly, all-inclusive reference delivers the lowdown on Java language and syntax fundamentals as well as Java server-side programming, with explanations, reference information, and how-to instructions for both beginning and intermediate-to-advanced programmers Minibooks cover Java basics; programming basics; strings, arrays, and collections; programming techniques; Swing; Web programming; files and databases; and fun and games

Author Biography

Doug Lowe has been writing computer programming books since the guys who invented Java were still in high school. He’s written books on COBOL, Fortran, Visual Basic, IBM mainframe computers, mid-range systems, PCs, Web programming, and probably a few he’s forgotten about. He’s the author of more than 30 For Dummies books, such as Networking For Dummies, 7th Edition, Networking For Dummies All-in-One Desk Reference, 2nd Edition, ASP.NET Everyday Applications For Dummies, and Word 2007 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies. He lives with his wife and the youngest of his three daughters in that sunny All-American City Fresno, California, where the motto is, “It’s a sunny, All-American City.” He’s also one of those obsessivecompulsive decorating nuts who puts up tens of thousands of lights at Christmas and creates computer-controlled Halloween decorations that rival Disney’s Haunted Mansion. Maybe his next book should be Tacky Holiday Decorations For Dummies.

Barry Burd received an M.S. degree in Computer Science at Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of Illinois. As a teaching assistant in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, he was elected five times to the university-wide List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students.
Since 1980, Dr. Burd has been a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. When he’s not lecturing at Drew University, Dr. Burd leads training courses for professional programmers in business and industry. He has lectured at conferences in the United States, Europe, Australia, and Asia. He is the author of several articles and books, including Java For Dummies and Ruby on Rails For Dummies, both from Wiley Publishing, Inc.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Java Basics

Welcome to Java

Installing and Using Java Tools

Working with TextPad

Using Eclipse

Programming Basics

Java Programming Basics

Working with Variables and Data Types

Working with Numbers and Expressions

Making Choices

Going Around in Circles (Or, Using Loops)

Pulling a Switcheroo

Adding Some Methods to Your Madness

Handling Exceptions

Object-Oriented Programming

Understanding Object-Oriented Programming

Making Your Own Classes

Working with Statics

Using Subclasses and Inheritance

Using Abstract Classes and Interfaces

Using the Object and Class Classes

Using Inner Classes

Packaging and Documenting Your Classes

Strings, Arrays, and Collections

Working with Strings

Using Arrays

Using the ArrayList Class

Using the LinkedList Class

Creating Generic Collection Classes

Programming Techniques

Programming Threads

Network Programming

Using Regular Expressions

Using Recursion

Swing

Swinging into Swing

Handling Events

Getting Input from the User

Choosing from a List

Using Layout Managers

Web Programming

Creating Applets

Creating Servlets

Using Java Server Pages

Using JavaBeans

Files and Databases

Working with Files

Using File Streams

Database for $100, Please

Using JDBC to Connect to a Database

Working with XML

Fun and Games

Fun with Fonts and Colors

Drawing Shapes

Using Images and Sound

Animation and Game Programming

Index

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