Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Java

by Wu, C. Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780072396843
• ISBN10: 0072396849
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780072517170
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: MCGRAW HILL PUBL CO
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Summary

Wu's book provides a gentle introduction to programming using java as the implementation language. With many jobs available in computer programming, people are eager to learn, and this book gives them the handles they will need. Wu's use of what he calls "object diagrams" to explain the basics of programming, make his visual approach far superior to that of the competition.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
New Features in the Second Edition	p. xiv
Major Features	p. xv
Supplement Materials	p. xxiv
Book Organization	p. xxv
Acknowledgments	p. xxvii
Introduction to Computers and Programming Languages	p. 1
A History of Computers	p. 2
Computer Architecture	p. 5
Programming Languages	p. 11
Java	p. 13
Exercises	p. 14
Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Software Development	p. 15
Classes and Objects	p. 16
Messages and Methods	p. 18
Class and Instance Data Values	p. 23
Inheritance	p. 26
Software Engineering and Software Life Cycle	p. 29
Having Fun with Java	p. 31
Exercises	p. 34
Java Programming Basics	p. 37
The First Java Application	p. 38
Program Components	p. 48
Edit--Compile--Run Cycle	p. 59
The javabook Package	p. 61
Sample Program: Displaying Messages	p. 62
The First Java Applet	p. 66
Exercises	p. 77
Numerical Data	p. 83
Variables	p. 84
Arithmetic Expressions	p. 92
Constants	p. 98
The Math Class	p. 100
InputBox	p. 103
OutputBox	p. 106
Sample Program: Loan Calculator	p. 113
Numerical Representation (Optional)	p. 124
Exercises	p. 128
Defining Instantiable Classes	p. 139
Defining Instantiable Classes	p. 140
Instantiable Classes and Constructors	p. 152
Visibility Modifiers: public and private	p. 157
Local Variables, Return Values, and Parameter Passing	p. 162
Loan Calculator Program with an Instantiable Class	p. 167
Exercises	p. 181
Processing Input with Applets	p. 191
Placing GUI Objects on Applets	p. 192
Adding ActionListener to an Event Source	p. 199
Absolute Positioning of GUI Objects	p. 206
The Button Class	p. 208
Converting Text to a Numerical Value	p. 210
Sample Program: Finding Body Mass Index (BMI)	p. 213
Running an Applet as an Application	p. 223
Exercises	p. 224
Selection Statements	p. 229
The if Statement	p. 230
Boolean Expressions and Variables	p. 238
Nested-if Statements	p. 242
ListBox	p. 249
The switch Statement	p. 252
Sample Program: Drawing Shapes	p. 258
Exercises	p. 280
Repetition Statements	p. 289
The while Statement	p. 290
Pitfalls in Writing Repetition Statements	p. 294
The do--while Statement	p. 299
ResponseBox	p. 303
The for Statement	p. 308
Nested-for Statements	p. 312
The Format Class	p. 316
Loan Tables	p. 322
Sample Program: Hi-Lo Game	p. 325
Recursive Methods (Optional)	p. 338
Exercises	p. 343
Characters and Strings	p. 355
Characters	p. 356
Strings	p. 359
Primitive versus Reference Types	p. 370
StringBuffer	p. 379
Passing Objects as Parameters	p. 384
Returning an Object from Methods	p. 389
Sample Program: Word Play	p. 392
Exercises	p. 404
Arrays	p. 411
Array Basics	p. 412
Arrays of Objects	p. 421
Passing Arrays to Methods	p. 431
MultilnputBox	p. 436
Self-Referencing Pointer	p. 439
Sample Development: The Address Book	p. 446
Two-Dimensional Arrays	p. 463
Vectors	p. 470
Exercises	p. 476
Sorting and Searching	p. 481
Searching	p. 482
Sorting	p. 488
Heapsort	p. 495
Sample Program: Sorting an AddressBook	p. 509
Exercises	p. 515
File Input and Output	p. 519
File and FileDialog Objects	p. 520
Low-Level File I/O	p. 525
High-Level File I/O	p. 532
Handling Exceptions	p. 539
Object I/O	p. 544
Sample Class: Saving an AddressBook Object	p. 548
Exercises	p. 556
Reusable Classes and Packages	p. 559
Object Categories	p. 560
Method Overriding and Overloaded Methods	p. 562
Sample Classes: Reusable EggyPeggy and HiLo	p. 569
Package Organization	p. 595
Exercises	p. 597
GUI Objects and Event-Driven Programming	p. 603
Placing Buttons on a Frame	p. 605
Handling Events	p. 611
Placing TextField Objects on a Frame	p. 618
Menus	p. 620
Handling Mouse Events	p. 626
Other GUI Objects	p. 634
Sample Program: A Simple Calculator	p. 639
Exercises	p. 652
Inheritance and Polymorphism	p. 657
Defining Classes with Inheritance	p. 658
Using Classes Effectively with Polymorphism	p. 662
Inheritance and Member Accessibility	p. 666
Inheritance and Constructors	p. 672
Abstract Superclasses and Abstract Methods	p. 676
When and When Not to Use Inheritance	p. 682
Sample Program: Computing Course Grades	p. 684
Exercises	p. 704
Class Roster Maintenance Program	p. 709
Method Call Sequence Diagram	p. 710
Problem Statement	p. 711
Overall Planning	p. 712
Step 1 Development: Program Shell with Menus	p. 716
Step 2 Development: Create a New Roster	p. 722
Step 3 Development: Add Students	p. 729
Step 4 Development: Delete Students	p. 737
Step 5 Development: Edit Student Names	p. 740
Step 6 Development: Edit Test Scores and Compute Grades	p. 746
Step 7 Development: Display Student Information	p. 753
Step 8 Development: Storing Grade Rosters	p. 765
Step 9 Development: Finalize and Improve	p. 775
The StudentNameDialog Class	p. 776
The TestScoreDialog Class	p. 786
Exercises	p. 791
Recursive Algorithms	p. 797
Basic Elements of Recursion	p. 798
Directory Listing	p. 799
Anagram	p. 801
Towers of Hanoi	p. 805
Quicksort	p. 809
When Not to Use Recursion	p. 815
Exercises	p. 817
The javabook Package	p. 819
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