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Minecraft Mods Programming Absolute Beginner’s Guide

Name: Minecraft Mods Programming Absolute Beginner’s Guide
Author: Rogers Cadenhead
ISBN: 9780133903218

by Rogers Cadenhead

November 2014

Beginner

400 pages

10h 2m

English

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About This eBook
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents at a Glance
Table of Contents
About the Author
Dedication
Acknowledgments
We Want to Hear from You!
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Part I: Java from the Ground Up
1. Dig Into Minecraft Programming with Java
Setting Up a Minecraft ServerFixing Problems Running the ServerConnecting to the ServerFixing a Server Connection Problem
2. Use NetBeans for Minecraft Programming
Installing NetBeansCreating a New ProjectCreating a New Java ClassRunning the ApplicationFixing Errors
3. Create a Minecraft Mod
Creating Your First Mod
4. Start Writing Java Programs
What You Need to Write ProgramsCreating the Splash ProgramBeginning the ProgramThe class StatementWhat the main Statement DoesThose Squiggly Bracket MarksStoring Information in a VariableDisplaying the Contents of a VariableSaving the Finished ProductCompiling the Program into a Class FileFixing ErrorsRunning a Java ProgramBlank Spaces and Whitespace in a Java Program
5. Understand How Java Programs Work
Creating an ApplicationSending Arguments to ApplicationsThe Java Class Library
6. Store and Change Information in a Mod
Statements and ExpressionsAssigning Variable TypesIntegers and Floating-Point NumbersCharacters and StringsOther Numeric Variable TypesThe boolean Variable TypeNaming Your VariablesStoring Information in VariablesAll About OperatorsIncrementing and Decrementing a VariableOperator PrecedenceUsing Expressions
7. Use Strings to Communicate
Storing Text in StringsDisplaying Strings in ProgramsUsing Special Characters in StringsPasting Strings TogetherUsing Other Variables with StringsAdvanced String HandlingComparing Two StringsDetermining the Length of a StringChanging a String’s CaseLooking for a StringPresenting Credits
8. Use Conditional Tests to Make Decisions
if StatementsLess-Than and Greater-Than ComparisonsEqual and Not Equal ComparisonsOrganizing a Program with Block Statementsif-else Statementsswitch StatementsThe Ternary OperatorWatching the Clock
9. Repeat an Action with Loops
for Loopswhile Loopsdo-while LoopsExiting a LoopNaming a LoopComplex for LoopsTesting Your Computer Speed
10. Store Information with Arrays
Creating ArraysUsing ArraysMultidimensional ArraysSorting an ArrayCounting Characters in Strings
Part II: The World of Java Objects
11. Create Your First Object
How Object-Oriented Programming WorksObjects in ActionWhat Objects AreUnderstanding InheritanceBuilding an Inheritance HierarchyConverting Objects and Simple VariablesCasting Simple VariablesCasting ObjectsConverting Simple Variables to Objects and BackAutoboxing and UnboxingCreating an Object
12. Describe What Your Object Is Like
Creating VariablesCreating Class VariablesCreating Behavior with MethodsDeclaring a MethodSimilar Methods with Different ArgumentsConstructor MethodsClass MethodsVariable Scope Within MethodsPutting One Class Inside AnotherUsing the this KeywordUsing Class Methods and Variables
13. Make the Most of Existing Objects
The Power of InheritanceInheriting Behavior and AttributesOverriding MethodsEstablishing InheritanceUsing this and super in a SubclassWorking with Existing ObjectsStoring Objects of the Same Class in Array ListsLooping Through an Array ListCreating a Subclass
14. Store Objects in Data Structures
Array ListsHash MapsWhy Classes Are Synchronized
15. Handle Errors in a Mod
ExceptionsCatching Exceptions in a try-catch BlockCatching Several Different ExceptionsHandling Something After an ExceptionThrowing ExceptionsIgnoring ExceptionsExceptions That Don’t Need CatchThrowing and Catching Exceptions
16. Create a Threaded Mod
ThreadsSlowing Down a ProgramCreating a ThreadWorking with ThreadsThe class DeclarationSetting Up VariablesThe ConstructorCatching Errors as You Set Up URLsStarting the ThreadRunning the ThreadHandling Mouse ClicksDisplaying Revolving LinksStopping a Thread
17. Read and Write Files
StreamsFilesReading Data from a StreamBuffered Input StreamsWriting Data to a StreamReading and Writing Configuration Properties
Part III: Create Killer Minecraft Mods
18. Spawn a Mob
The Mod FrameworkStarting a Mod ProjectWriting the Mod’s CodeDeploying a Mod
19. Make One Mob Ride Another
Starting the ProjectWriting the ModDeploying the Mod
20. Take a Census of Mobs and Villages
Starting the ProjectCreating the ProjectDeploying a Mod
21. Transmute Materials in an Inventory
Starting the ProjectCreating the ProjectDeploying the Mod
22. Dig a Giant Hole
Starting the ProjectCreating the ProjectDeploying the ModBacking Up a Minecraft World
23. Chop Down a Forest of Trees
Starting the ProjectCreating the ProjectDeploying the Mod
24. Respond to Events in the Game
Starting the ProjectCreating the ProjectDeploying the Mod
25. Display a Mob’s Health During Combat
Starting the ProjectCreating the ProjectDeploying the ModLearning Bukkit Methods from NetBeans
26. Make a World Change Over Time
Starting the ProjectCreating the ProjectDeploying the Mod
27. Befriend the God of Lightning
Starting the ProjectStepping Through Mod DevelopmentCreating the ProjectDeploying the ModJoining the Community of Mod Developers
Appendix A. Visit This Book’s Website
Index
Code Snippets

Content preview from Minecraft Mods Programming Absolute Beginner’s Guide

I Java from the Ground Up

1 Dig Into Minecraft Programming with Java

Setting Up a Minecraft Server

Fixing Problems Running the Server

Connecting to the Server

Fixing a Server Connection Problem

2 Use NetBeans for Minecraft Programming

Installing NetBeans

Creating a New Project

Creating a New Java Class

Running the Application

Fixing Errors

3 Create a Minecraft Mod

Creating Your First Mod

4 Start Writing Java Programs

What You Need to Write Programs

Creating the Splash 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 ...

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