Java All-In-One for Dummies 4th Edition

Doug Lowe has been writing computer programming books since the guys who invented Java were in high school. Lowe has written books on a wide variety of topics and is the best-selling author of more than 30 For Dummies books, including all editions of Java All-In-One For Dummies.

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