Java programming for beginners : learn the fundamentals of programming with Java / Mark Lassoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lassoff, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Java (Computer program language).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Learn the fundamentals of programming with Java

Place of Publication:

Packt Publishing 2017

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Lassoff SkillSprints Inc. , Mark: SkillSprints Inc. , founded by the visionary Mark Lassoff, specializes in teaching digitally accessible technical skills to people just getting started in their technical careers, including web development, digital design, and other career paths enabled by technology. SkillSprints has bridged the gap between entertainment and education, creating a unique, immersive learning experience that resonates with students. Their instructors are more than just tech-savvy professionals; they are educators first and foremost, handpicked for their unique ability to translate complex technological concepts into digestible, engaging lessons. SkillSprints continues to evolve, constantly innovating to stay at the forefront of the online learning landscape.

Summary:

Java Programming for Beginners is an introduction to Java programming, taking you through the Java syntax and the fundamentals of object-oriented programming. About This Book Learn the basics of Java programming in a step-by-step manner Simple, yet thorough steps that beginners can follow Teaches you transferable skills, such as flow control and object-oriented programming Who This Book Is For This book is for anyone wanting to start learning the Java language, whether you’re a student, casual learner, or existing programmer looking to add a new language to your skillset. No previous experience of Java or programming in general is required. What You Will Learn Learn the core Java language for both Java 8 and Java 9 Set up your Java programming environment in the most efficient way Get to know the basic syntax of Java Understand object-oriented programming and the benefits that it can bring Familiarize yourself with the workings of some of Java’s core classes Design and develop a basic GUI Use industry-standard XML for passing data between applications In Detail Java is an object-oriented programming language, and is one of the most widely accepted languages because of its design and programming features, particularly in its promise that you can write a program once and run it anywhere. Java Programming for Beginners is an excellent introduction to the world of Java programming, taking you through the basics of Java syntax and the complexities of object-oriented programming. You'll gain a full understanding of Java SE programming and will be able to write Java programs with graphical user interfaces that run on PC, Mac, or Linux machines. This book is full of informative and entertaining content, challenging exercises, and dozens of code examples you can run and learn from. By reading this book, you’ll move from understanding the data types in Java, through loops and conditionals, and on to functions, classes, and file handling. The book finishes with a look at GUI development and training on how to work with XML. The book takes an efficient route through the Java landscape, covering all of the core topics that a Java developer needs. Whether you’re an absolute beginner to programming, or a seasoned programmer approaching an object-oriented language for the first time, Java Programming for Beginners delivers the focused training you need to become a Java developer. Style and approach This book takes a very hands-on approach, carefully building ...

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Credits

About the Author

www.PacktPub.com

Customer Feedback

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Java

What is Java?

Features of Java

Java applications

Setting up your development environment

Installing JDK

Installing the NetBeans IDE

Writing our first Java program

Creating a new project

Creating a Java class

Writing the code

Java comments

The main() function

Printing a string

Java syntax

Executing our program

How to interpret errors detected by NetBeans?

The code completion feature

Summary

Chapter 2: Understanding Typed Variables

Integer variables

The solution of variables

Memory allocation for integer variables

Floating point variables

Behavior difference between integer and float data types

Type casting

The double data type

The Math class library

Using the pow() function

Importing class libraries

Char variables

Strings

The concatenation operator

The toUpperCase() function

The replace() function

Escape sequences

Chapter 3: Branching

Understanding if statements

Conditional statements

Using if statements

Using else statements

Complex conditionals

The contains function

Complex conditional statements

The boolean variable

Switch, case, and break

Program using switch, case, and break

While and do...while loops

While loops

The do...while loops

For loops

Chapter 4: Data Structures

Working with arrays

Declaring and initializing an array

Assigning values to an array

Array example in NetBeans

Creating an array

Creating a for loop

Printing the alphabet

Default initialization of arrays in Java

Multidimensional arrays

A multidimensional array example in NetBeans.

Creating a multidimensional array

Using nested loops for multidimensional arrays

Assigning different colors to our chessboard

Printing the chessboard

ArrayLists

An ArrayList example in NetBeans

Creating an ArrayList

Getting user input

Printing the ArrayList of user input

Giving control to the user

Analyzing ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

Maps

Creating a Map

Assigning values to our Map

Fetching information from our Map

Chapter 5: Functions

The basics of Java functions

Methods

Temperature conversion program

Setting up the control flow

Exploring separate cases - C, K, and F

Celsius type

Kelvin type

Fahrenheit type

Executing the first part of the program

Executing the second part of the program

Final touch to the program

Advanced Java functions

Operating java variables

Using variables in the program

Understanding passing parameters

Chapter 6: Modeling with Object-Oriented Java

Creating classes and objects

Creating custom classes

Creating member variables

Creating member functions

Creating constructors

Types of constructors

Chapter 7: More Object-Oriented Java

Inheritance

Creating a superclass

The is-a relationship

Overriding

Data structure

The abstract method

The protected method

Abstract

Chapter 8: Useful Java Classes

The Calendar class

Subclasses of Calendar

Fetching the current day, month, and year

How Calendar works

String functionality

String literals versus String objects

String functions

The format() function

Exceptions

Analyzing the console exception messages

Handling exceptions

The try and catch blocks

The finally block

The Object class

Overriding the equals() method

Other Object methods.

Primitive classes

Chapter 9: File Input and Output

Writing data to files

The FileWriter class

Relieving resources using the close() method

The BufferedWriter class

Reading data from files

The FileReader and BufferedReader class

The Serializable class

Serializing an object

Deserializing an object

Chapter 10: Basic GUI Development

Swing GUIs

The JFrame class

Setting the size of our window

Adding a label

Closing our application

The SwingUtilities class

A visual GUI editor tool - palette

How palette works

Event handling

Adding a button

Adding functionality to our button

Chapter 11: XML

Reading XML data

Parsing XML data

Accessing Jane's XML element

Printing Jane's car details

Writing XML data

Java code to write XML data

Modifying XML data

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed December 7, 2017).

ISBN:

9781788299046

1788299043

OCLC:

1014021680