Writing Java Programs

Writing Java Programs: Table of Contents

• Object-Oriented Programming Concepts: A Primer
  • What Is an Object?
  • What Are Messages?
  • What Are Classes?
  • What Is Inheritance?
  • Where Can I Get More Information?
• The Nuts and Bolts of the Java Language
  • Run the Application
  • Variables and Data Types
  • Operators
  • Expressions
  • Control Flow Statements
  • Arrays and Strings
  • Other Features of the Character-Counting Application
    • The main() Method
    • Introducing Exceptions
    • The Standard Input and Output Streams
• Objects, Classes, and Interfaces
  • The Life Cycle of an Object
    • Creating Objects
    • Using Objects
    • Cleaning Up Unused Objects
  • Creating Classes
    • The Class Declaration
    • The Class Body
    • Declaring Member Variables
    • Implementing Methods
      • The Method Declaration
      • Passing Information into a Method
      • The Method Body
    • Controlling Access to Members of a Class
    • Instance and Class Members
    • Life Cycle Methods
      • Constructors
      • Writing a finalize Method
  • Subclasses, Superclasses, and Inheritance
    • Creating Subclasses
      • Overriding Methods
    • Writing Final Classes and Methods
    • Writing Abstract Classes and Methods
    • The Object Class
  • Creating and Using Interfaces
    • What Are Interfaces?
    • Defining an Interface
    • Implementing an Interface
    • Using an Interface as a Type
  • Creating and Using Packages
    • Roll Your Own Packages
    • Using the Classes and Interfaces from a Package
    • The Java Packages
• The String and StringBuffer Classes
  • Why Two String Classes?
  • Creating Strings and StringBuffers
  • Accessor Methods
    • More Accessor Methods
  • Modifying StringBuffers
  • Converting Objects to Strings
  • Converting Strings to Numbers
  • Strings and the Java Compiler
  • Java Strings are First-Class Objects
• Setting Program Attributes
  • Setting Up and Using Properties
  • Command Line Arguments
    • Conventions
    • Parsing Command Line Arguments
• Using System Resources
  • Using the System Class
  • The Standard I/O Streams
  • System Properties
  • Forcing Finalization and Garbage Collection
  • Miscellaneous System Methods
  • Using System-Dependent Resources
• Handling Errors Using Exceptions
  • What's an Exception and Why Do I Care?
  • Your First Encounter with Java Exceptions
  • Java's Catch or Specify Requirement
  • Dealing with Exceptions
    • The ListOfNumbers Example
    • Catching and Handling Exceptions
      • The try Block
      • The catch Block(s)
      • The finally Block
      • Putting It All Together
    • Specifying the Exceptions Thrown by a Method
  • How to Throw Exceptions
    • The throw Statement
    • The Throwable Class and Its Subclasses
    • Creating Your Own Exception Classes
  • Runtime Exceptions--The Controversy
• Threads of Control
  • What Is a Thread?
  • A Simple Thread Example
  • Thread Attributes
    • Thread Body
      • The Clock Applet
    • Thread State
    • Thread Priority
    • Daemon Threads
    • Thread Group
      • The ThreadGroup Class
  • Multithreaded Programs
    • Synchronizing Threads
      • Monitors
        • Java Monitors Are Re-entrant
      • The notifyAll() and wait() Methods
    • Fairness, Starvation, and Deadlock
      • Deadlock and the Dining Philosophers
  • Summary
• Input and Output Streams
  • Your First Encounter with I/O in Java
  • Overview of Input and Output Streams
  • Using Input and Output Streams
    • Using Streams to Implement Pipes
    • Using Streams to Read and Write Files
    • Using Streams to Read and Write Memory Locations
    • Using Streams to Concatenate Files
  • Working with Filtered Streams
    • Using DataInputStream and DataOutputStream
    • Writing Your Own Filtered Streams
  • Working with Random Access Files
    • Using Random Access Files
    • Writing Filters for Random Access Files

Writing Java Programs