Java and Object Orientation: An Introduction (Applied Computing)

Java and Object Orientation: An Introduction is an introduction to object orientation for computer science students and those actively involved in the software industry. Object Orientation is discussed before the author goes on to introduce Java and, throughout, object oriented concepts are illustrated through the Java language with examples for the reader to follow. Design is included as well as coding, and guidance is given on how to build OO applications in Java. The construction of applications, not just applets is discussed in detail, showing how to turn any application into an applet. Java style guidelines are included, meeting the latest release of Java. This book provides guidance on how to build object oriented applications in Java and will be a valuable reference for undergraduates being introduced to object orientation and Java. It will also be of interest to those professionals who wish to convert to (or learn about) object orientation and Java. Front Matter....Pages i-xxii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction to Object Orientation....Pages 3-25 Elements of Object Orientation....Pages 27-33 Constructing an Object Oriented System....Pages 35-46 Front Matter....Pages 47-47 A Brief History of Time, the Universe and Java....Pages 49-56 A Little Java....Pages 57-65 Java Building Blocks....Pages 67-85 Java Constructs....Pages 87-97 An Example Java Class....Pages 99-104 Front Matter....Pages 105-105 Classes, Inheritance and Abstraction....Pages 107-117 Encapsulation and Polymorphism....Pages 119-126 Data Structures....Pages 127-142 Defining Collection Classes....Pages 143-152 Front Matter....Pages 153-153 Control and Iteration....Pages 155-164 An Object Oriented Organizer....Pages 165-170 Streams and Files....Pages 171-186 Serialization....Pages 187-198 Observers and Observables....Pages 199-208 Front Matter....Pages 209-209 Graphic Programming Using the Abstract Window Toolkit....Pages 211-225 User Interface Programming....Pages 227-238 Managing Component Layout....Pages 239-248 Front Matter....Pages 209-209 A GUI Case Study....Pages 249-262 Combining Graphics and GUI Components....Pages 263-288 Applets and the Internet....Pages 289-301 Front Matter....Pages 303-303 Java Style Guidelines....Pages 305-318 Exception Handling....Pages 319-327 Concurrency....Pages 329-339 Front Matter....Pages 341-341 Object Oriented Analysis and Design....Pages 343-351 The Unified Modeling Language....Pages 353-374 The Object Modeling Technique....Pages 375-399 Front Matter....Pages 401-401 Areas of Java and Object Technology not Covered....Pages 403-413 The Future for Object Technology....Pages 415-425 Back Matter....Pages 427-473 An introduction to Java and object orientation. Object oriented concepts are illustrated throughout using Java, backed by examples for readers to follow. Design is included as well as coding, and guidance is given on how to build OO applications in Java. This teaching text on object orientation using Sun's Java programming language is based upon the premise that computer scientists and software engineers learn best by doing rather than reading theoretical discussions