The Java Language

Subject

The Java Language

Index

1. The Java Phenomenon
   • The Java Phenomenon
   • What Is Java?
   • The Origins of Java
   • Why Program in Java?
   • Java and HotJava
2. Java Overview
   • Java Overview
   • Getting the JDK
   • The Java Language
     • Java Is Familiar and Simple
     • Java Is Object- Oriented
     • Java Is Safer and More Reliable
     • Java Is Secure
     • Java Is Multithreaded
     • Java Is Interpreted and Portable
     • Java Is the Programming Language of the Web
   • The Java API
3. Object Oriented Programming Concept
   • Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
     • It's an Object-Oriented World
     • Composition and Reuse
     • Classes
     • Classification and Inheritance
     • Multiple Inheritance
     • Messages, Methods, and Object Interaction
     • Encapsulation
     • Polymorphism
     • Dynamic Binding
   • Java Classes
     • Class Syntax
     • [Example] > The Point Class
     • Class Modifiers
     • Extending Superclasses
     • Adding Body to Classes
       • Variable Declarations
       • [Example] > Constructor Declarations
       • Access Method Declarations
4. Java Interfaces
   • The Purpose of Java Interfaces
   • The Benefits of Interfaces
   • [Example] > Declaring Interfaces
   • [Example] > Implementing Interfaces
   • [Example] > Using Interfaces as Abstract Types
   • [Example] > Interface Constants
   • [Example] > Extending Interfaces
   • [Example] > Combining Interfaces
5. Exception
   • Eliminating Software Errors
   • Error Processing and Exceptions
   • [Example] > Throwing Exceptions
   • [Example] > Declaring Exceptions
   • Declare or Catch?
   • [Example] > Using the try Statement
   • [Example] > Catching Exceptions
   • Nested Exception Handling
   • [Example] > Rethrowing Exceptions
     • Analysis of NestedExceptionTest
6. Multithreading
   • Understanding Multithreading
   • How Java Supports Multithreading
     • [Example] > Creating Subclasses of Thread
     • [Example] > Implementing Runnable
   • Thread States
   • Thread Priority and Scheduling
   • [Example] > Synchronization
   • Daemon Threads
   • Thread Groups
7. Language Summary
   • Language Summary
   • The package Statement
   • The import Statement
   • [Example] > Comments
   • Identifiers
   • Reserved Words
   • [Example] > Primitive Data Types and Literal Values
   • Class Declarations
   • Variable Declarations
   • Constructor Declarations
   • Access Method Declarations
   • Static Initializers
   • Interfaces
   • Blocks and Block Bodies
   • Local Variable Declarations
   • Statements
     • Empty Statement
     • Block Statement
     • Method Invocation
     • Allocation Statements
     • Assignment Statements
     • The if Statement
     • Statement Labels
     • The switch Statement
     • The break Statement
     • The for Statement
     • The while Statement
     • The do Statement
     • The continue Statement
     • The synchronized Statement
     • The try Statement
     • The return Statement
   • Operators
8. Java I/O
   • Streams
   • The java.io Class Hierarchy
   • The InputStream Class
     • The read() Method
     • The available() Method
     • The close() Method
     • Markable Streams
     • The skip() Method
   • The OutputStream Class
     • The write() Method
     • The flush() Method
     • The close() Method
   • Byte Array I/O
     • The ByteArrayInputStream Class
     • The ByteArrayOutputStream Class
     • [Example] > The ByteArrayIOApp Program
       • [Example] > Listing 13.1. The source code of the ByteArrayIOApp program.
     • The StringBufferInputStream Class
   • File I/O
     • The java.io Class
     • The FileDescriptor Class
     • The FileInputStream Class
     • The FileOutputStream Class
     • [Example] > The FileIOApp Program
       • [Example] > Listing 13.2. The source code of the FileIOApp program.
   • The SequenceInputStream Class
     • [Example] > The SequenceIOApp Program
       • [Example] > Listing 13.3. The source code of the SequenceIOApp program.
   • Filtered I/O
     • The FilterInputStream Class
     • The FilterOutputStream Class
     • Buffered I/O
       • The BufferedInputStream Class
       • The BufferedOutputStream Class
       • [Example] > The BufferedIOApp Program
         • [Example] > Listing 13.4. The source code of the BufferedIOApp program.
     • PushbackInputStream
       • [Example] > The PushbackIOApp Program
         • [Example] > Listing 13.5. The source code of the PushbackIOApp program.
     • The LineNumberInputStream Class
       • [Example] > The LineNumIOApp Program
         • [Example] > Listing 13.6. The source code of the LineNumIOApp program.
     • Data I/O
       • The DataInputStream Class
       • The DataOutputStream Class
       • [Example] > The DataIOApp Program
         • [Example] > Listing 13.7. The source code of the DataIOApp program.
     • The PrintStream Class
     • Piped I/O
       • [Example] > The PipedIOApp Program
         • [Example] > Listing 13.8. The source code of the PipedIOApp program.
   • The RandomAccessFile Class
     • [Example] > The RandomIOApp Program
       • [Example] > Listing 13.9. The source code of the RandomIOApp program.
   • The StreamTokenizer Class
     • [Example] > The StreamTokenApp Program
       • [Example] > Listing 13.10. The source code of the StreamTokenApp program.
9. The Java Language
   • [Example] > Comments
   • Java Keywords
   • Primitive Types
     • Integer Types
     • [Example] > Floating-Point Types
     • Other Primitive Types
     • Default Values
     • [Example] > Casting Between Primitive Types
   • Literals
     • Integer Literals
     • [Example] > Floating-Point Literals
     • Boolean Literals
     • [Example] > Character Literals
     • [Example] > String Literals
   • Arrays
     • [Example] > Allocation
     • [Example] > Initialization
     • [Example] > Array Access
   • Operators
     • [Example] > Operators on Integers
     • Operators on Floating- Point Values
     • Operators on Boolean Values
   • Controlling Your Program
     • Selection
       • [Example] > The if Statement
       • [Example] > The switch Statement
     • Iteration
       • [Example] > The for Statement
       • [Example] > The while Statement
       • [Example] > The do...while Statement
     • Jumping
       • [Example] > The break Statement
       • [Example] > The continue Statement
       • [Example] > Using Labels
   • [Example] > Java Classes
     • [Example] > Field Declarations
       • [Example] > Field Access
       • [Example] > Setting Initial Values
       • [Example] > Static Members
       • [Example] > Member Methods
       • [Example] > Overloaded Methods
       • [Example] > Constructors
       • [Example] > The this Variable
   • [Example] > Class Inheritance
     • [Example] > Overriding Member Methods
     • The super Variable
     • Class Modifiers
       • [Example] > Abstract Classes
     • [Example] > Implementing Interfaces
10. Java Sintax
    • Language Grammar