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Beginning Java 2, SDK 1.4 Edition

by Ivor Horton ISBN:0764543652

Wrox Press • • 2 0 0 3 (1156 pages)

This book outlines everything the beginning programmer
needs to know to program with the Java programming
language and the 1.4 Java Developer Kit. With the
release of JDK 1.4, programmers can look forward to
achieving better performance than ever.

Table of Contents

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- Introducing Java

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- Programs, Data, Variables, and Calculation

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- Loops and Logic

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- Arrays and Strings

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- Defining Classes

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- Extending Classes and Inheritance

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- Exceptions
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- Understanding Streams

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- Accessing Files and Directories

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- Writing Files

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- Reading Files

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- Serializing Objects

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- Collection Classes

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- A Collection of Useful Classes

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- Threads
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- Creating Windows

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- Handling Events

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- Drawing in a Window

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- Extending the GUI

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- Filing and Printing Documents

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- Java and XML

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- Creating and Modifying XML Documents

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<b>Beginning Java 2, SDK 1.4</b>

<b>Edition</b>

<b>Ivor Horton </b>
<b>Wrox Press Ltd. đ</b>

â 2002 Wrox Press

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form
or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations

embodied in critical articles or reviews.

The author and publisher have made every effort in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the
information. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied.
Neither the authors, Wrox Press, nor its dealers or distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged
to be caused either directly or indirectly by this book.

Published by Wrox Press Ltd,

Arden House, 1102 Warwick Road, Acocks Green,

Birmingham, B27 6BH, UK

Printed in the United States

ISBN 1-861005-69-5

<b>Trademark Acknowledgements </b>

Wrox has endeavored to provide trademark information about all the companies and products mentioned in this
book by the appropriate use of capitals. However, Wrox cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information.

<b>Credits </b>

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Ivor Horton Steve Baker

Robert Chang

<b>Technical Editors </b> Phil Powers De George

Mankee Cheng Justin Foley

Shivanand Nadkarni David Hudson

Girish Sharangpani Jim MacIntosh

Roberts Shaw Craig McQueen

Andrew Tracey Karen Ritchie

Gavin Smyth

<b>Commissioning Editors </b> John Timney

Louay Fatoohi David Whitney

Chanoch Wiggers

<b>Index </b> <b>Production Coordinator </b>

John Collins Natalie O'Donnell

Andrew Criddle

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<b>Project Manager </b> Pippa Wonson

Emma Batch Rachel Taylor

<b>Proof Readers </b> <b>Cover Design </b>

Lisa Stephenson Chris Morris

Fiona Berryman

Agnes Wiggers

Keith Westmooreland

Cover photograph by John Wright Photography, Warwick

<b>A Note from the Author </b>

<i>In all my Beginning books, my objective is to minimize what, in my judgment, are the three main hurdles the aspiring</i>
programmer must face: getting to grips with the jargon that pervades every programming language and environment,
<i>understanding the use of the language elements (as opposed to what they are), and appreciating how the language is</i>
applied in a practical context.

Jargon is an invaluable and virtually indispensable means of communication for the competent amateur as well as the
expert professional, so it can't be avoided. My approach is to ensure that the beginner understands what the jargon
means and gets comfortable with using it in context. In that way, they can use the documentation that comes along
with most programming products more effectively, and can also feel competent to read and learn from the literature
that surrounds most programming languages.

Comprehending the syntax and effects of the language elements are obviously essential to learning a language, but I
<i>believe illustrating how the language features work and how they are used are equally important. Rather than just use</i>
code fragments, I always try to provide the reader with practical working examples that show the relationship of each
language feature to specific problems. These can then be a basis for experimentation, to see at first hand the effects of
changing the code in various ways.

The practical context needs to go beyond the mechanics of applying individual language elements. To help the

beginner gain the competence and confidence to develop their own applications, I aim to provide them with an insight
into how things work in combination and on a larger scale than a simple example with a few lines of code. That's why
I like to have at least one working example that builds over several chapters. In that way it's possible to show

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