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<i>Preface xxi<br>Acknowledgments xxvii</i><br><br><b>Chapter 1: An Introduction to Java 1</b><br>1.1 Java as a Programming Platform 1<br>1.2 The Java "White Paper" Buzzwords 2<br>1.3 Java Applets and the Internet 9<br>1.4 A Short History of Java 10<br>1.5 Common Misconceptions about Java 13<br><br><b>Chapter 2: The Java Programming Environment 17</b><br>2.1 Installing the Java Development Kit 17<br>2.2 Using the Command-Line Tools 22<br>2.3 Using an Integrated Development Environment 27<br>2.4 JShell 30<br><br><b>Chapter 3: Fundamental Programming Structures in Java 35</b><br>3.1 A Simple Java Program 36<br>3.2 Comments 39<br>3.3 Data Types 40<br>3.4 Variables and Constants 46<br>3.5 Operators 51<br>3.6 Strings 61<br>3.7 Input and Output 76<br>3.8 Control Flow 85<br>3.9 Big Numbers 106<br>3.10 Arrays 109<br><br><b>Chapter 4: Objects and Classes 125</b><br>4.1 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming 126<br>4.2 Using Predefined Classes 132<br>4.3 Defining Your Own Classes 141<br>4.4 Static Fields and Methods 156<br>4.5 Method Parameters 163<br>4.6 Object Construction 170<br>4.7 Records 181<br>4.8 Packages 186<br>4.9 JAR Files 198<br>4.10 Documentation Comments 204<br>4.11 Class Design Hints 210<br><br><b>Chapter 5: Inheritance 213</b><br>5.1 Classes, Superclasses, and Subclasses 214<br>5.2 Object: The Cosmic Superclass 235<br>5.3 Generic Array Lists 251<br>5.4 Object Wrappers and Autoboxing 259<br>5.5 Methods with a Variable Number of Parameters 263<br>5.6 Abstract Classes 265<br>5.7 Enumeration Classes 271<br>5.8 Sealed Classes 273<br>5.9 Reflection 279<br>5.10 Design Hints for Inheritance 308<br><br><b>Chapter 6: Interfaces, Lambda Expressions, and Inner Classes 311</b><br>6.1 Interfaces 312<br>6.2 Lambda Expressions 338<br>6.3 Inner Classes 357<br>6.4 Service Loaders 376<br>6.5 Proxies 378<br><br><b>Chapter 7: Exceptions, Assertions, and Logging 387</b><br>7.1 Dealing with Errors 388<br>7.2 Catching Exceptions 397<br>7.3 Tips for Using Exceptions 411<br>7.4 Using Assertions 415<br>7.5 Logging 420<br>7.6 Debugging Tips 441<br><br><b>Chapter 8: Generic Programming 447</b><br>8.1 Why Generic Programming? 448<br>8.2 Defining a Simple Generic Class 450<br>8.3 Generic Methods 453<br>8.4 Bounds for Type Variables 454<br>8.5 Generic Code and the Virtual Machine 457<br>8.6 Restrictions and Limitations 462<br>8.7 Inheritance Rules for Generic Types 472<br>8.8 Wildcard Types 475<br>8.9 Reflection and Generics 483<br><br><b>Chapter 9: Collections 497</b><br>9.1 The Java Collections Framework 498<br>9.2 Interfaces in the Collections Framework 508<br>9.3 Concrete Collections 510<br>9.4 Maps 535<br>9.5 Copies and Views 548<br>9.6 Algorithms 558<br>9.7 Legacy Collections 569<br><br><b>Chapter 10: Graphical User Interface Programming 581</b><br>10.1 A History of Java User Interface Toolkits 582<br>10.2 Displaying Frames 583<br>10.3 Displaying Information in a Component 590<br>10.4 Event Handling 614<br>10.5 The Preferences API 639<br><br><b>Chapter 11: User Interface Components with Swing 647</b><br>11.1 Swing and the Model-View-Controller Design Pattern 648<br>11.2 Introduction to Layout Management 652<br>11.3 Text Input 658<br>11.4 Choice Components 667<br>11.5 Menus 686<br>11.6 Sophisticated Layout Management 705<br>11.7 Dialog Boxes 721<br><br><b>Chapter 12: Concurrency 747</b><br>12.1 What Are Threads? 748<br>12.2 Thread States 753<br>12.3 Thread Properties 757<br>12.4 Synchronization 764<br>12.5 Thread-Safe Collections 797<br>12.6 Tasks and Thread Pools 815<br>12.7 Asynchronous Computations 830<br>12.8 Processes 847<br><br><b>Appendix 855</b><br><br><i>Index 861</i>

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