Java 1.4 Game Programming (Wordware Game and Graphics Library)
Java 1.4 Game Programming (Wordware Game and Graphics Library)
ISBN: 1556229631
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 237
Pages: 237
Authors: Andrew Mulholland
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- Java 1.4 Game Programming
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Java 1.4
- Introduction to the Java Platform
- Introduction to Java 2 Standard Edition 1.4
- What the Future Holds
- What This Book Covers
- Who Is This Book For?
- Installing the J2SE 1.4 SDK
- A Word on Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)
- Useful Web Sites
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Basics of Java Programming
- Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
- HelloJavaWorld--A Simple Console Program
- Primitive Data Types
- Simple Arithmetic Operators
- Operator Precedence
- Unary, Binary, and Ternary Operators
- Oh No, More Operators
- Arithmetic Assignment Operators
- The boolean Data Type
- Bitwise Operators
- Bit Manipulation
- Bit Shifting
- Bit Flags
- The char Data Type
- Character Escape Sequences
- Defining Unicode Characters
- Constants
- Conditional Statements and Loops
- Methods
- Variable Scope
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Arrays and Strings
- Arrays
- Strings
- A Tour of the String Class
- A Word on Regular Expressions
- Invocation Chaining
- A Tour of the StringBuffer Class
- A Tour of the StringTokenizer Class
- Summary
- Chapter 4: Multiple Classes
- Creating Main Class Objects
- The Keyword this
- Using Multiple Classes
- Inheritance
- The Keyword super
- The Keyword final with Classes and Methods
- Polymorphism
- Interfaces
- Defining on the Fly
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Packages, Utilities, and Error Handling
- What is a Package?
- Importing Packages
- Creating Your Own Packages
- Using JARs
- Exploring Useful Classes
- Error Handling
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Stream IO
- Introduction to Streams
- Console Input
- Writing Data to a File
- Reading Data from a File
- Object Serialization
- Summary
- Chapter 7: Threads
- What Is a Thread?
- Creating a Thread
- Extending a Thread
- Using the Runnable Interface
- Stopping a Thread
- Synchronization
- Wait and Notify
- Sleeping Threads
- Interrupting a Thread
- Daemon Threads
- Thread Priorities
- A Final Word on Deadlock
- Summary
- Chapter 8: Applications and Applets
- A Brief Note on Components and Containers
- Heavyweight and Lightweight Components
- Introduction to AWT and Swing
- What Is an Application?
- What Is an Applet?
- Look and Feel
- Summary
- Chapter 9: Graphics
- Template Graphics Windowed Application
- Introducing the Event Dispatch Thread
- Creation and Initialization
- Disabling the Layout Manager
- Pixel Coordinates
- Sizing with the Window Border
- Let s See That in an Applet
- AWT Notice 1
- Closing a Window
- Adding Components
- AWT Notice 2
- Graphics and Graphics2D Overview
- Graphics Class Basics
- Drawing Shapes
- Affined Transformations
- Fonts
- Off-Screen Images
- Rendering
- Summary
- Chapter 10: Using the Mouse and Keyboard
- Using Listeners
- Reading Keyboard Input
- Adapter Classes
- Reading Mouse Input
- Integrating Mouse Events with the Main Loop
- Creating the MouseProcessor
- Handling Repetitive Key Input
- An All-Purpose Event Queue
- Losing Focus
- Changes for an Application
- Where s My Tab Key?
- Summary
- Chapter 11: Using Sound and Music
- Supported Sound Formats
- Applet Simple Sound Example
- Application Simple Sound Example
- Using the Java Sound API
- Creating a Sound Manager
- Using the Sound Manager
- Summary
- Chapter 12: Game Programming Techniques
- Animation
- Timing in Java
- Garbage Collection and Creating Objects
- Collision Detection
- Creating a Game Framework
- Tile Scroller Example
- Tile Walker Example
- Summary
- Chapter 13: Introduction to GUI
- Using Buttons
- Using Text Fields
- GUI Extra Section
- Setting Images for Buttons
- Extending the GUI
- A Recap on the Event Dispatch Thread
- Creating Your Own GUI System
- Using Our New GUI System
- Summary
- Chapter 14: Introduction to Databases
- What Is a Database?
- Why Do I Need To Know about Databases?
- Database Packages
- Introduction to SQL
- Summary
- Chapter 15: Using SQL with MySQL
- What Is MySQL?
- Installing MySQL
- Starting the MySQL Server Automatically
- SQL Statements
- Data Definition Language
- Data Manipulation Language (DML)
- Relational Databases
- Joining Tables
- Data Import Methods
- Backing Up and Restoring Data
- Summary
- Chapter 16: Using the JDBC
- What Is the JDBC?
- Getting the MySQL Driver for the JDBC
- Creating a Connection to a Database
- Inserting Data into a Table
- Retrieving Data from a Table
- A Sample Windowed Database Application
- Accessing Database Metadata from a ResultSet
- Prepared Statements
- Summary
- Chapter 17: Introduction to Networking
- Fundamentals of Networking
- Networking Applets
- Example: TCP Echo Server
- Example: TCP Echo Client
- Example: UDP Echo ServerClient
- Creating a Network Framework
- Multiplayer I m a circle --A Sample Network Game
- Summary
- Chapter 18: Introduction to NIO Networking
- Why Use NIO?
- Channels
- The ByteBuffer Class
- Creating a Blocking Server
- Creating a Non-Blocking Server
- Summary
- Bonus Chapter: A Tour of the Swing GUI
- The JButton
- The JTextField
- The JPasswordField
- The JTextArea
- The JComboBox
- The JCheckBox
- The JRadioButton
- The JProgressBar
- The JList
- The JTable
- The JTree
- The JEditorPane
- The JOptionPane
- The JMenu
- Using Tool Tips
- Index
- Index_B
- Index_C
- Index_D
- Index_E
- Index_F
- Index_G
- Index_H
- Index_I
- Index_J
- Index_K
- Index_L
- Index_M
- Index_N
- Index_O
- Index_P
- Index_R
- Index_S
- Index_T
- Index_U
- Index_V
- Index_W
- List of Figures
- List of Listings
Java 1.4 Game Programming (Wordware Game and Graphics Library)
ISBN: 1556229631
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 237
Pages: 237
Authors: Andrew Mulholland