Java Foundations -- Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The History of Java -- Where Java Technology Came From -- The Green Project -- Enter the Web -- The Features of Java Technology -- Java Is Simple -- Java Is Object Oriented -- Java Is Interpreted -- Java Is Portable -- Java Is Robust -- Java Is Secure -- Java Is Multithreaded -- Java Is High Performance -- Java Saves Time and Money -- Java Solves Important Problems -- How Java Compares with Other Languages -- How to Download and Install Java -- Downloading the J2SE Software -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 2: Java Fundamentals -- Creating a Java Program -- The HelloWorld Program -- Writing the HelloWorld Source Code -- Compiling the HelloWorld Source Code -- Executing the HelloWorld Program -- Examining the Source Code -- Using Comments -- Using White Space -- Defining the Class -- Defining the Method -- Wrapping Up the HelloWorld Program -- Working with Arguments in the main() Method -- The Basic Java Data Types -- Literal Values -- The Integer Types -- The Floating Point Types -- The Character Type -- The Boolean Type -- Using the Primitive Types -- The String Class -- Primitive Values versus Reference Values -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 3: Keywords and Operators -- Creating Valid Names in Java -- The Keyword List -- The Primitive Type Keywords -- The Flow Control Keywords -- Modification Keywords -- Class-Related Keywords -- Object-Related Keywords -- Wrapping Up the Keywords -- The Java Operators -- The Arithmetic Operators -- The Assignment Operators -- The Relational Operators -- The Conditional Operators -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 4: Flow Control -- Application Scope -- The if Statement -- Adding the else Statement -- Testing the Array of Arguments -- The switch and case Statements.

The default Statement -- Deciding between if/else and switch/case -- Processing a Range of Values -- The Ternary Operator -- The for Loop -- Multiple Increment Steps -- Beware the Infinite Loop -- The while Loop -- Comparing for and while Loops -- The do Statement -- The Branching Statements -- The break Statement -- The continue Statement -- The return Statement -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 5: Arrays -- Understanding Arrays -- Declaring Arrays -- Creating Arrays -- Getting the Length of an Array -- Populating an Array -- Using Array Initializers -- An Array Initializer Variation -- Accessing Array Elements -- Multidimensional Arrays -- Two-Dimensional Array Initializers -- Nonrectangular Arrays -- The java.util.Arrays Class -- Filling an Array -- Sorting an Array -- Searching an Array -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 6: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming -- The Object-Oriented Paradigm -- Real-World Objects -- Defining a Class -- Instantiating and Using Objects -- A Closer Look at a Lamp Object -- Sharing a Reference -- Object Messaging: Adding a Lightbulb -- Passing by Value -- Passing by Reference -- The this Keyword -- Bypassing Local Variables Using this -- Passing a Reference Using this -- Static Methods Have No this Reference -- Constructors -- Multiple Constructors -- Constructor Chaining -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 7: Advanced Object-Oriented Programming -- Claiming Your Inheritance -- Using the extends Keyword -- The Rules of Inheritance -- Reference Types versus Runtime Types -- Expanding the Subclasses -- The Class Hierarchy -- The Reference Type Rule for Methods -- The instanceof Operator and Object Casting -- Object Casting -- Introducing Polymorphism -- Method Overloading -- Method Overriding -- Abstract Classes and Methods -- Interfaces -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions.

Chapter 8: Exception Handling -- The Method Call Stack -- Exception Noted -- The Exception Hierarchy -- Handling Those Exceptions -- Using try and catch -- Using a finally Clause -- Creating Your Own Exception Type -- Throwing Exceptions -- Using the throws Keyword -- The throw Keyword -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 9: Common Java API Classes -- The java.lang.String Class -- Common String Methods -- The java.lang.StringBuffer Class -- The java.lang.Math Class -- Calculating a Random Number -- The Wrapper Classes -- Creating Wrapper Objects -- Common Wrapper Methods -- The Character Class -- Wrapping It Up -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 10: The Collections Framework -- Defining a Framework -- The java.util.Collection Interface -- Understanding Lists -- The java.util.List Interface -- The java.util.ArrayList Class -- Summarizing Lists -- Understanding Sets -- The java.util.Set Interface -- The java.util.HashSet Class -- Summarizing Sets -- Understanding Maps -- The java.util.Map Interface -- The java.util.HashMap Class -- Summarizing Maps -- Working with Iterators -- The java.util.Iterator Interface -- The java.util.ListIterator Interface -- Iterators and Maps -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Appendix A: Answers to Review Questions -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Glossary -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.