Java in Two Semesters: Featuring JavaFX

Description

This easy-to-follow textbook teaches Java programming from first principles, as well as covering design and testing methodologies. The text is divided into two parts. Each part supports a one-semester module, the first part addressing fundamental programming concepts, and the second part building on this foundation, teaching the skills required to develop more advanced applications. This fully updated and greatly enhanced fourth edition covers the key developments introduced in Java 8, including material on JavaFX, lambda expressions and the Stream API. Topics and features: begins by introducing fundamental programming concepts such as declaration of variables, control structures, methods and arrays; goes on to cover the fundamental object-oriented concepts of classes and objects, inheritance and polymorphism; uses JavaFX throughout for constructing event-driven graphical interfaces; includes advanced topics such as interfaces and lambda expressions, generics, collection classes and exceptions; explains file-handling techniques, packages, multi-threaded programs, socket programming, remote database access and processing collections using streams; includes self-test questions and programming exercises at the end of each chapter, as well as two illuminating case studies; provides additional resources at its associated website (simply go to springer.com and search for "Java in Two Semesters"), including a guide on how to install and use the NetBeans™ Java IDE. Offering a gentle introduction to the field, assuming no prior knowledge of the subject, Java in Two Semesters is the ideal companion to undergraduate modules in software development or programming. ** Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 The First Step (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 3-18 Building Blocks (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 19-39 Selection (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 41-63 Iteration (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 65-93 Methods (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 95-118 Arrays (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 119-162 Classes and Objects (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 163-193 Implementing Classes (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 195-233 Inheritance (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 235-264 Introducing JavaFX (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 265-305 Case Study—Part 1 (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 307-334 Case Study—Part 2 (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 335-354 Front Matter ....Pages 355-355 Interfaces and Lambda Expressions (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 357-392 Exceptions (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 393-425 The Java Collections Framework (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 427-468 Advanced JavaFX (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 469-497 JavaFX: Interacting with the User (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 499-526 Working with Files (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 527-551 Packages (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 553-575 Multi-threaded Programs (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 577-601 Advanced Case Study (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 603-639 The Stream API (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 641-660 Working with Sockets (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 661-687 Java in Context (Quentin Charatan, Aaron Kans)....Pages 689-708 Back Matter ....Pages 709-716