Pulp Free Press - Java for Artists - The Art, Philosophy, and Science of Object-Oriented Programming

• Table of Contents
• Back Cover
• Java For Artists—The Art, Philosophy, and Science of Object-Oriented Programming
• Preface
  • Target Audience
  • Approach(es)
  • Organization
  • Pedagogy
  • Typographical Formats
  • CD-ROM
  • SupportSite™ Website
  • Problem Reporting
  • About The Authors
  • Acknowledgments
• Part I: The Java Student Survival Guide
  • Chapter 1: An Approach to the Art of Programming
    • Introduction
    • Project Management
    • The Art of Programming
    • Managing Project Complexity
    • Java Source File Structure
    • Packages
    • Commenting
    • Identifier Naming - Writing Self-Commenting Code
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 2: Small Victories: Creating Java Projects
    • Introduction
    • Java Project Creation Process
    • Integrated Development Environments
    • Creating Java Projects Using Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP
    • Creating Java Projects Using Linux™
    • Creating Java Projects Using Macintosh OS X Developer Tools
    • Creating And Running Executable Jar Files
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 3: Project Walkthrough: A Complete Example
    • Introduction
    • The Project-Approach Strategy Summarized
    • Development Cycle
    • Project Specification
    • Development Cycle First Iteration
    • Development Cycle Second Iteration
    • Development Cycle Third Iteration
    • Development Cycle Fourth Iteration
    • Development Cycle Fifth Iteration
    • Some Final Considerations
    • Complete RobotRat.java Source Code Listing
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 4: Computers, Programs, & Algorithms
    • Introduction
    • What is a Computer?
    • Memory Organization
    • What Is A Program?
    • The Processing Cycle
    • Algorithms
    • The Java HotSpot™ Virtual Machine
    • Services Provided By The Java HotSpot™ Virtual Machine And the JRE
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
• Part II: Language Fundamentals
  • Chapter 5: Overview Of The Java Platform API
    • Introduction
    • Java Platform API Packages
    • Navigating A Class Inheritance Hierarchy
    • Java Platform Packages Used In This Book
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 6: Simple Java Programs: Using Primitive And Reference Data Types
    • Introduction
    • Terminology
    • Definition Of A Java Program
    • Creating Simple Java Programs (Applications)
    • Identifiers and Identifier Naming Rules
    • Java Reserved Keywords
    • Java Type Categories
    • Working With Primitive Types
    • Working With Reference Types
    • Accessing Class Members From the Main() Method
    • Statements And Expressions
    • Operators
    • Java Primitive Type Wrapper Classes
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 7: Controlling The Flow Of Program Execution
    • Introduction
    • Selection Statements
    • Iteration Statements
    • break and continue
    • Selection and Iteration Statement Selection Table
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 8: Arrays
    • Introduction
    • What Is An Array?
    • Functionality Provided By Java Array Types
    • Creating And Using Single-Dimensional Arrays
    • Creating And Using Multidimensional Arrays
    • The main() method’s String Array
    • Manipulating Arrays With The java.util.Arrays Class
    • Java API Classes Used In This Chapter
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 9: Toward Problem Abstraction: Creating New Data Types
    • Introduction
    • Abstraction: Amplify The Essential — Eliminate The Irrelevant
    • The UML Class Diagram
    • Overview Of The Java Class Construct
    • Methods
    • Building And Testing The Person Class
    • Building And Testing The PeopleManager Class
    • More About Methods
    • Special Topics
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 10: Compositional Design
    • Introduction
    • Managing Conceptual And Physical Complexity
    • Dependency vs. Association
    • Aggregation
    • Expressing Aggregation In A UML Class Diagram
    • Aggregation Example Code
    • Sequence Diagrams
    • The Aircraft Engine Simulation: An Extended Example
    • Running The Aircraft Engine Simulation Program
    • Complete Aircraft Engine Simulation Code Listing
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 11: Extending Class Behavior Through Inheritance
    • Introduction
    • Three Purposes Of Inheritance
    • Expressing Generalization & Specialization In The UML
    • A Simple Inheritance Example
    • Another Inheritance Example: Person - Student
    • Overriding Base Class Methods
    • Abstract Methods & Abstract Base Classes
    • Interfaces
    • Controlling Horizontal & Vertical Access
    • Final Classes & Methods
    • Polymorphic Behavior
    • Inheritance Example: Employee
    • Inheritance Example: Aircraft Engine Simulation
    • Complete Aircraft Engine Simulation Code Listing
    • Terms & Definitions
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
• Part III: Graphical User Interface Programming
  • Chapter 12: Java Swing API Overview
    • Introduction
    • AWT and Swing
    • The Mathematics of GUIs
    • Top-Level Containers
    • Organizing Components into Containers
    • The Components
    • The Final GUI
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 13: Handling GUI Events
    • Introduction
    • Event-Handling Basics
    • Creating Event Listeners
    • Adapters
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
  • Chapter 14: An Advanced GUI Project
    • Introduction
    • Step 1 — Laying the Groundwork
    • Step 2 — Swing’s Separable Model Architecture
    • Step 3 — Writing a Custom Renderer
    • Step 4 —The Art of Illusion
    • Step 5 — Defining Your Own Events and EventListeners
    • Interlude — Writing a Custom Editor
    • Step 6 — A Good Component Gets Better
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
• Part IV: Intermediate Concepts
  • Chapter 15: Exceptions
    • Introduction
    • The Throwable Class Hierarchy
    • Handling Exceptions
    • Throwing Exceptions
    • Creating Custom Exceptions
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 16: Threads
    • Introduction
    • What is a Thread?
    • Building a Clock Component
    • Computing Pi
    • Thread Priority and Scheduling
    • Race Conditions
    • The Producer-Consumer Relationship
    • Deadlock
    • About the Pi-Generating Algorithm
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 17: Collections
    • Introduction
    • Case Study: Building A Dynamic Array
    • Java Collections Framework Overview
    • Java 1.4.2 Style Collections
    • Java 5 Style Collections: Generics
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 18: File I/O
    • Introduction
    • Java I/O Package Overview
    • Using The File Class
    • Sequential Byte Stream File I/O Using Input- & OutputStreams
    • Sequential Character Stream File I/O Using Readers & Writers
    • A Practical File I/O Example: The java.util.Properties Class
    • Random Access File I/O
    • Quick File I/O Combination Reference
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
• Part V: Network Programming
  • Chapter 19: Introduction To Networking And Distributed Applications
    • Introduction
    • What Is A Computer Network?
    • Servers & Clients
    • Application Distribution
    • Multi-Tiered Applications
    • Internet Networking Protocols — Nuts & Bolts
    • Java Support For Network Programming
    • Remote Method Invocation (RMI) Overview
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 20: Client-Server Applications
    • Introduction
    • A Simple Socket-Based Client-Server Example
    • Project Specification
    • Client-Server Project Initial Design Considerations
    • Implementing NetRatServer — First Iteration
    • Implementing NetRatServer - Second Iteration
    • The RMI-Based Client
    • NetRatServer Implementation — Third Iteration
    • NetRatServer Implementation — Fourth Iteration
    • NetRatServer Implementation — Final Iteration
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 21: Applets & JDBC
    • Introduction
    • Applet Overview
    • A Basic Applet Example
    • Applet Security Restrictions
    • Using Applet Parameters
    • Extended Applet Example — Poetry In Browser
    • Java Database Connectivity (JDBC™) Overview
    • JDBC Project Description
    • MySQL Database & JDBC
    • Extended Applet & JDBC Example
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
• Part VI: Object-Oriented Design
  • Chapter 22: Inheritance, Composition, Interfaces, Polymorphism
    • Introduction
    • Inheritance Vs. Composition: The Great Debate
    • Inheritance-Based Design
    • The Role Of Interfaces
    • Applied Polymorphism
    • Composition-Based Design As A Force Multiplier
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 23: Well-Behaved Objects
    • Introduction
    • Consider Object Usage From The Start
    • Overriding java.lang.Object Methods
    • Implementing The java.lang.Comparable Interface
    • Using Person Objects In A Collection
    • Implementing java.util.Comparator Interface
    • Implementing The Serializable Interface
    • Person Class — The Final Version
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 24: Three Design Principles
    • Introduction
    • The Preferred Characteristics of an Object-Oriented Architecture
    • The Liskov Substitution Principle & Design by Contract
    • Preconditions, Postconditions, and Class Invariants
    • The Open-Closed Principle
    • The Dependency Inversion Principle
    • Terms and Definitions
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
  • Chapter 25: Helpful Design Patterns
    • Introduction
    • Software Design Patterns And How They Came To Be
    • The Singleton Pattern
    • The Factory Pattern
    • The Model-View-Controller Pattern
    • The Command Pattern
    • A Comprehensive Pattern-Based Example
    • Summary
    • Skill-Building Exercises
    • Suggested Projects
    • Self-Test Questions
    • References
    • Notes
• Appendices
  • Appendix A: Helpful Checklists and Tables
    • Development Cycle
  • Appendix B: ASCII Table
  • Appendix C: Answers to Self Test Questions
    • Chapter 2
    • Chapter 3
    • Chapter 4
    • Chapter 5
    • Chapter 6
    • Chaper 7
    • Chapter 8
    • Chapter 9
    • Chapter 10
    • Chapter 11
    • Chapter 12
    • Chapter 13
    • Chapter 14
    • Chapter 15
    • Chapter 16
    • Chapter 17
    • Chapter 18
    • Chapter 19
    • Chapter 20
    • Chapter 21
    • Chapter 22
    • Chapter 23
    • Chapter 24
    • Chapter 25
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