Java Examples in a Nutshell

Java Examples in a Nutshell is full of real-world Java programming examples. The second edition of this bestselling book covers Java 1.3 and contains 164 complete, practical programs: over 17,900 lines of densely commented, professionally written Java code covering 20 distinct Java APIs, including Servlets, JavaServer Pages, XML, Swing, and Java 2D. David Flanagan, the author of Java in a Nutshell, has created an entire book of programs that readers can learn from and modify for their own use.

This book is a companion volume to Java in a Nutshell, Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell, and Java Enterprise in a Nutshell. While those books are quick references at heart, they each include accelerated tutorials on various Java topics. Java Examples in a Nutshell picks up where those books leave off, serving up a suite of example programs for novice Java programmers and experts alike. This book doesn't hold readers' hands or supply detailed explanations of Java syntax or method calls; it simply delivers well-commented working examples for exploring the wide range of what's possible with Java. Each chapter concludes with programming exercises that suggest avenues for building further knowledge.

Java Examples in a Nutshell contains the following:

• Examples that demonstrate basic Java functionality and the essential Java API's, including I/O, threads, networking, security, reflection, serialization, and security.
• Programs that use the graphical user interface and graphics features of Java, highlighting the Swing, Java 2D, printing, data transfer, JavaBeans, and applet APIs.
• Examples that illustrate key enterprise APIs in Java, including remote method invocation (RMI), database connectivity (JDBC), servlets, JavaServer Pages (JSP), and XML.
• An example index that lets users look up a programming concept or Java class and find any examples in the book that demonstrate that concept or use that class.

Chapter 2. Objects, Classes, and Interfaces
   A Rectangle Class
   Testing the Rect Class
   A Rect Subclass
   Another Subclass
   Complex Numbers
   Computing Pseudo-Random Numbers
   Computing Statistics
   A Linked List Class
   Advanced Sorting
   Exercises

Chapter 3. Input/Output
   Files and Streams
   Working with Files
   Copying File Contents
   Reading and Displaying Text Files
   Listing Directory and File Information
   Compressing Files and Directories
   Filtering Character Streams
   Filtering Lines of Text
   A Custom HTML Output Stream
   Exercises

Chapter 4. Threads
   Thread Basics
   Threads and Thread Groups
   Deadlock
   Timers
   Exercises

Chapter 5. Networking
   Downloading the Contents of a URL
   Using a URLConnection
   Sending Email Through a URLConnection
   Connecting to a Web Server
   A Simple Web Server
   A Proxy Server
   Networking with Applets
   A Generic Client
   A Generic Multithreaded Server
   A Multithreaded Proxy Server
   Sending Datagrams
   Receiving Datagrams
   Exercises

Chapter 6. Security and Cryptography
   Running Untrusted Code
   Loading Untrusted Code
   Message Digests and Digital Signatures
   Cryptography
   Exercises

Chapter 7. Internationalization
   A Word About Locales
   Unicode
   Character Encodings
   Handling Local Customs
   Localizing User-Visible Messages
   Formatted Messages
   Exercises

Chapter 8. Reflection
   Obtaining Class and Member Information
   Invoking a Named Method
   Exercises

Chapter 9. Object Serialization
   Simple Serialization
   Custom Serialization
   Externalizable Classes
   Serialization and Class Versioning
   Serialized Applets
   Exercises

PART 2: Graphics and GUIs

Chapter 10. Graphical User Interfaces
   Components
   Containers
   Layout Management
   Event Handling
   A Complete GUI
   Actions and Reflection
   Custom Dialogs
   Displaying Tables
   Displaying Trees
   A Simple Web Browser
   Describing GUIs with Properties
   Themes and the Metal Look-and-Feel
   Custom Components
   Exercises

Chapter 11. Graphics
   Graphics Before Java 1.2
   The Java 2D API
   Drawing and Filling Shapes
   Transforms
   Line Styles with BasicStroke
   Stroking Lines
   Filling Shapes with Paint
   Antialiasing
   Combining Colors with AlphaComposite
   Image Processing
   A Custom Shape
   Custom Strokes
   Custom Paint
   Advanced Animation
   Displaying Graphics Examples
   Exercises

Chapter 12. Printing
   Printing with the Java 1.1 API
   Printing with the Java 1.2 API
   Printing Multipage Text Documents
   Printing Swing Documents
   Exercises

Chapter 13. Data Transfer
   Data Transfer Architecture
   Simple Copy-and-Paste
   A Transferable Data Type
   Cutting and Pasting Scribbles
   Dragging and Dropping Scribbles
   Exercises

Chapter 14. JavaBeans
   Bean Basics
   A Simple Bean
   A More Complex Bean
   Custom Events
   Specifying Bean Information
   Defining a Simple Property Editor
   Defining a Complex Property Editor
   Defining a Bean Customizer
   Exercises

Chapter 15. Applets
   Introduction to Applets
   A First Applet
   A Clock Applet
   Applets and the Java 1.0 Event Model
   Java 1.0 Event Details
   Reading Applet Parameters
   Images and Sounds
   JAR Files
   Exercises

PART 3: Enterprise Java

Chapter 16. Remote Method Invocation
   Remote Banking
   A Bank Server
   A Multiuser Domain
   Remote MUD Interfaces
   The MUD Server
   The MudPlace Class
   The MudPerson Class
   A MUD Client
   Advanced RMI
   Exercises

Chapter 17. Database Access with SQL
   Accessing a Database
   Using Database Metadata
   Building a Database
   Using the API Database
   Atomic Transactions
   Exercises

Chapter 18. Servlets and JSP
   Servlet Setup
   A Hello World Servlet
   Servlet Initialization and Persistence: A Counter Servlet
   Database Access with Servlets
   A Login Screen with JSP
   Request Forwarding
   JSP Pages and JavaBeans
   Ending a User Session
   Custom Tags
   Deploying a Web Application
   Exercises

Chapter 19. XML
   Parsing with JAXP and SAX 1
   Parsing with SAX 2
   Parsing and Manipulating with JAXP and DOM
   Traversing a DOM Tree
   Traversing a Document with DOM Level 2
   The JDOM API
   Exercises

Chapter 20. Example Index

Index