Java How to Program Pearson International Edition 9th Edition

Preface xxiii
Before You Begin xxxiii
1 Introduction to Computers and Java 1
1.1 Introduction 2
1.2 Computers: Hardware and Software 5
1.3 Data Hierarchy 6
1.4 Computer Organization 8
1.5 Machine Languages, Assembly Languages and High-Level Languages 10
1.6 Introduction to Object Technology 11
1.7 Operating Systems 13
1.8 Programming Languages 16
1.9 Java and a Typical Java Development Environment 18
1.10 Test-Driving a Java Application 22
1.11 Web 2.0: Going Social 26
1.12 Software Technologies 29
1.13 Keeping Up-to-Date with Information Technologies 31
1.14 Wrap-Up 32

2 Introduction to Java Applications 37
2.1 Introduction 38
2.2 Your First Program in Java: Printing a Line of Text 38
2.3 Modifying Your First Java Program 44
2.4 Displaying Text with printf 46
2.5 Another Application: Adding Integers 47
2.6 Memory Concepts 52
2.7 Arithmetic 53
2.8 Decision Making: Equality and Relational Operators 56
2.9 Wrap-Up 60

3 Introduction to Classes, Objects, Methods and Strings 71
3.1 Introduction 72
3.2 Declaring a Class with a Method and Instantiating an Object of a Class 72
3.3 Declaring a Method with a Parameter 76
3.4 Instance Variables, set Methods and get Methods 79
3.5 Primitive Types vs. Reference Types 84
3.6 Initializing Objects with Constructors 85
3.7 Floating-Point Numbers and Type double 88
3.8 (Optional) GUI and Graphics Case Study: Using Dialog Boxes 92
3.9 Wrap-Up 95

4 Control Statements: Part 1 102
4.1 Introduction 103
4.2 Algorithms 103
4.3 Pseudocode 104
4.4 Control Structures 104
4.5 if Single-Selection Statement 107
4.6 ifelse Double-Selection Statement 107
4.7 while Repetition Statement 112
4.8 Formulating Algorithms: Counter-Controlled Repetition 113
4.9 Formulating Algorithms: Sentinel-Controlled Repetition 118
4.10 Formulating Algorithms: Nested Control Statements 125
4.11 Compound Assignment Operators 130
4.12 Increment and Decrement Operators 130
4.13 Primitive Types 134
4.14 (Optional) GUI and Graphics Case Study: Creating Simple Drawings 134
4.15 Wrap-Up 138

5 Control Statements: Part 2 151
5.1 Introduction 152
5.2 Essentials of Counter-Controlled Repetition 152
5.3 for Repetition Statement 154
5.4 Examples Using the for Statement 158
5.5 dowhile Repetition Statement 162
5.6 switch Multiple-Selection Statement 164
5.7 break and continue Statements 172
5.8 Logical Operators 173
5.9 Structured Programming Summary 179
5.10 (Optional) GUI and Graphics Case Study: Drawing Rectangles and Ovals 184
5.11 Wrap-Up 187

6 Methods: A Deeper Look 197
6.1 Introduction 198
6.2 Program Modules in Java 198
6.3 static Methods, static Fields and Class Math 200
6.4 Declaring Methods with Multiple Param...

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