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Fundamentals of Java : Introductory

by: Lambert, Kenneth; Osborne, Martin

Fundamentals of Java : Introductory

by: Lambert, Kenneth; Osborne, Martin

ISBN 13:
9780619059712
ISBN 10:
0619059710
Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 05/14/2002
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Completely revised and updated, Fundamentals of Java: Introductory Course, Second Edition provides clear, practical explanations that guide users through even the most complex programming topic. Since it is non-software specific, it can be used with any Java program compiler, including Borland, Sun Microsystems, Symantec and others.

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Preface

UNIT 1 Getting Started With Java

Background

(24)

History of Computers

(2)

Computer Hardware and Software

(4)

Binary Representation of Information and Computer Memory

(6)

Programming Languages

(1)

The Software Development Process

(3)

Basic Concepts of Object-Oriented Programming

(8)

Summary

(4)

First Java Programs

(24)

Why Java?

(1)

The Java Virtual Machine and Byte Code

(1)

Choosing a User Interface Style

(1)

Hello World

(2)

Edit, Compile, and Execute

(6)

Temperature Conversion

(4)

Turtle Graphics

(9)

Summary

(5)

Syntax, Errors, and Debugging

(40)

Language Elements

(2)

Basic Java Syntax and Semantics

(16)

Terminal I/O for Different Data Types

(1)

Comments

(5)

Programming Errors

(5)

Debugging

(11)

Summary

(6)

Introduction to Control Statements

(40)

Additional Operators

(2)

Standard Classes and Methods

(2)

A Shortcut for Inputting Data

(1)

A Visit to the Farm

(2)

The if and if-else Statements

(4)

The while Statement

101

(4)

The for Statement

105

(5)

Nested Control Statements and the break Statement

110

(6)

Errors in Loops

116

(15)

Design, Testing, and Debugging Hints

120

(1)

Summary

121

(4)

Unit Review

125

(6)

UNIT 2 The Next Step With Java

Introduction to Defining Classes

131

(38)

The Internal Structure of Classes and Objects

131

(2)

A Student Class

133

(11)

Editing, Compiling, and Testing the Student Class

144

(5)

The Structure and Behavior of Methods

149

(4)

Scope and Lifetime of Variables

153

(6)

Turtle Graphics: Colors, Pen Widths, and Movement

159

(10)

Summary

164

(5)

Control Statements Continued

169

(34)

Logical Operators

169

(13)

Testing if Statements

182

(3)

Nested if Statements

185

(3)

Logical Errors in Nested ifs

188

(4)

Nested Loops

192

(1)

Testing Loops

193

(10)

Design, Testing, and Debugging Hints

197

(1)

Summary

198

(5)

Improving the User Interface

203

(32)

A Thermometer Class

204

(1)

Repeating Sets of Inputs and Type char

204

(2)

A Menu-Driven Conversion Program

206

(2)

A GUI-Based Conversion Program

208

(2)

The GUI Program Explained

210

(3)

Other Window Objects and Methods

213

(5)

Formatted Output

218

(7)

GUIs and Applets

225

(10)

Summary

225

(4)

Unit Review

229

(6)

UNIT 3 Arrays, Recursion, and Complexity

Introduction to Arrays

235

(34)

Conceptual Overview

235

(2)

Simple Array Manipulations

237

(1)

Looping Through Arrays

238

(2)

Declaring Arrays

240

(3)

Working with Arrays That Are Not Full

243

(2)

Parallel Arrays

245

(1)

Two-Dimensional Arrays

246

(3)

Arrays and Methods

249

(3)

Arrays of Objects

252

(8)

Applying the Mode/View Pattern to the Case Study

260

(9)

Design, Testing, and Debugging Hints

261

(1)

Summary

262

(7)

Classes Continued

269

(46)

Class (static) Variables and Methods

270

(4)

Java Interfaces-The Client Perspective

274

(3)

Java Interfaces-The Implementation Perspective

277

(5)

Code Reuse Through Inheritance

282

(4)

Inheritance and Abstract Classes

286

(6)

Some Observations About Interfaces and Inheritance

292

(9)

Acceptable Classes for Parameters and Return Values

301

(3)

Error Handling with Classes

304

(1)

Exceptions

305

(3)

Reference Types, Equality, and Object Identity

308

(7)

Summary

311

(4)

Arrays Continued

315

(46)

Advanced Operations on Strings

315

(4)

Searching

319

(5)

Sorting

324

(6)

Insertions and Removals

330

(4)

Working with Arrays of Objects

334

(3)

BreezySwing: Menus, Scrolling List Boxes, and Dialogs

337

(15)

The Class java.util.ArrayList

352

(9)

Summary

356

(5)

Recursion, Complexity, and Searching and Sorting

361

(42)

Recursion

362

(11)

Complexity Analysis

373

(8)

Binary Search

381

(4)

Quicksort

385

(18)

Design, Testing, and Debugging Hints

392

(1)

Summary

393

(4)

Unit Review

397

(6)

UNIT 4 Graphics, Files, Applets, and Swing

Simple Two-Dimensional Graphics

403

(46)

The Conceptual Framework for Computer Graphics

403

(6)

The Method repaint

409

(3)

The Method getGraphics

412

(2)

Color

414

(5)

Graphing Data

419

(9)

Responding to Mouse Events

428

(5)

Transient and Refreshable Images

433

(2)

Defining and Using a Geometric Class

435

(6)

Text Properties

441

(8)

Design, Testing, and Debugging Hints

443

(1)

Summary

443

(6)

Files

449

(38)

File Classes

450

(3)

File Input

453

(11)

File Output

464

(9)

Other Input/Output Situations

473

(14)

Summary

483

(4)

Introduction to HTML and Applets

487

(28)

Hypertext, Hypermedia, and the World Wide Web

487

(2)

Overview of the Hypertext Markup Language

489

(4)

Simple Text Elements

493

(3)

Character-Level Formatting

496

(1)

Lists

497

(3)

Linking to Other Documents

500

(2)

Multimedia

502

(2)

Tables

504

(3)

Applets

507

(8)

Summary

511

(4)

Swing and AWT

515

(1)

The Swing and AWT Philosophy

515

(2)

Conversion Program Implemented with GBFrame

517

(2)

Conversion Program Implemented with Swing and AWT

519

(5)

Variations on Implementing with Swing and AWT

524

(3)

GUI Components

527

(6)

Layouts

533

(10)

Events

543

(4)

Dialogs

547

(5)

The Model/View/Controller Pattern

552

(7)

Applets, Swing, and AWT

559

(2)

Setting the Look and Feel

561

(1)

Summary

561

(4)

Unit Review

565

Appendix A Java Resources

(1)

Appendix B Java Language Elements

(1)

Appendix C Operator Precedence

(1)

Appendix D ASCII Character Set

(1)

Appendix E Number Systems

(1)

Appendix F Java Exception Handling

(1)

Appendix G Java Packages

(1)

Appendix H I/O Packages

(1)

Appendix I AP Correlations

(1)

Glossary

(1)

Index

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