Core Java Volume I: Fundamentals (9th Edition)

Fully updated to reflect Java SE 7 language changes, Core Java™, Volume I—Fundamentals, Ninth Edition, is the definitive guide to the Java platform.

Designed for serious programmers, this reliable, unbiased, no-nonsense tutorial illuminates key Java language and library features with thoroughly tested code examples. As in previous editions, all code is easy to understand, reflects modern best practices, and is specifically designed to help jumpstart your projects.

Volume I quickly brings you up-to-speed on Java SE 7 core language enhancements, including the diamond operator, improved resource handling, and catching of multiple exceptions. All of the code examples have been updated to reflect these enhancements, and complete descriptions of new SE 7 features are integrated with insightful explanations of fundamental Java concepts. You’ll learn all you need to be productive with

• The Java programming environment
• Objects, classes, and inheritance
• Interfaces and inner classes
• Reflection and proxies
• Graphics programming
• Event handling and the event listener model
• Swing-based user interface components
• Application and applet deployment
• Exceptions, logging, assertions, and debugging
• Generic programming
• Collections
• Concurrency, and more

For detailed coverage of advanced features, including the new API for file input/output and enhancements to the concurrency utilities, look for Core Java™, Volume II—Advanced Features, Ninth Edition (ISBN-13: 978-0-13-708160-8).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Java 1
Chapter 2: The Java Programming Environment 17
Chapter 3: Fundamental Programming Structures in Java 41
Chapter 4: Objects and Classes 125
Chapter 5: Inheritance 203
Chapter 6: Interfaces and Inner Classes 285
Chapter 7: Graphics Programming 333
Chapter 8: Event Handling 383
Chapter 9: User Interface Components with Swing 425
Chapter 10: Deploying Applications and Applets 565
Chapter 11: Exceptions, Assertions, Logging, and Debugging 625
Chapter 12: Generic Programming 697
Chapter 13: Collections 741
Chapter 14: Multithreading 819
Appendix: Java Keywords 925