Table of Contents
1 Getting started 7
Introduction 8
Installing the JDK 10
Writing a first Java program 12
Compiling & running programs 14
Creating a variable 16
Recognizing data types 18
Creating constants 20
Adding comments 21
Troubleshooting problems 22
Summary 24
2 Performing operations 25
Doing arithmetic 26
Assigning values 28
Comparing values 30
Assessing logic 32
Examining conditions 34
Setting precedence 36
Escaping literals 38
Working with bits 40
Summary 42
3 Making statements 43
Branching with if 44
Branching alternatives 46
Switching branches 48
Looping for 50
Looping while true 52
Doing do-while loops 54
Breaking out of loops 56
Returning control 58
Summary 60
4 Directing values 61
Casting type values 62
Creating variable arrays 64
Passing an argument 66
Passing multiple arguments 68
Looping through elements 70
Changing element values 72
Adding array dimensions 74
Catching exceptions 76
Summary 78
5 Manipulating data 79
Exploring Java classes 80
Doing mathematics 82
Rounding numbers 84
Generating random numbers 86
Managing strings 88
Comparing strings 90
Searching strings 92
Manipulating characters 94
Summary 96
6 Creating classes 97
Forming multiple methods 98
Understanding program scope 100
Forming multiple classes 102
Extending an existing class 104
Creating an object class 106
Producing an object instance 108
Encapsulating properties 110
Constructing object values 112
Summary 114
7 Importing functions 115
Handling files 116
Reading console input 118
Reading files 120
Writing files 122
Sorting array elements 124
Making array lists 126
Managing dates 128
Formatting numbers 130
Summary 132
8 Building interfaces 133
Creating a window 134
Adding push buttons 136
Adding labels 138
Adding text fields 140
Adding item selectors 142
Adding radio buttons 144
Arranging components 146
Changing appearance 148
Summary 150
9 Recognizing events 151
Listening for events 152
Generating events 153
Handling button events 154
Handling item events 156
Reacting to keyboard events 158
Responding to mouse events 160
Announcing messages 162
Requesting input 164
Summary 166
10 Deploying programs 167
Producing an application 168
Distributing programs 170
Building Java archives 172
Deploying applications 173
Creating Android projects 174
Exploring project files 176
Adding resources & controls 178
Inserting Java code 180
Testing the application 182
Deploying Android apps 184
Summary 186
Index 187
