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Revised and updated edition of the leading Java tutorial for beginners with no previous programming experience. The book's short, simple one-hour chapters are easy to understand and they carefully step the reader through the fundamentals of Java programming. This edition has been updated to cover the new Java SDK version 1.3. Readers love this book -- they say it explains Java better than any other book they've seen, and that it's very clear, well-written, and interesting to read. They even appreciate the author's somewhat unique sense of humor.

Introduction

1

(3)

Part I Getting Started

3

(72)

Becoming a Programmer

5

(18)

Writing Your First Program

23

(22)

Vacationing in Java

45

(18)

Understanding How Java Programs Work

63

(12)

Part II Learning the Basics of Programming

75

(64)

Storing and Changing Information in a Program

77

(18)

Using Strings to Communicate

95

(14)

Using Conditional Tests to Make Decisions

109

(18)

Repeating an Action with Loops

127

(12)

Part Ill Working with Information in New Ways

139

(68)

Storing Information with Arrays

141

(14)

Creating Your First Object

155

(16)

Describing What Your Object Is Like

171

(20)

Making the Most of Existing Objects

191

(16)

Part IV Programming a Graphical User Interface

207

(64)

Building a Simple User Interface

209

(18)

Laying Out a User interface

227

(7)

Responding to User Input

234

(25)

Building a Complex User Interface

259

(12)

Part V Moving into Advanced Topics

271

(66)

Creating Interactive Web Programs

273

(18)

Handling Errors in a Program

291

(14)

Creating a Threaded Program

305

(20)

Reading and Writing Piles

325

(12)

Part VI Creating Multimedia Programs

337

(64)

Using Fonts and Color

339

(14)

Playing Sound Files

353

(14)

Working with Graphics

367

(20)

Creating Animation

387

(14)

Part VII Appendixes

401

(38)

Appendix A Where to Go from Here: Java Resources

403

(8)

B This Book's Web Site

411

(2)

C Configuring the Software Development Kit

413

(20)

D Using a Text Editor with the Software Development Kit

433

(6)

Index

439

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Sams Teach Yourself Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours

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