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Murach's Beginning Java 2 JDK 5
# In section 1, you'll learn how to install and configure the Standard Edition of Java 2 (J2SE), and how to write complete applications in the first 2 chapters. And by the time you finish the 5 chapters in this section, you'll know how to use Java classes, objects, and methods, plus you'll know how to write bulletproof applications that use custom
methods to validate user input. That gets you off to a fast start whether you're a complete beginner or have years of programming experience.
# In section 2, you'll start by learning how to create and use your own business and database classes, which is the basis for object-oriented design and programming. Then, in chapters 7 through 9, you'll learn how to develop more sophisticated classes that use inheritance, interfaces, packages, type-safe enumerations, and the factory pattern. In short, the first two sections in this book show you how to develop real-world, object-oriented, business applications.
# In section 3, you'll learn more core Java features that you'll use all the time, like how to work with arrays, collections, dates, strings, exceptions, and threads. Along the way, you'll learn new 5.0 features like enhanced for loops, typed collections, generics, autoboxing, assertions, and the StringBuilder class. Because each chapter in this section is independent of the others, you can add these skills to your repertoire whenever you need them.
# In section 4, you'll learn how to develop graphical user interfaces (GUIs) with Java. First, you'll learn how to use Swing components to develop real-world GUI applications that handle events, validate data, and populate objects. Then, you'll learn how to develop applets, a special type of Java application that can be downloaded from the Internet and run within a web browser.
# To complete your knowledge of the object-oriented model, section 5 shows you how to write the data access classes that store the data for objects in a file or database. Here, you'll learn how to work with text files and binary files, including random-access files; how to work with XML documents and files; and how to use JDBC to work with databases
Essential Java skills
OOP with Java
More Java essentials
GUI Programming with Java
Data access programming with Java
Reference aids
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