Starting Out with Java: Early Objects, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2018

  • Tony Gaddis Haywood Community College

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ISBN-13: 9780137516803 (2021 update)

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Starting Out with Java is a step-by-step guide for beginners to the essentials of becoming a skilled programmer. It presents all details needed to understand the how and why for programming skills and the Java language, to ensure you'll understand the logic behind developing high-quality programs.

Brief Contents

  1. Introduction to Computers and Java
  2. Java Fundamentals
  3. A First Look at Classes and Objects
  4. Decision Structures
  5. Loops and Files
  6. A Second Look at Classes and Objects
  7. Arrays and the ArrayList Class
  8. Text Processing and Wrapper Classes
  9. Inheritance
  10. Exceptions and Advanced File I/O
  11. JavaFX: GUI Programming and Basic Controls
  12. JavaFX: Advanced Controls
  13. JavaFX: Graphics, Effects, and Media
  14. Recursion
  15. Databases

Appendix A The ASCII/Unicode Characters

Appendix B Operator Precedence and Associativity

Index

Credits

Appendixes C–M Available on the book’s online resource page Case Studies 1–4 Available on the book’s online resource page Available on the Computer Science Portal at www.pearsonhighered.com/gaddis:
  • Appendix C Java Key Words
  • Appendix D Installing the JDK and Using the JDK Documentation
  • Appendix E Using the javadoc Utility
  • Appendix F More about the Math Class
  • Appendix G Packages
  • Appendix H Working with Records and Random-Access Files
  • Appendix I Configuring Java DB
  • Appendix J The QuickSort Algorithm
  • Appendix K N amed Colors
  • Appendix L Answers to Checkpoints Questions
  • Appendix M Answers to Odd-Numbered Review Questions
  • Case Study 1 The Amortization Class
  • Case Study 2 The PinTester Class
  • Case Study 3 Parallel Arrays
  • Case Study 4 The SerialNumber Class

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