The Way of JAVA

Abstract

Preface. Acknowledgments. Foreword. 1. Approaching Java-Classes, Objects, Patterns, and Strategies. What's Special about a Class? Why an Object-Oriented Java? Events. Reusing Code. The Applications in The Way of Java. Dynamic Design. Selected Class Descriptions. Code Design Patterns. A Few Symbols and Boldface. 2. A Class Act, An Object-Oriented Philosophy. Where We're Headed. Types. Classes-The Big Difference. Access Specifiers. Applet or Stand-Alone. A Hierarchy of Derived Classes. A Distinction-Primitive and Reference Types. Balancing Class Functionality and Reuse. Composing Classes. A Few Words about Class Scope. A Taste of Inheritance. Polymorphism-Many Shapes. A Class Hierarchy. A New Version of the Applet paint() Method. Constructors and Destructors. Some OOP Design Guidelines. Looking Ahead. 3. Objects, Events, Applications, and the .AWT. Creating Applications. CommandCalc(s). Creating an Application-First Steps. Create a Constructor and a main() Method. Events. Actions Speak Louder. Strings. CommandCalc(3)-A Few More Additions. 4. A Few Exceptions. Exception (But Not Error!) Handling. Hierarchyl. First Revision-Hierarchy. Class Hierarchies-Hierarchy. Deriving a Form and Packaging. Summing up Requires an Experiment. 5. Graphically Friendly Canvases and Menus. Random1-First Things First. Create a Constructor and a main() Method. Plotting Results on a Canvas. Random2-A Few Changes. Implementing a Menu-Driven User Interface. Random3 Summing up (Again) Leads to a Theme Variation. Finally. 6. Process, Runtime, and a First Thread. Runtime. Create a Constructor and a main() Method. Building a Friendlier Interface. Threads and a New Runtime. 7. Data, Data Everywhere-Lists, Streams, and File I/O. Lists. Create a Constructor and a main() Method. List2-Revise a User Interface. List3-Streams, Streams, and More Streams. List4-Some Additional Functionality. List5-Using the StringTokenizer Class. List6-Task Processing. 8. A Few More Threads. Threads1. Create a Constructor and a main() Method. Threads2-The Problem of Re-Entrance. Threads3-Modest Variation. 9. Applets-A Special Case. Erector: Create an Applet. From an Applet to a Stand-Alone Application. The Other Way Around: From Stand-Alone to Applet. 10. A Thread for Exploring Strange Attractors. Strange Attractors. Project: Attractors. Create a Constructor and a main() Method. Appendix A Selected Java Developers' Kit Class Method Reference. Index.