This book provides a comprehensive, cumulative introduction to the concepts and practice of Java programming. The early chapters provide the conceptual basis for understanding Java and guide the reader through simple examples and exercises; subsequent chapters progressively present Java programming in detail and culminate in teaching the development of comprehensive Java applications. The appendices contain a mixed bag of topics that include an HTML tutorial. To facilitate developing and managing Java programs, the book is aided by Visual J++6.0. Students not only develop Java programs more productively, but also learn Java programming more effectively. Rather than being clustered in one or two chapters, Liang introduces Visual J++6.0 in an incremental approach that makes learning easy.
*Comprehensive coverage providing principles of programming including control structures, methods, object-oriented programming, and the core features of Java *Hands-on representative examples give detailed step-by-step instruction for building a project including the source code, a sample run, and an example review *Brief overviews, objective lists, and easy-to-follow style of examples provide the reader with the elements to get the most out of the material *All AWT user interface components used in the previous editions are replaced with the state-of-the-art Swing components *Companion Website available to supplement book www prenhall.com/liang *
Table of Contents:
I. FUNDAMENTALS OF JAVA PROGRAMMING.
1. Introduction to Java and Visual J++.
2. Java Building Elements.
3. Control Structures.
4. Methods.
II. OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING.
5. Programming with Objects and Classes.
6. Arrays and Strings.
7. Class Inheritance.
III. GRAPHICS PROGRAMMING.
8. Getting Started with Graphics Programming.
9. Creating User Interfaces.
10. Applets and Advanced Graphics.
IV. DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE PROJECTS.
11. Exception Handling.
12. Internationalization.
13. Multithreading.
14. Multimedia.
15. Input and Output.
16. Networking.
APPENDICES.
A: Java Keywords.
B: The ASCII Character Set.
C: Operator Precedence Chart.
D: Java Modifiers.
E: An HTML Tutorial.
F: Using the Companion CD.
G: Rapid Java Application Development Using Visual J++ 6.
H: Glossary.
