D

C

cache memory 96

Canvas class

extending 595

Cartesian coordinate 307

case 127, 160

casting 274

advice on use of 275

catch 127

ChangeEvent 349, 351, 371

char 127

Character 149

character stream file I/O 524

CheckboxListCell 399

Christopher Alexander 746

class 122, 127, 267, 297

abstract 276

expressing in UML 277

purpose of 276

abstract class 267

final 285

four categories of members 214

non-static fields 215

non-static methods 215

static fields 214

static methods 215

term definition 122, 267

class constant

definition of 137

class declarations

viewed as behavior specifications 724

class definition

accessor methods 222

adding fields 221

adding instance methods 221

constructor method 222

getter methods 222

setter methods 226

starting 221

class fields

accessing from main() method 136

class file 122

class files 28

class invariant 724, 726

defined 724

class invariants 724

class methods 15

class responsibility assignment 590

class variable

definition of 137

Class.forName() 581, 750

use of 618

classes

number in an application 244

CLASSPATH 27

client 554, 557

application 554, 557

hardware 554, 557

client-server applications 581, 582

client-server protocol 607

client-side RMI runtime 570

clone() method

example code 709

CloneNotSupportedException 708

Coad’s Inheritance Criteria 684

code blocks

executing in if statements 157

code reuse 680

coding convention

adopting 20

cohesion 14

collateral roles

modeling 686

Collection 487

collections

algorithms 492

ArrayList

usage example 484

Arrays class 493

casting retrieved objects 496

Collections class 492

core interfaces 486

creating new data structures from existing 497

enhanced for loop

when to use 501

framework

organization 486

purpose of 486

general characteristics 482

general purpose implementation classes 487

generic methods 501

generics 499

infrastructure 493

interfaces 482

Java 1.4.2 style 493–499

Java 5 core interfaces 499

Java 5 style 499–502

linked list node elements 489

performance characteristics

arrays 488

hashtable 491

linked list 489

red-black tree 491

red-black tree node elements 492

Set class

example usage of 494

command line arguments

using in program 133

Command pattern 746, 753

CommandFactory class 755

comments

javadoc 19

multi-line 18

single-line 18

three Java types 18

Comparable interface 711

Comparator interface

implementing 713

compiler errors

fixing 12

compiling multiple source files 244

complex application behavior 244

complexity

conceptual 12, 244, 245, 260

managing physical 14

physical 13, 244, 245, 260

relationship between physical and conceptual 14

Component

paint() 384

component 308

absolute positioning 316

when to paint() 384

component bounds 308

ComponentEvent 359

components 329–337

drawing onto 384

methods for setting renderers 393

organizing into containers 316

composite aggregation

defined 245

composition 680, 688

as force multiplier 688

compositional design 244, 688

compositionists 680

computer

architecture

feature set 95

feature set accessibility 95

feature set implementation 95

three aspects of 95

definition of 92

memory

organization 95

processing cycle 98

system 92

components of 93

hard drive 93

keyboard 93

main logic board 93

memory 93, 96

monitor 93

mouse 93

processor 93, 94

speakers 93

system unit 93

vs. computer system 92

computer network

definition 554

purpose 554

computer program

modeling real-world problem 210

computer screen coordinate system 305

computers 92

conceptual complexity 12, 244

managing 12

taming 13

concurrently

performing activities 444

ConcurrentMap 500

configuration-management tool 14

connection

incoming client 582

const 128

constant 65

declaring in main() method 132

definition of 132

usage in main() method 132

constructor

purpose of 135

constructor call 135

constructor method 15

consumer thread 468

container 308

containers

top-level 308

containing aggregate 247

containment

by reference 246

by value 246

polymorphic 688

contains 247

continue 128

control bus 97

controller 751

coordinates 383

coupling 14

creativity

and problem abstraction 210

current position 66

custom editor

example use of 412

custom exceptions

creating 438

custom painting 385

custom renderer 379

example use of 412

writing 392