Java Phrasebook: Essential Code and Commands(Developer's Library)

Essential Code and Commands   Java Phrasebook gives you the code phrases you need to quickly and effectively complete your programming projects in Java.   Concise and Accessible Easy to carry and easy to use—lets you ditch all those bulky books for one portable guide   Flexible and Functional Packed with more than 100 customizable code snippets—so you can readily code functional Java in just about any situation   Timothy Fisher has been working professionally in the Java software development field since 1997 and is currently a consultant for the Compuware Corporation in Detroit, Michigan. He enjoys writing about technology and has been a contributor to Java Developer’s Journal and XML Journal. Tim is also passionate about education and the use of advanced Internet technologies for education.   Programming / Java

Table of Contents:
        Introduction     1    The Basics         Compiling a Java Program         Running a Java Program         Setting the Classpath     2    Interacting with the Environment         Getting Environment Variables         Setting and Getting System Properties         Parsing Command-Line Arguments     3    Manipulating Strings         Comparing Strings         Searching For and Retrieving Substrings         Processing a String One Character at a Time         Reversing a String by Character         Reversing a String by Word         Making a String All Uppercase or All Lowercase         Trimming Spaces from the Beginning or End of a String         Parsing a Comma-Separated String     4    Working with Data Structures         Resizing an Array         Iterating Over a Collection         Creating a Mapped Collection         Sorting a Collection         Finding an Object in a Collection         Converting a Collection to an Array     5    Dates and Times         Finding Today’s Date         Converting Between Date and Calendar Objects         Printing Date/Time in a Given Format         Parsing Strings into Dates         Adding to or Subtracting from a Date or Calendar         Calculating the Difference Between Two Dates         Comparing Dates         Finding the Day of Week/Month/Year or Week Number         Calculating Elapsed Time     6    Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions         Regular Expressions in Java         Finding Matching Text Using a Regular Expression         Replacing Matched Text         Finding All Occurrences of a Pattern         Printing Lines Containing a Pattern         Matching Newlines in Text     7    Numbers         Checking Whether a String Is a Valid Number         Comparing Floating Point Numbers         Rounding Floating Point Numbers         Formatting Numbers         Formatting Currencies         Converting an Integer to Binary, Octal, and Hexadecimal         Generating Random Numbers         Calculating Trigonometric Functions         Calculating a Logarithm     8    Input and Output         Reading Text from Standard Input         Writing to Standard Output         Formatting Output         Opening a File by Name         Reading a File into a Byte Array         Reading Binary Data         Seeking in a File         Reading a JAR or Zip Archive         Creating a Zip Archive     9    Working with Directories and Files         Creating a File         Renaming a File or Directory         Deleting a File or Directory         Changing File Attributes         Getting the Size of a File         Determining if a File or Directory Exists         Moving a File or Directory         Getting an Absolute Filename Path from a Relative Filename Path         Determining if a Filename Path is a File or Directory         Listing a Directory         Creating a New Directory     10    Network Clients         Contacting a Server         Finding IP Addresses and Domain Names         Handling Network Errors         Reading Text         Writing Text         Reading Binary Data         Writing Binary Data         Reading Serialized Data         Writing Serialized Data         Reading a Web Page via HTTP     11    Network Servers         Creating a Server and Accepting a Request         Returning a Response         Returning an Object         Handling Multiple Clients         Serving HTTP Content     12    Sending and Receiving Email         Overview of JavaMail API         Sending Email         Sending MIME Email         Reading Email     13    Database Access         Connecting to a Database via JDBC         Sending a Query via JDBC         Using a Prepared Statement         Retrieving Results of a Query         Using a Stored Procedure     14    Using XML         Parsing XML with SAX         Parsing XML with DOM         Using a DTD to Verify an XML Document         Creating an XML Document with DOM         Transforming XML with XSLT     15    Using Threads         Starting a Thread         Stopping a Thread         Waiting For a Thread to Complete         Synchronizing Threads         Pausing a Thread         Listing All Threads     16    Dynamic Programming Through Reflection         Getting a Class Object         Getting a Class Name         Discovering Class Modifiers         Finding Superclasses         Determining the Interfaces Implemented by a Class         Discovering Class Fields         Discovering Class Constructors         Discovering Method Information         Getting Field Values         Setting Field Values         Invoking Methods         Loading and Instantiating a Class Dynamically     17    Packaging and Documenting Classes         Creating a Package         Documenting Classes with JavaDoc         Archiving Classes with Jar         Running a Program from a JAR File 0672329077, TOC, 10/13/2006  

About the Author :
Timothy Fisher has been working professionally in the Java software development field since 1997. He has served in a variety of roles including developer, team leader, and chief architect.Tim is currently a consultant for the Compuware Corporation in Detroit, Michigan. Tim also enjoys writing about technology and has been a contributor to Java Developer’s Journal and XML Journal. Along with his technology interests,Tim is also passionate about education and the use of advanced Internet technologies for education.You can contact Tim and read his blog at: www.timothyfisher.com.