Java and Object Orientation: An Introduction

1: Introduction to Object Orientation.- 1 Introduction to Object Orientation.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Programming Paradigms.- 1.3 Revolution versus Evolution.- 1.4 Why Learn a New Programming Paradigm?.- 1.5 Pedigree of Object Oriented Languages.- 1.6 Fundamentals of Object Orientation.- 1.7 The Basic Principles of Object Orientation.- 1.8 Encapsulation.- 1.9 Inheritance.- 1.10 Abstraction.- 1.11 Polymorphism.- 1.12 Summary.- 1.13 Further Reading.- 2 Elements of Object Orientation.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Terminology.- 2.3 Types of Hierarchy.- 2.4 The Move to Object Technology.- 2.5 Summary.- 2.6 Exercises.- 2.7 Further Reading.- 3 Constructing an Object Oriented System.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 The Application: Windscreen Wipe Simulation.- 3.3 Where Do We Start?.- 3.4 Identifying the Objects.- 3.5 Identifying the Services or Methods.- 3.6 Refining the Objects.- 3.7 Bringing It All Together.- 3.8 Where Is the Structure?.- 3.9 Summary.- 3.10 Exercises.- 3.11 Further Reading.- 2: Introduction to the Java Language.- 4 A Brief History of Time, the Universe and Java.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 What Is Java?.- 4.3 Objects in Java.- 4.4 History.- 4.5 Commercial Versions of Java.- 4.6 The Java Environment.- 4.7 Further Reading.- 5 A Little Java.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Setting Up the Development Environment.- 5.3 Compiling and Executing Java.- 5.4 Using the Java Debugger.- 5.5 Using the Java Documentation Tool.- 5.6 Summary.- 5.7 Further Reading.- 6 Java Building Blocks.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 The Basics of the Language.- 6.3 Classes.- 6.4 Method Definitions.- 6.5 Interface Definitions.- 7 Java Constructs.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Numbers and Numeric Operators.- 7.3 Characters and Strings.- 7.4 Assignments.- 7.5 Variables.- 7.6 Messages and Message Selectors.- 7.7 Summary.- 7.8 Further Reading.- 8 An Example Java Class.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Defining a Class.- 8.3 Defining a Method.- 8.4 Creating an Instance.- 3: Java and Object Orientation.- 9 Classes, Inheritance and Abstraction.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Classes Revisited.- 9.2 Inheritance in Classes.- 9.3 Abstract Classes.- 9.4 Constructors and their Use.- 9.5 The Main Method.- 10 Encapsulation and Polymorphism.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 Encapsulation.- 10.3 Packages.- 10.4 Polymorphism.- 11 Data Structures.- 11.1 Introduction.- 11.2 Data Structure Classes.- 11.3 The Abstract Class Dictionary.- 11.4 The HashTable Class.- 11.5 The Vector Class.- 11.6 The Stack Class.- 11.7 A Queue Class.- 11.8 Enumeration.- 11.9 Arrays.- 11.10 Memory Management.- 11.11 Summary.- 11.12 Further Reading.- 12 Defining Collection Classes.- 12.1 Introduction.- 12.2 The Design of the Collection Classes.- 12.3 The Collections Interface.- 12.4 The Abstract GrowableCollection Class.- 12.5 The Set Class.- 12.6 Using a Set.- 12.7 The Abstract FixedCollection Class.- 12.8 The SortedCollection Class.- 12.9 Using a Sorted Collection.- 4: Further Java.- 13 Control and Iteration.- 13.1 Introduction.- 13.2 Control Structures.- 13.3 Iteration.- 13.4 Recursion.- 13.5 Summary.- 14 An Object Oriented Organizer.- 14.1 Introduction.- 14.2 The Organizer Class.- 14.3 The Class Definition.- 14.4 The Updating Protocol.- 14.5 The Accessing Protocol.- 14.6 The Main Method.- 14.7 Exercise - the Financial Manager Project.- 15 Streams and Files.- 15.1 Introduction.- 15.2 Streams.- 15.3 Accessing a File.- 15.4 Example: Reading a File.- 15.5 Example: Writing a File.- 15.6 Reading Input from the Console.- 15.7 Summary.- 16 Serialization.- 16.1 Introduction.- 16.2 The ObjectOutputStream Class.- 16.3 The ObjectlnputStream Class.- 16.4 The Serializable Interface.- 16.5 A Simple Serialization Application.- 16.6 Exercise - Using Files with the Financial Manager.- 16.7 Summary.- 17 Observers and Observables.- 17.1 Introduction.- 17.2 The Dependency Mechanism.- 17.3 The Observer Interface.- 17.4 Extending the Dependency Example.- 17.5 Exercise - Dependency and the Financial Manager.- 17.6 Summary.- 5: Graphical Interfaces and Applets.- 18 Graphic Programming Using the AWT.- 18.1 Introduction.- 18.2 Windows as Objects.- 18.3 Windows in Java.- 18.4 The Abstract Window Toolkit.- 18.5 The Component Class.- 18.6 The Container Class.- 18.7 The Panel Class.- 18.8 The Frame Class.- 18.9 The Graphics Class.- 18.10 A Worked Graphical Application.- 18.11 Further Reading.- 19 User Interface Programming.- 19.1 Introduction.- 19.2 The Event Delegation Model.- 19.3 GUI Component Classes.- 19.4 Additional AWT Classes.- 20 Managing Component Layout.- 20.1 Introduction.- 20.2 The FlowLayout Manager.- 20.3 The BorderLayout Manager.- 20.4 The GridLayout Manager.- 20.5 The GridBagLayout Manager.- 20.6 The CardLayout Manager.- 20.7 A Simple GUI Example.- 21 A GUI Case Study.- 21.1 Introduction.- 21.2 The Class Structure.- 21.3 The Instance Structure.- 21.4 Exercise - a GUI for the Financial Manager.- 21.5 Summary.- 21.6 Further Reading.- 22 Combining Graphics and GUI Components.- 22.1 Introduction.- 22.2 The JavaDraw Application.- 22.3 The Structure of the Application.- 22.4 The Interactions between Objects.- 22.5 The Classes.- 22.6 Exercises.- 22.7 Summary.- 23 Applets and the Internet.- 23.1 Introduction.- 23.2 Applet Security.- 23.3 The Applet Class.- 23.4 Working with Applets.- 23.5 The Account Applet.- 23.6 A Brief Introduction to HTML.- 23.7 The Applet HTML Tag.- 23.8 Accessing HTML Files.- 23.9 Network Programming.- 23.10 Summary.- 23.11 Further Reading.- 6: Java Development.- 24 Java Style Guidelines.- 24.1 Introduction.- 24.2 Code Layout.- 24.3 Variables.- 24.4 Classes.- 24.5 Interfaces.- 24.6 Enumerated Types.- 24.7 Methods.- 24.8 Scoping.- 24.9 Statement Labels.- 25 Exception Handling.- 25.1 Introduction.- 25.2 What Is an Exception?.- 25.3 What Is Exception Handling?.- 25.4 Throwing an Exception.- 25.5 Catching an Exception.- 25.6 Defining an Exception.- 26 Concurrency.- 26.1 Introduction.- 26.2 Concurrent Processes.- 26.3 Threads.- 26.4 The Thread Class.- 26.5 A Time Slicing Example.- 7: Object Oriented Design.- 27 Object Oriented Analysis and Design.- 27.1 Introduction.- 27.2 Object Oriented Design Methods.- 27.3 Object Oriented Analysis.- 27.4 The Booch Method.- 27.5 The Object Modeling Technique.- 27.6 The Objectory Method.- 27.7 The Fusion Method.- 27.8 The Unified Modeling Language.- 27.9 Summary.- 28 The Unified Modeling Language.- 28.1 Introduction.- 28.2 The Meta-Model.- 28.3 The Models.- 28.4 Use Case Diagrams.- 28.5 The Object Model.- 28.6 Packages.- 28.7 Sequence Diagrams.- 28.8 Collaboration Diagrams.- 28.9 State Machine Diagrams.- 28.10 Deployment Diagrams.- 28.11 Summary.- 29 The Object Modeling Technique.- 29.1 Introduction.- 29.2 The Methodology.- 29.3 Use Case Analysis.- 29.4 Analysis Phase.- 29.5 Design Phase.- 29.6 Implementation Phase.- 29.7 Summary.- 8: The Future.- 30 Areas of Java and Object Technology not Covered.- 30.1 Introduction.- 30.2 Language Areas.- 30.3 Java Virtual Machine.- 30.4 Security and Signed Applets.- 30.5 Java Beans.- 30.6 Remote Method Invocation.- 30.7 Java Database Connectivity.- 30.8 Java and C++.- 30.9 CORBA.- 30.10 Object Oriented Databases.- 31 The Future for Object Technology.- 31.1 Introduction.- 31.2 The Java Language.- 31.3 The Web and Objects.- 31.4 Object Oriented Databases and the Web.- 31.5 JavaStation, JavaOS and Hotjava Views.- 31.6 Java as a Training Language.- 31.7 Object Technology: the Next Five Years.- Appendix A: The Java API Packages.- Appendix B: The java.lang Package.- Appendix C: The java.util Package.- Appendix D: The java.io Package.- Appendix E: The java.awt Package.- Appendix F: The java.awt.event Package.- Appendix G: The java.awt.image Package.- Appendix H: The Java Keywords.- References.