CHAPTER 1 Getting Started

About the Java Technology

How Will Java Technology Change My Life?

First Steps(Win32)

First Steps(UNIX/Linux）

First Steps(MacOS)

A Closer Look at HelloWorld

Questions and Exercises

Code Samples

CHAPTER 2 Object-Oriented Programming Concepts

What Is an Object?

What Is a Message?

What Is aClass?

What Is Inheritance?

What Is anInterface?

How Do These Concepts Translate into Code?

Summary

Questions and Exercises

Code Samples

CHAPTER 3 Language Basics

Variables

Operators

Expressions,Statements,and Blocks

Control Flow Statements

Code Samples

CHAPTER 4 Object Basics and Simple Data Objects

The Life Cycle ofan Object

Characters and Strings

Numbers

Arrays

Code Samples

CHAPTER 5 Classes and Inheritance

Creating Classes

Managing Inheritance

Implementing Nested Classes

Code Samples

CHAPTER 6 Interfaces and Packages

Creating and Using Interfaces

Creating and Using Packages

Code Samples

CHAPTER 7 Handling Errors Using Exceptions

What Is an Exception?

The Catch or Specify Requirement

Catching and Handling Exceptions

Specifying the Exceptions Thrown by a Method

How to Throw Exceptions

Runtime Exceptions—The Controversy

Advantages of Exceptions

Summary of Exceptions

Questions and Exercises

Code Samples

CHAPTER 8 Threads:Doing Two or More Tasks at Once

What Is a Thread?

Using the Timer and TimerTask Classes

Customizing a Thread's run Method

The Life Cycle ofa Thread

Understanding Thread Priority

Synchronizing Threads

Grouping Threads

Summary of Threads

Questions and Exercises

Code Samples

CHAPTER 9 I/O:Reading and Writing

Overview of I/O Streams

Using the Streams

Object Serialization

Working with Random Access Files

And the Rest...

Summary of Reading and Writing

Questions and Exercises

Code Samples

CHAPTER 10 User Interfaces That Swing

Overview of the Swing API

Your First Swing Program

Example Two:Swing Application

Example Three:Celsius Converter

Example Four:LunarPhases

Example Five:VoteDialog

Layout Management

Threads and Swing

Visual Index to Swing Components

Summary

Questions and Exercises

Code Samples

APPENDIX A Common Problems and Their Solutions

Getting Started Problems

General Programming Problems

Applet Problems

User Interface Problems

APPENDIX B Internet-Ready Applets

Overview of Applets

AWT Components

Taking Advantage of the Applet API

Practical Considerations of Writing Applets

Finishing an Applet

Swing-Based Applets

Code Samples

APPENDIX C Collections

Introduction

Interfaces

Implementations

Algorithms

Custom Implementations

Interoperability

APPENDIX D Deprecated Thread Methods

Why Is Th read.stop Deprecated?

Why Are Thread.suspend and Thread.resume Deprecated?

What about Thread.destroy?

Whv Is Runti me.runFi nalizersOnExit Deprecated?

APPENDIX E Reference

Java Programming Language Keywords

Operator Precedence

The <APPLET>Tag

POSIX Conventions for Command Line Arguments

Integrated Development Environments

Path Help

Index