Java Programming/Literals/Boolean literals

There are two Boolean literals

• true represents a true boolean value
• false represents a false boolean value

There are no other boolean literals, because there are no other boolean values!

Preface

• Introduction
• About this book
  • Installing the Java platform
• History of Java
• The Java platform
  • Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
  • Java Development Kit (JDK)
  • Similar concepts

Getting started

• Understanding systems
• The process of abstraction
  • Thinking in objects
  • Understanding class definitions and types
  • Expanding your class definitions
  • Adding behavior to objects
• The process of encapsulation
  • Using access modifiers
• Exercise 1: Writing your first Java program
  • Analysis of your first Java program

Language fundamentals

• Variables
  • Kinds of variables
  • Variable declaration
  • Assignment operation
  • Understanding data types
  • Whole numbers and floating point numbers
  • Identifiers
    • Naming conventions for dentifiers
  • Literals
• Arrays
• Basic arithmetic
  • Mathematical functions
  • Large numbers
  • Random numbers
• Flow control
• Methods
• Statements
• Types
• String
• Classes, objects and data types
• Syntax
• Keywords
• Packages
• Nested classes
• Access modifiers
• Data and variables
• Generics
• Java security

Classes and objects

• Defining classes
• Creating objects
• Interfaces
• Using static members
• Destroying objects
• Overloading methods and constructors
• Class loading

Collections

• Introduction
• Arrays
• Collection Classes
  • Collections and maps
  • Sets, lists and queues
  • Thread Safe Collections
• Comparing Objects

Exceptions

• Throwing and catching exceptions
  • Application exceptions
  • Runtime exceptions
  • NullPointerException
  • Main Exception classes
• Stack trace
• Checked exceptions
• Unchecked exceptions
• Preventing NullPointerException
• Chained exceptions(Nesting Exceptions)

Designing user interfaces

• Basic I/O
• Event handling
• Graphics
• Applets

Swing programming

• First Example: Frames and Labels
• Events and Buttons
• A Responsive Application
• Layouts
• Building a calculator

Advanced topics

• Byte code
• Concurrent programming
• Networking
• Database programming
• Reflection
• JavaBeans
• Design patterns
• Libraries, extensions and frameworks
• 3D programming
• Threads
• Remote Method Invocation (RMI) and Internet Inter-Orb Protocol (IIOP)
• Profiling
• Monitoring

Associated reading references

• Overview of the Java programming language
• Compiling programs
• Running programs
• Anatomy of a Java program
• Java IDEs

Appendices

• Links
• Glossary
• Index