Summary:
The use of Java as an application and system programming languagehas grown dramatically over the last several years, and hundreds of books have been published on the subject. With the advent of Visual J++ 6.0, however, the Java programming environment changes substantially -and makes most Java references and manuals obsolete. Many of the existing texts are rigorous, but reflect the early interest in Java's applet capability. Now, with the use of applets in Web sites significantly diminished and the emergence of the visual development environment, programmers, information technologists, and computer scientists need a text that addresses the visual development capability and Windowsr orientation in addition to in-depth coverage of the major concepts and techniques of programming
Java with Visual J++ is just such a text. Along with its thorough treatment of Java, event and object oriented programming, network programming, and Java applications, each chapter contains clearly stated objectives, hands-on exercises, review questions, a list of key words and concepts, and a summary. It serves as an outstanding introductory programming text, and offers an ideal "quick start" to this hot new product for Visual Basic, C, and COBOL programmers who need to make the shift to Java programming

Table of Contents:
FUNDAMENTALS

Introduction

Java: A New Language

Integrated Development Environment

Hands-On Exercise 1: Creating the Application Interface

Java Applications

Project Files

Visual J++ File Menu

Java Language Preliminaries

Lexical Structure

Primitive Data Types and Values

Literals

Help

Hands-On Exercise 2: Getting On-Line Help

Variables - Representing Data in Memory

More Lexical Elements

Class Data Type

Class Declaration

Field Members

Method Members

Constructors

Reference Type Class members

Reference Type Method Parameters

Hands-On Exercise 3: Passing Values in a Method Call

Object Oriented Programming

Defining the Class

Using the Class

Constructors

Inheritance

Hands-On Exercise 4: Developing a Human Resource Application

Expressions and Operators

Evaluating Expressions

Operators

Order of Evaluation

Hands-On Exercise 5: Converting Fahrenheit to Centigrade

PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES

Program Flow

Blocks and Statements

Decision and Selection Statements

Loop and Iterative Statements

Hands-On Exercise 6: Financial Application

Data Handling Techniques and Structures

Linked Lists

Hand-On Exercise 7: Implementing an Order Entry List

Arrays

Queues and Stacks

Exceptions

Traditional Exception Handling

An Alternate Exception Handling Method

Handling Exceptions in Java

Hand-On Exercise 8: Handling Exceptions Numbers

Packages

Java Packages

Package java.lang

Package java.io

Package java.util

Random Numbers and Simulation

Hands-On Exercise 9: Simulating a Die Toss

ABSTRACT WINDOW TOOLKIT

Windows and Events

Abstract Window Toolkit

Components

Event Model

Menus

Hands-On Exercise 10: Customer Window Application

Graphics

Graphic Context

Components

Color

Font and Font Metrics

Methods for Rendering Text

Methods for Rendering Figures

Hands-On Exercise 11: Responding to User Keyboard and Mouse Actions

Graphical User Interface: Buttons, Labels, and Text Components

Layouts

Button Components

Action Events

Label Components

Text Components

Text Fields

Text Areas

Hands-On Exercise 12: Editing User Input for Validity

Graphical User Interface: Lists, Scrollbars, Checkboxes, and Checkbox Groups,

and Choice Components

List Components

Item Events

Scrollbar Components

Checkbox Components

Checkbox Group Components

Hands-On Exercise 13: Limiting Users to One of Many Options

COMMUNICATIONS, NETWORKING, AND ADVANCED TOPICS

Stream I/O

Stream Concept

Sequential File Processing

Stream Creation

Writing to a Stream

Reading from a Stream

File Properties

Hands-On Exercise 14: Reading and Writing Customer Information to a File

Network Programming

World Wide Web

Networking Classes

Building a Web Connection Application

Layout Managers

Applets

Hypertext Markup Language

Browsers

HTML

Java Applets

Browser Friendly Layouts

Hands-On Exercise 15: Creating a Welcome Applet

Threads

Multitasking, Multiprocessing, and Threads

Creating Thread Objects

Using Threads

Thread Characteristics

Thread Groups

Runnable Interface

Hands-On Exercise 16: Implementing a Panning Welcome

Appendices

Plus each chapter includes Objectives, an Overview, a Summary, Key Words and

Concepts, Review Questions and Exercises, and Practice with Visual J++