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Programmer's Guide to Java Certification, A: A Comprehensive Primer, Second Edition
By Khalid A. Mughal, Rolf W. Rasmussen
Publisher	: Addison Wesley
Pub Date	: August 04, 2003
ISBN	: 0-201-72828-1
Pages	: 672

		Copyright
		List of Figures
		List of Tables
		List of Examples
		Foreword
		Preface
			Writing the Second Edition
			About This Book
			Using the Book
			Review Questions
			Chapter Summary
			Programming Exercises
			Book Web Sites
			Request for Feedback
			About the Authors
			Acknowledgments (First Edition)
			Acknowledgments (Second Edition)
		Chapter 1.  Basics of Java Programming
			Section 1.1.  Introduction
			Section 1.2.  Classes
			Section 1.3.  Objects
			Section 1.4.  Instance Members
			Section 1.5.  Static Members
			Section 1.6.  Inheritance
			Section 1.7.  Aggregation
			Section 1.8.  Tenets of Java
			Review Questions
			Section 1.9.  Java Programs
			Section 1.10.  Sample Java Application
			Review Questions
			Chapter Summary
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 2.  Language Fundamentals
			Section 2.1.  Basic Language Elements
			Review Questions
			Section 2.2.  Primitive Data Types
			Review Questions
			Section 2.3.  Variable Declarations
			Section 2.4.  Initial Values for Variables
			Review Questions
			Section 2.5.  Java Source File Structure
			Review Questions
			Section 2.6.  The main() Method
			Review Questions
			Chapter Summary
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 3.  Operators and Assignments
			Section 3.1.  Precedence and Associativity Rules for Operators
			Section 3.2.  Evaluation Order of Operands
			Section 3.3.  Conversions
			Section 3.4.  Simple Assignment Operator =
			Review Questions
			Section 3.5.  Arithmetic Operators: * , / , % , + , -
			Review Questions
			Section 3.6.  The Binary String Concatenation Operator +
			Section 3.7.  Variable Increment and Decrement Operators: ++ , --
			Review Questions
			Section 3.8.  Boolean Expressions
			Section 3.9.  Relational Operators: < , <= , > , >=
			Section 3.10.  Equality
			Section 3.11.  Boolean Logical Operators: ! , ^ , & ,
			Section 3.12.  Conditional Operators: && ,
			Review Questions
			Section 3.13.  Integer Bitwise Operators: ~ , & , , ^
			Section 3.14.  Shift Operators: << , >> , >>>
			Section 3.15.  The Conditional Operator: ?
			Section 3.16.  Other Operators: new , [] , instanceof
			Review Questions
			Section 3.17.  Parameter Passing
			Section 3.18.  Passing Primitive Data Values
			Section 3.19.  Passing Object Reference Values
			Section 3.20.  Passing Array References
			Section 3.21.  Array Elements as Actual Parameters
			Section 3.22.  final Parameters
			Section 3.23.  Program Arguments
			Review Questions
			Chapter Summary
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 4.  Declarations and Access Control
			Section 4.1.  Arrays
			Review Questions
			Section 4.2.  Defining Classes
			Section 4.3.  Defining Methods
			Section 4.4.  Constructors
			Section 4.5.  Scope Rules
			Review Questions
			Section 4.6.  Packages
			Section 4.7.  Accessibility Modifiers for Top-level Classes and Interfaces
			Section 4.8.  Other Modifiers for Classes
			Review Questions
			Section 4.9.  Member Accessibility Modifiers
			Review Questions
			Section 4.10.  Other Modifiers for Members
			Review Questions
			Chapter Summary
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 5.  Control Flow, Exception Handling, and Assertions
			Section 5.1.  Overview of Control Flow Statements
			Section 5.2.  Selection Statements
			Review Questions
			Section 5.3.  Iteration Statements
			Section 5.4.  Transfer Statements
			Review Questions
			Section 5.5.  Stack-based Execution and Exception Propagation
			Section 5.6.  Exception Types
			Section 5.7.  Exception Handling: try , catch , and finally
			Section 5.8.  throw Statement
			Section 5.9.  throws Clause
			Review Questions
			Section 5.10.  Assertions
			Review Questions
			Chapter Summary
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 6.  Object-oriented Programming
			Section 6.1.  Single Implementation Inheritance
			Review Questions
			Section 6.2.  Overriding and Hiding Members
			Review Questions
			Section 6.3.  Chaining Constructors Using this() and super()
			Review Questions
			Section 6.4.  Interfaces
			Review Questions
			Section 6.5.  Completing the Type Hierarchy
			Section 6.6.  Assigning, Passing, and Casting Reference Values
			Review Questions
			Section 6.7.  Polymorphism and Dynamic Method Lookup
			Review Questions
			Section 6.8.  Inheritance vs. Aggregation
			Review Questions
			Chapter Summary
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 7.  Nested Classes And Interfaces
			Section 7.1.  Overview of Nested Classes and Interfaces
			Section 7.2.  Static Member Classes and Interfaces
			Section 7.3.  Non-static Member Classes
			Review Questions
			Section 7.4.  Local Classes
			Section 7.5.  Anonymous Classes
			Review Questions
			Chapter Summary
			Programming Exercise
		Chapter 8.  Object Lifetime
			Section 8.1.  Garbage Collection
			Review Questions
			Section 8.2.  Initializers
			Review Questions
			Chapter Summary
		Chapter 9.  Threads
			Section 9.1.  Multitasking
			Section 9.2.  Overview of Threads
			Section 9.3.  Thread Creation
			Review Questions
			Section 9.4.  Synchronization
			Review Questions
			Section 9.5.  Thread Transitions
			Review Questions
			Chapter Summary
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 10.  Fundamental Classes
			Section 10.1.  Overview of the java.lang Package
			Section 10.2.  The Object Class
			Review Questions
			Section 10.3.  The Wrapper Classes
			Review Questions
			Section 10.4.  The Math Class
			Review Questions
			Section 10.5.  The String Class
			Review Questions
			Section 10.6.  The StringBuffer Class
			Review Questions
			Chapter Summary
			Programming Exercises
		Chapter 11.  Collections and Maps
			Section 11.1.  The Collections Framework
			Section 11.2.  Collections
			Review Questions
			Section 11.3.  Sets
			Section 11.4.  Lists
			Review Questions
			Section 11.5.  Maps
			Section 11.6.  Sorted Sets and Sorted Maps
			Review Questions
			Section 11.7.  Implementing the equals() , hashCode() , and compareTo() Methods
			Section 11.8.  Working with Collections
			Review Questions
			Chapter Summary
			Programming Exercises
		Appendix A.  Taking the SCPJ2 1.4 Exam
			Section A.1.  Preparing for the Programmer Exam
			Section A.2.  Registering for the Exam
			Section A.3.  How the Examination Is Conducted
			Section A.4.  The Questions
			Section A.5.  Moving on to the Developer Exam
		Appendix B.  Objectives for the SCPJ2 1.4 Exam
			Section 1: Declarations and Access Control (Chapter 4)
			Section 2: Flow Control, Assertions, and Exception Handling (Chapter 5)
			Section 3: Garbage Collection (Chapter 8)
			Section 4: Language Fundamentals (Chapter 2)
			Section 5: Operators and Assignments (Chapter 3)
			Section 6: Overloading, Overriding, Runtime Type and Object Orientation (Chapter 6, Chapter 11)
			Section 7: Threads (Chapter 9)
			Section 8: Fundamental Classes in the java.lang Package (Chapter 10)
			Section 9: The Collections Framework (Chapter 11)
		Appendix C.  Objectives for the Java 2 Platform Upgrade Exam
			Section 1: Declarations and Access Control
			Section 2: Flow Control, Assertions, and Exception Handling
			Section 3: Garbage Collection
			Section 4: Language Fundamentals
			Section 5: Operators and Assignments
			Section 6: Overloading, Overriding, Runtime Type and Object Orientation
			Section 7: Threads
			Section 8: The Collections Framework
		Appendix D.  Annotated Answers to Review Questions
			Section 1.  Basics of Java Programming
			Section 2.  Language Fundamentals
			Section 3.  Operators and Assignments
			Section 4.  Declarations and Access Control
			Section 5.  Control Flow, Exception Handling, and Assertions
			Section 6.  Object-oriented Programming
			Section 7.  Nested Classes and Interfaces
			Section 8.  Object Lifetime
			Section 9.  Threads
			Section 10.  Fundamental Classes
			Section 11.  Collections and Maps
		Appendix E.  Solutions to Programming Exercises
			Section 1.  Basics of Java Programming
			Section 2.  Language Fundamentals
			Section 3.  Operators and Assignments
			Section 4.  Declarations and Access Control
			Section 5.  Control Flow, Exception Handling, and Assertions
			Section 6.  Object-oriented Programming
			Section 7.  Nested Classes and Interfaces
			Section 8.  Basics of Java Programming
			Section 9.  Threads
			Section 10.  Fundamental Classes
			Section 11.  Collections and Maps
		Appendix F.  Mock Exam
			Answers to Questions
		Appendix G.  Number Systems and Number Representation
			Section G.1.  Number Systems
			Section G.2.  Relationship between Binary, Octal, and Hexadecimal Numbers
			Section G.3.  Converting Decimals
			Section G.4.  Representing Integers
		Appendix H.  About the CD
			Section H.1.  Whizlabs Exam Simulators
			Section H.2.  Items from the Book
		Single-User License Agreement
			Important Terms of Agreement
			Tenure of the License Agreement
			Limited Warranty Under the License
			Remedies Provided Under the License
			Liabilities Under the License
			Other Limitations Under the License
			General Note
		Index