Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days (Covering Java 7 and Android) (Sams Teach Yourself)

“If you get only one Java book, it should be Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days.” --PC Magazine

“Sams Teach Yourself Java is one of the best introductions to hands-on Java programming. If you buy one book on Java, this is the one to buy!” --Independent Web Review

In just 21 days, you can acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to develop applications on your computer and apps that run on Android phones and tablets.

No previous programming experience required. By following the 21 carefully organized lessons in this book, anyone can learn the basics of Java programming.

Learn at your own pace. You can work through each chapter sequentially to make sure you thoroughly understand all the concepts and methodologies, or you can focus on specific lessons to learn the techniques that interest you most.

Test your knowledge. Each chapter ends with a Workshop section filled with questions, answers, and exercises for further study. There are even certification practice questions.

• Completely revised, updated, and expanded to cover the latest features of Java 7
• Learn to develop standalone Java applications, Android apps, and Java Web Start applications
• Easy-to-understand, practical examples clearly illustrate the fundamentals of Java programming
• Discover how Swing can help you quickly develop programs with a graphical user interface
• Find out about JDBC 4.1 programming with the Java DB database and XML parsing with the open source XOM class library
• Covers new features of Java 7 such as improved try-catch exception handling, the new switch, and Nimbus look and feel

Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days continues to be one of the most popular, best-selling Java tutorials on the market. Written by an expert technical writer, it has been acclaimed for its clear and personable writing, for its extensive use of examples, and for its logical and complete organization.

The sixth edition of Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days adds coverage of Java 7 and places a special emphasis on Android programming, capitalizing on the fastest-growing area of Java programming. There will be a new chapter on Android development and additional material where appropriate throughout the book. This edition also includes new material on using NetBeans, the free integrated IDE for Java.

No previous programming experience required. By following the 21 carefully organized lessons in this book, anyone can learn the basics of Java programming.

Learn at your own pace. You can work through each chapter sequentially to make sure you thoroughly understand all the concepts and methodologies, or you can focus on specific lessons to learn the techniques that interest you most.

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Test your knowledge. Each chapter ends with a Workshop section filled with questions, answers, and exercises for further study. There are even certification practice questions.

• Completely revised, updated, and expanded to cover the latest features of Java 7
• Learn to develop standalone Java applications, Android apps, and Java Web Start applications
• Easy-to-understand, practical examples clearly illustrate the fundamentals of Java programming
• Discover how Swing can help you quickly develop programs with a graphical user interface
• Find out about JDBC 4.1 programming with the Java DB database and XML parsing with the open source XOM class library
• Covers new features of Java 7 such as improved try-catch exception handling, the new switch, and Nimbus look and feel

The newest edition of Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days adds coverage of Java 7 and places a special emphasis on Android programming, capitalizing on the fastest-growing area of Java programming. There is a new chapter on Android development and additional material where appropriate throughout the book. Another significant change for this edition is to drop coverage of the JDK in favor of NetBeans, the free, integrated IDE for Java. NetBeans works on Windows, Linux and Mac; is free and open source; and has become a solid IDE. A new appendix walks readers through the process of installing NetBeans and creating a sample application.

Sixth Edition

Week 1 The Java Language

Day 1 Getting Started with Java

Day 2 The ABCs of Programming

Day 3 Working with Objects

Day 4 Lists, Logic, and Loops

Day 5 Creating Classes and Methods

Day 6 Packages, Interfaces, and Other Class Features

Day 7 Threads, Exceptions, and Assertions

Week 2 The Java Class Library

Day 8 Data Structures

Day 9 Working with Swing

Day 10 Building a Swing Interface

Day 11 Arranging Components on a User Interface

Day 12 Responding to User Input

Day 13 Using Color, Fonts, and Graphics

Day 14 Developing Swing Applications

Week 3 Java Programming

Day 15 Working with Input and Output

Day 16 Serializing and Examining Objects

Day 17 Communicating Across the Internet

Day 18 Accessing Databases with JDBC*

Day 19 Reading and Writing RSS Feeds

Day 20 XML Web Services

Day 21 Writing Java Servlets and Java Server Pages

Appendixes

A Choosing Java

B Using the Java Software Development Kit

C Programming with the Java Software Development Kit

D Writing Java Applets

E Regular Expressions

F Where to Go from Here: Java Resources

G This Book's Web Site