Contents at a Glance

Part 1: Java Language Tools ............................................................ 5

Part 2: Java Language Basics......................................................... 17

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Part 3: Basic Java Classes .............................................................. 97

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Part 4: File and Network I/O........................................................ 157

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Part 5: Swing................................................................................. 205

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Index ............................................................................................. 265

Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................. 1
Introduction .......................................................................................1
About Java For Dummies Quick Reference ....................................1
Foolish Assumptions ........................................................................1
Conventions Used in This Book ......................................................2
How This Book Is Organized............................................................2
Icons Used in This Book ...................................................................3
Where to Go from Here ....................................................................4

Part 1: Java Language Tools .......................... 5

Downloading and Installing the Java Development Kit ................6
JDK Folder Structure ........................................................................7
Setting the Path for Java ..................................................................8
java Command ...................................................................................9
javac Command ...............................................................................10
javap Command...............................................................................13
jar Command ...................................................................................14

Part 2: Java Language Basics...................... 17

& and && Operators .......................................................................18
| and || Operators..........................................................................18
! Operator .........................................................................................18
Abstract Class..................................................................................18
And Operators (& and &&) ............................................................20
Anonymous Class ............................................................................20
Arrays ...............................................................................................21
Assignment Statements ..................................................................25
Blocks ...............................................................................................27
boolean Data Type ..........................................................................28
Boolean Expressions ......................................................................28
Boolean Operators ..........................................................................30
break Statement ..............................................................................30
byte Data Type ................................................................................31
Casting ..............................................................................................31
char Data Type ................................................................................31
Checked Exceptions........................................................................32
Class Declaration ............................................................................33
Class Variables ................................................................................35
Comments ........................................................................................36
Concatenating Strings.....................................................................37
Constants .........................................................................................38
Constructor ......................................................................................38
continue Statement .........................................................................40

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Data Types .......................................................................................40
Decrement Operator .......................................................................41
do...while Statement .......................................................................41
double Data Type ............................................................................42
Escape Sequences ...........................................................................43
Exception Class ...............................................................................43
Exceptions........................................................................................44
extends Keyword ............................................................................45
Fields.................................................................................................46
final Class .........................................................................................46
final Method .....................................................................................47
final Variables ..................................................................................48
float Data Type ................................................................................48
Floating-point Data Types ..............................................................48
for Statement ...................................................................................49
Generic Class ...................................................................................51
Identifiers .........................................................................................52
if Statement ......................................................................................53
implements Keyword ......................................................................55
import Statement ............................................................................55
Increment and Decrement Operators...........................................56
Inheritance .......................................................................................57
Inner Class........................................................................................59
Initializer ..........................................................................................59
Instance Variables ...........................................................................61
int Data Type ...................................................................................61
Integer Data Types ..........................................................................61
Interface ...........................................................................................62
Keywords .........................................................................................64
Local Variables ................................................................................65
Logical Operators............................................................................66
long Data Type.................................................................................67
Main Method ....................................................................................68
Method .............................................................................................68
Not Operator (!) ...............................................................................70
Object-Oriented Programming ......................................................70
Operators .........................................................................................73
Or Operators (| and ||) .................................................................75
Package Statement ..........................................................................75
Parsing Strings .................................................................................76
Polymorphism .................................................................................77
Primitive Data Types ......................................................................78
private Keyword ..............................................................................79
protected Keyword .........................................................................79
public Keyword ...............................................................................79
Recursion .........................................................................................79
Reference Types ..............................................................................80
Scope ................................................................................................81
Shadowing ........................................................................................82

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short Data Type ...............................................................................83

Statements .......................................................................................83
static Keyword.................................................................................84
String Data Type ..............................................................................85
switch Statement .............................................................................86
super Keyword ................................................................................88
this Keyword....................................................................................89
throw Statement ..............................................................................90
throws Keyword ..............................................................................91
try Statement ...................................................................................91
Variables ..........................................................................................94
while Statement ...............................................................................94
White Space .....................................................................................95

Part 3: Basic Java Classes ........................... 97

ArrayList Class ................................................................................98
Arrays Class ...................................................................................103
Class Class .....................................................................................108
Exception Class .............................................................................110
Iterable Interface ...........................................................................111
Iterator Interface ...........................................................................111
LinkedList Class ............................................................................112
Matcher Class ................................................................................121
Math Class ......................................................................................122
NumberFormat Class ....................................................................126
Object Class ...................................................................................128
Pattern Class ..................................................................................134
Random Numbers .........................................................................135
Regular Expressions .....................................................................135
Runnable Interface ........................................................................141
String Class ....................................................................................142
StringBuffer Class ..........................................................................149
StringBuilder Class........................................................................149
Thread Class ..................................................................................152

Part 4: File and Network I/O ..................... 157

BufferedInputStream Class ..........................................................158
BufferedOutputStream Class .......................................................159
BufferedReader Class ...................................................................160
BufferedWriter Class.....................................................................162
DataInputStream Class .................................................................162
DataOutputStream Class ..............................................................165
DirectoryStream Class ..................................................................168
InputStream Class .........................................................................169
File Class.........................................................................................169
FileInputStream Class ...................................................................175
FileOutputStream Class ................................................................176
FileReader Class ............................................................................178

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Files Class .......................................................................................179
FileVisitor Interface.......................................................................182
FileVisitResult Enum .....................................................................183
FileWriter Class .............................................................................183
InetAddress Class..........................................................................184
OutputStream Class ......................................................................186
Path Interface ................................................................................186
Paths Class .....................................................................................188
PrintStream Class ..........................................................................188
PrintWriter Class ...........................................................................190
Reader Class ..................................................................................192
Scanner Class.................................................................................192
ServerSocket Class ........................................................................195
SimpleFileVisitor Class .................................................................196
Socket Class ...................................................................................198
Streams (Overview) ......................................................................201
System.err ......................................................................................202
System.out .....................................................................................203
Writer Class ...................................................................................203

Part V: Swing ........................................... 205

ActionEvent Class .........................................................................206
ActionListener Interface ...............................................................207
BorderFactory Class .....................................................................207
ButtonGroup Class ........................................................................209
DefaultListModel Class .................................................................211
Event Handling ..............................................................................213
FileFilter Class ...............................................................................215
ItemEvent Class .............................................................................217
ItemListener Interface ..................................................................219
JButton Class .................................................................................220
JCheckBox Class............................................................................222
JFileChooser Class ........................................................................225
JComboBox Class ..........................................................................230
JFrame Class ..................................................................................235
JLabel Class....................................................................................237
JList Class.......................................................................................239
JOptionPane Class ........................................................................243
JPanel Class ...................................................................................246
JRadioButton Class .......................................................................248
JScrollPane Class...........................................................................250
JSlider Class ...................................................................................252
JSpinner Class................................................................................255
JTextArea Class .............................................................................257
JTextField Class .............................................................................260
SpinnerListModel Class ................................................................262
SpinnerNumberModel Class ........................................................263

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