Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 Platform in 21 Days

by Laura Lemay; Rogers Cadenhead

• ISBN13: 9780672316388
• ISBN10: 0672316382
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

In just 21 days, you'll have all the skills you need to program with Java 2. With this complete tutorial, you'll master the fundamental skills and then move on to the more advanced techniques and concepts.

Author Biography

Laura Lemay is one of the world's most popular authors on Web development topics. She is the author of the bestselling Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML, as well as Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days. She is also the series editor for the Laura Lemay's Web Workshop series. Rogers Cadenhead is the author of Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours and coauthor of Sams Teach Yourself SunSoft Java Workshop in 21 Days and Java Unleashed. He also writes a question-and-answer trivia column for the Forth Worth Star-Telegram, Knight-Ridder News Service, and New York Times Syndicate.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Week 1 Getting Started with Java Programming	7	(164)
A Fistful of Java	9	(24)
A Taste of Object-Oriented Programming	33	(32)
The ABCs of Java	65	(24)
Object Lessons	89	(22)
Lists, Logic, and Loops	111	(24)
Creating Classes	135	(18)
Using Methods to Accomplish Tasks	153	(18)
Week 2 Moving Into Advanced Java	171	(208)
Putting Interactive Programs on the Web	173	(26)
Making Programs Look Good with Graphics, Fonts, and Color	199	(32)
Adding Images, Animation, and Sound	231	(36)
Building Simple User Interfaces for Applets	267	(24)
Arranging Components on a User Interface	291	(26)
Responding to User Input in an Applet	317	(34)
Developing Advanced User Interfaces with the AWT	351	(28)
Week 3 Rounding Out Your Knowledge of Java	379	(174)
Class Roles: Packages, Interfaces, and Other Features	381	(32)
Exceptional Circumstances: Error Handling and Security	413	(24)
Handling Data Through Java Streams	437	(24)
Communicating Across the Internet	461	(24)
JavaBeans and Other Advanced Features	485	(24)
Designing a User Interface with Swing	509	(22)
Handling User Events with Swing	531	(22)
Appendixes	553	(94)
Appendix A Java Language Summary	555	(10)
B The Java Class Library	565	(58)
C Java Resources on the Internet	623	(8)
D Configuring the Java Development Kit	631	(10)
E Using a Text Editor with the JDK	641	(6)
Index	647