The Art of Java

by Herbert Schildt (Conducted by)

Overview

Features complex code examples that demonstrate the elegance and artistry of Java, while offering various tips and tricks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780072229714
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
Publication date:	07/25/2003
Series:	In-Depth Programming and Web Development Ser.
Pages:	370
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.26(h) x 0.81(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
Chapter 1	The Genius of Java	1
	Simple Types and Objects: The Right Balance	2
	Memory Management Through Garbage Collection	3
	A Wonderfully Simple Multithreading Model	4
	Fully Integrated Exceptions	5
	Streamlined Support for Polymorphism	5
	Portability and Security Through Bytecode	6
	The Richness of the Java API	6
	The Applet	7
	The Continuing Revolution	8
Chapter 2	A Recursive-Descent Expression Parser	9
	Expressions	10
	Parsing Expressions: The Problem	11
	Parsing an Expression	12
	Dissecting an Expression	13
	A Simple Expression Parser	17
	Understanding the Parser	24
	Adding Variables to the Parser	25
	Syntax Checking in a Recursive-Descent Parser	35
	A Calculator Applet	36
	Some Things to Try	38
Chapter 3	Implementing Language Interpreters in Java	39
	What Computer Language to Interpret?	40
	An Overview of the Interpreter	42
	The Small BASIC Interpreter	42
	The Small BASIC Expression Parser	64
	Small BASIC Expressions	64
	Small BASIC Tokens	65
	The Interpreter	70
	The InterpreterException Class	70
	The SBasic Constructor	70
	The Keywords	72
	The run() Method	73
	The sbInterp() Method	74
	Assignment	75
	The PRINT Statement	76
	The INPUT Statement	78
	The GOTO Statement	79
	The IF Statement	82
	The FOR Loop	82
	The GOSUB	85
	The END Statement	87
	Using Small BASIC	87
	More Small BASIC Sample Programs	88
	Enhancing and Expanding the Interpreter	90
	Creating Your Own Computer Language	90
Chapter 4	Creating a Download Manager in Java	91
	Understanding Internet Downloads	92
	An Overview of the Download Manager	93
	The Download Class	94
	The Download Variables	98
	The Download Constructor	98
	The download() Method	98
	The run() Method	99
	The stateChanged() Method	102
	Action and Accessor Methods	103
	The ProgressRenderer Class	103
	The DownloadsTableModel Class	104
	The addDownload() Method	106
	The dearDownload() Method	107
	The getColumnClass() Method	107
	The getValueAt() Method	108
	The update() Method	108
	The DownloadManager Class	109
	The DownloadManager Variables	115
	The DownloadManager Constructor	115
	The verifyUrl() Method	116
	The tableSelectionChanged() Method	117
	The updateButtons() Method	117
	Handling Action Events	119
	Compiling and Running the Download Manager	119
	Enhancing the Download Manager	120
Chapter 5	Implementing an E-mail Client in Java	121
	E-mail Behind the Scenes	122
	POP3	123
	IMAP	123
	SMTP	123
	The General Procedure for Sending and Receiving E-mail	123
	The JavaMail API	124
	An Overview of Using JavaMail	124
	A Simple E-mail Client	125
	The ConnectDialog Class	126
	The DownloadingDialog Class	132
	The MessageDialog Class	134
	The MessagesTableModel Class	141
	The EmailClient Class	145
	Compiling and Running the E-mail Client	163
	Expanding Beyond the Basic E-mail Client	165
Chapter 6	Crawling the Web with Java	167
	Fundamentals of a Web Crawler	168
	Adhering to the Robot Protocol	169
	An Overview of the Search Crawler	171
	The SearchCrawler Class	172
	The SearchCrawler Variables	190
	The SearchCrawler Constructor	190
	The actionSearch() Method	191
	The search() Method	193
	The showError() Method	196
	The updateStats() Method	196
	The addMatch() Method	197
	The verifyUrl() Method	198
	The isRobotAllowed() Method	199
	The downloadPage() Method	202
	The removeWwwFromUrl() Method	203
	The retrieveLinks() Method	203
	The searchStringMatches() Method	210
	The crawl() Method	211
	Compiling and Running the Search Web Crawler	214
	Web Crawler Ideas	215
Chapter 7	Rendering HTML with Java	217
	Rendering HTML with JEditorPane	218
	Handling Hyperlink Events	219
	Creating a Mini Web Browser	220
	The MiniBrowser Class	221
	The MiniBrowser Variables	226
	The MiniBrowser Constructor	227
	The actionBack() Method	227
	The actionForward() Method	228
	The actionGo() Method	228
	The showError() Method	229
	The verifyUrl() Method	229
	The showPage() Method	230
	The updateButtons() Method	232
	The hyperlinkUpdate() Method	232
	Compiling and Running the Mini Web Browser	233
	HTML Renderer Possibilities	234
Chapter 8	Statistics, Graphing, and Java	235
	Samples, Populations, Distributions, and Variables	236
	The Basic Statistics	237
	The Mean	237
	The Median	238
	The Mode	239
	Variance and Standard Deviation	240
	The Regression Equation	242
	The Correlation Coefficient	243
	The Entire Stats Class	246
	Graphing Data	250
	Scaling Data	250
	The Graphs Class	251
	The Graphs final and Instance Variables	255
	The Graphs Constructor	257
	The paint() method	258
	The bargraph() Method	262
	The scatter() Method	262
	The regplot() Method	263
	A Statistics Application	263
	The StatsWin Constructor	268
	The itemStateChanged() Handler	269
	The actionPerformed() Method	270
	The shutdown() Method	270
	The createMenu() Method	271
	The DataWin Class	271
	Putting Together the Pieces	272
	Creating a Simple Statistical Applet	274
	Some Things to Try	276
Chapter 9	Financial Applets and Servlets	277
	Finding the Payments for a Loan	278
	The RegPay Fields	283
	The init() Method	283
	The actionPerformed() Method	286
	The paint() Method	286
	The compute() Method	287
	Finding the Future Value of an Investment	287
	Finding the Initial Investment Required to Achieve a Future Value	292
	Finding the Initial Investment Needed for a Desired Annuity	296
	Finding the Maximum Annuity for a Given Investment	301
	Finding the Remaining Balance on a Loan	305
	Creating Financial Servlets	310
	Using Tomcat	310
	Converting the RegPay Applet into a Servlet	311
	The RegPayS Servlet	311
	Some Things to Try	316
Chapter 10	Al-Based Problem Solving	317
	Representation and Terminology	318
	Combinatorial Explosions	320
	Search Techniques	322
	Evaluating a Search	322
	The Problem	322
	A Graphic Representation	323
	The FlightInfo Class	325
	The Depth-First Search	325
	An Analysis of the Depth-First Search	336
	The Breadth-First Search	336
	An Analysis of the Breadth-First Search	338
	Adding Heuristics	339
	The Hill-Climbing Search	340
	An Analysis of Hill Climbing	345
	The Least-Cost Search	346
	An Analysis of the Least-Cost Search	347
	Finding Multiple Solutions	348
	Path Removal	349
	Node Removal	350
	Finding the "Optimal" Solution	356
	Back to the Lost Keys	361
	Index	367