Java® Programming 24-Hour Trainer

Table of Contents

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Contents

Chapter 1: Introducing Java

Why Learn Java?

Setting the Goals

The Life Cycle of a Java Program

JDK and JRE

Java SE and EE

Downloading and Installing JDK in Windows

Your First Java Program: Hello World

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Chapter 2: Eclipse IDE

Introducing Eclipse IDE

Downloading and Installing Eclipse

Creating Hello Project in Eclipse

Creating the HelloWorld Class in Eclipse

Java Packages

Completing Code Generation

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Chapter 3: Object-Oriented Programming

Classes and Objects

Variables, Constants, and Data Types

Variable Scope

Wrappers, Autoboxing, and Unboxing

Program Comments

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Chapter 4: Class Methods

Method Arguments

Method Overloading

Constructors

The Keyword super

The Keyword this

Passing by Value or by Reference

Variable Scopes

The Keyword static

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Chapter 5: Back to Java Basics

Arrays

Loops

Debugging Java Programs

More about if and switch Statements

Command-Line Arguments

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Chapter 6: Packages, Interfaces, and Encapsulation

Java Packages

Encapsulation

The Keyword final

Interfaces

Casting

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Chapter 7: Programming with Abstract Classes and Interfaces

Abstract Classes

Polymorphism

Interfaces versus Abstract Classes

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Chapter 8: Introducing the Graphic User Interface

Swing Basics

Layout Managers

Swing GUI Builders

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Chapter 9: Event Handling in UI

Introduction to Event Listeners

Teaching the Calculator to Calculate

More Swing Listeners

How to Use Adapters

Inner Classes

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Chapter 10: Introduction to Java Applets ...