Java: The Complete Reference

Preface
 Part I: The Java Language
 1 The History and Evolution of Java
 Java\'s Lineage
 The Creation of Java
 How Java Changed the Internet
 Java\'s Magic: The Bytecode
 Servlets: Java on the Server Side
 The Java Buzzwords
 The Evolution of Java
 A Culture of Innovation
 2 An Overview of Java
 Object-Oriented Programming
 A First Simple Program
 A Second Short Program
 Two Control Statements
 Using Blocks of Code
 Lexical Issues
 The Java Class Libraries
 3 Data Types, Variables, and Arrays
 Java Is a Strongly Typed Language
 The Primitive Types
 Integers
 Floating-Point Types. CharactersBooleans
 A Closer Look at Literals
 Variables
 Type Conversion and Casting
 Automatic Type Promotion in Expressions
 Arrays
 A Few Words About Strings
 A Note to C/C++ Programmers About Pointers
 4 Operators
 Arithmetic Operators
 The Bitwise Operators
 Relational Operators
 Boolean Logical Operators
 The Assignment Operator
 The? Operator
 Operator Precedence
 Using Parentheses
 5 Control Statements
 Java\'s Selection Statements
 Iteration Statements
 Jump Statements
 6 Introducing Classes
 Class Fundamentals
 Declaring Objects
 Assigning Object Reference Variables. Introducing MethodsConstructors
 The this Keyword
 Garbage Collection
 The finalize() Method
 A Stack Class
 7 A Closer Look at Methods and Classes
 Overloading Methods
 Using Objects as Parameters
 A Closer Look at Argument Passing
 Returning Objects
 Recursion
 Introducing Access Control
 Understanding static
 Introducing final
 Arrays Revisited
 Introducing Nested and Inner Classes
 Exploring the String Class
 Using Command-Line Arguments
 Varargs: Variable-Length Arguments
 8 Inheritance
 Inheritance Basics
 Using super
 Creating a Multilevel Hierarchy
 When Constructors Are Called. Method OverridingDynamic Method Dispatch
 Using Abstract Classes
 Using final with Inheritance
 The Object Class
 9 Packages and Interfaces
 Packages
 Access Protection
 Importing Packages
 Interfaces
 10 Exception Handling
 Exception-Handling Fundamentals
 Exception Types
 Uncaught Exceptions
 Using try and catch
 Multiple catch Clauses
 Nested try Statements
 throw
 throws
 finally
 Java\'s Built-in Exceptions
 Creating Your Own Exception Subclasses
 Chained Exceptions
 Using Exceptions
 11 Multithreaded Programming
 The Java Thread Model
 The Main Thread
 Creating a Thread. Creating Multiple ThreadsUsing isAlive() and join()
 Thread Priorities
 Synchronization
 Interthread Communication
 Suspending, Resuming, and Stopping Threads
 Using Multithreading
 12 Enumerations, Autoboxing, and Annotations (Metadata)
 Enumerations
 Type Wrappers
 Autoboxing
 Annotations (Metadata)
 13 I/O, Applets, and Other Topics
 I/O Basics
 Reading Console Input
 Writing Console Output
 The PrintWriter Class
 Reading and Writing Files
 Applet Fundamentals
 The transient and volatile Modifiers
 Using instanceof
 strictfp
 Native Methods
 Using assert
 Static Import.