Sams Teach Yourself Java™ in 24 Hours, Sixth Edition

Table of contents

1. Title Page
2. Copyright Page
3. Contents at a Glance
4. Table of Contents
5. About the Author
6. Dedication
7. Acknowledgments
8. Reader Acknowledgments
9. We Want to Hear from You!
10. Reader Services
11. Introduction
12. Part I: Getting Started
    1. Hour 1. Becoming a Programmer
       1. Choosing a Language
       2. Telling the Computer What to Do
       3. How Programs Work
       4. When Programs Don’t Work
       5. Choosing a Java Programming Tool
       6. Installing a Java Development Tool
    2. Hour 2. Writing Your First Program
       1. What You Need to Write Programs
       2. Creating the Saluton Program
       3. Beginning the Program
       4. Storing Information in a Variable
       5. Saving the Finished Product
       6. Compiling the Program into a Class File
       7. Fixing Errors
       8. Running a Java Program
    3. Hour 3. Vacationing in Java
       1. First Stop: Oracle
       2. Going to School with Java
       3. Lunch in JavaWorld
       4. Watching the Skies at NASA
       5. Getting Down to Business
       6. Stopping by Java Boutique for Directions
       7. Running Java on Your Phone
    4. Hour 4. Understanding How Java Programs Work
       1. Creating an Application
       2. Sending Arguments to Applications
       3. Creating an Applet
13. Part II: Learning the Basics of Programming
    1. Hour 5. Storing and Changing Information in a Program
       1. Statements and Expressions
       2. Assigning Variable Types
       3. Naming Your Variables
       4. Storing Information in Variables
       5. All About Operators
       6. Using Expressions
    2. Hour 6. Using Strings to Communicate
       1. Storing Text in Strings
       2. Displaying Strings in Programs
       3. Using Special Characters in Strings
       4. Pasting Strings Together
       5. Using Other Variables with Strings
       6. Advanced String Handling
       7. Presenting Credits
    3. Hour 7. Using Conditional Tests to Make Decisions
       1. if Statements
       2. if-else Statements
       3. switch Statements
       4. The Conditional Operator
       5. Watching the Clock
    4. Hour 8. Repeating an Action with Loops
       1. for Loops
       2. while Loops
       3. do-while Loops
       4. Exiting a Loop
       5. Naming a Loop
       6. Testing Your Computer Speed
14. Part III: Working with Information in New Ways
    1. Hour 9. Storing Information with Arrays
       1. Creating Arrays
       2. Using Arrays
       3. Multidimensional Arrays
       4. Sorting an Array
       5. Counting Characters in Strings
    2. Hour 10. Creating Your First Object
       1. How Object-Oriented Programming Works
       2. Objects in Action
       3. What Objects Are
       4. Understanding Inheritance
       5. Building an Inheritance Hierarchy
       6. Converting Objects and Simple Variables
       7. Creating an Object
    3. Hour 11. Describing What Your Object Is Like
       1. Creating Variables
       2. Creating Class Variables
       3. Creating Behavior with Methods
       4. Putting One Class Inside Another
       5. Using the this Keyword
       6. Using Class Methods and Variables
    4. Hour 12. Making the Most of Existing Objects
       1. The Power of Inheritance
       2. Establishing Inheritance
       3. Working with Existing Objects
       4. Storing Objects of the Same Class in Vectors
       5. Creating a Subclass
15. Part IV: Programming a Graphical User Interface
    1. Hour 13. Building a Simple User Interface
       1. Swing and the Abstract Windowing Toolkit
       2. Using Components
       3. Creating Your Own Component
    2. Hour 14. Laying Out a User Interface
       1. Using Layout Managers
       2. Laying Out an Application
    3. Hour 15. Responding to User Input
       1. Getting Your Programs to Listen
       2. Setting Up Components to Be Heard
       3. Handling User Events
       4. Completing a Graphical Application
    4. Hour 16. Building a Complex User Interface
       1. Scroll Panes
       2. Sliders
       3. Change Listeners
       4. Using Image Icons and Toolbars
16. Part V: Moving into Advanced Topics
    1. Hour 17. Creating Interactive Web Programs
       1. Standard Applet Methods
       2. Putting an Applet on a Web Page
       3. Creating an Applet
       4. Sending Parameters from a Web Page
       5. Handling Parameters in an Applet
       6. Using the Object Tag
    2. Hour 18. Handling Errors in a Program
       1. Exceptions
       2. Throwing Exceptions
       3. Throwing and Catching Exceptions
    3. Hour 19. Creating a Threaded Program
       1. Threads
       2. Working with Threads
       3. Starting with init()
       4. Catching Errors as You Set Up URLs
       5. Handling Screen Updates in the paint() Method
       6. Starting the Thread
       7. Handling Mouse Clicks
       8. Displaying Revolving Links
    4. Hour 20. Reading and Writing Files
       1. Streams
       2. Writing Data to a Stream
       3. Reading and Writing Configuration Properties
17. Part VI: Writing Internet Applications
    1. Hour 21. Reading and Writing XML Data
       1. Creating an XML File
       2. Reading an XML File
       3. Reading RSS Syndication Feeds
    2. Hour 22. Creating Web Services with JAX-WS
       1. Defining a Service Endpoint Interface
       2. Creating a Service Implementation Bean
       3. Publishing the Web Service
       4. Using Web Service Definition Language Files
       5. Creating a Web Service Client
    3. Hour 23. Creating Java2D Graphics
       1. Using the Font Class
       2. Using the Color Class
       3. Creating Custom Colors
       4. Drawing Lines and Shapes
       5. Baking a Pie Graph
    4. Hour 24. Writing Android Apps
       1. Introduction to Android
       2. Creating an Android App
       3. Running the App
       4. Designing a Real App
18. Part VII: Appendixes
    1. Appendix A. Using the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment
       1. Installing NetBeans
       2. Creating a New Project
       3. Creating a New Java Class
       4. Running the Application
       5. Fixing Errors
    2. Appendix B. Where to Go from Here: Java Resources
       1. Other Books to Consider
       2. Oracle’s Official Java Site
       3. Other Java Websites
       4. Job Opportunities
    3. Appendix C. This Book’s Website
    4. Appendix D. Setting Up an Android Development Environment
       1. Getting Started
       2. Installing Eclipse
       3. Installing Android SDK
       4. Installing the Android Plug-in for Eclipse
       5. Setting Up Your Phone
19. Index