Getting Started With Java Platform

There are so many different subsets of Java across the Java Platform—Java SE, Java EE, Java ME, Java FX—that it’s hard to know where to start. The answer is right here! Getting StartED with JavaTM is a complete beginner’s guide to the Java Platform that cuts through all of the confusion and guides you through creating applications in Java. The beauty of Java is that once you’ve learned the basics of the language, you can write applications to run on anything from your desktop PC, to your mobile phone, to the Internet. You will come to grips with the Java Development Kit and follow step-by-step examples to learn how to write your first programs in Java. - Absolute beginner’s guide to the Java language - Clear, friendly, no-nonsense approach cuts through the jargon - A wealth of step-by-step examples and sample programs to get you started with Java What you’ll learn - What the Java Platform is, and how the different parts of it fit together - How to install the Java Development Kit and the Java Runtime Environment - The basics of programming from the ground up with jargon-free explanation - How to write applications using Java that will run on almost any device - The fundamentals of object-oriented programming—a structured style of programming that isn’t as hard as you think - How to create web applications in Java, and the basics of Java FX Who is this book for? This book is for anyone wanting to understand what Java is, whether they intend to program or not, and anyone intending to begin programming in the Java language. Getting Started with Java®......Page 1 Contents......Page 3 Ch 1: Introduction......Page 5 Documentation conventions......Page 7 Contacting Borland developer support......Page 8 Usenet newsgroups......Page 9 Reporting bugs......Page 10 Identifier......Page 11 Primitive data types......Page 12 Strings......Page 13 Literal......Page 14 Methods......Page 15 Keywords......Page 17 Operators......Page 18 Comments......Page 19 Understanding scope......Page 21 Using operators......Page 22 Arithmetic operators......Page 23 Logical operators......Page 24 Assignment operators......Page 25 Bitwise operators......Page 26 Using methods......Page 28 Using constructors......Page 29 Member access......Page 30 Arrays......Page 31 String handling......Page 33 Type casting and conversion......Page 34 Flow control statements......Page 35 String handling......Page 36 Determining access......Page 38 Handling methods......Page 39 Explicit conversion......Page 40 Loops......Page 41 Loop control statements......Page 43 Conditional statements......Page 44 Handling exceptions......Page 45 Java 2 Platform editions......Page 49 Micro Edition......Page 50 Java 2 Standard Edition packages......Page 51 The Text package: java.text......Page 52 The Swing package: javax.swing......Page 53 The Applet package: java.applet......Page 54 The SQL package: java.sql......Page 55 The Security package: java.security......Page 56 Ch 6: Object-oriented programming in Java......Page 75 Declaring and instantiating classes......Page 76 Class methods......Page 77 Case study: A simple OOP example......Page 78 Class inheritance......Page 83 Access modifiers......Page 85 Access outside of a package......Page 86 Accessor methods......Page 87 Abstract classes......Page 90 Using interfaces......Page 91 Adding two new buttons......Page 95 The import statement......Page 97 Declaring packages......Page 98 Ch 7: Threading techniques......Page 99 Subclassing the Thread class......Page 100 Implementing the Runnable interface......Page 101 Defining a thread......Page 103 Making a thread not runnable......Page 104 Time slicing......Page 105 Thread groups......Page 106 Why serialize?......Page 109 Using the Serializable interface......Page 110 Using output streams......Page 112 ObjectOutputStream methods......Page 113 Using input streams......Page 114 Writing and reading object streams......Page 116 Ch 9: An introduction to the Java Virtual Machine......Page 117 The Java verifier......Page 119 The Security Manager and the java.security Package......Page 120 What about Just-In-Time compilers?......Page 122 Ch 10: Working with the Java Native Interface (JNI)......Page 123 Using the native keyword......Page 124 Using the javah tool......Page 125 Java 2 platform editions......Page 127 Java class libraries......Page 128 Packages, classes, members, and interfaces......Page 129 Loops and loop controls......Page 130 Converting and casting data types......Page 131 Primitive to primitive......Page 132 Primitive to String......Page 133 Primitive to reference......Page 134 String to primitive......Page 136 Reference to primitive......Page 138 Reference to reference......Page 139 Basic operators......Page 144 Arithmetic operators......Page 145 Assignment operators......Page 146 Bitwise operators......Page 147 Ternary operator......Page 148 A - C......Page 149 D - F......Page 150 G - J......Page 151 K - M......Page 152 N - P......Page 153 R - T......Page 154 U - Z......Page 155