An Introduction to Java Programming[RareAbyss]

The three books in the Java series aim to give the learner a deep understanding of the Standard Edition (SE) Application Programming Interface (API) of the Java programming language. The series begins with an introduction to the basic concepts of Java objects and concludes with an exploration of the development of Java programmes that employ a graphical user interface to the business logic of a Java application.

Content

1. The Input/Output Package
1.1 An Introduction to Steams
1.2 Categories of Streams and their Classes
1.3 Using Streams
1.4 Object Streams
1.5 Files and File I/O
1.6 Data Streams
1.7 Summary of Streams

2. Collecting Data II
2.1 The Java Collections Framework
2.2 The Core Collection Interfaces
2.3 Implementation Types
2.4 Operations, Methods, Iterators and Algorithms
2.5 Generics and the Collections Framework
2.6 Collections in the Themed Application
2.7 Summary of the Java Collections Framework

3. User Interfaces
3.1 What is a User Interface?
3.2 Client/Server Applications
3.3 The Construction of User Interfaces
3.4 A Visual Approach to GUI Design
3.5 Activating User Interface Components
3.6 The GUI for the Themed Application
3.7 Summary of Event Handling

4. Concurrency with Threads
4.1 An Introduction to Threads
4.2 Creating Threads
4.3 Using Threads in Java Applications
4.4 Summary of Threads

About the Author

Academic
B.Sc. (Hons), Chemistry, 2i, Birmingham University, 1969
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, Birmingham University, 1972
PGCE Mathematics, Worcester College of Education, 1973
Diploma in Computer Education, Westhill College, 1982
M.Phil., City of Birmingham Polytechnic, 1987