Java For Programmers

by Deitel, Paul J.; Deitel, Harvey M.

• ISBN13: 9780137001293
• ISBN10: 0137001290
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-12
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Written in the Deitels' proven style, this comprehensive guide to learning Java is now available in a special edition for professionals! bull; A comprehensive tutorial to the Java programming language, for programmers who are new to Java and to object-oriented programming. bull; Uses the Deitels' signature 'live code' style, where every programming concept is explored in the context of a complete working program, not a code fragment. bull; Covers everything from the basics to advanced topics such as multithreading. This book is a comprehensive introduction to the Java programming language. It is written for programmers who are new to Java and new to object-oriented programming, but who have experience with another language, such as C or Perl. It is written in the Deitel's signature 'Live Code' style, where every programming concept is explored in the context of a complete working program, not a code fragment. All code is carefully documented, and output screens appear in the text right next to the code listings. The book contains a remarkably rich library of sample code. Deitel books are known for their completeness, and this one does not disappoint. In addition to all the core Java language features, the book covers such hot topics as JDBC 4, SwingWorker for multithreaded GUIs, GroupLayout, Java Desktop Integration Components (JDIC), native look-and-feel for Windows and Vista, enhanced Java 2D capabilities, and programming Java to create Web services and AJAX-enabled Web applications using both Netbeans and Java Studio Creator. This book is an absolutely invaluable reference for anyone interested in learning the Java programming language.

Author Biography

Paul J. Deitel and Dr. Harvey M. Deitel are the founders of Deitel & Associates, Inc., the internationally recognized programming languages content-creation, corporate-training and Internet business development organization. The Deitels have written many international best-selling programming languages professional books and textbooks that millions of people worldwide have used to master Java™, C++, C, C#, XML, Visual Basic^®, Perl, Python and Internet and web programming.  

Table of Contents

Introduction to Computers, the Internet and the Web

Introduction to Java Applications

Introduction to Classes and Objects

Control Statements: Part 1

Control Statements: Part 2

Methods: A Deeper Look

Arrays

Classes and Objects: A Deeper Look

Object-Oriented Programming: Inheritance

Object-Oriented Programming: Polymorphism

GUI Components: Part 1

Graphics and Java 2D

Exception Handling

Files and Streams

Generics

Collections

GUI Components: Part 2

Multithreading

Networking

Accessing Databases with JDBC

Web Applications: Part 1

Web Applications: Part 2

JAX-WS Web Services

Formatted Output

Strings, Characters and Regular Expressions

Operator Precedence Chart

ASCII Character Set

Keywords and Reserved Words

Primitive Types

GroupLayout

Java Desktop Integration Components (JDIC)

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