Java Introduction to the Java Programming Language

Training Provided by The Virtual Training Company Java is a simple, scalable object oriented, general purpose programming language with a multitude of uses. With the power to develop everything from simple web animations to high-end business applications that program hand-held devices, microwaves, cross platform server applications and more, it's no wonder why Java is on everyone's mind. This practical "how to" course by Java expert, Arthur Griffith, starts from beginner level and uses practical examples to demonstrate the Java programming language. Source code is also provided for every example, so the user can follow right along. To get started, click one of the movie topics below.

Java Introduction to the Java Programming Language

Introduction

1. Course Introduction
2. What is Java?
3. What You Will Need
4. A Few Important Words
5. The Command Line Installation
6. Course Overview

Two Programs Named Howdy

1. The Source Code of Howdy
2. Compiling and Running Howdy
3. The Source Code of a Howdy Window
4. Compiling and Running Howdy Window
5. Adding Exits to Howdy Window

Drawing Text in a Window

1. Font Anatomy
2. Positioning Text Version pt. 1
3. Positioning Text Version pt. 2
4. Positioning Text Version pt. 3
5. Garbage Collection
6. Selecting Fonts
7. Selecting Colors

A Few Language Fundamentals

1. The Arithmetic Data Types
2. More Fundamental Data Types
3. Operators
4. The String Class
5. Arrays
6. If and Conditionals
7. Looping
8. Listing Fonts

Classes, Data, and Access

1. Methods/Arguments/Returns
2. Fundamental Inheritance
3. The Sun Documentation
4. The Creation of an Object
5. More About Constructors
6. Access

Drawing and Painting

1. Drawing Rectangles
2. Filling Rectangles
3. Drawing and Filling Circles
4. The Rounded Rectangle
5. Drawing and Filling Arcs
6. Inventing a Shape of Your Own
7. Rectangle with a Beveled Edge
8. Simple Color Shading
9. The Checkerboard and Shading Problems
10. Two Checkerboard and Shading Solutions

Graphic Files

1. Loading a Graphic File from Disk
2. Displaying a Graphic Image
3. Loading a Graphic File from the Internet
4. Scaling Images
5. Drawing in Memory
6. Picture Checkerboard Problem
7. Picture Checkerboard Solution

Simple Animation

1. Threads
2. A Simple Thread Example
3. A Simple Animation
4. Overcoming the Flicker Problem
5. Pong Program One
6. Pong Program Two
7. The Switch and Case Statement
8. The Doomed Vessel

Introduction to Applets

1. Applet Fundmentals
2. The Constructor and Init
3. An Applet is a Creature of the Internet
4. Creating a Production Applet
5. Animated Applet Structure
6. One Bouncing Ball
7. Random
8. One Hundred Bouncing Balls
9. The Autumn Leaves Applet

Responding to the Mouse

1. Java Interfaces
2. A Simple Mouse Clicker
3. Moving an Object in a Window
4. Dragging an Object in a Window
5. Dragging a Returning Object in a Window

Components

1. Components and the AWT
2. Placing Buttons in Panel
3. Listening to Buttons in a Panel
4. Poking Text into a Label
5. A Choice is for Making a Selection
6. A List is for Making a Selections
7. A Text Field is for Typing
8. Toggles Turn On and Off

Placing Components in a Window

1. Containers and Layout Managers
2. The Border Layout Manager
3. The Grid Layout Manager
4. The GridBag Layout Manager pt. 1
5. The GridBag Layout Manager pt. 2
6. The Card Layout Manager
7. The XY Layout Manager

Dialogs and Menus

1. A Non-Modal Dialog
2. A Modal Dialog
3. A Messaging Dialog
4. A Menu on a Frame

Wrap Up

1. Command Line Options for Javac
2. Command Line Options for Java

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