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Core Java, Volume I Fundamentals, 11th Edition

by Cay S.Horstmann

May 2018

Intermediate to advanced

928 pages

25h 27m

English

Pearson

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1.1 Java as a Programming Platform1.2 The Java “White Paper” Buzzwords1.3 Java Applets and the Internet1.4 A Short History of Java1.5 Common Misconceptions about Java
2.1 Installing the Java Development Kit2.2 Using the Command-Line Tools2.3 Using an Integrated Development Environment2.4 JShell
3.1 A Simple Java Program3.2 Comments3.3 Data Types3.4 Variables and Constants3.5 Operators3.6 Strings3.7 Input and Output3.8 Control Flow3.9 Big Numbers3.10 Arrays

4.1 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming4.2 Using Predefined Classes4.3 Defining Your Own Classes4.4 Static Fields and Methods4.5 Method Parameters4.6 Object Construction4.7 Packages4.8 JAR Files4.9 Documentation Comments4.10 Class Design Hints
5.1 Classes, Superclasses, and Subclasses5.2 Object: The Cosmic Superclass5.3 Generic Array Lists5.4 Object Wrappers and Autoboxing5.5 Methods with a Variable Number of Parameters5.6 Enumeration Classes5.7 Reflection5.8 Design Hints for Inheritance
6.1 Interfaces6.2 Lambda Expressions6.3 Inner Classes6.4 Service Loaders6.5 Proxies
7.1 Dealing with Errors7.2 Catching Exceptions7.3 Tips for Using Exceptions7.4 Using Assertions7.5 Logging7.6 Debugging Tips
8.1 Why Generic Programming?8.2 Defining a Simple Generic Class8.3 Generic Methods8.4 Bounds for Type Variables8.5 Generic Code and the Virtual Machine8.6 Restrictions and Limitations8.7 Inheritance Rules for Generic Types8.8 Wildcard Types8.9 Reflection and Generics
9.1 The Java Collections Framework9.2 Interfaces in the Collections Framework9.3 Concrete Collections9.4 Maps9.5 Views and Wrappers9.6 Algorithms9.7 Legacy Collections
10.1 A History of Java User Interface Toolkits10.2 Displaying Frames10.3 Displaying Information in a Component10.4 Event Handling10.5 The Preferences API
11.1 Swing and the Model-View-Controller Design Pattern11.2 Introduction to Layout Management11.3 Text Input11.4 Choice Components11.5 Menus11.6 Sophisticated Layout Management11.7 Dialog Boxes
12.1 What Are Threads?12.2 Thread States12.3 Thread Properties12.4 Synchronization12.5 Thread-Safe Collections12.6 Tasks and Thread Pools12.7 Asynchronous Computations12.8 Processes

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Chapter 1An Introduction to Java

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The first release of Java in 1996 generated an incredible amount of excitement, not just in the computer press, but in mainstream media such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and BusinessWeek. Java has the distinction of being the first and only programming language that had a ten-minute story on National Public Radio. A $100,000,000 venture capital fund was set up solely for products using a specific computer language. I hope you will enjoy a brief history of Java that you will find in this chapter.