Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Java, the Language and the Technology -- An Overview of Object-Oriented Programming -- About This Book -- Downloading and Installing Java -- Downloading Program Examples and Answers -- Chapter 1: Your First Taste of Java -- Your First Java Program -- Java Code Conventions -- Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 2: Language Fundamentals -- ASCII and Unicode -- Separators -- Primitives -- Variables -- Constants -- Literals -- Primitive Conversions -- Operators -- Comments -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 3: Statements -- An Overview of Java Statements -- The if Statement -- The while Statement -- The do-while Statement -- The for Statement -- The break Statement -- The continue Statement -- The switch Statement -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 4: Objects and Classes -- What Is a Java Object? -- Java Classes -- Creating Objects -- The null Keyword -- Objects in Memory -- Java Packages -- Encapsulation and Access Control -- The this Keyword -- Using Other Classes -- Final Variables -- Static Members -- Static Final Variables -- Static import -- Variable Scope -- Method Overloading -- By Value or By Reference? -- Loading, Linking, and Initialization -- Object Creation Initialization -- Comparing Objects -- The Garbage Collector -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 5: Core Classes -- java.lang.Object -- java.lang.String -- java.lang.StringBuffer and java.lang.StringBuilder -- Primitive Wrappers -- Arrays -- java.lang.Class -- java.lang.System -- java.util.Scanner -- Boxing and Unboxing -- Varargs -- The format and printf Methods -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 6: Inheritance -- An Overview of Inheritance -- Accessibility -- Method Overriding -- Calling the Superclass's Constructors -- Calling the Superclass's Hidden Members.

Type Casting -- Final Classes -- The instanceof Keyword -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 7: Error Handling -- Catching Exceptions -- try without catch -- Catching Multiple Exceptions -- The try-with-resources Statement -- The java.lang.Exception Class -- Throwing an Exception from a Method -- User-Defined Exceptions -- Final Words on Exception Handling -- Summary -- Question -- Chapter 8: Numbers and Dates -- Number Parsing -- Number Formatting -- Number Parsing with java.text.NumberFormat -- The java.lang.Math Class -- The java.util.Date Class -- The java.util.Calendar Class -- Date Parsing and Formatting with DateFormat -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 9: Interfaces and Abstract Classes -- The Concept of Interface -- The Interface, Technically Speaking -- Base Classes -- Abstract Classes -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 10: Enums -- An Overview of Enum -- Enums in a Class -- The java.lang.Enum Class -- Iterating Enumerated Values -- Switching on Enum -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 11: The Collections Framework -- An Overview of the Collections Framework -- The Collection Interface -- List and ArrayList -- Iterating Over a Collection with Iterator and for -- Set and HashSet -- Queue and LinkedList -- Collection Conversion -- Map and HashMap -- Making Objects Comparable and Sortable -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 12: Generics -- Life without Generics -- Introducing Generic Types -- Using Generic Types without Type Parameters -- Using the ? Wildcard -- Using Bounded Wildcards in Methods -- Writing Generic Types -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 13: Input/Output -- File Systems and Paths -- File and Directory Handling and Manipulation -- Input/Output Streams -- Reading Binary Data -- Writing Binary Data -- Writing Text (Characters) -- Reading Text (Characters) -- Logging with PrintStream -- Random Access Files -- Object Serialization.

Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 14: Nested and Inner Classes -- An Overview of Nested Classes -- Static Nested Classes -- Member Inner Classes -- Local Inner Classes -- Anonymous Inner Classes -- Behind Nested and Inner Classes -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 15: Swing Basics -- AWT Components -- Useful AWT Classes -- Basic Swing Components -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 16: Swinging Higher -- Layout Managers -- Event Handling -- Working with Menus -- The Look and Feel -- Fast Splash Screens -- System Tray Support -- Desktop Help Applications -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 17: Polymorphism -- Defining Polymorphism -- Polymorphism in Action -- Polymorphism in a Drawing Application -- Polymorphism and Reflection -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 18: Annotations -- An Overview of Annotations -- Standard Annotations -- Common Annotations -- Standard Meta-Annotations -- Custom Annotation Types -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 19: Internationalization -- Locales -- Internationalizing Applications -- An Internationalized Swing Application -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 20: Applets -- A Brief History of Applets -- The Applet API -- Security Restrictions -- Writing and Deploying Applets -- How AppletViewer Works -- Passing Parameters to an Applet -- SoundPlayerApplet -- JApplet -- Applet Deployment in a JAR File -- Faster Loading -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 21: Java Networking -- An Overview of Networking -- The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) -- java.net.URL -- java.net.URLConnection -- java.net.Socket -- java.net.ServerSocket -- A Web Server Application -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 22: Java Database Connectivity -- Introduction to JDBC -- Four Steps to Data Access -- Closing JDBC Objects -- Reading Metadata -- The SQLTool Example -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 23: Java Threads -- Introduction to Java Threads.

Creating a Thread -- Working with Multiple Threads -- Thread Priority -- Stopping a Thread -- Synchronization -- Visibility -- Thread Coordination -- Using Timers -- Swing Timers -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 24: Concurrency Utilities -- Atomic Variables -- Executor and ExecutorService -- Callable and Future -- Swing Worker -- Locks -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 25: Security -- Java Security Overview -- Using the Security Manager -- Policy Files -- Permissions -- Using the Policy Tool -- Applet Security -- Programming with Security -- Cryptography Overview -- Creating Certificates -- The KeyTool Program -- The JarSigner Tool -- Java Cryptography API -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 26: Java Web Applications -- Servlet Application Architecture -- Servlet API Overview -- Servlet -- Writing a Basic Servlet Application -- ServletRequest -- ServletResponse -- ServletConfig -- ServletContext -- GenericServlet -- HTTP Servlets -- Using the Deployment Descriptor -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 27: JavaServer Pages -- A JSP Overview -- jspInit, jspDestroy, and Other Methods -- Implicit Objects -- JSP Syntactic Elements -- Handling Errors -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 28: Javadoc -- Writing Documentation in Java Classes -- Javadoc Syntax -- Summary -- Question -- Chapter 29: Application Deployment -- JWS Overview -- JNLP File Syntax -- A Deployment Example -- Security Concerns -- Summary -- Questions -- Appendix A: javac -- Options -- Command Line Argument Files -- Appendix B: java -- Options -- Appendix C: jar -- Syntax -- Options -- Examples -- Setting an Application's Entry Point -- Appendix D: NetBeans -- Download and Installation -- Creating a Project -- Creating a Class -- Running a Java Class -- Adding Libraries -- Debugging Code -- Appendix E: Eclipse -- Download and Installation -- Creating a Project -- Creating a Class.

Running a Java Class -- Adding Libraries -- Debugging Code -- Index.