Core Java
Vol.I Fundamentals

Preface xix Acknowledgments xxv Chapter 1: An Introduction to Java 1 Java As a Programming Platform 2 The Java "White Paper" Buzzwords 2 Java Applets and the Internet 7 A Short History of Java 9 Common Misconceptions about Java 11 Chapter 2: The Java Programming Environment 15 Installing the Java Development Kit 16 Choosing a Development Environment 21 Using the Command-Line Tools 22 Using an Integrated Development Environment 25 Running a Graphical Application 28 Building and Running Applets 31 Chapter 3: Fundamental Programming Structures in Java 35 A Simple Java Program 36 Comments 39 Data Types 40 Variables 44 Operators 46 Strings 53 Input and Output 63 Control Flow 71 Big Numbers 88 Arrays 90 Chapter 4: Objects and Classes 105 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming 106 Using Predefined Classes 111 Defining Your Own Classes 122 Static Fields and Methods 132 Method Parameters 138 Object Construction 144 Packages 15 The Class Path 160 Documentation Comments 162 Class Design Hints 167 Chapter 5: Inheritance 171 Classes, Superclasses, and Subclasses 172 Object: The Cosmic Superclass 192 Generic Array Lists 204 Object Wrappers and Autoboxing 211 Methods with a Variable Number of Parameters 214 Enumeration Classes 215 Reflection 217 Design Hints for Inheritance 238 Chapter 6: Interfaces and Inner Classes 241 Interfaces 242 Object Cloning 249 Interfaces and Callbacks 255 Inner Classes 258 Proxies 275 Chapter 7: Graphics Programming 281 Introducing Swing 282 Creating a Frame 285 Positioning a Frame 288 Displaying Information in a Component 294 Working with 2D Shapes 299 Using Color 307 Using Special Fonts for Text 310 Displaying Images 318 Chapter 8: Event Handling 323 Basics of Event Handling 324 Actions 342 Mouse Events 349 The AWT Event Hierarchy 357 Chapter 9: User Interface Components with Swing 361 Swing and the Model-View-Controller Design Pattern 362 Introduction to Layout Management 368 Text Input 377 Choice Components 385 Menus 406 Sophisticated Layout

Cay S. Horstmann unterrichtet an der San Jose State University. Mehrere Veröffentlichungen zu C++, Java und OOP; Herausgeber der Core-Reihe.Gary Cornell hat in Forschungseinrichtungen von IBM gearbeitet. Autor und Co-Autor zahlreicher Bücher und Fachartikel, derzeit Leitung des Programms Modern Visual Programming an der University Connecticut.