Doug Lowe - Java All-in-One For Dummies, 4th Edition [2014, PDF, ENG]

Introduction 1

Book I: Getting Started with Java Basics 5
Chapter 1: Welcome to Java 7
Chapter 2: Installing and Using Java Tools 19
Chapter 3: Working with TextPad 33

Book II: Programming Basics 41
Chapter 1: Java Programming Basics 43
Chapter 2: Working with Variables and Data Types 61
Chapter 3: Working with Numbers and Expressions 95
Chapter 4: Making Choices 123
Chapter 5: Going Around in Circles (Or, Using Loops) 143
Chapter 6: Pulling a Switcheroo 169
Chapter 7: Adding Some Methods to Your Madness 181
Chapter 8: Handling Exceptions 201

Book III: Object-Oriented Programming 221
Chapter 1: Understanding Object-Oriented Programming 223
Chapter 2: Making Your Own Classes 235
Chapter 3: Working with Statics 253
Chapter 4: Using Subclasses and Inheritance 261
Chapter 5: Using Abstract Classes and Interfaces 281
Chapter 6: Using the Object and Class Classes 297
Chapter 7: Using Inner Classes, Anonymous Classes, and Lambda Expressions 321
Chapter 8: Packaging and Documenting Your Classes 333

Book IV: Strings, Arrays, and Collections 349
Chapter 1: Working with Strings 351
Chapter 2: Using Arrays 369
Chapter 3: Using the ArrayList Class 395
Chapter 4: Using the LinkedList Class 409
Chapter 5: Creating Generic Collection Classes 421
Chapter 6: Using Bulk Data Operations with Collections 435

Book V: Programming Techniques 445
Chapter 1: Programming Threads 447
Chapter 2: Network Programming 475
Chapter 3: Using Regular Expressions 499
Chapter 4: Using Recursion 515
Chapter 5: Working with Dates and Times 529
Chapter 6: Using BigDecimals 549

Book VI: Swing 567
Chapter 1: Swinging into Swing 569
Chapter 2: Handling Events 583
Chapter 3: Getting Input from the User 601
Chapter 4: Choosing from a List 629
Chapter 5: Using Layout Managers 651

Book VII: Web Programming 673
Chapter 1: Creating Applets 675
Chapter 2: Creating Servlets 683
Chapter 3: Using JavaServer Pages 703

Book VIII: Files and Databases 717
Chapter 1: Working with Files 719
Chapter 2: Working with File Streams 741
Chapter 3: Database for $100, Please 767
Chapter 4: Using JDBC to Connect to a Database 783
Chapter 5: Working with XML 797

Book IX: Fun and Games 815
Chapter 1: Fun with Fonts and Colors 817
Chapter 2: Drawing Shapes 831
Chapter 3: Using Images and Sound 855
Chapter 4: Animation and Game Programming 869

Bonus Chapters at wwwdummiescom/extras/javaaio
Bonus Chapter 1: Using Eclipse
Bonus Chapter 2: Twiddling Your Bits
Bonus Chapter 3: Making Menus
Bonus Chapter 4: Using JavaBeans

Index 887