Programming With Java: A Primer, 3e

Table of contents
3. Overview of JAVA Language 4. Constants, Variables, and Data Types 5. Operators and Expressions 6. Decision Making and Branding 7. Decision Making and Looping 8. Classes, Objects and Methods 9. Arrays, Strings and Vectors 10. Interfaces: Multiple Inheritance 11. Packages: Putting Classes Together 12. Multithreaded Programming 13. Managing Errors and Exceptions 14. Applet Programming 15. Graphics Programming 16. Managing Input/Output Files in JAVA 17. Assertion and Design by Contract 18. JAVA Collections Appendix A : JAVA Language Reference Appendix B : JAVA Keywords Appendix C : Differences Between JAVA and C/C++ Appendix D : Bit-Level Programming Appendix E : JAVA API Packages Appendix F : JAVA Classes and Their Packages Appendix G : What?s New in Java 1.1 and Java 2 Appendix H : Deprecated Classes and Methods Appendix I : Statistics of Java Packages Appendix J : S C J P Exam Model Questions Appendix K : Points to Remember Appendix L: Common Coding Errors Appendix M: Glossary of JAVA Terms Appendix N: Projects Bibliography Index

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Written by the most well known face of India?s IT literacy movement, this book is designed for the first course in Java taken by undergraduate students in Computers and Information Technology. It explores Java in the light of its Object Oriented nature and simplifies it for novice programmers. Incorporates new features of Java 2 and J2SE5.0. Fully explains the entire Java language and its core libraries. Discusses Java?s unique features such as packages and interfaces. Illustrates the use of advanced concepts like multithreads and graphics. Shows how to create and implement applets. Covers exception handling in depth. Reinforces the learning through review questions and debugging exercises. Includes model questions from the Sun Certified Java Programmer Exam.