A Programmer's Guide to Java(TM) Certification: A Comprehensive Primer (2nd Edition)

Khalid Mughal, Addison-Wesley Professional

ISBN:0201728281, Edition: 2, 2003-08-14

Price: $49.99

• Main Page
• Table of content
• Copyright
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Examples
• Foreword
• Preface
  • Writing the Second Edition
  • About This Book
  • Using the Book
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter Summary
  • Programming Exercises
  • Book Web Sites
  • Request for Feedback
  • About the Authors
  • Acknowledgments (First Edition)
  • Acknowledgments (Second Edition)
• Chapter 1. Basics of Java Programming
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Classes
  • 1.3 Objects
  • 1.4 Instance Members
  • 1.5 Static Members
  • 1.6 Inheritance
  • 1.7 Aggregation
  • 1.8 Tenets of Java
  • Review Questions
  • 1.9 Java Programs
  • 1.10 Sample Java Application
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter Summary
  • Programming Exercises
• Chapter 2. Language Fundamentals
  • 2.1 Basic Language Elements
  • Review Questions
  • 2.2 Primitive Data Types
  • Review Questions
  • 2.3 Variable Declarations
  • 2.4 Initial Values for Variables
  • Review Questions
  • 2.5 Java Source File Structure
  • Review Questions
  • 2.6 The 'main()' Method
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter Summary
  • Programming Exercises
• Chapter 3. Operators and Assignments
  • 3.1 Precedence and Associativity Rules for Operators
  • 3.2 Evaluation Order of Operands
  • 3.3 Conversions
  • 3.4 Simple Assignment Operator '='
  • Review Questions
  • 3.5 Arithmetic Operators: '*', '/', '%', '+', '-'
  • Review Questions
  • 3.6 The Binary String Concatenation Operator '+'
  • 3.7 Variable Increment and Decrement Operators: '++', '--'
  • Review Questions
  • 3.8 Boolean Expressions
  • 3.9 Relational Operators: <, <=, >, >=
  • 3.10 Equality
  • 3.11 Boolean Logical Operators: '!', '^', '&', '|'
  • 3.12 Conditional Operators: '&&', '||'
  • Review Questions
  • 3.13 Integer Bitwise Operators: '~', '&', '|', '^'
  • 3.14 Shift Operators: <<, >>, >>>
  • 3.15 The Conditional Operator: '?'
  • 3.16 Other Operators: 'new', '[]', 'instanceof'
  • Review Questions
  • 3.17 Parameter Passing
  • 3.18 Passing Primitive Data Values
  • 3.19 Passing Object Reference Values
  • 3.20 Passing Array References
  • 3.21 Array Elements as Actual Parameters
  • 3.22 'final' Parameters
  • 3.23 Program Arguments
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter Summary
  • Programming Exercises
• Chapter 4. Declarations and Access Control
  • 4.1 Arrays
  • Review Questions
  • 4.2 Defining Classes
  • 4.3 Defining Methods
  • 4.4 Constructors
  • 4.5 Scope Rules
  • Review Questions
  • 4.6 Packages
  • 4.7 Accessibility Modifiers for Top-level Classes and Interfaces
  • 4.8 Other Modifiers for Classes
  • Review Questions
  • 4.9 Member Accessibility Modifiers
  • Review Questions
  • 4.10 Other Modifiers for Members
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter Summary
  • Programming Exercises
• Chapter 5. Control Flow, Exception Handling, and Assertions
  • 5.1 Overview of Control Flow Statements
  • 5.2 Selection Statements
  • Review Questions
  • 5.3 Iteration Statements
  • 5.4 Transfer Statements
  • Review Questions
  • 5.5 Stack-based Execution and Exception Propagation
  • 5.6 Exception Types
  • 5.7 Exception Handling: 'try', 'catch', and 'finally'
  • 5.8 'throw' Statement
  • 5.9 'throws' Clause
  • Review Questions
  • 5.10 Assertions
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter Summary
  • Programming Exercises
• Chapter 6. Object-oriented Programming
  • 6.1 Single Implementation Inheritance
  • Review Questions
  • 6.2 Overriding and Hiding Members
  • Review Questions
  • 6.3 Chaining Constructors Using 'this()' and 'super()'
  • Review Questions
  • 6.4 Interfaces
  • Review Questions
  • 6.5 Completing the Type Hierarchy
  • 6.6 Assigning, Passing, and Casting Reference Values
  • Review Questions
  • 6.7 Polymorphism and Dynamic Method Lookup
  • Review Questions
  • 6.8 Inheritance vs. Aggregation
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter Summary
  • Programming Exercises
• Chapter 7. Nested Classes And Interfaces
  • 7.1 Overview of Nested Classes and Interfaces
  • 7.2 Static Member Classes and Interfaces
  • 7.3 Non-static Member Classes
  • Review Questions
  • 7.4 Local Classes
  • 7.5 Anonymous Classes
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter Summary
  • Programming Exercise
• Chapter 8. Object Lifetime
  • 8.1 Garbage Collection
  • Review Questions
  • 8.2 Initializers
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter Summary
• Chapter 9. Threads
  • 9.1 Multitasking
  • 9.2 Overview of Threads
  • 9.3 Thread Creation
  • Review Questions
  • 9.4 Synchronization
  • Review Questions
  • 9.5 Thread Transitions
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter Summary
  • Programming Exercises
• Chapter 10. Fundamental Classes
  • 10.1 Overview of the 'java.lang' Package
  • 10.2 The 'Object' Class
  • Review Questions
  • 10.3 The Wrapper Classes
  • Review Questions
  • 10.4 The 'Math' Class
  • Review Questions
  • 10.5 The 'String' Class
  • Review Questions
  • 10.6 The 'StringBuffer' Class
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter Summary
  • Programming Exercises
• Chapter 11. Collections and Maps
  • 11.1 The Collections Framework
  • 11.2 Collections
  • Review Questions
  • 11.3 Sets
  • 11.4 Lists
  • Review Questions
  • 11.5 Maps
  • 11.6 Sorted Sets and Sorted Maps
  • Review Questions
  • 11.7 Implementing the 'equals()', 'hashCode()', and 'compareTo()' Methods
  • 11.8 Working with Collections
  • Review Questions
  • Chapter Summary
  • Programming Exercises
• Appendix A. Taking the SCPJ2 1.4 Exam
  • A.1 Preparing for the Programmer Exam
  • A.2 Registering for the Exam
  • A.3 How the Examination Is Conducted
  • A.4 The Questions
  • A.5 Moving on to the Developer Exam
• Appendix B. Objectives for the SCPJ2 1.4 Exam
  • Section 1: Declarations and Access Control ( Chapter 4 )
  • Section 2: Flow Control, Assertions, and Exception Handling ( Chapter 5 )
  • Section 3: Garbage Collection ( Chapter 8 )
  • Section 4: Language Fundamentals ( Chapter 2 )
  • Section 5: Operators and Assignments ( Chapter 3 )
  • Section 6: Overloading, Overriding, Runtime Type and Object Orientation (Chapter 6, Chapter 11)
  • Section 7: Threads ( Chapter 9 )
  • Section 8: Fundamental Classes in the java.lang Package ( Chapter 10 )
  • Section 9: The Collections Framework ( Chapter 11 )
• Appendix C. Objectives for the Java 2 Platform Upgrade Exam
  • Section 1: Declarations and Access Control
  • Section 2: Flow Control, Assertions, and Exception Handling
  • Section 3: Garbage Collection
  • Section 4: Language Fundamentals
  • Section 5: Operators and Assignments
  • Section 6: Overloading, Overriding, Runtime Type and Object Orientation
  • Section 7: Threads
  • Section 8: The Collections Framework
• Appendix D. Annotated Answers to Review Questions
  • 1 Basics of Java Programming
  • 2 Language Fundamentals
  • 3 Operators and Assignments
  • 4 Declarations and Access Control
  • 5 Control Flow, Exception Handling, and Assertions
  • 6 Object-oriented Programming
  • 7 Nested Classes and Interfaces
  • 8 Object Lifetime
  • 9 Threads
  • 10 Fundamental Classes
  • 11 Collections and Maps
• Appendix E. Solutions to Programming Exercises
  • 1 Basics of Java Programming
  • 2 Language Fundamentals
  • 3 Operators and Assignments
  • 4 Declarations and Access Control
  • 5 Control Flow, Exception Handling, and Assertions
  • 6 Object-oriented Programming
  • 7 Nested Classes and Interfaces
  • 8 Basics of Java Programming
  • 9 Threads
  • 10 Fundamental Classes
  • 11 Collections and Maps
• Appendix F. Mock Exam
  • Answers to Questions
• Appendix G. Number Systems and Number Representation
  • G.1 Number Systems
  • G.2 Relationship between Binary, Octal, and Hexadecimal Numbers
  • G.3 Converting Decimals
  • G.4 Representing Integers
• Appendix H. About the CD
  • H.1 Whizlabs Exam Simulators
  • H.2 Items from the Book
• Single-User License Agreement
  • Important Terms of Agreement
  • Tenure of the License Agreement
  • Limited Warranty Under the License
  • Remedies Provided Under the License
  • Liabilities Under the License
  • Other Limitations Under the License
  • General Note
• Index
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