Learning Java, 4th Edition 21111

Java is the preferred language for many of today's leading-edge technologies—everything from smartphones and game consoles to robots, massive enterprise systems, and supercomputers. If you're new to Java, the fourth edition of this bestselling guide provides an example-driven introduction to the latest language features and APIs in Java 6 and 7. Advanced Java developers will be able to take a deep dive into areas such as concurrency and JVM enhancements. You'll learn powerful new ways to manage resources and exceptions in your applications, quickly and get up to speed on Java's new concurrency utilities, and APIs for web services and XML. You'll also find an updated tutorial on how to get started with the Eclipse IDE, and a brand-new introduction to database access in Java.

Chapter 1 : A Modern Language
Enter Java
A Virtual Machine
Java Compared with Other Languages
Safety of Design
Safety of Implementation
Application and User-Level Security
A Java Road Map
Chapter 2 : A First Application
Java Tools and Environment
Configuring Eclipse and Creating a Project
HelloJava
HelloJava2: The Sequel
HelloJava3: The Button Strikes!
HelloJava4: Netscape's Revenge
Chapter 3 : Tools of the Trade
JDK Environment
The Java VM
Running Java Applications
The Classpath
The Java Compiler
JAR Files
Policy Files
Chapter 4 : The Java Language
Text Encoding
Comments
Types
Statements and Expressions
Exceptions
Assertions
Arrays
Chapter 5 : Objects in Java
Classes
Methods
Object Creation
Object Destruction
Enumerations
Chapter 6 : Relationships Among Classes
Subclassing Inheritance and
Interfaces
Packages and Compilation Units
Visibility of Variables and Methods
Arrays and the Class Hierarchy
Inner Classes
Chapter 7 : Working with Objects and Classes
The Object Class
The Class Class
Reflection
Annotations
Chapter 8 : Узагальнення
Containers: Building a Better Mousetrap
Enter Узагальнення
"There Is No Spoon"
Parameterized Type Relationships
Casts
Writing Generic Classes
Bounds
Wildcards
Generic Methods
Arrays of Parameterized Types
Case Study: The Enum Class
Case Study: The sort() Method
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Chapter 9 : Threads
Introducing Threads
Threading an Applet
Synchronization
and Scheduling Priority
Thread Groups
Thread Performance
Concurrency Utilities
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Chapter 10 : Working with Text
Text-Related APIs
Strings
Internationalization
Parsing and Formatting Text
Printf-Style Formatting
Formatting with the java.text Package
Regular Expressions
Chapter 11 : Core Utilities
Math Utilities
Dates and Times
Timers
Collections
Properties
The Preferences API
The Logging API
Observers and Observables
Chapter 12 : Input/Output Facilities
Streams
File I/O
The NIO File API
Serialization
Data Compression
The NIO Package
Chapter 13 : Network Programming
Sockets
Datagram Sockets
Simple Serialized Object Protocols
Remote Method Invocation
Scalable I/O with NIO
Chapter 14 : Programming for the Web
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)
The URL Class
Talking to Web Applications
Web Services
Chapter 15 : Web Applications and Web Services
Web Application Technologies
Java Web Applications
WAR Files and Deployment
Servlet Filters
Building WAR Files with Ant
Implementing Web Services
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Chapter 16 : Swing
Components
Events
Event Summary
The AWT Robot!
Multithreading in Swing
Chapter 17 : Using Swing Components
Buttons and Labels
Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
Lists and Combo Boxes
The Spinner
Borders
Menus
Pop-Up Menus
The JScrollPane Class
The JSplitPane Class
The JTabbedPane Class
Scrollbars and Sliders
Dialogs
Chapter 18 : More Swing Components
Text Components
Focus Navigation
Tables
Desktops
Pluggable Look-and-Feel
Creating Custom Components
Chapter 19 : Layout Managers
FlowLayout
GridLayout
BorderLayout
BoxLayout
CardLayout
GridBagLayout
Other Layout Managers
Absolute Positioning
Chapter 20 : Drawing with the 2D API
The Big Picture
The Rendering Pipeline
A Quick Tour of Java 2D
Filling Shapes
Stroking Shape Outlines
Using Fonts
Displaying Images
Drawing Techniques
Printing
Глава 21 : Working with Images and Other Media
Loading Images
Producing Image Data
Filtering Image Data
Saving Image Data
Simple Audio
Java Media Framework
Chapter 22 : JavaBeans
what's a Bean?
The NetBeans IDE
Properties and Customizers
Event Hookups and Adapters
Binding Properties
Building Beans
Limitations of Visual Design
Serialization Versus Code Generation
Customizing with BeanInfo
Handcoding with Beans
BeanContext and BeanContextServices
The Java Activation Framework
Enterprise JavaBeans and POJO-Based Enterprise Frameworks
Chapter 23 : Applets
The Politics of Browser-Based Applications
Applet Support and the Java Plug-in
The JApplet Class
Java Web Start
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Chapter 24 : XML
The Butler Did It
A Bit of Background
XML Basics
SAX
DOM
XPath
XInclude
Validating Documents
JAXB Code Binding and Generation
Transforming Documents with XSL/XSLT
Web Services
The End of the Book
Appendix : The Eclipse IDE
The IDE Wars
Getting Started with Eclipse
Using Eclipse
Eclipse Features
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Appendix : BeanShell: Java Scripting
Running BeanShell
Java Statements and Expressions
BeanShell Commands
Scripted Methods and Objects
Changing the Classpath
Learning More . . .
Glossary
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