Java 2 from Scratch

by Haines, Steven

• ISBN13: 9780789721730
• ISBN10: 0789721732
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Que

Summary

Java 2 From Scratch walks you through the analysis, design and implementation of a functioning application using Java 2. Learn all the critical programming concepts and techniques associated with the language in the context of creating a functioning Stock Market Tracker/Analyzer. Each chapter builds on the previous with a casual tone, in-depth examples, and detailed steps to ultimately create a working stock market tracker. Key areas addressed are user interface design, SWING user interface, Internet communication, file I/O, painting/drawing, and brief introductions to JDBC and RMI.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Java Development Overview	p. 5
Why Java?	p. 5
Why Object-Oriented Development?	p. 6
Benefits	p. 7
Java History Lesson	p. 8
Java Versions	p. 8
What Is Java 2?	p. 9
So How Do I Get Started?	p. 9
Applet Versus Application	p. 10
The Stock Tracker Application	p. 11
Getting Up and Running	p. 13
Your First Java Application	p. 14
Online Documentation	p. 20
Summary	p. 21
Next Steps	p. 23
Design Fundamentals	p. 25
When to Spend Time on Design	p. 25
Completeness	p. 26
Expandability	p. 27
Maintainability	p. 28
Requirements	p. 28
Design Methodologies	p. 28
Waterfall Method	p. 28
Iterative Process	p. 30
Use Cases	p. 33
Class Diagrams	p. 38
Interaction Diagrams	p. 40
User Interface Design	p. 42
Summary	p. 44
What's Next?	p. 44
Designing the Stock Tracker Application	p. 45
The Vision	p. 46
Brainstorming	p. 47
Developing Use Cases	p. 48
Main Features	p. 48
Startup	p. 50
Shutdown	p. 51
Refining Use Cases	p. 51
Main Features	p. 51
Startup	p. 68
Shutdown	p. 69
Deriving Clases	p. 72
Brainstorming	p. 72
StockData	p. 74
Portfolio	p. 77
PortfolioManager	p. 78
InternetManager	p. 79
HTMLParser	p. 80
StockQuoteRetriever	p. 82
HistoricalDataManager	p. 82
Timer	p. 83
GraphingManager	p. 84
CSVManager	p. 85
FileManager	p. 86
Application	p. 86
Summary	p. 87
What's Next?	p. 87
User Interface Design with AWT	p. 89
Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT)	p. 90
Labels	p. 90
Buttons	p. 100
Text Fields	p. 103
Text Areas	p. 106
Check Boxes	p. 110
Choice Lists	p. 114
Layout Managers	p. 117
Summary	p. 143
What's Next?	p. 144
User Interface Design with Swing	p. 145
Introduction to JFC and Swing	p. 146
Structure of a Swing Application	p. 147
Setting Up a Swing Application	p. 150
Importing the Swing Packages	p. 151
Setting Up a Heavyweight Container	p. 152
Setting Up a Lightweight Container	p. 153
Building User Interfaces Using Components	p. 155
Adding Components to the Lightweight Container	p. 155
JComponent	p. 156
Labels	p. 158
Text Components	p. 166
Caret Changes	p. 166
Commands	p. 166
Key Maps	p. 166
Model/View Split	p. 167
Location Information	p. 168
Undo/Redo Support	p. 168
Thread Safety	p. 168
Text Fields	p. 169
Text Areas	p. 180
Buttons	p. 186
JButton	p. 186
JRadioButton	p. 187
JCheckBox	p. 188
A Button Example	p. 189
Lists	p. 194
Tables	p. 202
Panes	p. 210
Tabbed Panes	p. 210
Scroll Panes	p. 214
Split Panes	p. 214
Summary	p. 218
What's Next?	p. 219
Handling Events in Your User Interface	p. 221
What Are Events?	p. 222
Types of Events	p. 222
Event Methodology	p. 223
JFC Event Listeners	p. 225
JFC Events	p. 226
Action Events	p. 228
Adjustment Events	p. 233
Focus Events	p. 238
Item Events	p. 243
Keyboard Events	p. 247
Mouse Events	p. 252
Mouse Motion Events	p. 259
Window Events	p. 263
Summary	p. 265
What's Next	p. 265
Building the Stock Tracker User Interface	p. 267
Designing the Stock Tracker User Interface	p. 267
Paper Design	p. 269
Java Components	p. 272
Nested Layout Managers	p. 277
Panels	p. 279
Implementing the Stock Tracker User Interface	p. 280
Stock Table Panel	p. 280
Portfolio Totals Panel	p. 296
Stock Table Tab Panel	p. 298
Ticker List Panel	p. 308
Stock Graph Panel	p. 311
Graph Tab Panel	p. 315
Stock Tab Panel	p. 321
Portfolio List Panel	p. 324
Main Menu	p. 329
Stock Application	p. 338
Summary	p. 344
What's Next?	p. 344
Implementing Portfolios	p. 345
Component Relationships	p. 346
Implementation Decisions	p. 347
File Strategy	p. 347
Portfolio File Management	p. 351
What Is a Data Structure?	p. 352
Data Structures Provided with Java	p. 353
Array	p. 355
Vector	p. 356
Stack	p. 356
Linked List	p. 356
Set	p. 357
Map	p. 357
Hashtable	p. 357
Trees	p. 358
Our Strategy	p. 359
Package Strategy	p. 360
Stock Data	p. 362
Portfolio	p. 374
Portfolio Manager	p. 381
Integrating Classes into the User Interface	p. 390
Portfolio List Panel	p. 391
Stock Table Panel	p. 392
Ticker List Panel	p. 399
Graph Tab Panel	p. 401
Main Menu	p. 401
Stock Application	p. 402
Summary	p. 410
What's Next?	p. 411
Implementing the Stock Quote Retriever	p. 413
Component Relationships	p. 414
Implementation Decisions	p. 415
Internet Strategy	p. 415
HTML Parsing Strategy	p. 421
Threading Strategy	p. 422
Event Notification Strategy	p. 425
Package Strategy	p. 431
Internet Manager	p. 432
HTML Parser	p. 435
Stock Quote Retriever	p. 442
Integrating the New Classes into the User Interface	p. 454
Stock Data Updates	p. 454
Portfolio Manager Updates	p. 455
Stock Application Updates	p. 461
Summary	p. 463
What's Next?	p. 463
Retrieving Stock Quotes on a Fixed Time Interval	p. 465
Use Cases	p. 465
UC10: Set a Timer to Retrieve Stock Quotes at a Specific Interval	p. 466
UC11: Retrieve Stock Quotes at the Set Interval	p. 466
Timer Responsibilities	p. 467
Component Relationships	p. 467
Implementation Decisions	p. 468
Swing Timer	p. 468
Configuring the Timer	p. 470
Building the Timer Configuration Dialog Box	p. 472
Integrating the Timer with the User Interface	p. 476
Summary	p. 480
What's Next?	p. 480
Implementing the Historical Data Manager	p. 481
Use Cases	p. 481
Implementation Decisions	p. 482
Data Source	p. 482
Modified CSV Parsing	p. 483
Persistence Strategy	p. 486
Existing Components	p. 489
Historical Data Manager	p. 490
Historical Data Tester	p. 499
Summary	p. 504
What's Next?	p. 504
Graphing Historical Data	p. 505
Use Cases	p. 505
Component Relationships	p. 506
Painting Primer	p. 507
Implementation Decisions	p. 509
Painting in Java	p. 510
Scaling Points	p. 512
Drawing Strategy	p. 517
Multithreading	p. 519
Internet Strategy	p. 520
Stock Graph Panel	p. 520
Integrating with the User Interface	p. 540
Internet Manager	p. 540
Graph Tab Panel	p. 541
Historical Data Manager	p. 542
Main Menu	p. 542
Stock Application	p. 544
Summary	p. 545
What's Next?	p. 546
Implementing the CSV Manager	p. 547
Use Cases	p. 548
Implementation Decisions	p. 548
Selecting Files	p. 548
File Output Strategy	p. 552
Package Strategy	p. 552
Implementing the CSVManager Class	p. 553
Integrating with the User Interface	p. 560
Portfolio	p. 560
Historical Data Manager	p. 563
Stock Application	p. 567
Summary	p. 574
What's Next?	p. 574
Enhancing the Stock Tracker User Interface	p. 575
Centering a Frame Onscreen	p. 576
Splash Screens	p. 577
SplashScreen Class	p. 580
Toolbars	p. 583
Stock Tool Bar	p. 585
Keyboard Mnemonics	p. 590
Main Menu Accelerators	p. 592
Integrating with the Stock Application	p. 595
Stock Application	p. 595
Resizing	p. 601
Summary	p. 602
What's Next?	p. 602
JavaBeans and JDBC	p. 603
JavaBeans	p. 603
The JavaBeans API	p. 605
JDBC	p. 607
Summary	p. 617
Setting Up the Java 2 SDK	p. 621
Setting Up the SDK in Microsoft Windows	p. 621
Run the SDK Software Installer	p. 621
Update the PATH Variable	p. 622
Check the CLASSPATH Variable (If Upgrading)	p. 624
Start Using the SDK Tools	p. 629
Where Do I Go from Here?	p. 630
Troubleshooting the Installation	p. 630
Setting Up the SDK in Solaris	p. 632
If Necessary, Install Solaris Patches	p. 633
Change to the Directory You Want to Install Into	p. 633
Unpack the SDK	p. 633
Update the PATH Variable	p. 634
Check the CLASSPATH Variable (If Upgrading)	p. 635
Start Using the SDK	p. 640
Where Do I Go from Here?	p. 641
Troubleshooting the Installation	p. 642
Third-Party Development Environments	p. 643
Inprise JBuilder	p. 644
Sybase PowerJ	p. 644
Symantec Visual Cafe	p. 644
NetBeans Developer	p. 645
Oracle JDeveloper	p. 645
Metrowerks CodeWarrior Professional	p. 645
Java Resources	p. 647
Web Sites	p. 647
Sun Microsystems	p. 647
Java Developer Connection (JDC)	p. 647
Java Lobby	p. 648
Newsgroups	p. 648
Books	p. 648
Macmillan Computer Publishing	p. 648
The Java Tutorial	p. 649
Thinking in Java	p. 649
Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines	p. 649
The Java Language Specification	p. 649
Magazines	p. 650
Java Developer's Journal	p. 650
Java World	p. 650
Java Report Online	p. 650
Java Pro	p. 650
Focus on Java	p. 650
Index	p. 651
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