Sams teach yourself Java in 24 hours

Sams teach yourself Java in 24 hours

Rogers Cadenhead

Book - 2018

This expanded and updated edition teaches Java 8 as a first programming language, through short, simple chapters that can be completed in no more than an hour each.

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Subjects
Java (Computer program language)
Computer programming.
Published
[Lebanon, Indiana] : Pearson [2018]
Language
English
Main Author
Rogers Cadenhead (author)
Edition
Eighth edition
Item Description
"Covers Java 9 and Android"--Cover.
Physical Description
ix, 437 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780672337949
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Getting Started
  • Hour 1. Becoming a Programmer
  • Choosing a Language
  • Telling the Computer What to Do
  • How Programs Work
  • When Programs Don't Work
  • Choosing a Java Programming Tool
  • Installing a Java Development Tool
  • Hour 2. Writing Your First Program
  • What You Need to Write Programs
  • Creating the Saluton Program
  • Beginning the Program
  • The class Statement
  • What the main Statement Does
  • Those Squiggly Bracket Marks
  • Storing Information in a Variable
  • Displaying the Contents of a Variable
  • Saving the Finished Product
  • Compiling the Program into a Class File
  • Fixing Errors
  • Running a Java Program
  • Hour 3. Vacationing in Java
  • First Stop: Oracle
  • A Brief History of Java
  • Going to School with Java
  • Lunch at Food Network
  • Watching the Skies at NASA
  • Getting Down to Business
  • Stopping by SourceForge for Directions
  • Hour 4. Understanding How Java Programs Work
  • Creating an Application
  • Sending Arguments to Applications
  • The Java Class Library
  • Trying Java Statements in JShell
  • Part II. Learning the Basics of Programming
  • Hour 5. Storing and Changing information in a Program
  • Statements and Expressions
  • Assigning Variable Types
  • Integers and Floating-Point Numbers
  • Characters and Strings
  • Other Numeric Variable Types
  • The boolean Variable Type
  • Naming Your Variables
  • Storing Information in Variables
  • All About Operators
  • Incrementing and Decrementing a Variable
  • Operator Precedence
  • Using Expressions
  • Hour 6. Using Strings to Communicate
  • Storing Text in Strings
  • Displaying Strings in Programs
  • Using Special Characters in Strings
  • Pasting Strings Together
  • Using Other Variables with Strings
  • Advanced String Handling
  • Comparing Two Strings
  • Determining the Length of a String
  • Copying a String with a New Case
  • Looking for a String
  • Presenting Credits
  • Hour 7. Using Conditional Tests to Make Decisions
  • If Statements
  • Less-Than and Greater-Than Comparisons
  • Equal and Not Equal Comparisons
  • Organizing a Program with Block Statements
  • If-else Statements
  • Switch Statements
  • The Ternary Operator
  • Watching the Clock
  • Hour 8. Repeating an Action with Loops
  • For Loops
  • While Loops
  • Do-while Loops
  • Exiting a Loop
  • Naming a Loop
  • Complex for Loops
  • Testing Your Computer Speed
  • Part III. Working with Information in New Ways
  • Hour 9. Storing information wild Arrays
  • Creating Arrays
  • Using Arrays
  • Multidimensional Arrays
  • Sorting an Array
  • Counting Characters in Strings
  • Hour 10. Creating Your First Object
  • How Object-Oriented Programming Works
  • Objects in Action
  • What Objects Are
  • Understanding Inheritance
  • Building an Inheritance Hierarchy
  • Converting Objects and Simple Variables
  • Casting Simple Variables
  • Casting Objects
  • Converting Simple Variables to Objects and Back
  • Creating an Object
  • Hour 11. Describing What Your Object is Like
  • Creating Variables
  • Creating Class Variables
  • Creating Behavior with Methods
  • Declaring a Method
  • Similar Methods with Different Arguments
  • Constructors
  • Class Methods
  • Variable Scope within Methods
  • Putting One Class Inside Another
  • Using the this Keyword
  • Using Class Methods and Variables
  • Hour 12. Making the Most of Existing Objects
  • The Power of Inheritance
  • Inheriting Behavior and Attributes
  • Overriding Methods
  • Establishing Inheritance
  • Using this and super in a Subclass
  • Working with Existing Objects
  • Storing Objects of the Same Class in Array Lists
  • Looping Through an Array List
  • Creating a Subclass
  • Part IV. Moving into Advanced Topics
  • Hour 13. Storing Objects in Data Structures
  • Array Lists
  • Hash Maps
  • Hour 14. Handling Errors in a Program
  • Exceptions
  • Catching Exceptions in a try-catch Block
  • Catching Several Different Exceptions
  • Handling Something After an Exception
  • Throwing Exceptions
  • Ignoring Exceptions
  • Exceptions That Don't Need catch
  • Throwing and Catching Exceptions
  • Hour 15. Creating a Threaded Program
  • Threads
  • Slowing Down a Program
  • Creating a Thread
  • Working with Threads
  • The class Declaration
  • Setting Up Variables
  • The Constructor
  • Catching Errors as You Set Up URLs
  • Starting the Thread
  • Running the Thread
  • Handling Mouse Clicks
  • Displaying Revolving Links
  • Stopping a Thread
  • Hour 16. Using inner Classes and Closures
  • Inner Classes
  • Anonymous Inner Classes
  • Closures
  • Part V. Programming a Graphical User Interface
  • Hour 17. Building a Simple User Interface
  • Swing and the Abstract Windowing Toolkit
  • Using Components
  • Windows and Frames
  • Buttons
  • Labels and Text Fields
  • Check Boxes
  • Combo Boxes
  • Text Areas
  • Panels
  • Creating Your Own Component
  • Hour 18. Laying Out a User Interface
  • Using Layout Managers
  • The GridLayout Manager
  • The BorderLayout Manager
  • The BoxLayout Manager
  • Separating Components with insets
  • Laying Out an Application
  • Hour 19. Responding to User input
  • Getting Your Programs to Listen
  • Setting Up Components to Be Heard
  • Handling User Events
  • Check Box and Combo Box Events
  • Keyboard Events
  • Enabling and Disabling Components
  • Completing a Graphical Application
  • Part VI. Writing Internet Applications
  • Hour 20. Reading and Writing Files
  • Streams
  • Files
  • Reading Data from a Stream
  • Buffered Input Streams
  • Writing Data to a Stream
  • Reading and Writing Configuration Properties
  • Hour 21. Using Java 9's New HTTP Client
  • Java Modules
  • Making an HTTP Request
  • Saving a File from the Web
  • Posting Data on the Web
  • Hour 22. Creating Java2D Graphics
  • Using the Font Class
  • Using the Color Class
  • Creating Custom Colors
  • Drawing Lines and Shapes
  • Drawing Lines
  • Drawing Rectangles
  • Drawing Ellipses and Circles
  • Drawing Arcs
  • Baking a Pie Graph
  • Hour 23. Creating Minecraft Mods with Java
  • Setting Up a Minecraft Server
  • Fixing Problems Running the Server
  • Connecting to the Server
  • Fixing a Server Connection Problem
  • Creating Your First Mod
  • Teaching Zombies to Ride Horses
  • Finding All Mobs (and Killing Them)
  • Writing a Mod that Can Build Things
  • Hour 24. Writing Android Apps
  • Introduction to Android
  • Creating an Android App
  • Exploring a New Android Project
  • Creating an App
  • Setting Up an Android Emulator
  • Running the App
  • Designing a Real App
  • Organizing Resources
  • Configuring the App's Manifest File
  • Designing a User Interface
  • Writing Java Code
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A. Using the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment
  • Installing NetBeans
  • Creating a New Project
  • Creating a New Java Class
  • Running the Application
  • Fixing Errors
  • Appendix B. Where to Go from Here: Java Resources
  • Other Books to Consider
  • Oracle's Official Java Site
  • Java Class Documentation
  • Other Java Websites
  • This Book's Official Site
  • Workbench
  • Slashdot
  • Other Java Weblogs
  • InformIT
  • Stack Overflow
  • JavaWorld Magazine
  • Developer.com's Java Directory
  • Java Meetings
  • Job Opportunities
  • Appendix C. This Book's Website
  • Appendix D. Fixing a Problem with the Android Studio Emulator
  • Problems Running an App
  • Install HAXM in Android Studio
  • Install HAXM on Your Computer
  • Checking BIOS Settings
  • Appendix E. Fixing Package Not Visible Errors in NetBeans
  • Adding Module Info
  • Index

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