Big Java: Late Objects is a comprehensive introduction to Java and computer programming, which focuses on the principles of programming, software engineering, and effective learning. It is designed for a two-semester first course in programming for computer science students.
Table of Contents:
Preface v Special Features xxvi
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Computer Programs 2
1.2 The Anatomy of a Computer 3
1.3 The Java Programming Language 5
1.4 Becoming Familiar with Your Programming Environment 8
1.5 Analyzing Your First Program 12
1.6 Errors 15
1.7 Problem Solving: Algorithm Design 16
Chapter 2 FUNDAMENTAL DATA TYPES 29
2.1 Variables 30
2.2 Arithmetic 41
2.3 Input and Output 48
2.4 Problem Solving: First Do It By Hand 57
2.5 Strings 59
Chapter 3 DECISIONS 81
3.1 The if Statement 82
3.2 Comparing Numbers and Strings 88
3.3 Multiple Alternatives 96
3.4 Nested Branches 100
3.5 Problem Solving: Flowcharts 105
3.6 Problem Solving: Test Cases 108
3.7 Boolean Variables and Operators 111
3.8 Application: Input Validation 116
Chapter 4 LOOPS 139
4.1 The while Loop 140
4.2 Problem Solving: Hand-Tracing 147
4.3 The for Loop 150
4.4 The do Loop 156
4.5 Application: Processing Sentinel Values 158
4.6 Problem Solving: Storyboards 162
4.7 Common Loop algorithms 165
4.8 Nested Loops 172
4.9 Application: Random Numbers and Simulations 176
Chapter 5 METHODS 201
5.1 Methods as Black Boxes 202
5.2 Implementing Methods 204
5.3 Parameter Passing 207
5.4 Return Values 210
5.5 Methods Without Return Values 214
5.6 Problem Solving: Reusable Methods 215
5.7 Problem Solving: Stepwise Refinement 218
5.8 Variable Scope 225
5.9 Recursive Methods (Optional) 228
Chapter 6 ARRAYS AND ARRAY LISTS 249
6.1 Arrays 250
6.2 The Enhanced for Loop 257
6.3 Common Array Algorithms 258
6.4 Using Arrays with Methods 268
6.5 Problem Solving: Adapting Algorithms 272
6.6 Problem Solving: Discovering Algorithms by Manipulating Physical Objects 279
6.7 Two-Dimensional Arrays 282
6.8 Array Lists 289
Chapter 7 INPUT/OUTPUT AND EXCEPTION HANDLING 317
7.1 Reading and Writing Text files 318
7.2 Text Input and Output 323
7.3 Command Line Arguments 330
7.4 Exception Handling 337
7.5 Application: Handling Input Errors 347
Chapter 8 OBJECTS AND CLASSES 361
8.1 Object-Oriented Programming 362
8.2 Implementing a Simple Class 364
8.3 Specifying the Public Interface of a Class 367
8.4 Designing the Data representation 371
8.5 Implementing Instance Methods 372
8.6 Constructors 375
8.7 Testing a Class 380
8.8 Problem Solving: Tracing Objects 386
8.9 Problem Solving: Patterns for Object Data 388
8.10 Object References 395
8.11 Static Variables and Methods 400
Chapter 9 INHERITANCE AND INTERFACES 415
9.1 Inheritance Hierarchies 416
9.2 Implementing Subclasses 420
9.3 Overriding Methods 424
9.4 Polymorphism 430
9.5 Object: The Cosmic Superclass 441
9.6 Interface Types 448
Chapter 10 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES 465
10.1 Frame Windows 466
10.2 Events and Event Handling 470
10.3 Processing Text Input 481
10.4 Creating Drawings 487
Chapter 11 ADVANCED USER INTERFACES 507
11.1 Layout Management 508
11.2 Choices 510
11.3 Menus 521
11.4 Exploring the Swing Documentation 528
11.5 Using Timer events for Animations 533
11.6 Mouse Events 536
Chapter 12 OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN 549
12.1 Classes and Their Responsibilities 550
12.2 Relationships Between Classes 554
12.3 Application: Printing an Invoice 562
12.4 Packages 574
Chapter 13 RECURSION 585
13.1 Triangle Numbers Revisited 586
13.2 Problem Solving: Thinking Recursively 590
13.3 Recursive Helper Methods 594
13.4 The Efficiency of Recursion 596
13.5 Permutations 601
13.6 Mutual Recursion 606
13.7 Backtracking 612
Chapter 14 SORTING AND SEARCHING 627
14.1 Selection Sort 628
14.2 Profiling the Selection Sort Algorithm 631
14.3 Analyzing the Performance of the Selection Sort Algorithm 634
14.4 Merge Sort 639
14.5 Analyzing the Merge Sort Algorithm 642
14.6 Searching 646
14.7 Problem Solving: Estimating the Running Time of an Algorithm 651
14.8 Sorting and Searching in the Java Library 656
Chapter 15 THE JAVA COLLECTIONS FRAMEWORK 669
15.1 An Overview of the Collections Framework 670
15.2 Linked Lists 672
15.3 Sets 679
15.4 Maps 684
15.5 Stacks, Queues, and Priority Queues 690
15.6 Stack and Queue Applications 693
Chapter 16 BASIC DATA STRUCTURES 713
16.1 Implementing Linked Lists 714
16.2 Implementing Array Lists 728
16.3 Implementing Stacks and Queues 733
16.4 Implementing a Hash Table 739
Chapter 17 TREE STRUCTURES 759
17.1 Basic Tree Concepts 760
17.2 Binary Trees 764
17.3 Binary Search Trees 769
17.4 Tree Traversal 778
17.5 Red-Black Trees 784
17.6 Heaps 791
17.7 The Heapsort Algorithm 802
Chapter 18 GENERIC CLASSES 817
18.1 Generic Classes and Type Parameters 818
18.2 Implementing Generic Types 819
18.3 Generic Methods 823
18.4 Constraining Type Parameters 825
18.5 Type Erasure 829
Chapter 18 STREAMS AND BINARY INPUT/OUTPUT 839
19.1 Readers, Writers, and Streams 840
19.2 Binary Input and Output 841
19.3 Random Access 845
19.4 Object Streams 851
Chapter 20 MULTITHREADING (WEB ONLY)
20.1 Running Threads
20.2 Terminating Threads
20.3 Race Conditions
20.4 Synchronizing Object Access
20.5 Avoiding Deadlocks
20.6 Application: Algorithm Animation
Chapter 21 INTERNET NETWORKING (WEB ONLY)
21.1 The Internet Protocol
21.2 Application Level Protocols
21.3 A Client Program
21.4 A Server Program
21.5 URL Connections
Chapter 22 RELATIONAL DATABASES (WEB ONLY)
22.1 Organizing Database Information
22.2 Queries
22.3 Installing a Database
22.4 Database Programming in Java
22.5 Application: Entering an Invoice
Chapter 23 XML (WEB ONLY)
23.1 XML Tags and Documents
23.2 Parsing XML Documents
23.3 Creating XML Documents
23.4 Validating XML Documents
Chapter 24 WEB APPLICATIONS (WEB ONLY)
24.1 The Architecture of a Web Application
24.2 The Architecture of a JSF Application
24.3 Javabeans Components
24.4 Navigation Between Pages
24.5 JSF Components
24.6 A Three-Tier Application
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A THE BASIC LATIN AND LATIN-1 SUBSETS OF UNICODE 861
APPENDIX B JAVA OPERATOR SUMMARY 865
APPENDIX C JAVA RESERVED WORD SUMMARY 867
APPENDIX D THE JAVA LIBRARY 869
APPENDIX E JAVA SYNTAX SUMMARY 913
APPENDIX F HTML SUMMARY 925
APPENDIX G TOOL SUMMARY 931
APPENDIX H JAVADOC SUMMARY 933
APPENDIX I NUMBER SYSTEMS 935
APPENDIX J BIT AND SHIFT OPERATIONS 941
APPENDIX K UML SUMMARY 943
APPENDIX L JAVA LANGUAGE CODING GUIDELINES 947
GLOSSARY 955
INDEX 969
CREDITS 1011
About the Author :
CAY S. HORSTMANN is a Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science at San Jose State University. He is an experienced professional programmer and was Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Preview Systems, Inc. He is also a consultant for major corporations, universities and organizations on C++, Java, Windows, and Internet programming. Horstmann is the author of many successful professional and academic books, including Object Oriented Design and Patterns, Big Java, Big C++, Computing Concepts with C++ Essentials (all with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), and core Java (Sun Microsystems Press), with Gary Cornell.
