Table of Contents

(NOTE: All chapters conclude with Chapter Summary, Glossary, Answers to Self-Test Questions, and Programming Exercises.)

 1. Introduction to Computers and Java Objects.


 2. Primitive Types, Strings, and Interactive I/O.


 3. Flow of Control.


 4. Defining Classes and Methods.


 5. More about Objects and Methods.


 6. Arrays.


 7. Inheritance.


 8. Exception Handling.


 9. Streams and File I/O.


10. Dynamic Data Structures.


11. Recursion.


12. Window Interfaces Using Swing Objects.


13. Applets and HTML.


14. More Swing.


Appendix 1: Key Words.


Appendix 2: Precedence Rules.


Appendix 3: Unicode Character Set.


Appendix 4: SavitchIn.


Appendix 5: Protected and Package Modifiers.


Appendix 6: Decimal Formal Class.


Appendix 7: The Iterator Interface.


Appendix 8: Cloning.


Appendix 9: Javadoc.


Appendix 10: JoptionPane.


Appendix 11: Differences Between C++ and Java.

About the Author

Walter Savitch has authored numerous best-selling programming books on Java, Pascal, Ada, C++, CS1, and CS2. He enjoys wide acclaim for his flexible and easy to understand writing style. Savitch is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of California at San Diego.