Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours  (English, Paperback, Cadenhead Rogers)

Covers Java 7 and Android

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you can learn how to create Java applications with the free NetBeans visual editing tools.

Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, popular author Rogers Cadenhead helps you master the skills and technology you need to create desktop and web programs, web services, and even an Android app in Java.

Each lesson builds on what you&rsquove already learned, giving you a rock-solid foundation for real-world success.

Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.

Notes, Tips, and Cautions provide related information, advice, and warnings.

Key Features

• The best-selling Java tutorial, now updated and expanded to cover Java 7 and Android app development
• Includes a new chapter on writing Android apps, as well as additional material on Android and Java 7 throughout the book
• This edition's examples have been extensively refreshed and updated, with more visual examples and diagrams
• Java 7 is a significant new release that offers several new features or improvements

Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1:Getting Started
HOUR 1: Becoming a Programmer
HOUR 2: Writing Your First Program
HOUR 3: vacating in java
Part 2: Learning the Basics of progeamming
HOUR 5: Storing and Changing information in a program
HOUR 6: Using Strings to communicate storing Text in Strings
HOUR 7: Using Conditional Tests to make Decisions
HOUR 8: Repeating an Action with Lopps
Part 3: Working with Information New Ways
HOUR 9: Storing Information with Arrays
HOUR 10:Creating Your First Object
HOUR 11:Describing What your Objects Is Like
HOUR 12:Making the Most of Existing objects
Part 4: Programing a Graphical User Interface
HOUR 13:Building a simple User Interface
HOUR 14:Laying out a User Interface
HOUR 15:Respoding to User Input
HOUR 16:Building a Complex User interface
Part 5:Moving Into Advanced Topics
HOUR 17:Creating Interactive Web Progeams
HOUR 18:Handing Errots In a Program
HOUR 19:Creating a Threased Program s
HOUR 20:Reding and Wtitring Files
Part 6:Writing insternet Application
HOUR 21:Reding and writing XMl Data
HOUR 22:Creating web Services with JAX -WS
HOUR 23:Creating Java2D Graphics
HOUR 24:Writing Android Apps
Part 7:Appendixes
APPENDIX A: Using the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment
APPENDIX B: Where to go Form Here: Java Resources
APPENDIX C: This Book's website
APPENDIX D: Setting Up an Android Development Environment
INDEX