Learning Java through games. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lubomir Stanchev.
• Authors: Stanchev, Lubomir, 1975-
• Contents: Basic Principles; Computer Hardware and Software; Brief History of Computers; Hardware Components of a Computer; Binary Representation of Numbers; Software Creation and Types of Software; Type of Programming Languages; Brief History of Computer Games Data Types and Conditional Statements; Our First Java Program; Variables; Random Numbers and the if Statement; Combining Conditions; The String Class; The switch Statement; The Conditional Operator Loops; The while Statement; The do-while Construct; The for Loop; Nested for Loops; The Modulus Operation Methods and Formatted Output; Introduction to Methods; Formatting Output; Code Refactoring; Documenting Methods Using JavaDoc; Sending Data between Methods; The Trading Game Introduction to Arrays; One-Dimensional Arrays; The Trading Game Revisited; Two-Dimensional Arrays; Variable Argument Methods; Command Line Arguments Introduction to Classes; Classes and Objects; Class Interaction and Data Encapsulation; Default Constructor; The toString Method; Instance versus Static; Non-Empty Constructors and the Hidden Parameter this; Array of Objects and Multi-Class Solutions; Multi-Class Solution to the Battleship Game The ArrayList Class and the enum Keyword; Introduction to the ArrayList Class; Immutable Objects; The StringBuffer Class; The Interface of an ArrayList; Introducing the enum Construct Advanced Programming Techniques ; Classes Revisited; Class Containment; Inheritance and the super Keyword; Multiple Inheritance; Constructors of Subclasses; Abstract Classes and Methods; Auto-Casting, Polymorphism, and Dynamic Binding; Interfaces and the Comparable Interface; Access Privileges; The final Keyword; Static Methods and Polymorphism; Explicit Type Checking; Cloning Objects; Comparing Objects for Equality Fun with Swing; Introduction to Swing; Creating Windows; Panels and Drawing Nested Classes and Event Handling; The Timer Class; Nested Classes; Event Listeners; Multicasting The Breakout Game (Complete Version); Overview of the Game; Game Design; Moving the Ball; Adding the Paddle; Drawing the Stickmen; Adding the Menus; Adding the Bricks Layout Management and GUI Components; Creating Buttons; Flow Layout; Border Layout; Text Fields and Labels; Grid Layout; Creating Text Areas with Scroll Bars; The Combo Box; Check Boxes; Radio Buttons; Document Listeners; Creating Dialog Boxes; Working with Password Fields Exception Handling and Files; Handling Exceptions; Text Files; Data Files Recursion; Base Case and General Case; Dynamic Programming; Internal Details of a Recursive Call; Array Algorithms Java Applets; HTML and the Java Applet Architecture; Principles of Java Applets; Creating Popup Windows; The Tic-Tac-Toe Game Index A Summary, Syntax, Important Points, Exercises, Labs, and Projects appear at the end of each chapter.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 360 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 005.2/762; Java (Computer program language) -- Problems, exercises, etc; Java (Computer program language) -- Textbooks; Computer games -- Programming; COMPUTERS -- Programming -- Games; COMPUTERS -- Programming Languages -- General; Computer games -- Programming; Java (Computer program language); Electronic books; Problems and exercises; Textbooks
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466593336; 1466593334; 9781482224542; 1482224542; 9781466593329; 1466593326; 1466593318; 9781466593312
• Related ISBNs: 9781466593312
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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