Starting Out with Java 5 : Early Objects

by Gaddis, Tony

• ISBN13: 9781576761748
• ISBN10: 1576761746
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

The approach taken by this text can be described as "early objects, late graphics." The student is introduced to object-oriented programming early in the book.The fundamentals of control structures, classes, and the OOP paradigm are thoroughly covered before moving on to graphics and more powerful applications of the Java language. Although it is written for readers with no prior programming background, even experienced programmers will benefit from its depth of detail.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgments	xii
Classroom Feedback	xiii
About the Author	xvi
Introduction to Computers and Java	1	(34)
Introduction	2	(1)
Why Program?	2	(1)
Computer Systems: Hardware and Software	3	(5)
Programming Languages	8	(3)
What Is a Program Made Of?	11	(9)
Writing Your First Programs---How to Get Started	20	(3)
Object-Oriented Programming	23	(12)
Review Questions and Exercises	29	(4)
Programming Challenges	33	(2)
Java Fundamentals	35	(86)
The Parts of a Java Program	36	(6)
The print and println Methods, and the Java API	42	(7)
Variables and Literals	49	(7)
Primitive Data Types	56	(13)
Arithmetic Operators	69	(6)
Conversion Between Primitive Data Types	75	(6)
Combined Assignment Operators	81	(2)
Creating Named Constants with final	83	(1)
The String Class	84	(6)
Scope	90	(1)
Comments	91	(3)
Programming Style	94	(2)
Using the Scanner Class to Read Keyboard Input	96	(9)
Dialog Boxes	105	(7)
Common Errors to Avoid	112	(9)
Review Questions and Exercises	114	(4)
Programming Challenges	118	(3)
A First Look at Classes and Objects	121	(62)
Classes	122	(21)
More about Passing Arguments	143	(2)
Instance Fields and Methods	145	(4)
Constructors	149	(7)
A BankAccount Class	156	(6)
Classes, Variables, and Scope	162	(2)
Packages and import Statements	164	(2)
Focus on Object-Oriented Design: Finding the Classes and Their Responsibilities	166	(8)
Common Errors to Avoid	174	(9)
Review Questions and Exercises	175	(4)
Programming Challenges	179	(4)
Decision Structures	183	(92)
The if Statement	184	(9)
The if-else Statement	193	(3)
The Payroll Class	196	(5)
The if-else-if Statement	201	(8)
Nested if Statements	209	(4)
Logical Operators	213	(11)
Comparing String Objects	224	(9)
More about Variable Declaration and Scope	233	(3)
The Conditional Operator (Optional)	236	(4)
The switch Statement	240	(8)
Formatting Numbers with the DecimalFormat Class	248	(5)
Focus on Problem Solving: The SalesCommission Class	253	(8)
The Random Class	261	(2)
Common Errors to Avoid	263	(12)
Review Questions and Exercises	264	(5)
Programming Challenges	269	(6)
Loops and Files	275	(68)
The Increment and Decrement Operators	275	(5)
The while Loop	280	(6)
Using the while Loop for Input Validation	286	(4)
The do-while Loop	290	(3)
The for Loop	293	(9)
Running Totals and Sentinel Values	302	(5)
Nested Loops	307	(3)
The break and continue Statements	310	(1)
Deciding Which Loop to Use	311	(1)
Introduction to File Input and Output	311	(19)
Common Errors to Avoid	330	(13)
Review Questions and Exercises	331	(5)
Programming Challenges	336	(7)
A Second Look at Classes and Objects	343	(90)
Static Class Members	344	(7)
Overloaded Methods	351	(6)
Overloaded Constructors	357	(8)
Passing Objects as Arguments to Methods	365	(4)
Returning Objects from Methods	369	(3)
The toString Method	372	(4)
Writing an equals Method	376	(3)
Methods that Copy Objects	379	(3)
Aggregation	382	(15)
The this Reference Variable	397	(2)
Inner Classes	399	(4)
Enumerated Types	403	(10)
Garbage Collection	413	(2)
Focus on Object-Oriented Design: Class Collaboration	415	(5)
Common Errors to Avoid	420	(13)
Review Questions and Exercises	421	(6)
Programming Challenges	427	(6)
Arrays and Vectors	433	(110)
Introduction to Arrays	434	(12)
Processing Array Contents	446	(14)
Passing Arrays as Arguments to Methods	460	(4)
Some Useful Array Algorithms and Operations	464	(11)
Returning Arrays from Methods	475	(2)
String Arrays	477	(5)
Arrays of Objects	482	(5)
The Sequential Search Algorithm	487	(3)
The Selection Sort and the Binary Search Algorithms	490	(9)
Two-Dimensional Arrays	499	(15)
Arrays with Three or More Dimensions	514	(1)
Command-Line Arguments and Variable-Length Argument Lists	515	(4)
The Vector Class	519	(13)
Common Errors to Avoid	532	(11)
Review Questions and Exercises	533	(4)
Programming Challenges	537	(6)
Text Processing and Wrapper Classes	543	(64)
Introduction to Wrapper Classes	544	(1)
Character Testing and Conversion with the character Class	544	(9)
More about String Objects	553	(17)
The StringBuffer Class	570	(8)
Tokenizing Strings	578	(10)
Wrapper Classes for the Numeric Data Types	588	(5)
Focus on Problem Solving: The TestScoreReader Class	593	(4)
Common Errors to Avoid	597	(10)
Review Questions and Exercises	598	(4)
Programming Challenges	602	(5)
Inheritance	607	(84)
What Is Inheritance?	608	(12)
Calling the Superclass Constructor	620	(9)
Overriding Superclass Methods	629	(9)
Protected Members	638	(7)
Classes that Inherit from Subclasses	645	(6)
The Object Class	651	(3)
Polymorphism	654	(6)
Abstract Classes and Abstract Methods	660	(6)
Interfaces	666	(13)
Common Errors to Avoid	679	(12)
Review Questions and Exercises	680	(5)
Programming Challenges	685	(6)
Exceptions and More about Stream I/O	691	(76)
Handling Exceptions	692	(24)
Throwing Exceptions	716	(8)
More about Input/Output Streams	724	(14)
Advanced Topics: Binary Files, Random Access Files, and Object Serialization	738	(19)
Common Errors to Avoid	757	(10)
Review Questions and Exercises	758	(6)
Programming Challenges	764	(3)
GUI Applications---Part 1	767	(106)
Introduction	768	(3)
Dialog Boxes	771	(13)
Creating Windows	784	(26)
Equipping GUI Classes with a main Method	810	(1)
Layout Managers	811	(19)
Radio Buttons and Check Boxes	830	(13)
Borders	843	(3)
Focus on Problem Solving: Extending the JPanel Class	846	(13)
Using Console Output to Debug a GUI Application	859	(5)
Common Errors to Avoid	864	(9)
Review Questions and Exercises	865	(4)
Programming Challenges	869	(4)
GUI Applications---Part 2	873	(74)
Read-Only Text Fields	874	(1)
Lists	875	(18)
Combo Boxes	893	(7)
Displaying Images in Labels and Buttons	900	(6)
Mnemonics and Tool Tips	906	(3)
File Choosers and Color Choosers	909	(4)
Menus	913	(11)
More about Text Components: Text Areas and Fonts	924	(5)
Sliders	929	(5)
Look and Feel	934	(2)
Common Errors to Avoid	936	(11)
Review Questions and Exercises	937	(5)
Programming Challenges	942	(5)
Applets and More	947	(86)
Introduction to Applets	948	(2)
A Brief Introduction to HTML	950	(11)
Creating Applets with Swing	961	(10)
Using AWT for Portability	971	(7)
Drawing Shapes	978	(23)
Handling Mouse Events	1001	(12)
Timer Objects	1013	(4)
Playing Audio	1017	(5)
Common Errors to Avoid	1022	(11)
Review Questions and Exercises	1023	(6)
Programming Challenges	1029	(4)
Recursion	1033	(30)
Introduction to Recursion	1033	(4)
Solving Problems with Recursion	1037	(4)
Examples of Recursive Methods	1041	(8)
A Recursive Binary Search Method	1049	(3)
The Towers of Hanoi	1052	(5)
Common Errors to Avoid	1057	(6)
Review Questions and Exercises	1058	(3)
Programming Challenges	1061	(2)
Index	1063