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Preface

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Programming, Java, and Microsoft Visual J++

(52)

Section A: An Overview of Programming and Java

(11)

Programming

(1)

Object-Oriented Programming

(3)

The Java Programming Language

(1)

Microsoft Visual J++

(1)

Summary

(1)

Questions

(3)

Exercises

(1)

Section B: The Microsoft Visual J++ Development Environment

(39)

Creating a New Project in Visual J++

(3)

Visual J++ IDE

(1)

Managing Windows

(3)

The Main Window

(3)

Project Explorer

(2)

Desingers

(1)

The Toolbox

(1)

The Task List

(3)

The Properties Window

(3)

Visual J++ Help

(4)

Adding Files to a Project

(1)

Adding Projects to a Solution

(2)

Renaming Solutions and Projects

(1)

Saving Solutions, Projects, and Files

(1)

Closing solutions, Projects, and Files

(1)

Opening Existing Solutions and Projects

(1)

Creating and Opening Individual Files

(2)

Exiting Visual J++

(1)

Summary

(2)

Questions

(2)

Exercises

(2)

A First Program Using Java

(50)

Section A: Creating a Program

(28)

Java Programming Structure

(7)

The Text Editor Window

(4)

Writing Your First Java Program

(3)

Adding Comments to a Program

(2)

Running a Program

(6)

Modifying a Program

(2)

Summary

(1)

Questions

(2)

Exercises

(1)

Section B: Using Data

(21)

Variables and Constants

(2)

The int Data Type

(3)

Arithmetic Statements

(3)

The Boolean Data Type

(1)

Floating-Point Data Types

(2)

Numeric Type Conversion

(1)

The char Data Type

(2)

Summary

(1)

Questions

(3)

Exercises

100

(3)

Using Methods, Classes, and Objects

103

(52)

Previewing the SetUpSite Program Using the EventSite Class

104

(1)

Section A: Programming Using Methods

105

(19)

Creating Methods with No Arguments

105

(7)

Methods That Require a Single Argument

112

(3)

Methods That Require Multiple Arguments

115

(2)

Methods That Return Values

117

(2)

Summary

119

(1)

Questions

120

(2)

Exercises

122

(2)

Section B: Using Classes

124

(31)

Classes

124

(2)

Class Outline

126

(3)

Creating a Class

129

(2)

Using Instance Methods

131

(3)

Declaring Objects

134

(3)

Organizing Classes

137

(8)

Using Constructors

145

(3)

Summary

148

(1)

Questions

149

(3)

Exercises

152

(3)

Advanced Object Concepts

155

(48)

Section A: Class Features

156

(24)

Blocks and Scope

156

(7)

Overloading

163

(3)

Ambiguity

166

(2)

Sending Arguments to Constructors

168

(4)

Overloading Contructors

172

(2)

Summary

174

(1)

Questions

174

(3)

Exercises

177

(3)

Section B: Using Methods

180

(23)

The this Reference

180

(3)

Working with Constants

183

(3)

Using Automatically Imported, Prewritten Constants and Methods

186

(4)

Using Prewritten Imported Methods

190

(5)

Object Browser

195

(1)

Summary

196

(2)

Questions

198

(2)

Exercises

200

(3)

Input, Selection, and Repetition

203

(64)

Previewing the ChooseManager Program Using the Event Class

204

(1)

Section A: Input and Decision Making

205

(24)

Simple Keyboard Input

205

(6)

Drawing Flowcharts

211

(1)

Making Decisions with the if Structure

212

(3)

The if...else Structure

215

(2)

Compound Statements

217

(5)

Nested if and Nested if...else

222

(1)

Summary

223

(1)

Questions

223

(3)

Exercises

226

(3)

Section B: Special Operators, the Switch Statement, and Precedence

229

(16)

AND and OR Operators

229

(5)

The Switch Statement

234

(3)

The Conditional Operator

237

(1)

The NOT Operator

237

(1)

Precedence

238

(2)

Summary

240

(1)

Questions

240

(3)

Exercises

243

(2)

Section C: Looping and Shortcut Artithmetic

245

(22)

The While Loop

245

(6)

Shortcut Arithmetic Operators

251

(3)

The for Loop

254

(2)

The do...While Loop

256

(1)

Nested Loops

257

(4)

Summary

261

(1)

Questions

262

(3)

Exercises

265

(2)

Arrays and Strings

267

(68)

Previewing a Program That Uses Arrays and Strings

268

(1)

Section A: Arrays

269

(28)

Declaring an Array

269

(3)

Initializing an Array

272

(1)

Using Subscripts with an Array

273

(1)

Declaring an Array of Objects

274

(4)

Searching an Array for an Exact Match

278

(5)

Searching an Array for a Range Match

283

(1)

Passing Arrays to Methods

284

(6)

Using the Array Length

290

(1)

Summary

291

(1)

Questions

292

(3)

Exercises

295

(2)

Section B: Strings

297

(16)

Declaring Strings

297

(2)

Comparing Strings

299

(4)

Other String Methods

303

(3)

Converting Strings to Numbers

306

(2)

Summary

308

(1)

Questions

309

(3)

Exercises

312

(1)

Section C: Advanced Array Techniques

313

(22)

Sorting Primitive Array Elements

313

(6)

Sorting Arrays of Objects

319

(3)

Sorting Strings

322

(2)

Using Two-Dimensional Arrays

324

(3)

Understanding Multidimensional Arrays

327

(1)

Using StringBuffer

328

(2)

Summary

330

(1)

Questions

331

(2)

Exercises

333

(2)

Applets

335

(58)

Previewing the PartyPlanner Applet

336

(1)

Section A: HTML and Applet Basics

337

(36)

Applets and HTML Documents

337

(5)

Creating an HTML Document with the HTML Editor

342

(6)

Writing a Simple Applet Using a Label

348

(6)

Chaging a Label's Font

354

(2)

Adding TextField and Button Components to an Applet

356

(3)

Event-Driven Programming

359

(1)

Preparing Your Applet to Accept Event Messages

360

(1)

Telling Your Applet to Except Events to Happen

360

(1)

Teeling Your Applet How to Respond to Any Events That Happen

360

(3)

Adding Output to an Appet

363

(2)

Summary

365

(2)

Questions

367

(4)

Exercises

371

(2)

Section B: The Applet Life Cycle and More Sophisticated Applets

373

(20)

The Applet Life Cycle

373

(6)

A Complete Interactive Applet

379

(5)

Using the setLocation() Method

384

(3)

Using the setEnabled() Method

387

(1)

Getting Help

387

(1)

Summary

388

(1)

Questions

389

(2)

Exercises

391

(2)

Graphics

393

(50)

Previewing the StopLight Applet

394

(1)

Section A: Graphics Basics

395

(24)

The paint() and repaint() Methods

395

(3)

The drawString() method

398

(2)

The setFont() and setColor() Graphics Object Methods

400

(4)

Setting the Background Color

404

(1)

Creating Your Own Graphics Object

404

(3)

Drawing Lines and Rectangles

407

(3)

Drawing Ovals

410

(2)

Summary

412

(1)

Questions

413

(3)

Exercises

416

(3)

Section B: More Graphics Methods

419

(24)

Drawing Arcs

419

(2)

Creating Three-Dimensional Rectangles

421

(1)

Creating Polygons

421

(2)

Copying an Area

423

(2)

Using Font Methods

425

(9)

Using Simple Animation

434

(5)

Summary

439

(1)

Questions

439

(3)

Execises

442

(1)

Introduction to Inheritance

443

(42)

Previewing an Example of Inheritance

444

(3)

Section A: Inheritance

447

(17)

The Inheritance Concept

447

(3)

Extending Classes

450

(6)

Overriding Superclass Methods

456

(4)

Summary

460

(1)

Questions

460

(2)

Exercises

462

(2)

Section B: Using Superclasses and Subclasses

464

(21)

Working with Superclasses That Have Contrsuctors

464

(3)

Using Superclass Constructors That Require Arguments

467

(3)

Accessing Superclass Methods

470

(1)

Information Hiding

471

(4)

Using Methods That You Cannot Override

475

(3)

Summary

478

(2)

Questions

480

(2)

Exercises

482

(3)

Advanced Inheritance Concepts

485

(38)

Previewing an Example of Using an Abstract Class

486

(1)

Section A: Abstract Classes and Dynamic Method Binding

487

(20)

Creating and Using Abstract Classes

487

(10)

Using Dynamic Methods Binding

497

(2)

Creating Arrays of Subclass Objects

499

(3)

Summary

502

(1)

Questions

503

(2)

Exercises

505

(2)

Section B: Software Design and Interfaces

507

(16)

The Object Class and Its Methods

507

(1)

The toString() Method

507

(1)

The equals() Method

508

(5)

Using Inheritance to Achieve Good Software Design

513

(1)

Creating and Using Interfaces

514

(3)

Summary

517

(1)

Questions

518

(2)

Exercises

520

(3)

Understanding the Abstract Windows Toolkit (AWT)

523

(52)

Previewing the Party Planner Applet for Chapter 11

524

(2)

Section A: Applying Inheritance Concepts to the Frame Class

526

(24)

Using the Frame Class

526

(4)

Creating a Frame That Closes

530

(3)

Using an Adapter

533

(3)

Using Additional Frame Class Methods

536

(3)

Using Container Methods

539

(5)

Summary

544

(2)

Questions

546

(2)

Exercises

548

(2)

Section B: Using Components

550

(25)

Using Component Methods

550

(2)

Using a Checkbox

552

(4)

Using the CheckboxGroup Class

556

(3)

Using the Choice Class

559

(4)

Using a List

563

(6)

Summary

569

(1)

Questions

570

(2)

Exercises

572

(3)

Using Layout Managers and the Event Model

575

(44)

Previewing the Chap12Applet Project

576

(2)

Section A: Using Layout Managers

578

(19)

Using BorderLayout

578

(5)

Using FlowLayout

583

(2)

Using GridLayout

585

(1)

Using Panels

586

(5)

Advanced Layout Managers

591

(1)

Summary

591

(2)

Questions

593

(3)

Exercises

596

(1)

Section B: Using Events

597

(22)

Understanding Events and Event Handling

597

(7)

Using AWTEvent Class Methods

604

(3)

Using Event Methods from Higher in the Inheritance Hierarchy

607

(3)

Using Mouse Events

610

(3)

Summary

613

(1)

Questions

614

(2)

Exercises

616

(3)

Exception Handling and Debugging

619

(54)

Section A: Introduction to Exceptions

621

(20)

Understanding Exceptions

621

(4)

Trying Code and Catching Exceptions

625

(2)

Using the Exception getMessage() Method

627

(2)

Throwing and Catching Multiple Exceptions

629

(3)

Using the finally Block

632

(2)

Understanding the Limitations of Traditional Error Handling

634

(2)

Summary

636

(1)

Questions

637

(3)

Exercises

640

(1)

Section B: Advanced Exception Concepts and Debugging

641

(32)

Specifying the Exceptions a Method Can Throw

641

(6)

Handling Exceptions Uniquely with Each catch

647

(2)

Creating Your Own Exceptions

649

(3)

Understanding Debugging

652

(2)

Tracing Program Execution with the Visual J++ Debugger

654

(1)

Using Step Commands

655

(2)

Tracing Program Execution with Breakpoints

657

(2)

Tracing Variables and Expressions with Debug Windows

659

(1)

Using the Autos Window

660

(1)

Using the Locals Window

661

(1)

Using the Watch Window

661

(1)

Using the Immediate Window

662

(1)

Combining Debug Windows

663

(2)

Tracing Exceptions through the Call Stack

665

(2)

Summary

667

(2)

Questions

669

(2)

Exercises

671

(2)

File Input And Output

673

(38)

Previewing a Program that Uses File Data

674

(1)

Section A: Introduction to the File Class

675

(16)

Using the File Class

675

(4)

Data File Organization and Streams

679

(2)

Using Streams

681

(4)

Writing to a File

685

(1)

Reading from a File

686

(1)

Summary

687

(1)

Questions

688

(2)

Exercises

690

(1)

Section B: Advanced File Techniques

691

(20)

Writing Formatted File Data

691

(7)

Reading Formatted File Data

698

(4)

Creating Random Access Files

702

(3)

Summary

705

(1)

Questions

706

(2)

Exercises

708

(3)

Multi - Threading and Animation

711

(42)

Previewing a Program That Displays Animation

712

(1)

Section A: Introduction to Multithreading

713

(19)

The Concept of Multithreading

713

(1)

Using the Thread Class

714

(3)

Understanding a Thread's Life Cycle

717

(3)

Using the sleep() Method

720

(1)

Thread Priority

721

(2)

Using the Runnable Interface

723

(4)

Summary

727

(1)

Questions

728

(3)

Exercises

731

(1)

Section B: Animation

732

(21)

Creating an Animated Figure

732

(6)

Reducing Flickering

738

(4)

Using Images

742

(3)

Garbage Collection

745

(1)

Putting Your Animation in a Browser Page

746

(4)

Summary

750

(1)

Questions

750

(2)

Exercises

752

(1)

Windows Applications and Packaging

753

(48)

Previewing the Windows Party Planner Applications

754

(2)

Section A: J/Direct and Windows Foundation Classes for Java

756

(31)

Windows Architecture and the Win32 API

756

(1)

Using J/Direct to Access the Win32 API

757

(4)

Native Applications versus Architecturally Neutral Applications

761

(2)

Windows Foundation Classes for Java

763

(3)

Using the Visual J++ Application Wizard

766

(4)

WFC Forms

770

(6)

WFC Controls

776

(5)

Summary

781

(2)

Questions

783

(3)

Exercises

786

(1)

Section B: WFC Events and Packaging

787

(14)

WFC Events

787

(4)

Creating and Using Packages

791

(2)

Using Visual J++ Packaging to Distribute Programs

793

(4)

Summary

797

(1)

Questions

797

(2)

Exercises

799

(2)

Index

801

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