Learning the Java Language

Learning the Java Language: Table of Contents

• Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
  • What Is an Object?
  • What Are Messages?
  • What Are Classes?
  • What Is Inheritance?
  • Where Can I Get More Information?
• The Nuts and Bolts of the Java Language
  • Running the countChars Method
  • Variables and Data Types
  • Operators
  • Expressions
  • Control Flow Statements
  • Arrays and Strings
• Objects and Classes in Java
  • A Brief Introduction to Classes
  • The Life Cycle of an Object
    • Creating Objects
    • Using Objects
    • Cleaning Up Unused Objects
  • Creating Classes
    • The Class Declaration
    • The Class Body
    • Providing Constructors for Your Classes
    • Declaring Member Variables
    • Implementing Methods
      • Details of a Method Declaration
      • Passing Information into a Method
      • The Method Body
    • Controlling Access to Members of a Class
    • Understanding Instance and Class Members
    • Writing a finalize Method
  • Reality Break! The Spot Applet
    • Extending a Class
    • Implementing an Interface
    • Using an Inner Class to Implement an Adapter
  • Summary
• More Features of the Java Language
  • Managing Inheritance
    • Understanding Inheritance
      • Overriding Methods
    • Being a Descendent of Object
    • Writing Final Classes and Methods
    • Writing Abstract Classes and Methods
  • Creating Interfaces
    • What Is an Interface?
    • Defining an Interface
    • Implementing the Sleeper Interface
    • Using an Interface as a Type
    • Warning! Interfaces Cannot Grow
  • Implementing Nested Classes
    • Inner Classes
  • Creating and Using Packages
    • Creating a Package
    • Using Package Members
    • Managing Source and Class Files
• Common Problems (and Their Solutions)

Learning the Java Language