Starting Out with Java : From Control Structures Through Objects

by Gaddis, Tony

• ISBN13: 9780136080206
• ISBN10: 0136080200
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-22
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley

Summary

Tony Gaddis’s accessible, step-by-step style helps beginning students understand the important details necessary to become skilled programmers at an introductory level. Gaddis motivates the study of both programming skills and a programming language by presenting all the details needed to understand the “how” and the “why”–but never losing sight of the fact that most beginners struggle with this material. His approach is both gradual and highly accessible, ensuring that students get the logic behind developing high-quality programs.

In Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Objects, Gaddis covers procedural programming–control structures and methods–before introducing object-oriented programming. As with all Gaddis texts, clear and easy-to-read code listings, concise and practical real-world examples, and an abundance of exercises appear in every chapter.

KEY BENEFIT : Gaddis introduces Java with an accessible, step-by-step style that helps beginners understand how to become skilled programmers.

KEY TOPICS : Introduction to Computers and Java; Java Fundamentals; Decision Structures; Loops and Files; Methods; A First Look at Classes; A First Look at GUI Applications; Arrays and the ArrayList Class; A Second Look at Classes and Objects; Text Processing and More About Wrapper Clauses; Inheritance; Exceptions and Advanced File I/O; Advanced GUI Applications; Applets and More; Recursion.

MARKET : Ideal for beginners to Java programming.

Author Biography

Tony Gaddis is the principal author of the Starting Out with series of textbooks. He has nearly two decades of experience teaching computer science courses, primarily at Haywood Community College. Tony is a highly acclaimed instructor who was previously selected as the North Carolina Community College Teacher of the Year, and has received the Teaching Excellence award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development. The Starting Out with series includes introductory textbooks covering Programming Logic and Design, Alice, C++, Java, Microsoft Visual Basic, and Python.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction to Computers and Java

Introduction

Why Program?

Computer Systems: Hardware and Software

Programming Languages

What Is a Program Made of?

The Programming Process

Object-Oriented Programming

Java Fundamentals

The Parts of a Java Program

The print and println Methods, and the Java API

Variables and Literals

Primitive Data Types

Arithmetic Operators

Combined Assignment Operators

Conversion between Primitive Data Types

Creating Named Constants with final

The String Class

Scope

Comments

Programming Style

Reading Keyboard Input

Dialog Boxes

Common Errors to Avoid

Decision Structures

The if Statement

The if-else Statement

The if-else-if Statement

Nested if Statements

Logical Operators

Comparing String Objects

More about Variable Declaration and Scope

The Conditional Operator (Optional)

The switch Statement

Creating Objects with the DecimalFormat Class

The printf Method

Common Errors to Avoid

Loops and Files

The Increment and Decrement Operators

The while Loop

Using the while Loop for Input Validation

The do-while Loop

The for Loop

Running Totals and Sentinel Values

Nested Loops

The break and continue Statements (Optional)

Deciding Which Loop to Use

Introduction to File Input and Output

The Random Class

Common Errors to Avoid

Methods

Introduction to Methods

Passing Arguments to a Method

More about Local Variables

Returning a Value from a Method

Problem Solving with Methods

Common Errors to Avoid

A First Look at Classes

Classes and Objects

Instance Fields and Methods

Constructors

Overloading Methods and Constructors

Scope of Instance Fields

Packages and import Statements

Focus on Object-Oriented Design: Finding the Classes and Their Responsibilities

Common Errors to Avoid

A First Look at GUI Applications

Introduction

Creating Windows

Equipping GUI Classes with a main Method

Layout Managers

Radio Buttons and Check Boxes

Borders

Focus on Problem Solving: Extending Classes from JPanel

Splash Screens

Using Console Output to Debug a GUI Application

Common Errors to Avoid

Arrays and the ArrayList Class

Introduction to Arrays

Processing Array Elements

Passing Arrays As Arguments to Methods

Some Useful Array Algorithms and Operations

Returning Arrays from Methods

String Arrays

Arrays of Objects

The Sequential Search Algorithm

Two-Dimensional Arrays

Arrays with Three or More Dimensions

The Selection Sort and the Binary Search Algorithms

Command-Line Arguments and Variable-Length Argument Lists

The ArrayList Class

Common Errors to Avoid

A Second Look at Classes and Objects

Static Class Members

Passing Objects As Arguments to Methods

Returning Objects from Methods

The toString Method

Writing an equals Method

Methods That Copy Objects

Aggregation

The this Reference Variable

Enumerated Types

Garbage Collection

Focus on Object-Oriented Design: Class Collaboration

Common Errors to Avoid

Text Processing and More about Wrapper Classes

Introduction to Wrapper Classes

Character Testing and Conversion with the Character Class

More String Methods

The StringBuilder Cl

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