Java Pocket Guide, 4e Guide

• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Preface
  • Book Structure
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • O’Reilly Safari
  • How to Contact Us
  • Acknowledgments
• Part I. Language
• Chapter 1. Naming Conventions
  • Acronyms
  • Annotation Names
  • Class Names
  • Constant Names
  • Enumeration Names
  • Generic Type Parameter Names
  • Instance and Static Variable Names
  • Interface Names
  • Method Names
  • Package Names
  • Module Names
  • Parameter and Local Variable Names
• Chapter 2. Lexical Elements
  • Unicode and ASCII
    • Printable ASCII Characters
    • Nonprintable ASCII Characters
  • Compact Strings
  • Comments
  • Keywords
  • Identifiers
  • Separators
  • Operators
  • Literals
    • Boolean Literals
    • Character Literals
    • Integer Literals
    • Floating-Point Literals
    • String Literals
    • Null Literals
  • Escape Sequences
  • Unicode Currency Symbols
• Chapter 3. Fundamental Types
  • Primitive Types
  • Literals for Primitive Types
  • Floating-Point Entities
    • Operations Involving Special Entities
  • Numeric Promotion of Primitive Types
    • Unary Numeric Promotion
    • Binary Numeric Promotion
    • Special Cases for Conditional Operators
  • Wrapper Classes
  • Autoboxing and Unboxing
    • Autoboxing
    • Unboxing
• Chapter 4. Reference Types
  • Comparing Reference Types to Primitive Types
  • Default Values
    • Instance and Local Variable Objects
    • Arrays
  • Conversion of Reference Types
    • Widening Conversions
    • Narrowing Conversions
  • Converting Between Primitives and Reference Types
  • Passing Reference Types into Methods
  • Comparing Reference Types
    • Using the Equality Operators
    • Using the equals() Method
    • Comparing Strings
    • Comparing Enumerations
  • Copying Reference Types
    • Copying a Reference to an Object
    • Cloning Objects
  • Memory Allocation and Garbage Collection of Reference Types
• Chapter 5. Object-Oriented Programming
  • Classes and Objects
    • Class Syntax
    • Instantiating a Class (Creating an Object)
    • Data Members and Methods
    • Accessing Data Members and Methods in Objects
    • Overloading
    • Overriding
    • Constructors
    • Superclasses and Subclasses
    • The this Keyword
  • Variable-Length Argument Lists
  • Abstract Classes and Abstract Methods
    • Abstract Classes
    • Abstract Methods
  • Static Data Members, Static Methods, Static Constants, and Static Initializers
    • Static Data Members
    • Static Methods
    • Static Constants
    • Static Initializers
  • Interfaces
  • Enumerations
  • Annotation Types
    • Built-in Annotations
    • Developer-Defined Annotations
  • Functional Interfaces
• Chapter 6. Statements and Blocks
  • Expression Statements
  • Empty Statement
  • Blocks
  • Conditional Statements
    • The if Statement
    • The if else Statement
    • The if else if Statement
    • The switch Statement
  • Iteration Statements
    • The for Loop
    • The Enhanced for Loop
    • The while Loop
    • The do while Loop
  • Transfer of Control
    • The break Statement
    • The continue Statement
    • The return Statement
  • Synchronized Statement
  • Assert Statement
  • Exception Handling Statements
• Chapter 7. Exception Handling
  • The Exception Hierarchy
  • Checked/Unchecked Exceptions and Errors
    • Checked Exceptions
    • Unchecked Exceptions
    • Errors
  • Common Checked/Unchecked Exceptions and Errors
    • Common Checked Exceptions
    • Common Unchecked Exceptions
    • Common Errors
  • Exception Handling Keywords
    • The throw Keyword
    • The try/catch/finally Keywords
    • The try-catch Statement
    • The try-finally Statement
    • The try-catch-finally Statement
    • The try-with-resources Statement
    • The multi-catch Clause
  • The Exception Handling Process
  • Defining Your Own Exception Class
  • Printing Information About Exceptions
    • The getMessage() Method
    • The toString() Method
    • The printStackTrace() Method
• Chapter 8. Java Modifiers
  • Access Modifiers
  • Other (Nonaccess) Modifiers
  • Modifiers Encoding
• Part II. Platform
• Chapter 9. Java Platform, Standard Edition
  • Common Java SE API Libraries
    • Language and Utility Libraries
    • Base Libraries
    • Integration Libraries
    • Miscellaneous User Interface Libraries
    • JavaFX User Interface Library
    • Remote Method Invocation (RMI) and CORBA Libraries
    • Security Libraries
    • Extensible Markup Language (XML) Libraries
• Chapter 10. Development Basics
  • Java Runtime Environment
  • Java Development Kit
  • Java Program Structure
  • Command-Line Tools
    • Java Compiler
    • Java Interpreter
    • Java Program Packager
    • JAR File Execution
  • Classpath
• Chapter 11. Memory Management
  • Garbage Collectors
    • Serial Collector
    • Parallel Collector
    • Parallel Compacting Collector
    • Concurrent Mark-Sweep Collector
    • Garbage-First (G1) Collector
  • Memory Management Tools
  • Command-Line Options
  • Resizing the JVM Heap
  • Metaspace
  • Interfacing with the GC
    • Explicit Garbage Collection
    • Finalization
• Chapter 12. Basic Input and Output
  • Standard Streams in, out, and err
  • Class Hierarchy for Basic Input and Output
  • File Reading and Writing
    • Reading Character Data from a File
    • Reading Binary Data from a File
    • Writing Character Data to a File
    • Writing Binary Data to a File
  • Socket Reading and Writing
    • Reading Character Data from a Socket
    • Reading Binary Data from a Socket
    • Writing Character Data to a Socket
    • Writing Binary Data to a Socket
  • Serialization
    • Serialize
    • Deserialize
  • Zipping and Unzipping Files
    • Compressing and Uncompressing GZIP Files
• Chapter 13. New I/O API (NIO.2)
  • The Path Interface
  • The Files Class
  • Additional Features
• Chapter 14. Concurrency
  • Creating Threads
    • Extending the Thread Class
    • Implementing the Runnable Interface
  • Thread States
  • Thread Priorities
  • Common Methods
  • Synchronization
  • Concurrent Utilities
    • Executors
    • Concurrent Collections
    • Synchronizers
    • Timing Utility
• Chapter 15. Java Collections Framework
  • The Collection Interface
  • Implementations
  • Collection Framework Methods
  • Collections Class Algorithms
  • Algorithm Efficiencies
  • Comparator Functional Interface
  • Convenience Factory Methods
• Chapter 16. Generics Framework
  • Generic Classes and Interfaces
  • Constructors with Generics
  • Substitution Principle
  • Type Parameters, Wildcards, and Bounds
  • The Get and Put Principle
  • Generic Specialization
  • Generic Methods in Raw Types
• Chapter 17. The Java Scripting API
  • Scripting Languages
  • Script Engine Implementations
    • Embedding Scripts into Java
    • Invoking Methods of Scripting Languages
    • Accessing and Controlling Java Resources from Scripts
  • Setting Up Scripting Languages and Engines
    • Scripting Language Setup
    • Scripting Engine Setup
    • Scripting Engine Validation
• Chapter 18. Date and Time API
  • Legacy Interoperability
  • Regional Calendars
  • ISO Calendar
    • Machine Interface
    • Durations and Periods
    • JDBC and XSD Mapping
    • Formatting
• Chapter 19. Lambda Expressions
  • λEs Basics
    • λEs Syntax and Example
    • Method and Constructor References
  • Specific-Purpose Functional Interfaces
  • General-Purpose Functional Interfaces
  • Resources for λEs
    • Tutorials
    • Community Resources
• Chapter 20. JShell: the Java Shell
  • Getting Started
  • Snippets
    • Modifiers
    • Flow Control Statements
    • Package Declarations
  • Using JShell
    • Primary Expressions
    • Dependencies
    • Statements and Code Blocks
    • Method and Class Declarations
    • Viewing, Deleting, and Modifying Snippets
    • Saving, Loading, and State
  • JShell Features
    • Scratch Variables
    • Tab Auto-Complete
    • Forward Referencing
    • Checked Exceptions
    • Hierarchy and Scope
  • Summary of JShell Commands
• Chapter 21. Java Module System
  • Project Jigsaw
  • Java Modules
    • Automatic Modules
    • Unnamed Modules
    • Accessibility
  • Compiling Modules
  • Modular JDK
  • jdeps
    • Identifying Dependencies
    • Identifying Undocumented JDK Internal Dependencies
  • Defining a Module
  • Exporting a Package
  • Declaring Dependencies
  • Transitive Dependencies
  • Defining Service Providers
    • Defining Service API
    • Implementing Service API
    • Using Service Providers
  • jlink
• Part III. Appendixes
• Appendix A. Fluent APIs
• Appendix B. Third-Party Tools
  • Development, CM, and Test Tools
  • Libraries
  • Integrated Development Environments
  • Web Application Platforms
  • Scripting Languages Compatible with JSR-223
• Appendix C. UML Basics
  • Class Diagrams
    • Name
    • Attributes
    • Operations
    • Visibility
  • Object Diagrams
  • Graphical Icon Representation
    • Classes, Abstract Classes, and Interfaces
    • Notes
    • Packages
  • Connectors
  • Multiplicity Indicators
  • Role Names
  • Class Relationships
    • Association
    • Direct Association
    • Composition Association
    • Aggregation Association
    • Temporary Association
    • Generalization
    • Realization
  • Sequence Diagrams
    • Participant (1)
    • Found Message (2)
    • Synchronous Message (3)
    • Return Call (4)
    • Asynchronous Message (5)
    • Message to Self (6)
    • Lifeline (7)
    • Activation Bar (8)
• Index