If you have access to the Internet, a large number of Java applet resources are available to you. The best place to start is at the sourcethe Sun Microsystems Java Web site, java.sun.com. The Web page
java.sun.com/applets
contains several Java applet resources, including free applets that you can use on your own Web site, the demonstration applets from the JDK and other applets (many of which you can download). In a section entitled "Applets at Work," you can read about the uses of applets in industry.
If you do not have Java installed and configured for your browser, you can visit
java.com
and click the Get It Now button to download and install Java in your browser. Instructions are provided for various versions of Windows, Linux, Solaris and Mac OS.
The Sun Microsystems Java Web site
java.sun.com
includes technical support, discussion forums, technical articles, resources, announcements of new Java features and early access to new Java technologies.
For various free online tutorials, visit the site
java.sun.com/learning
Another useful Web site is JARSoriginally called the Java Applet Rating Service. The JARS site
www.jars.com
originally was a large Java repository for applets. It rated every applet registered at the site as top 1%, top 5% or top 25%, so you could view the best applets on the Web. Early in the development of the Java language, having your applet rated here was a great way to demonstrate your Java programming abilities. JARS is now an all-around resource for Java programmers.
The resources listed in this section provide hyperlinks to many other Java-related Web sites. If you have Internet access, spend some time browsing these sites, executing applets and reading the source code for the applets when it is available. This will help you to rapidly expand your Java knowledge.
Introduction to Computers, the Internet and the World Wide Web
Introduction to Java Applications
Introduction to Classes and Objects
Control Statements: Part I
Control Statements: Part 2
Methods: A Deeper Look
Arrays
Classes and Objects: A Deeper Look
Object-Oriented Programming: Inheritance
Object-Oriented Programming: Polymorphism
GUI Components: Part 1
Graphics and Java 2D™
Exception Handling
Files and Streams
Recursion
Searching and Sorting
Data Structures
Generics
Collections
Introduction to Java Applets
Multimedia: Applets and Applications
GUI Components: Part 2
Multithreading
Networking
Accessing Databases with JDBC
Servlets
JavaServer Pages (JSP)
Formatted Output
Strings, Characters and Regular Expressions
Appendix A. Operator Precedence Chart
Appendix B. ASCII Character Set
Appendix C. Keywords and Reserved Words
Appendix D. Primitive Types
Appendix E. (On CD) Number Systems
Appendix F. (On CD) Unicode®
Appendix G. Using the Java API Documentation
Appendix H. (On CD) Creating Documentation with javadoc
Appendix I. (On CD) Bit Manipulation
Appendix J. (On CD) ATM Case Study Code
Appendix K. (On CD) Labeled break and continue Statements
Appendix L. (On CD) UML 2: Additional Diagram Types
Appendix M. (On CD) Design Patterns
Appendix N. Using the Debugger
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