Essential Java Classes: Table of Contents

Using String and StringBuffer

Why Two String Classes?

Creating Strings and StringBuffers

Accessor Methods

More Accessor Methods

Modifying StringBuffers

Converting Objects to Strings

Converting Strings to Numbers

Strings and the Java Compiler

Java Strings are First-Class Objects

Setting Program Attributes

Using Properties to Manage Program Attributes

Command-Line Arguments

Accessing System Resources

Using the System Class

The Standard I/O Streams

System Properties

Forcing Finalization and Garbage Collection

Providing Your Own Security Manager

Introducing the Security Manager

Writing a Security Manager

Installing Your Security Manager

Deciding What SecurityManager Methods to Override

Miscellaneous System Methods

The Runtime Object

Handling Errors with Exceptions

What's an Exception and Why Do I Care?

Your First Encounter with Java Exceptions

Java's Catch or Specify Requirement

Dealing with Exceptions

The ListOfNumbers Example

Catching and Handling Exceptions

The try Block

The catch Block(s)

The finally Block

Putting It All Together

Specifying the Exceptions Thrown by a Method

How to Throw Exceptions

The throw Statement

The Throwable Class and Its Subclasses

Creating Your Own Exception Classes

Runtime Exceptions--The Controversy

Doing Two or More Tasks At Once: Threads

What Is a Thread?

Customizing a Thread's run Method

Subclassing Thread and Overriding run

Implementing the Runnable Interface

The Life Cycle of a Thread

Understanding Thread Priority

Synchronizing Threads

The Producer/Consumer Example

Locking an Object

Reaquiring a Lock

Using the notifyAll and wait Methods

Avoiding Starvation and Deadlock

Grouping Threads

The ThreadGroup Class

Summary

Reading and Writing (but no 'rithmetic)

Overview of I/O Streams

Using the Data Sink Streams

How to Use File Streams

How to Use Pipe Streams

Using the Processing Streams

How to Concatenate Files

Working with Filtered Streams

How to Use DataInputStream and DataOutputStream

Writing Your Own Filtered Streams

Object Serialization

Serializing Objects

Providing Object Serialization foor Your Classes

Working with Random Access Files

Using Random Access Files

Writing Filters for Random Access Files

And the Rest