Absolute Java

by Savitch, Walter

• ISBN13: 9780321205674
• ISBN10: 0321205677
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

With the second edition of Absolute Java, best-selling author Walt Savitch offers a comprehensive introduction of the java programming language. This book gives programmers the tools to master the Java language. He takes full advantage of the new Java 5.0 features and incorporates the new Scanner class. There is comprehensive coverage of generic types, including how to define classes with type parameters, collection classes done as generic classes, and linked lists done with type parameters.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Introduction to Java

Expressions and Assignment Statements

The Class String

Program Style

Console Input and Output

Screen Output

Console Input Using the Scanner Class

Flow of Control

Branching Mechanism

Boolean Expressions

Loops

Defining Classes

Class Definitions

Information Hiding and Encapsulation

Overloading

Constructors

Defining Classes II

Static Methods and Static Variables

References and Class Parameters

Using and Misusing References

Packages and javadoc

Arrays

Introduction to Arrays

Arrays and References

Programming with Arrays

Multidimensional Arrays

Inheritance

Inheritance Basics

Encapsulation and Inheritance

Programming with Inheritance

Polymorphism and Abstract Classes

Polymorphism

Abstract Classes

Exception Handling

Exception Handling Basics

Throwing Exceptions in Methods

More Programming Techniques for Exception Handling

File I/O

Introduction to File I/O

Text Files

The File Class

Binary Files

Random Access to Binary Files

Recursion

Recursive void Methods

Recursive Methods that Return a Value

Thinking Recursively

UML and Patterns

UML

Patterns

Interfaces and Inner Classes

Interfaces

Simple Uses of Inner Classes

More About Inner Classes

Generics and ArrayList Class

The ArrayList Class

Generics

Linked Data Structures

Java Linked Lists

Copy Constructors and the clone Method

Iterators

Variations on a Linked List

Trees

Collections and Iterators

Collections

Iterators

Swing I

Event-Driven Programming

Buttons, Events, and Other Swing Basics

Containers and Layout Managers

Menus and Buttons

Text Fields and Text Areas

Applets

A Brief Introduction to HTML

Programming Applets

Applets in HTML Documents

Swing II

Window Listeners

Icons and Scroll Bars

The Graphics Class

Colors

Fonts and the drawString Method

Java Never Ends

Multithreading

Javabeans

Java and Database Connections

Keywords

Precedence and Associativity Rules

Unicode Character Set

Format Specifications for printf

Summary of Classes and Interfaces

Index

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