Java All-in-One For Dummies

Introduction 1 Book 1: Java Basics 5 Chapter 1: Welcome to Java 7 Chapter 2: Installing and Using Java Tools 17 Chapter 3: Working with TextPad 31 Book 2: Programming Basics 37 Chapter 1: Java Programming Basics 39 Chapter 2: Working with Variables and Data Types 59 Chapter 3: Working with Numbers and Expressions 97 Chapter 4: Making Choices 127 Chapter 5: Going Around in Circles (or, Using Loops) 149 Chapter 6: Pulling a Switcheroo 177 Chapter 7: Adding Some Methods to Your Madness 195 Chapter 8: Handling Exceptions 215 Book 3: Object-Oriented Programming 237 Chapter 1: Understanding Object-Oriented Programming 239 Chapter 2: Making Your Own Classes 253 Chapter 3: Working with Statics 273 Chapter 4: Using Subclasses and Inheritance 283 Chapter 5: Using Abstract Classes and Interfaces 305 Chapter 6: Using the Object and Class Classes 327 Chapter 7: Using Inner Classes and Anonymous Classes 355 Chapter 8: Working with Packages and the Java Module System 365 Book 4: Strings and Other Data Types 387 Chapter 1: Working with Strings 389 Chapter 2: Using Regular Expressions 411 Chapter 3: Working with Dates and Times 429 Chapter 4: Using the BigDecimal Class 451 Book 5: Data Structures 471 Chapter 1: Introducing Data Structures 473 Chapter 2: Using Arrays 503 Chapter 3: Using the ArrayList Class 535 Chapter 4: Using the LinkedList Class 549 Chapter 5: Creating Generic Collection Classes 561 Chapter 6: Using Maps and Trees 575 Book 6: Algorithms 595 Chapter 1: Introducing Algorithms 597 Chapter 2: Using Recursion 613 Chapter 3: Sorting 625 Chapter 4: Searching 637 Book 7: Programming Techniques 657 Chapter 1: Programming Threads 659 Chapter 2: Using Functional Programming and Lambda Expressions 689 Chapter 3: Consuming Web Services with HttpClient 705 Book 8: JavaFX 727 Chapter 1: Hello, JavaFX! 729 Chapter 2: Handling Events 751 Chapter 3: Setting the Stage and Scene Layout 769 Chapter 4: Using Layout Panes to Arrange Your Scenes 791 Chapter 5: Getting Input from the User

Doug Lowe is an accomplished technology writer of more than 30 books. He is a tech guru on all things computer programming. His expertise covers networking, Microsoft(R) Office, programming, and computer building. He is the author of the previous edition of Java All-in-One For Dummies.