Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents at a Glance -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- How to Use This Book -- Conventions Used in This Book -- What You Don't Have to Read -- Foolish Assumptions -- How This Book Is Organized -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part I: Getting Started with Java -- Chapter 1: All about Java -- What You Can Do with Java -- Why You Should Use Java -- Getting Perspective: Where Java Fits In -- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) -- What's Next? -- Chapter 2: All about Software -- Quick-Start Instructions -- What You Install on Your Computer -- Chapter 3: Using the Basic Building Blocks -- Speaking the Java Language -- Checking Out Java Code for the First Time -- Understanding a Simple Java Program -- And Now, a Few Comments -- Part II: Writing Your Own Java Programs -- Chapter 4: Making the Most of Variables and Their Values -- Varying a Variable -- Assignment Statements -- Understanding the Types of Values That Variables May Have -- Displaying Text -- Numbers without Decimal Points -- Combining Declarations and Initializing Variables -- The Atoms: Java's Primitive Types -- The Molecules and Compounds: Reference Types -- An Import Declaration -- Creating New Values by Applying Operators -- Chapter 5: Controlling Program Flow with Decision-Making Statements -- Making Decisions (Java if Statements) -- Forming Conditions with Comparisons and Logical Operators -- Building a Nest -- Choosing among Many Alternatives (Java switch Statements) -- Chapter 6: Controlling Program Flow with Loops -- Repeating Instructions Over and Over Again (Java while Statements) -- Repeating a Certain Number of Times (Java for Statements) -- Repeating Until You Get What You Want (Java do Statements) -- Part III: Working with the Big Picture: Object-Oriented Programming.

Chapter 7: Thinking in Terms of Classes and Objects -- Defining a Class (What It Means to Be an Account) -- Defining a Method within a Class (Displaying an Account) -- Sending Values to and from Methods (Calculating Interest) -- Making Numbers Look Good -- Hiding Details with Accessor Methods -- Chapter 8: Saving Time and Money: Reusing Existing Code -- Defining a Class (What It Means to Be an Employee) -- Working with Disk Files (A Brief Detour) -- Defining Subclasses (What It Means to Be a Full-Time or Part-Time Employee) -- Using Subclasses -- Overriding Existing Methods (Changing the Payments for Some Employees) -- Chapter 9: Constructing New Objects -- Defining Constructors (What It Means to Be a Temperature) -- More Subclasses (Doing Something about the Weather) -- A Constructor That Does More -- Part IV: Savvy Java Techniques -- Chapter 10: Putting Variables and Methods Where They Belong -- Defining a Class (What It Means to Be a Baseball Player) -- Making Static (Finding the Team Average) -- Experiments with Variables -- Passing Parameters -- Chapter 11: Using Arrays to Juggle Values -- Getting Your Ducks All in a Row -- Arrays of Objects -- Command Line Arguments -- Chapter 12: Using Collections and Streams (When Arrays Aren't Good Enough) -- Understanding the Limitations of Arrays -- Collection Classes to the Rescue -- New in Java 8: Functional Programming -- Chapter 13: Looking Good When Things Take Unexpected Turns -- Handling Exceptions -- Handle an Exception or Pass the Buck -- Finishing the Job with a finally Clause -- A try Statement with Resources -- Chapter 14: Sharing Names among the Parts of a Java Program -- Access Modifiers -- Classes, Access, and Multipart Programs -- Sneaking Away from the Original Code -- Protected Access -- Access Modifiers for Java Classes -- Chapter 15: Responding to Keystrokes and Mouse Clicks.

Go On . . . Click That Button -- Responding to Things Other Than Button Clicks -- Creating Inner Classes -- Chapter 16: Writing Java Applets -- Applets 101 -- Making Things Move -- Responding to Events in an Applet -- Chapter 17: Using Java Database Connectivity -- JDBC and Java DB -- Creating Data -- Retrieving Data -- Part V: The Part of Tens -- Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Avoid Mistakes -- Putting Capital Letters Where They Belong -- Breaking Out of a switch Statement -- Comparing Values with a Double Equal Sign -- Adding Components to a GUI -- Adding Listeners to Handle Events -- Defining the Required Constructors -- Fixing Non-Static References -- Staying within Bounds in an Array -- Anticipating Null Pointers -- Helping Java Find Its Files -- Chapter 19: Ten Websites for Java -- This Book's Website -- The Horse's Mouth -- Finding News, Reviews, and Sample Code -- Looking for Java Jobs -- Everyone's Favorite Sites -- Index -- About the Author.