Java SE 7 Programming Essentials

Table of Contents

Cover

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Introduction

Who Should Read This Book

What Is Covered in This Book

The Essentials Series

How to Contact the Author

Chapter 1: Introducing the Basics of Java

Understanding Java Class Structure

Writing a main() Method

Importing Other Java Classes

Understanding Variable Scope in Java Code

Chapter 2: Applying Data Types in Java Programming

Creating, Using, and Destroying Objects

Distinguishing between Object References and Primitives

Declaring and Initializing Variables

Default Initialization of Variables

Reading and Writing Object Fields

Using the StringBuilder Class and Its Methods

Creating and Manipulating Strings

Chapter 3: Using Java Operators and Conditional Logic

Using ...