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Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours, 3rd Edition

  • By Rogers Cadenhead
  • Published Oct 22, 2002 by Sams. Part of the Sams Teach Yourself series.
    • Copyright 2003
    • Dimensions: 7-3/8" x 9-1/8"
    • Pages: 552
    • Edition: 3rd
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    • ISBN-10: 0-672-32460-1
    • ISBN-13: 978-0-672-32460-4
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    • ISBN-10: 0-7686-6022-X
    • ISBN-13: 978-0-7686-6022-7

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Product Author Bios

Rogers Cadenhead is a writer, Web application developer, and the most valuable player in an NBA playoff game*. He has written 15 books on Internet-related topics, including Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days, Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft FrontPage 2002 in 24 Hours, and How to Use the Internet. He maintains this book's official World Wide Web site at http://www.java24hours.com.

*Cadenhead attended Game 6 of the 1988 NBA Western Conference Finals at Reunion Arena in Dallas. The Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 105-103 to force a seventh game of the series. CBS Sports gave half the MVP award to Mavericks power forward Mark Aguirre for 23 points and 13 rebounds, and half to the sellout crowd of 17,007 for shouting a whole lot in loud voices and making enthusiastic hand gestures.

Cadenhead's statistics in the game: PLAYER MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS BEERS AVG. DECIBEL LEVEL TRIPS TO BATHROOM ====== === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === ===== ================== ================= CADENHEAD 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 05 80 3

Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours is a step-by-step tutorial that teaches someone with no previous programming experience how to create simple Java programs and applets.

It starts out at a lower level than Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days, and takes things at a slower pace, focusing on key programming concepts and essential Java basics.

Although the basic structure of the book, and many of its examples, will remain the same in this new edition, the author will make use of dozens of reader comments to make improvements to explanatory text and example programs.

This new edition of the book maintains and improves upon all these qualities, while updating, revising, and reorganizing the material to cover the latest developments in Java and to expand the book's coverage of core Java programming topics.

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Tough Call, July 7, 2000
This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours (Paperback)
Java is not an easy language to learn which is why I believe some folks have chosen to give it a low mark. I didn't find any errors in this book which is refreshing after reading SQL in 24 hours (Bad Book). I didn't however run very much of the code in the book but I did examine most of the code thoroughly and didn't find anything major. The reason I didn't run the examples is that I started with much more advanced books and got knocked back. So I picked this one up and it helped me out quite a bit, in understanding concepts and understanding the classes included in the jdk. The book is written on a very personal level which I liked a lot and I thought the author was funny.

The book does get much more advanced starting in chapter 10, though this is just a part of learning java. The only reason that I didn't give this book a 5 is that author fails to completely explain a few of the examples in the book. This just made me read the examples over and over again until I... Read more

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! Really helped..., December 19, 2000
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This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours (2nd Edition) (Paperback)
I picked up a couple books on JSP and realized I needed to know more about Java. I didn't know anything... until I got this book.

Well written, worded for a novice, this book will teach you the skills you need to become independent in Java programming. I highly recommend it.

Rogers' sense of humor will crack you up as well. It was a pleasant and informative book. I highly recommend it.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book For Beginners, November 27, 2000
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Eric Elbaz (New York City) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours (2nd Edition) (Paperback)
I looked in to many Java 2 books before making this selection.

You may ask why did I choose this book out of all the others? When making purchase I always have three determining factors, How well is this book written? Will I want read this book? (Will it keep my attention long enough to actually be worth what I paid?) And finally price.

This book met all these criteria's quite well. Rogers explains topics with a pleasant sense of humor. And you actually understand what he's talking about.

This book is relatively cheap... you defiantly get your bang for the buck.

THIS BOOK IS PERFECT FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO KNOW WHAT Java 2 IS ALL ABOUT!

I definitely recommend this book.

Eric Elbaz Premier Technologies Inc.

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Online Sample Chapters

Becoming a Java Programmer

Creating Animation with Java

Storing Information with Java Arrays

Using Java Strings to Communicate

Vacationing in Java

Table of Contents

(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with a Summary, Q&A, Quiz, and Activities.)

Introduction.

I. GETTING STARTED.

Hour 1. Becoming a Programmer.

Choosing a Language. Telling the Computer What to Do. How Programs Work. How Programs Don't Work. Next Stop: Java. Workshop: Installing a Java Development Tool.

Hour 2. Writing Your First Program.

What You Need to Write Programs. Creating the Saluton Program. Beginning the Program. Storing Information in a Variable. Saving the Finished Product. Compiling the Program into a Class File. Fixing Errors. Workshop: Running a Java Program.

Hour 3. Vacationing in Java.

First Stop: Sun Microsystems. Going to School with Java. Lunch in JavaWorld. Taking in a Ballgame at ESPN.com. Getting Down to Business. Stopping by Gamelan to Ask Directions. Workshop: Putting Java on Your Desktop.

Hour 4. Understanding How Java Programs Work.

Creating an Application. Sending Arguments to Applications. Applet Basics. Sending Parameters to Applets. Workshop: Viewing the Code Used to Run Applets.

II. LEARNING THE BASICS.

Hour 5. Storing and Changing Information in a Program.

Statements and Expressions. Assigning Variable Types. Naming Your Variables. Storing Information in Variables. Workshop: Using Expressions. All About Operators.

Hour 6. Using Strings to Communicate.

Storing Text in Strings. Displaying Strings in Programs. Using Special Characters in Strings. Pasting Strings Together. Using Other Variables with Strings. Advanced String Handling. Workshop: Presenting Credits.

Hour 7. Using Conditional Tests to Make Decisions.

Testing a Condition. if Statements. if-else Statements. switch Statements. The Conditional Operator. Workshop: Watching the Clock.

Hour 8. Repeating an Action with Loops.

for Loops. while Loops. do-while Loops. Exiting a Loop. Naming a Loop. Workshop: Teaching Your Computer a Lesson.

III. WORKING WITH INFORMATION IN NEW WAYS.

Hour 9. Storing Information with Arrays.

Creating Arrays. Using Arrays. Multidimensional Arrays. Sorting an Array. Workshop: Array of Prizes, Indeed.

Hour 10. Creating Your First Object.

How Object-Oriented Programming Works. Objects in Action. What Objects Are. Understanding Inheritance. Building an Inheritance Hierarchy. Converting Objects and Simple Variables. Workshop: Creating an Object.

Hour 11. Describing What Your Object Is Like.

Creating Variables. Creating Class Variables. Creating Behavior with Methods. Putting One Class Inside Another. Using the this Keyword. Workshop: Using Class Methods and Variables.

Hour 12. Making the Most of Existing Objects.

The Power of Inheritance. Establishing Inheritance. Working with Existing Objects. Workshop: Creating a Subclass.

IV. PROGRAMMING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE.

Hour 13. Building a Simple User Interface.

Swing and the Abstract Windowing Toolkit. Using Components. Workshop: Creating Your Own Component.

Hour 14. Laying Out a User Interface.

Using Layout Managers. Workshop: Laying Out an Application.

Hour 15. Responding to User Input.

Getting Your Programs to Listen. Setting Up Components to Be Heard. Handling User Events. Workshop: A Little Lotto Madness.

Hour 16. Building a Complex User Interface.

Scroll Panes. Sliders. Change Listeners. Menus. Workshop: Using Image Icons and Toolbars.

V. CREATING MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMS.

Hour 17. Creating Interactive Web Programs.

Standard Applet Methods. Putting an Applet on a Web Page. A Sample Applet. The Java Plug-in. Sending Parameters from a Web Page. Receiving Parameters in the Applet. Workshop: Handling Parameters in an Applet.

Hour 18. Handling Errors in a Program.

Exceptions. Assertions. Workshop: Throwing and Catching Exceptions.

Hour 19. Creating a Threaded Program.

Threads. Working with Threads. Starting with init(). Catching Errors as You Set Up URLs. Handling Screen Updates in the paint() Method. Starting the Thread. Handling Mouse Clicks. Workshop: Revolving Links.

Hour 20. Reading and Writing Files.

Streams. Writing Data to a Stream. Workshop: Writing Bytes to an MP3 File.

VI. CREATING MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMS.

Hour 21. Using Fonts and Color.

Using the Font Class. Using the Color Class. Other Ways to Choose Colors. Workshop: Displaying a Danger Message.

Hour 22. Playing Sound Files.

Retrieving and Using Sounds. Java Archives. Workshop: Making Your Computer Talk to You.

Hour 23. Working with Graphics.

Using Graphics. Drawing Lines and Shapes. Workshop: Baking a Pie Graph.

Hour 24. Creating Animation.

Animating a Sequence of Images. Sending Parameters to the Applet. Workshop: Follow the Bouncing Ball.

VII. APPENDIXES.

Appendix A. Tackling New Features of Java 2 Version 1.4.

Java Web Start. Using Java Web Start.

Appendix B. Using the Java 2 Software Development Kit.

Choosing a Java Development Tool. Configuring the Software Development Kit. Using a Text Editor. Creating a Sample Program. Setting Up the CLASSPATH Variable.

Appendix C. Programming with the Java 2 Software Development Kit.

An Overview of the SDK. The java Interpreter. The javac Compiler. The appletviewer Browser. The javadoc Documentation Tool. The jar Java File Archival Tool. The jdb Debugger. Using System Properties.

Appendix D. Using Sun ONE Studio.

Choosing a Java Development Tool. Configuring Sun ONE Studio. Creating a Sample Program.

Appendix E. Where to Go from Here: Java Resources.

Other Books to Consider. Sun's Official Java Site. Other Java Web Sites. Java Newsgroups. Job Opportunities.

Appendix F. This Book's Web Site.

Index.

 

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