Preface | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Common Errors to Avoid | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Splash Screens | |
Using Console Output to Debug a GUI Application | |
Common Errors to Avoid | |
Arrays and the ArrayList Class | |
Introduction to Arrays | |
Processing Array Elements | |
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 | |
A Second Look at Classes and Objects | |
Static Class Members | |
Passing Objects As Arguments to Methods | |
Returning Objects from Methods | |
The toString Method | |
Writing an equals Method | |
Methods That Copy Objects | |
Aggregation | |
The this Reference Variable | |
Enumerated Types | |
Garbage Collection | |
Focus on Object-Oriented Design: Class Collaboration | |
Common Errors to Avoid | |
Text Processing and More about Wrapper Classes | |
Introduction to Wrapper Classes | |
Character Testing and Conversion with the Character Class | |
More String Methods | |
The StringBuilder Class | |
Tokenizing | |
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