Understanding Object-Oriented Programming with Java

Timothy A. Budd is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Oregon State University. Budd received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Western Washington University, and his masters and doctorate degrees in computer science from Yale University. His research interests include multi-paradigm programming languages, programming environments, compiler implementation and optimization techniques. 0201308819AB04062001

(Chapters conclude with a Summary, Study Questions and Exercises.) Preface. Structure of the Book. Obtaining the Source. Acknowledgments. I. UNDERSTANDING THE OBJECT-ORIENTED WORLDVIEW. 1. Object-Oriented Thinking. A Way of Viewing the World. Computation as Simulation. Further Reading. 2. A Brief History of Object-Oriented Programming. The History of Java. Client-Side Computing. Security Issues. The White Paper Description. 3. Object-Oriented Design. Responsibility Implies Noninterference. Programming in the Small and in the Large. Why Begin with Behavior? A Case Study in RDD. CRC Cards-Recording Responsibility. Components and Behavior. Software Components. Behavior and State. Formalizing the Interface. Designing the Representation. Implementing Components. Integration of Components. Maintenance and Evolution. II. UNDERSTANDING PARADIGMS. 4. A Paradigm. Program Structure. The Connection to the Java World. Types. Access Modifiers. Lifetime Modifiers. Cross References. 5. Ball Worlds. Data Fields. Constructors. Inheritance. The Java Graphics Model. The Class Ball. Multiple Objects of the Same Class. Cross References. 6. A Cannon Game. The Simple Cannon Game. Adding User Interaction. Cross References. 7. Pinball Game Construction Kit. First Version of Game. Adding Targets: Inheritance and Interfaces. Pinball Game Construction Kit: Mouse Events Reconsidered. Cross References. III. UNDERSTANDING INHERITANCE. 8. Understanding Inheritance. An Intuitive Description of Inheritance. The Base Class Object. Subclass, Subtype, and Substitutability. Forms of Inheritance. Modifiers and Inheritance. Programming as a Multiperson Activity. The Benefits of Inheritance. The Costs of Inheritance. 9. A Case Study: Solitaire. The Class Card. The Game. Card Piles-Inheritance in Action. The Application Class. Playing the Polymorphic Game. Building a More Complete Game. 10. Mechanisms for Software Reuse. Substitutability. Composition and Inheritance Described. Composition and Inheritance Contrasted. Combining Inheritance and Composition. Novel Forms of Software Reuse. 11. Implications of Inheritance. The Polymorphic Variable. Memory Layout. Assignment. Equality Test. Garbage Collection. IV. UNDERSTANDING POLYMORPHISM. 12. Polymorphism. Varieties of Polymorphism. Polymorphic Variables. Overloading. Overriding. Abstract Methods. Pure Polymorphism. Efficiency and Polymorphism. Further Reading. 13. The AWT. The AWT Class Hierarchy. The Layout Manager. Layout Manager Types. User Interface Components. Panels. ScrollPane. Case Study: A Color Display. Dialogs. The Menu Bar. 14. Input and Output Streams. Input Streams. Output Streams. Piped Input and Output. 15. Design Patterns. Adapter. Composition. Strategy. Observer. Flyweight. Abstract Factory. Factory Method. Iterator. Decorator (Filter or Wrapper). Proxy. Bridge. Further Reading. V. UNDERSTANDING THE JAVA WORLD. 16. Exception Handling. Information Transmitted to the Catch Block. Catching Multiple Errors. Termination or Resumptive Models. Exceptions Thrown in the Standard Library. Throwing Exceptions. Passing On Exceptions. 17. Utility Classes. Point. Dimension. Date. Math. Random. Toolkit. System. Strings and Related Classes. 18. Understanding Graphics. Color. Rectangles. Fonts. Images. Animation. Graphics Contexts. A Simple Painting Program. 19. Collection Classes. Element Types and Primitive Value Wrappers. Enumerators. The Array. The Vector Collection. The Stack Collection. The BitSet Collection. The Dictionary Interface and the Hashtable Collection. Why Are There No Ordered Collections? Building Your Own Containers. 20. Multiple Threads of Execution. Creating Threads. Case Study: A Tetris Game. Cross References. 21. Applets and Web Programming. Applets and HTML. Security Issues. Applets and Applications. Obtaining Resources Using an Applet. Combining Applications and Applets. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.