Java How to Program (Includes CD)

Written by the authors of the world's best-selling introductory C and C++ texts, this state-of-the-art guide examines one of today's hottest computer languages-Java; the first general-purpose, object-oriented language that is truly platform-independent. The latest Java 2 features are incorporated throughout this edition.

The authoritative DEITEL™ LIVE-CODE™ introduction to programming with the Java™ 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE)

Java™ has revolutionized software development with multimedia-intensive, platform-independent, object-oriented code for conventional, Internet-, Intranet- and Extranet-based applications and applets. This exciting new Fourth Edition of the world's best-selling Java textbook now has a companion volume―Advanced Java 2 Platform How to Program―which focuses on the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE), presents advanced J2SE features and introduces the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME).

Dr. Harvey M. Deitel and Paul J. Deitel are the founders of Deitel & Associates, Inc., the internationally recognized corporate training and content-creation organization specializing in Java, C++, C, Visual C#^™, Visual Basic^®, Visual C++^®, .NET, XML^™, Python, Perl, Internet, Web and object technologies. The Deitels are also the authors of the world's #1 C++ textbook―C++ How to Program, 3/e―and many other best sellers.

In Java How to Program, Fourth Edition the Deitels introduce the fundamentals of object-oriented programming in Java. The 4th edition includes an optional 180-page case study that introduces object-oriented design with the UML. Key 4th edition topics include:

• Applications/Applets
• Swing GUI/Event Handling
• Classes/Objects/Interfaces
• Encapsulation/Inner Classes
• OOP/Inheritance/Polymorphism
• Data Structures/Collections
• Files/Streams/Serialization
• Networking/Client/Server/Internet/Web
• Graphics/Java2D/Images/Animation
• JMF/Java Sound/Audio/Video/MIDI
• (Optional) OOD/UML/Design Patterns
• Exceptions/Multithreading

Java How to Program, Fourth Edition includes extensive pedagogic features:

• Hundreds of LIVE-CODE^™ programs with screen captures that show exact outputs
• Extensive World Wide Web and Internet resources to encourage further research
• Hundreds of tips, recommended practices and cautions―all marked with icons
  ― Good Programming Practices
  ―Software Engineering Observations
  ―Performance Tips
  ―Look-and-Feel Observations
  ―Testing and Debugging Tips
  ―Common Programming Errors

Java How to Program, Fourth Edition is the centerpiece of a family of resources for teaching and learning Java, including Web sites (http://www.prenhall.com/deitel and http://www.deitel.com) with the book's code examples (also on the enclosed CD) and other information for faculty, students and professionals; an optional interactive CD (Java 2 Multimedia Cyber Classroom) containing hyperlinks, audio walkthroughs of the code examples, solutions to about half the book's exercises and e-mail access to the authors at
deitel@deitel.com

For information on worldwide corporate on-site seminars and Web-based training offered by Deitel & Associates, Inc., visit:
http://www.deitel.com

For information on current and forthcoming Deitel/Prentice Hall publications including How to Program Series (e-)books, Multimedia Cyber Classrooms, Complete Training Courses (that include Deitel books and Cyber Classrooms) and Web-Based Training Courses see the last few pages of this book.