Developing Java^TM Software, Second Edition

by Russel Winder (Kings College, London); Graham Roberts (Univ. College, London)

• ISBN13: 9780471606963
• ISBN10: 0471606960
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

Learn programming in Java from scratch - and keep on learning!The new edition of this excellent primer teaches how to program in an object-oriented style. Objects come first providing a framework for understanding how Java programs work and how they can be designed, in an organised and systematic way. Programming is taught with a view to quality software engineering and is anchored in real world issues, particularly testing. Examples and exercises provide motivation. Self- tests and class project suggestions enhance this comprehensive study package.The purpose of this book is to take readers from the basic principles of object-oriented design and programming using Java through to class library construction and application development.New to this edition:JDK 2 compliantPart 1 - objects and object oriented programming concepts have been made more student friendly with a lot of additional small scale examples to aid understandingPart 2 - Language Reference now appears at the back of the book so as not to interrupt the flowThe new JFC (including Swing and the container classes) replaces obsolescent AWTGo to the support website at: http://www.dcs.kcl.ac.uk/DevJavaSoft/ to find:More exercisesSelected solutionsInstructor's notes and resourcesCode for case studiesUpdates, revisions and bug fixesReviews and feedback

Table of Contents

PROGRAMMING WITH OBJECTS AND CLASSES

Programming Fundamentals

Adding Structure

Drawing Pictures

Introducing Containers

Classes and Objects

Class Relationships

Introducing Exceptions and Threads

The Programming Process

A Program Design Example

User Interfaces

BUILDING CLASS LIBRARIES

Building Libraries

Sequences, Arrays and Lists

Queues and Stacks

Trees

Heap

Priority Queue

Sets, Relations and Mappings

Searching

Sorting - Comparative Methods

Sorting - Distributive Methods

Sorting - External Methods

CASE STUDIES IN DEVELOPING PROGRAMS

Introducing the Case Studies

A Mail Merge System

Pedestrian Crossing Simulation

Simulating Ants

THE JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE IN DETAIL

A Java Language Reference

Variables, Types and Expressions

Flow Control

Classes and Packages

Inheritance and Interfaces

Exception Handling

Threads and Concurrency

ENDMATTER

Appendices

Index