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Foundational Java

Key Elements and Practical Programming

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. David Parsons

    1. Inst. of Information and Math. Sciences, Massey University, Albany, New Zealand

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  • Presents the most up-to-date information on Java, including Java 7
  • Contains numerous code examples and exercises throughout
  • Provides downloadable source code, self-test questions, PowerPoint slides and other supplementary material at an associated website

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. The Java Story

    • David Parsons
    Pages 1-8

  3. Compiling and Running Java Programs

    • David Parsons
    Pages 9-28

  4. Data Types, Arithmetic, and Arrays

    • David Parsons
    Pages 29-48

  5. Control Structures

    • David Parsons
    Pages 49-70

  6. Creating Objects

    • David Parsons
    Pages 71-93

  7. Creating Domain Classes

    • David Parsons
    Pages 95-124

  8. Objects Working Together: Association, Aggregation, and Composition

    • David Parsons
    Pages 125-157

  9. Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Interfaces

    • David Parsons
    Pages 159-195

  10. Exception Handling

    • David Parsons
    Pages 197-218

  11. Unit Testing with JUnit

    • David Parsons
    Pages 219-244

  12. Exploring the Java Libraries

    • David Parsons
    Pages 245-261

  13. The Collections Framework and Generics

    • David Parsons
    Pages 263-296

  14. Input and Output Streams

    • David Parsons
    Pages 297-320

  15. Automatic Building and Testing with Ant

    • David Parsons
    Pages 321-336

  16. Java and the Database (JDBC)

    • David Parsons
    Pages 337-355

  17. Multithreading

    • David Parsons
    Pages 357-386

  18. Building GUIs with the JFC Swing Library

    • David Parsons
    Pages 387-416

  19. Event-Driven Programming

    • David Parsons
    Pages 417-464

  20. Dialogs and Menus, Models and Views

    • David Parsons
    Pages 465-501
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About this book

This book presents a guide to the core features of Java – and some more recent innovations – enabling the reader to build skills and confidence though tried-and-trusted stages, supported by exercises that reinforce key learning points. All of the most useful and commonly applied Java syntax and libraries are introduced, along with many example programs that can provide the basis for more substantial applications. Use of the Eclipse IDE and the JUnit testing framework is integral to the book, ensuring maximum productivity and code quality, although to ensure that skills are not confined to one environment the fundamentals of the Java compiler and run time are also explained. 

Additionally, coverage of the Ant tool will equip the reader with the skills to automatically build, test and deploy applications independent of an IDE. 


Features: presents information on Java 7; contains numerous code examples and exercises; provides source code, self-test questions and PowerPoint slides at an associated website.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Inst. of Information and Math. Sciences, Massey University, Albany, New Zealand

    David Parsons

About the author

Dr. David Parsons is an Associate Professor in Information Technology at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. His research interests are in aspects of technology-enhanced learning, in particular mobile learning and virtual world learning, and in agile software development. He also provides consultancy and professional software training services on behalf of Massey University’s Institute of Information and Mathematical Sciences.

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