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Best-selling author Walt Savitch offers students a comprehensive introduction of the java programming language. The hallmark feature of his accessible writing style is predominate in this text, along with the needed tools and java topics for novice and experienced programmers to master the java language. In this second edition he takes full advantage of the new java 5.0 features and incorporates the new Scanner class, automatic boxing and unboxing, System.out.pintf for formatting output and enhanced for loop. There is comprehensive coverage of ... MORE

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Getting Started

(56)

Introduction to Java

(11)

Origins of the Java Language

(1)

Objects and Methods

(1)

Applets

(1)

A Sample Java Application Program

(3)

Byte-Code and the Java Virtual Machine

(2)

Class Loader

(1)

Compiling a Java Program or Class

(1)

Running a Java Program

(2)

Expressions and Assignment Statements

(20)

Identifiers

(2)

Variables

(1)

Assignment Statements

(3)

More Assignment Statements

(1)

Assignment Compatibility

(2)

Constants

(1)

Arithmetic Operators and Expressions

(1)

Parentheses and Precedence Rules

(2)

Integer and Floating-Point Division

(3)

Type Casting

(1)

Increment and Decrement Operators

(3)

The Class String

(13)

String Constants and Variables

(1)

Concatenation of Strings

(2)

Classes

(1)

String Methods

(6)

Escape Sequences

(1)

String Processing

(1)

The Unicode Character Set

(2)

Program Style

(11)

Naming Constants

(1)

Java Spelling Conventions

(2)

Comments

(1)

Indenting

(1)

Chapter Summary

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

(3)

Programming Projects

(2)

Console Input and Output

(38)

Screen Output

(20)

System.out.println

(3)

Tip: Different Approaches to Formatting Output

(1)

Formatting Output with printf

(3)

Tip: Formatting Money Amounts with printf

(2)

Tip: Legacy Code

(1)

Money Formats Using NumberFormat

(4)

Importing Packages and Classes

(1)

The DecimalFormat Class

(5)

Console Input Using the Scanner Class

(17)

The Scanner Class

(7)

Pitfall: Dealing with the Line Terminator, `/n'

(1)

The Empty String

(3)

Example: Self-Service Check Out

(1)

Other Input Delimiters

(3)

Chapter Summary

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

(2)

Programming Projects

(2)

Flow of Control

(68)

Branching Mechanism

(14)

if-else statements

(1)

Omitting the else

(1)

Compound Statements

(1)

Tip: Placing of Braces

(1)

Nested Statements

100

(1)

Multiway if-else Statement

100

(2)

State Income Tax

102

(2)

The switch Statement

104

(3)

Pitfall: Forgetting a break in a switch Statement

107

(2)

The Conditional Operator

109

(1)

Boolean Expressions

110

(20)

Simple Boolean Expressions

110

(1)

Pitfall: Using = in Place of ==

110

(2)

Pitfall: Using == with Strings

112

(1)

Lexiographic and Alphabetical Order

113

(3)

Building Boolean Expressions

116

(1)

Pitfall: Strings of Inequalities

117

(1)

Evaluating Boolean Expressions

118

(3)

Tip: Naming boolean Variables

121

(1)

Short-Circuit and Complete Evaluation

121

(1)

Precedence and Associativity Rules

122

(8)

Loops

130

(33)

while Statement and do--while Statement

130

(2)

Algorithms and Pseudocode

132

(2)

Example: Averaging a List of Scores

134

(2)

The for Statement

136

(4)

The Comma in for Statements

140

(1)

Tip: Repeat N Times Loops

141

(1)

Pitfall: Extra Semicolon in a for Statement

141

(1)

Pitfall: Infinite Loops

142

(2)

Nested Loops

144

(2)

The break and continue Statements

146

(2)

The exit Statement

148

(1)

Loop Bugs

148

(1)

Tracing Variables

149

(1)

Assertion Checks

150

(3)

Chapter Summary

153

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

153

(6)

Programming Projects

159

(4)

Defining Classes I

163

(86)

Class Definitions

164

(34)

Instance Variables and Methods

167

(3)

More about Methods

170

(4)

Tip: Any Method Can Be Used as a void Method

174

(3)

Local Variables

177

(1)

Blocks

178

(1)

Tip: Declaring Variables in a for Statement

179

(1)

Parameters of a Primitive Type

179

(7)

Pitfall: Use of the Terms ``Parameter'' and ``Argument''

186

(2)

Simple Cases with Class Parameters

188

(1)

The this Parameter

188

(2)

Methods That Return a Boolean Value

190

(4)

The Methods equals and toString

194

(2)

Recursive Methods

196

(1)

Tip: Testing Methods

197

(1)

Information Hiding and Encapsulation

198

(11)

public and private Modifiers

199

(1)

Example: Yet Another Date Class

200

(2)

Accessor and Mutator Methods

202

(5)

Tip: A Class Has Access to Private Members of All Objects of the Class

207

(1)

Tip: Mutator Methods Can Return a Boolean Value

207

(1)

Preconditions and Postconditions

208

(1)

Overloading

209

(9)

Rules for Overloading

210

(3)

Pitfall: Overloading and Automatic Type Conversion

213

(3)

Pitfall: You Cannot Overload Based on the Type Returned

216

(2)

Constructors

218

(31)

Constructor Definitions

218

(8)

Tip: You Can Invoke Another Method in a Constructor

226

(1)

Tip: A Constructor Has a this Parameter

226

(1)

Tip: Include a No-Argument Constructor

227

(1)

Example: The Final Date Class

228

(1)

Default Variable Initializations

229

(1)

An Alternative Way to Initialize Instance Variables

229

(1)

Example: A Pet Record Class

229

(4)

The StringTokenizer Class

233

(6)

Chapter Summary

239

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

240

(5)

Programming Projects

245

(4)

Defining Classes II

249

(88)

Static Methods and Static Variables

251

(24)

Static Methods

251

(3)

Pitfall: Invoking a Nonstatic Method Within a Static Method

254

(1)

Tip: You Can Put a main in Any Class

254

(4)

Static Variables

258

(5)

The Math Class

263

(4)

Wrapper Classes

267

(2)

Automatic Boxing and Unboxing

269

(1)

Static Methods in Wrapper Classes

270

(3)

Pitfall: A Wrapper Class Does Not Have a No-Argument Constructor

273

(2)

References and Class Parameters

275

(20)

Variables and Memory

276

(1)

References

277

(6)

Class Parameters

283

(5)

Pitfall: Use of = and == with Variables of a Class Type

288

(1)

The Constant null

289

(1)

Pitfall: Null Pointer Exception

289

(1)

The new Operator and Anonymous Objects

290

(1)

Example: Approach to Keyboard Input

291

(2)

Tip: Use Static Imports

293

(2)

Using and Misusing References

295

(20)

Example: A Person Class

296

(5)

Pitfall: null Can Be an Argument to a Method

301

(4)

Copy Constructors

305

(2)

Pitfall: Privacy Leaks

307

(4)

Mutable and Immutable Classes

311

(2)

Tip: Deep Copy versus Shallow Copy

313

(1)

Tip: Assume Your Coworkers are Malicious

314

(1)

Packages and javadoc

315

(22)

Packages and import Statements

315

(1)

The Package java. lang

316

(1)

Package Names and Directories

317

(3)

Pitfall: Subdirectories Are Not Automatically Imported

320

(1)

The Default Package

320

(1)

Pitfall: Not including the Current Directory in Your Class Path

320

(1)

Specifying a Class Path When You Compile

321

(1)

Name Clashes

322

(1)

Introduction to javadoc

322

(1)

Commenting Classes for javadoc

323

(2)

Running javadoc

325

(2)

Chapter Summary

327

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

328

(4)

Programming Projects

332

(5)

Arrays

337

(84)

Introduction to Arrays

338

(10)

Creating and Accessing Arrays

339

(3)

The length Instance Variable

342

(2)

Tip: Use for Loops with Arrays

344

(1)

Pitfall: Array Indices Always Start with Zero

344

(1)

Pitfall: Array Index Out of Bounds

344

(1)

Initializing Arrays

345

(2)

Pitfall: An Array of Characters is Not a String

347

(1)

Arrays and References

348

(14)

Arrays Are Objects

348

(2)

Pitfall: Arrays with a Class Base Type

350

(1)

Array Parameters

350

(2)

Pitfall: Use of = and == with Arrays

352

(6)

Arguments for the Method main

358

(2)

Methods That Return an Array

360

(2)

Programming with Arrays

362

(33)

Partially Filled Arrays

362

(4)

Example: A Class for Partially Filled Arrays

366

(4)

Tip: Accessor Methods Need Not Simply Return Instance Variables

370

(1)

The ``for-each'' Loop

370

(4)

Methods with a Variable Number of Parameters

374

(3)

Privacy Leaks with Array Instance Variables

377

(1)

Example: A String Processing Example

378

(4)

Example: Sorting an Array

382

(5)

Enumerated Types

387

(6)

Tip: Enumerated Types in switch Statements

393

(2)

Multidimensional Arrays

395

(26)

Multidimensional Array Basics

395

(3)

Using the Length Instance Variable

398

(1)

Ragged Arrays

399

(1)

Multidimensional Array Parameters and Returned Values

399

(1)

Example: A Grade Book Class

400

(6)

Chapter Summary

406

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

407

(8)

Programming Projects

415

(6)

Inheritance

421

(54)

Inheritance Basics

422

(24)

Derived Classes

423

(10)

Overriding a Method Definition

433

(1)

Changing the Return Type of an Overridden Method

433

(1)

Changing the Access Permission of an Overridden Method

434

(1)

Pitfall: Overriding versus Overloading

435

(1)

The super Constructor

436

(2)

The this Constructor

438

(1)

Tip: An Object of a Derived Class Has More than One Type

439

(3)

Pitfall: The Terms Subclass and Superclass

442

(1)

Example: An Enhanced StringTokenizer Class

443

(3)

Encapsulation and Inheritance

446

(8)

Pitfall: Use of Private Instance Variables from the Base Class

446

(2)

Pitfall: Private Methods Are Effectively Not Inherited

448

(1)

Protected and Package Access

448

(2)

Pitfall: Forgetting about the Default Package

450

(2)

Pitfall: A Restriction on Protected Access

452

(2)

Programming with Inheritance

454

(21)

Tip: Static Variables Are Inherited

454

(1)

Tip: ``is a'' Versus ``has a''

455

(1)

Access to a Redefined Base Method

455

(1)

Pitfall: You Cannot Use Multiple supers

456

(1)

The Class Object

457

(1)

The Right Way to Define equals

458

(3)

Tip: getClass Versus instance of

461

(5)

Chapter Summary

466

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

467

(3)

Programming Projects

470

(5)

Polymorphism and Abstract Classes

475

(40)

Polymorphism

476

(26)

Late Binding

477

(2)

The final Modifier

479

(1)

Example: Sales Records

480

(7)

Late Binding with toString

487

(1)

Pitfall: No Late Binding for Static Methods

488

(1)

Downcasting and Upcasting

489

(4)

Pitfall: Downcasting

493

(1)

Tip: Checking to See Whether Downcasting Is Legitimate

493

(3)

A First Look at the clone Method

496

(1)

Pitfall: Sometimes the clone Method Return Type Is Object

497

(1)

Pitfall: Limitations of Copy Constructors

498

(4)

Abstract Classes

502

(13)

Abstract Classes

502

(5)

Pitfall: You Cannot Create Instances of an Abstract Class

507

(1)

Tip: An Abstract Class Is a Type

507

(2)

Chapter Summary

509

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

509

(2)

Programming Projects

511

(4)

Exception Handling

515

(58)

Exception Handling Basics

517

(30)

Example: A Toy Example of Exception Handling

517

(5)

try--throw--catch Mechanism

522

(4)

Exception Classes

526

(1)

Exception Classes from Standard Packages

527

(2)

Defining Exception Classes

529

(5)

Tip: Preserve getMessage

534

(2)

Tip: An Exception Class Can Carry a Message of Any Type

536

(7)

Multiple catch Blocks

543

(2)

Pitfall: Catch the More Specific Exception First

545

(2)

Throwing Exceptions in Methods

547

(11)

Throwing an Exception in a Method

548

(1)

Declaring Exceptions in a throws Clause

548

(4)

Exceptions to the Catch or Declare Rule

552

(2)

throws Clause in Derived Classes

554

(1)

When to Use Exceptions

555

(1)

Event-Driven Programming

556

(2)

More Programming Techniques for Exception Handling

558

(15)

Pitfall: Nested try--catch Blocks

558

(1)

The finally Block

559

(1)

Rethrowing an Exception

559

(2)

The AssertionError Class

561

(1)

Exception Handling with the Scanner Class

561

(1)

Tip: Exception Controlled Loops

562

(2)

ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

564

(1)

Chapter Summary

565

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

565

(5)

Programming Projects

570

(3)

File I/O

573

(76)

Introduction to File I/O

574

(2)

Streams

575

(1)

Text Files and Binary Files

575

(1)

Text Files

576

(33)

Writing to a Text File

576

(6)

Pitfall: A try Block Is a Block

582

(1)

Pitfall: Overwriting an Output File

583

(1)

Appending to a Text File

583

(1)

Tip: toString Helps with Text File Output

584

(2)

Reading from a Text File

586

(1)

Reading a Text File Using Scanner

586

(3)

Testing for the End of a Text File with Scanner

589

(8)

Reading a Text File Using BufferedReader

597

(5)

Tip: Reading Numbers with BufferedReader

602

(1)

Testing for the End of a Text File with BufferedReader

602

(2)

Path Names

604

(1)

Nested Constructor Invocations

605

(1)

System.in, System.out, and System.err

606

(3)

The File Class

609

(5)

Programming with the File Class

609

(5)

Binary Files

614

(18)

Writing Simple Data to a Binary File

614

(5)

UTF and writeUTF

619

(1)

Reading Simple Data from a Binary File

620

(5)

Checking for the End of a Binary File

625

(1)

Pitfall: Checking for the End of a File in the Wrong Way

625

(1)

Binary I/O of Objects

626

(5)

The Serializable Interface

631

(1)

Pitfall: Mixing Class Types in the Same File

631

(1)

Array Objects in Binary Files

632

(1)

Random Access to Binary Files

632

(17)

Reading and Writing to the Same File

634

(6)

Pitfall: A RandomAccessFile Need Not Start Empty

640

(1)

Chapter Summary

640

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

641

(4)

Programming Projects

645

(4)

Recursion

649

(38)

Recursive void Methods

651

(13)

Example: Vertical Numbers

651

(3)

Tracing a Recursive Call

654

(3)

A Closer Look at Recursion

657

(2)

Pitfall: Infinite Recursion

659

(1)

Stacks for Recursion

660

(2)

Pitfall: Stack Overflow

662

(1)

Recursion versus Iteration

662

(2)

Recursive Methods that Return a Value

664

(5)

General Form for a Recursive Method That Returns a Value

664

(1)

Example: Another Powers Method

664

(5)

Thinking Recursively

669

(18)

Recursive Design Techniques

669

(2)

Binary Search

671

(6)

Efficiency of Binary Search

677

(2)

Chapter Summary

679

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

680

(4)

Programming Projects

684

(3)

UML and Patterns

687

(22)

UML

688

(5)

History of UML

689

(1)

UML Class Diagrams

689

(1)

Class Interactions

690

(1)

Inheritance Diagrams

690

(2)

More UML

692

(1)

Patterns

693

(16)

Adaptor Pattern

694

(1)

The Model-View-Controller Pattern

694

(1)

Example: A Sorting Pattern

695

(6)

Restrictions on the Sorting Pattern

701

(1)

Efficiency of the Sorting Pattern

702

(1)

Tip: Pragmatics and Patterns

702

(1)

Pattern Formalism

702

(1)

Chapter Summary

703

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

703

(2)

Programming Projects

705

(4)

Interfaces and Inner Classes

709

(50)

Interfaces

711

(22)

Interfaces

711

(2)

Abstract Classes Implementing Interfaces

713

(1)

Derived Interfaces

713

(2)

Pitfall: Interface Semantics Are Not Enforced

715

(2)

The Comparable Interface

717

(1)

Example: Using the Comparable Interface

718

(6)

Defined Constants in Interfaces

724

(1)

Pitfall: Inconsistent Interfaces

725

(3)

The Serializable Interface

728

(1)

The Cloneable Interface

728

(5)

Simple Uses of Inner Classes

733

(6)

Helping Classes

733

(1)

Example: A Bank Account Class

734

(1)

Tip: Inner and Outer Classes Have Access to Each Other's Private Members

734

(5)

The .class File for an Inner Class

739

(1)

Pitfall: Other Uses of Inner Classes

739

(1)

More About Inner Classes

739

(20)

Static Inner Classes

739

(1)

Public Inner Classes

740

(3)

Tip: Referring to a Method of the Outer Class

743

(2)

Nesting Inner Classes

745

(1)

Inner Classes and Inheritance

745

(1)

Anonymous Classes

745

(3)

Tip: Why Use Inner Classes?

748

(1)

Chapter Summary

749

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

750

(5)

Programming Projects

755

(4)

Generics and the Arraylist Class

759

(48)

The ArrayList Class

761

(21)

Using the ArrayList Class

762

(5)

Tip: Summary of Adding to an ArrayList

767

(1)

Methods in the Class ArrayList

768

(4)

The ``For-Each'' Loop

772

(4)

Example: Golf Scores

776

(3)

Tip: Use trimToSize to Save Memory

779

(1)

Pitfall: The clone Method Makes a Shallow Copy

779

(2)

The Vector Class

781

(1)

Parameterized Classes and Generics

781

(1)

Pitfall: Nonparameterized ArrayList and Vector Classes

781

(1)

Generics

782

(25)

Generic Basics

782

(2)

Example: A Generic Class for Ordered Pairs

784

(1)

Tip: Compile with the--Xlint Option

784

(4)

Pitfall: A Generic Constructor Name Has No Type Parameter

788

(1)

Pitfall: You Cannot Plug in a Primitive Type for a Type Parameter

789

(1)

Pitfall: A Type Parameter Cannot Be Used Everywhere a Type Name Can Be Used

789

(1)

Pitfall: An Instantiation of a Generic Class Cannot be an Array Base Type

789

(2)

Tip: A Class Definition Can Have More Than One Type Parameter

791

(1)

Pitfall: A Generic Class Cannot Be an Exception Class

792

(1)

Bounds for Type Parameters

793

(3)

Tip: Generic Interfaces

796

(1)

Generic Methods

796

(2)

Inheritance with Generic Classes

798

(3)

Chapter Summary

801

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

801

(2)

Programming Projects

803

(4)

Linked Data Structures

807

(68)

Java Linked Lists

810

(22)

Example: A Simple Linked List Class

810

(4)

Working with Linked Lists

814

(5)

Pitfall: Privacy Leaks

819

(1)

Node Inner Classes

820

(4)

Example: A Generic Linked List

824

(6)

Pitfall: Using Node Instead of Node<T>

830

(1)

The equals Method for Linked Lists

831

(1)

Copy Constructors and the clone Method

832

(13)

Simple Copy Constructors and clone Methods

833

(3)

Pitfall: The clone Method Is Protected in Object

836

(1)

Exceptions

837

(1)

Tip: Use a Type Parameter Bound for a Better clone

837

(4)

Example: A Linked List with a Deep Copy clone Method

841

(3)

Tip: Cloning Is an ``All or Nothing'' Affair

844

(1)

Iterators

845

(9)

Defining an Iterator Class

845

(5)

Adding and Deleting Nodes

850

(4)

Variations on a Linked List

854

(5)

Doubly Linked List

854

(1)

The Stack Data Structure

855

(1)

The Queue Data Structure

856

(3)

Trees

859

(16)

Tree Properties

859

(3)

Example: A Binary Search Tree Class

862

(5)

Efficiency of Binary Search Trees

867

(1)

Chapter Summary

868

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

869

(4)

Programming Projects

873

(2)

Collections and Iterators

875

(44)

Collections

876

(27)

Wildcards

878

(1)

The Collection Framework

878

(14)

Pitfall: Optional Operations

892

(1)

Tip: Dealing with All Those Exceptions

893

(1)

Concrete Collection Classes

894

(7)

Differences between ArrayList<T> and Vector<T>

901

(1)

Nonparameterized Version of the Collection Framework

901

(1)

Pitfall: Omitting the <T>

902

(1)

A Peek at the Map Framework

902

(1)

Iterators

903

(16)

The Iterator Concept

903

(1)

The Iterator<T> Interface

903

(3)

Tip: For-Each Loops as Iterators

906

(1)

List Iterators

906

(4)

Pitfall: next Can Return a Reference

910

(2)

Tip: Defining Your Own Iterator Classes

912

(1)

Chapter Summary

913

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

913

(1)

Programming Projects

914

(5)

Swing I

919

(82)

Event-Driven Programming

921

(2)

Events and Listeners

921

(2)

Buttons, Events, and Other Swing Basics

923

(19)

Example: A Simple Window

923

(5)

Pitfall: Forgetting to Program the Close-Window Button

928

(2)

Buttons

930

(1)

Action Listeners and Action Events

931

(1)

Pitfall: Changing the Heading for actionPerformed

932

(1)

Tip: Ending a Swing Program

933

(1)

Example: A Better Version of Our First Swing GUI

934

(4)

Labels

938

(1)

Color

938

(2)

Example: A GUI with a Label and Color

940

(2)

Containers and Layout Managers

942

(21)

Border Layout Managers

943

(4)

Flow Layout Managers

947

(1)

Grid Layout Managers

948

(5)

Panels

953

(1)

Example: A Tricolor Built with Panels

954

(4)

The Container Class

958

(3)

Tip: Code a GUI's Look and Actions Separately

961

(1)

The Model-View-Controller Pattern

961

(2)

Menus and Buttons

963

(14)

Example: A GUI with a Menu

963

(1)

Menu Bars, Menus, and Menu Items

963

(5)

Nested Menus

968

(1)

The AbstractButton Class

968

(4)

The setActionCommand Method

972

(1)

Listeners As Inner Classes

973

(4)

Text Fields and Text Areas

977

(24)

Text Areas and Text Fields

977

(7)

Tip: Labeling a Text Field

984

(1)

A Swing Calculator

985

(1)

Tip: Inputting and Outputting Numbers

985

(6)

Chapter Summary

991

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

992

(7)

Programming Projects

999

(2)

Applets

1001

(32)

A Brief Introduction to HTML

1003

(11)

HTML Formatting Commands

1003

(2)

Outline of an HTML Document

1005

(3)

Tip: Comments

1008

(1)

Hyperlinks

1008

(1)

Inserting a Picture

1009

(4)

Pitfall: Not Using Your Browser's Refresh Command

1013

(1)

Tip: Other Languages for Authoring Web Pages

1014

(1)

Programming Applets

1014

(10)

Defining an Applet

1014

(3)

Running an Applet

1017

(1)

Menus in a JApplet

1017

(1)

Tip: Converting a Swing Application to an Applet

1018

(5)

Adding Icons to an Applet

1023

(1)

Applets in HTML Documents

1024

(9)

Inserting an Applet in an HTML Document

1025

(1)

Running an Applet over the Internet

1025

(3)

Pitfall: Using an Old Web Browser

1028

(1)

Applets and Security

1029

(1)

Chapter Summary

1029

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

1029

(3)

Programming Projects

1032

(1)

Swing II

1033

(66)

Window Listeners

1034

(8)

Example: A Window Listener Inner Class

1036

(4)

The dispose Method

1040

(1)

Pitfall: Forgetting to Invoke setDefaultCloseOperation

1040

(1)

The WindowAdapter Class

1041

(1)

Icons and Scroll Bars

1042

(17)

Icons

1042

(7)

Scroll Bars

1049

(7)

Example: Components with Changing Visibility

1056

(3)

The Graphics Class

1059

(18)

Coordinate System for Graphics Objects

1059

(1)

The Method paint and the Class Graphics

1060

(5)

Drawing Ovals

1065

(1)

Drawing Arcs

1066

(4)

Rounded Rectangles

1070

(1)

paintComponent for Panels

1070

(2)

Action Drawings and repaint

1072

(4)

Some More Details on Updating a GUI

1076

(1)

Colors

1077

(6)

Specifying a Drawing Color

1077

(1)

Defining Colors

1078

(2)

Pitfall: Using doubles to Define a Color

1080

(1)

The JColorChooser Dialog Window

1080

(3)

Fonts and the drawString Method

1083

(16)

The drawString Method

1084

(1)

Fonts

1084

(6)

Chapter Summary

1090

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

1090

(4)

Programming Projects

1094

(5)

Java Never Ends

1099

(22)

Multithreading

1100

(13)

Example: A Nonresponsive GUI

1101

(1)

Thread.sleep

1101

(4)

The getGraphics Method

1105

(1)

Fixing a Nonresponsive Program Using Threads

1106

(1)

Example: A Multithreaded Program

1107

(1)

The Class Thread

1107

(3)

The Runnable Interface

1110

(3)

JavaBeans

1113

(2)

The Component Model

1114

(1)

The JavaBeans Model

1114

(1)

Java and Database Connections

1115

(6)

SQL

1116

(1)

JDBC

1116

(2)

Chapter Summary

1118

(1)

Answers to Self-Test Exercises

1118

(1)

Programming Projects

1119

(2)

Appendix 1 Keywords

1121

(2)

Appendix 2 Precedence and Associativity Rules

1123

(2)

Appendix 3 Unicode Character Set

1125

(2)

Appendix 4 Format Specifications for printf

1127

(2)

Appendix 5 Summary of Classes and Interfaces

1129

(68)

Index

1197

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