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javac , 1
!, 1

!=, 1

operator, 1

&, 1
&&, 1
&=, 1
>, 1
>>, 1
>>=, 1
>=, 1
<, 1
<<, 1
<<=, 1
<=, 1

+, 1

operator + for String, 1

.NET, 1

==, 1

operator, 1

@author, 1
@deprecated, 1
@docRoot, 1
@inheritDoc, 1
@link, 1
@param, 1
@return, 1
@see, 1
@since, 1
@throws, 1
@version, 1

abstract

class, 1
inheriting from an abstract class, 1
keyword, 1
vs. interface, 1

Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT), 1
AbstractButton, 1
abstraction, 1
AbstractSequentialList, 1
AbstractSet, 1

access

class, 1
control, 1, 2
inner classes & access rights, 1
package access and friendly, 1
specifiers, 1, 2, 3
within a directory, via the default package, 1

action command, 1
ActionEvent, 1, 2
ActionListener, 1
actor, in use cases, 1

adapters

listener adapters, 1

add( ), ArrayList, 1
addActionListener( ), 1, 2
addChangeListener, 1
addition , 1
addListener, 1
addXXXListener( ), 1
Adler32, 1
aggregate array initialization, 1
aggregation, 1

aliasing, 1

and String, 1
during a method call, 1

align, 1
allocate( ), 1
allocateDirect( ), 1
alphabetic vs. lexicographic sorting, 1

analysis

and design, object-oriented, 1
paralysis, 1
requirements analysis, 1

AND

bitwise, 1
logical (&&), 1

anonymous inner class, 1, 2, 3

and table-driven code, 1

Ant, automated build process using, 1
antcall, 1

applet, 1

advantages for client/server systems, 1
align, 1
archive tag, for HTML and JAR files, 1
classpath, 1
codebase, 1
combined applets and applications, 1
name, 1
packaging applets in a JAR file to optimize loading, 1
parameter, 1
placing inside a Web page, 1
restrictions, 1
signed, 1

appletviewer, 1

application

application builder, 1
application framework, 1
application framework, and applets, 1
combined applets and applications, 1
windowed applications, 1

archive tag, for HTML and JAR files, 1

argument

constructor, 1
final, 1, 2
passing a reference into a method, 1
variable argument lists (unknown quantity and type of arguments), 1

array, 1

associative array, 1
associative array, Map, 1
bounds checking, 1
comparing arrays, 1
copying an array, 1
dynamic aggregate initialization syntax, 1
element comparisons, 1
first-class objects, 1
initialization, 1
length, 1, 2
multidimensional, 1
of objects, 1
of primitives, 1
return an array, 1

ArrayList, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

add( ), 1
get( ), 1, 2
size( ), 1
type-conscious ArrayList, 1

Arrays class, container utility, 1
Arrays.asList( ), 1
Arrays.binarySearch( ), 1
Arrays.fill( ), 1
asCharBuffer( ), 1
assertion, JDK 1.4, 1
assigning objects, 1
assignment, 1

associative array, 1, 2

Maps, 1

atomic operation, 1
auto-decrement operator, 1
auto-increment operator, 1

automated

build process using Ant, 1
unit testing, 1

automatic type conversion, 1
available( ), 1
bag, 1
base 16, 1
base 8, 1

base class, 1, 2, 3

abstract base class, 1
base-class interface, 1
constructor, 1
constructors and exceptions, 1
initialization, 1

base types, 1

BASIC

language, 1
Microsoft Visual BASIC, 1

basic concepts of object-oriented programming (OOP), 1
BasicArrowButton, 1

BeanInfo

custom BeanInfo, 1

Beans

and Borland’s Delphi, 1
and Microsoft’s Visual BASIC, 1
application builder, 1
bound properties, 1
component, 1
constrained properties, 1
custom BeanInfo, 1
custom property editor, 1
custom property sheet, 1
events, 1
EventSetDescriptors, 1
FeatureDescriptor, 1
getBeanInfo( ), 1
getEventSetDescriptors( ), 1
getMethodDescriptors( ), 1
getName( ), 1
getPropertyDescriptors( ), 1
getPropertyType( ), 1
getReadMethod( ), 1
getWriteMethod( ), 1
indexed property, 1
Introspector, 1
JAR files for packaging, 1
manifest file, 1
Method, 1
MethodDescriptors, 1
naming convention, 1
properties, 1
PropertyChangeEvent, 1
PropertyDescriptors, 1
ProptertyVetoException, 1
reflection, 1, 2
Serializable, 1
visual programming, 1

Beck, Kent, 1

binary

numbers, 1
numbers, printing, 1
operators, 1

binarySearch( ), 1

binding

dynamic binding, 1
dynamic, late, or run-time binding, 1
early, 1
late, 1
late binding, 1
method call binding, 1
run-time binding, 1

BitSet, 1

bitwise

AND, 1
AND operator (&), 1
copy, 1
EXCLUSIVE OR XOR (^), 1
NOT ~, 1
operators, 1
OR, 1
OR operator (|), 1

blank final, 1

blocking

and available( ), 1
and threads, 1
on I/O, 1

Booch, Grady, 1

book

errors, reporting, 1
updates of the book, 1

Boolean, 1

algebra, 1
and casting, 1
operators that won’t work with boolean, 1
vs. C and C++, 1

BorderLayout, 1

Borland, 1

Delphi, 1

bound properties, 1
bounds checking, array, 1
BoxLayout, 1
break keyword, 1
breakpoints, debugging, 1
browser, class browser, 1
buffer, nio, 1
BufferedInputStream, 1
BufferedOutputStream, 1
BufferedReader, 1, 2, 3
BufferedWriter, 1, 2
build process, using Ant, 1
build.xml, 1
buildfile, 1
builds, daily, Extreme Programming, 1
business objects/logic, 1

button

creating your own, 1
radio button, 1
Swing, 1, 2

ButtonGroup, 1, 2
ByteArrayInputStream, 1
ByteArrayOutputStream, 1
ByteBuffer, 1

C#

programming language, 1
Thinking in C#, 1

C++, 1

copy constructor, 1
exception handling, 1
Standard Container Library aka STL, 1
templates, 1
vector class, vs. array and ArrayList, 1

callback, 1, 2, 3, 4

and inner classes, 1

capacity, of a HashMap or HashSet, 1
capitalization of package names, 1
case statement, 1

cast, 1, 2, 3

and containers, 1
and primitive types, 1
from float or double to integral, truncation, 1
operators, 1

catch

catching an exception, 1
catching any exception, 1
keyword, 1

certificate, applet signing, 1
chained exceptions in JDK 1.4, 1
change, vector of, 1
channel, nio, 1
CharArrayReader, 1
CharArrayWriter, 1
CharBuffer, 1
CharSequence, 1
Charset, 1
check box, 1
check instruction, design by contract, 1

checked exceptions, 1

converting to unchecked exceptions, 1

CheckedInputStream, 1
CheckedOutputStream, 1
Checksum class, 1

class, 1, 2, 3

abstract class, 1
access, 1
anonymous inner class, 1, 2, 3
base class, 1, 2, 3
browser, 1
class hierarchies and exception handling, 1
class literal, 1, 2
Class object, 1, 2, 3
creators, 1
defining the interface, 1
derived class, 1
equivalence, and instanceof/isInstance( ), 1
final classes, 1
forName( ), 1, 2
getClass( ), 1
getConstructors( ), 1
getInterfaces( ), 1
getMethods( ), 1
getName( ), 1
getSuperclass( ), 1
inheritance diagrams, 1
inheriting from an abstract class, 1
inheriting from inner classes, 1
initialization & class loading, 1
initialization of fields, 1
initializing members at point of definition, 1
initializing the base class, 1
inner class, 1
inner class nesting within any arbitrary scope, 1
inner classes, 1
inner classes & access rights, 1
inner classes and overriding, 1
inner classes and super, 1
inner classes and Swing, 1
inner classes and upcasting, 1
inner classes in methods & scopes, 1
inner classes, identifiers and .class files, 1
instance of, 1
intializing the derived class, 1
isInstance, 1
isInterface( ), 1
keyword, 1
loading, 1
member initialization, 1
multiply-nested, 1
newInstance( ), 1
object, 1
order of initialization, 1
printInfo( ), 1
private inner classes, 1
public class, and compilation units, 1
read-only classes, 1
referring to the outer class object in an inner class, 1
RTTI using the Class object, 1
static inner classes, 1
style of creating classes, 1
subobject, 1

class-responsibility-collaboration (CRC) cards, 1
ClassCastException, 1, 2

classpath, 1, 2

ant, 1

cleanup

and garbage collector, 1
guaranteeing with finalize( ), 1
performing, 1
with finally, 1

clear( ), nio, 1

client programmer, 1

vs. library creator, 1

clipboard, system, 1

clone( ), 1

and composition, 1
and inheritance, 1
Object.clone( ), 1
removing/turning off cloneability, 1
super.clone( ), 1, 2
supporting cloning in derived classes, 1

Cloneable interface, 1
CloneNotSupportedException, 1
close( ), 1
closure, and inner classes, 1

code

coding standards, 1, 2
organization, 1
re-use, 1
revision control system, 1
source code, 1

codebase, 1
coding style, 1

collection, 1, 2

class, 1

Collections.enumeration( ), 1
Collections.fill( ), 1
Collections.reverseOrder( ), 1

collision

during hashing, 1
name, 1

com.bruceeckel.swing, 1
combo box, 1
comma operator, 1, 2
comments, and embedded documentation, 1
commit, CVS, 1
Commitment, Theory of Escalating, 1
common interface, 1
common pitfalls when using operators, 1
Comparable, 1, 2
Comparator, 1, 2
compareTo( ), in java.lang.Comparable, 1
comparing arrays, 1
compilation unit, 1
compile-time constant, 1
compiling a Java program, 1
component, and JavaBeans, 1

composition, 1, 2

and cloning, 1
and design, 1
and dynamic behavior change, 1
choosing composition vs. inheritance, 1
combining composition & inheritance, 1
vs. inheritance, 1

compression, library, 1
concept, high, 1
concurrency, and Swing, 1
ConcurrentModificationException, 1
conditional operator, 1
conference, Software Development Conference, 1

console

input, 1
sending exceptions to, 1
Swing display framework in com.bruceeckel.swing, 1

const, in C++, 1

constant

compile-time constant, 1
constant folding, 1
groups of constant values, 1
implicit constants, and String, 1

constrained properties, 1

constructor, 1

and anonymous inner classes, 1
and exception handling, 1
and exceptions, 1
and finally, 1
and overloading, 1
and polymorphism, 1
arguments, 1
base-class constructor, 1
base-class constructors and exceptions, 1
behavior of polymorphic methods inside constructors, 1
C++ copy constructor, 1
calling base-class constructors with arguments, 1
calling from other constructors, 1
Constructor class for reflection, 1
default, 1
initialization during inheritance and composition, 1
name, 1
no-arg constructors, 1
order of constructor calls with inheritance, 1
return value, 1
static construction clause, 1
synthesized default constructor access, 1

consulting & mentoring provided by MindView, Inc., 1

container

class, 1, 2
of primitives, 1
utilities for container classes, 1

continue keyword, 1
contract, design by (DBC) , and assertions, 1

control

access, 1, 2
framework, and inner classes, 1

conversion

automatic, 1
narrowing conversion, 1, 2
widening conversion, 1

copy

copying an array, 1
deep copy, 1
shallow copy, 1

copyright notice

source code, 1

costs, startup, 1
coupling, 1
coverage testing, 1
CRC, class-responsibility-collaboration cards, 1
CRC32, 1
critical section, and synchronized block, 1
daemon threads, 1
daily builds, 1

data

final , 1
primitive data types and use with operators, 1
static initialization, 1

data type

equivalence to class, 1

DataFlavor, 1
DatagramChannel, 1
DataInput, 1
DataInputStream, 1, 2, 3, 4
DataOutput, 1
DataOutputStream, 1, 2, 3
DBC, design by contract, and assertions, 1
dead, Thread, 1

deadlock

conditions, 1
multithreading, 1

debugger, JDK, 1
decode( ) , character set, 1
decorator design pattern, 1
decoupling, via polymorphism, 1, 2
decrement operator, 1

deep copy, 1, 2

using serialization to perform deep copying, 1

default constructor, 1

access the same as the class, 1
synthesizing a default constructor, 1

default keyword, in a switch statement, 1
default package, 1
DefaultMutableTreeNode, 1
defaultReadObject( ), 1
DefaultTreeModel, 1
defaultWriteObject( ), 1
DeflaterOutputStream, 1
Delphi, from Borland, 1
Demarco, Tom, 1
dependencies, ant, 1
dequeue, 1

derived

derived class, 1
derived class, initializing, 1
types, 1

design, 1

adding more methods to a design, 1
analysis and design, object-oriented, 1
and composition, 1
and inheritance, 1
and mistakes, 1
five stages of object design, 1
library design, 1
patterns, 1, 2

design by contract (DBC), and assertions, 1

design patterns, 1, 2

decorator, 1
singleton, 1
template method, 1, 2, 3

destructor, 1, 2, 3

Java doesn’t have one, 1

development, incremental, 1

diagram

class inheritance diagrams, 1
inheritance, 1
use case, 1

dialog box, 1
dialog, file, 1
dialog, tabbed, 1
dictionary, 1
digital signing, 1
dining philosophers, threading, 1

directory

and packages, 1
creating directories and paths, 1
lister, 1

display framework, for Swing, 1
dispose( ), 1
division, 1
do-while, 1
doclets, 1

documentation, 1

comments & embedded documentation, 1

double

and threading, 1
literal value marker (d or D), 1

downcast, 1, 2, 3

type-safe downcast in run-time type identification, 1

drawing lines in Swing, 1
drop-down list, 1

dynamic

behavior change with composition, 1
binding, 1, 2

dynamic aggregate initialization syntax for arrays, 1
early binding, 1, 2
East, BorderLayout, 1
editor, creating one using the Swing JTextPane, 1

efficiency

and arrays, 1
and final, 1
and threads, 1

elegance, in programming, 1
else keyword, 1
encapsulation, 1
encode( ), character set, 1

endian

big endian, 1
little endian, 1

enum, groups of constant values in C & C++, 1
Enumeration, 1

equals( ), 1, 2

and hashed data structures, 1
conditions for defining properly, 1
overriding for HashMap, 1

equivalence

==, 1
object equivalence, 1

error

handling with exceptions, 1
recovery, 1
reporting, 1
reporting errors in book, 1
reporting, with the logging API in JDK 1.4, 1
standard error stream, 1

Escalating Commitment, Theory of, 1

event

event-driven programming, 1
event-driven system, 1
events and listeners, 1
JavaBeans, 1
listener, 1
listener, order of execution, 1
model, Swing, 1
multicast, 1
multicast, and JavaBeans, 1
responding to a Swing event, 1
Swing event model, 1
unicast, 1

EventSetDescriptors, 1
evolution, in program development, 1

exception

and base-class constructors, 1
and constructors, 1
and inheritance, 1, 2
and the console, 1
catching an exception, 1
catching any exception, 1
changing the point of origin of the exception, 1
checked, 1
class hierarchies, 1
constructors, 1
creating your own, 1
design issues, 1
Error class, 1
Exception class, 1
exception handler, 1
exception handling, 1
exception matching, 1
FileNotFoundException, 1
fillInStackTrace( ), 1
finally, 1
guarded region, 1
handler, 1
handling, 1
JDK 1.4 chained exceptions, 1
losing an exception, pitfall, 1
NullPointerException, 1
printStackTrace( ), 1
re-throwing an exception, 1
restrictions, 1
RuntimeException, 1
specification, 1, 2
termination vs. resumption, 1
Throwable, 1
throwing an exception, 1, 2
try, 1
try block, 1
typical uses of exceptions, 1
converting checked to unchecked, 1

exceptional condition, 1
exponential notation, 1
extending a class during inheritance, 1

extends, 1, 2, 3

and interface, 1
keyword, 1

extensible program, 1
extension, pure inheritance vs. extension, 1
extension, sign, 1
extension, zero, 1
extensions, ant, 1

Externalizable, 1

alternative approach to using, 1

Extreme Programming

and daily builds, 1
XP, 1, 2

fail fast containers, 1
false, 1
FeatureDescriptor, 1
Field, for reflection, 1
fields, initializing fields in interfaces, 1
FIFO, 1
FIFO queue, 1

file

characteristics of files, 1
dialogs, 1
File class, 1, 2, 3
File.list( ), 1
incomplete output files, errors and flushing, 1
JAR file, 1
locking, 1
memory-mapped files, 1

File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 1
FileChannel, 1
FileDescriptor, 1
FileInputReader, 1
FileInputStream, 1
FileLock, 1
FilenameFilter, 1
FileNotFoundException, 1
FileOutputStream, 1
FileReader, 1, 2
FileWriter, 1, 2
fillInStackTrace( ), 1
FilterInputStream, 1
FilterOutputStream, 1
FilterReader, 1
FilterWriter, 1

final, 1

and efficiency, 1
and private, 1
and static, 1
argument, 1, 2
blank finals, 1
classes, 1
data, 1
keyword, 1
method, 1
methods, 1, 2
static primitives, 1
with object references, 1

finalize( ), 1, 2

and inheritance, 1
calling directly, 1

finally, 1, 2

and constructors, 1
keyword, 1
pitfall, 1

finding .class files during loading, 1
flavor, clipboard, 1
flip( ), nio, 1

float

floating point true and false, 1

float, literal value marker(F), 1
FlowLayout, 1
flushing output files, 1
focus traversal, 1
folding, constant, 1
for keyword, 1
forName( ), 1, 2
FORTRAN, 1
forward referencing, 1
Fowler, Martin, 1, 2, 3, 4

framework

application framework and applets, 1
control framework and inner classes, 1

FTP, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 1

function

member function, 1
overriding, 1

garbage collection, 1, 2

and cleanup, 1
forcing finalization, 1
how the collector works, 1
order of object reclamation, 1
reachable objects, 1

generator, 1

object, to fill arrays and containers, 1

generics

Java generics, 1

get( )

ArrayList, 1, 2
HashMap, 1

getBeanInfo( ), 1
getBytes( ), 1
getChannel( ), 1
getClass( ), 1, 2
getConstructor( ), 1
getConstructors( ), 1
getContentPane( ), 1
getContents( ), 1
getEventSetDescriptors( ), 1
getInterfaces( ), 1
getMethodDescriptors( ), 1
getMethods( ), 1
getModel( ), 1
getName( ), 1, 2
getPriority( ), 1
getPropertyDescriptors( ), 1
getPropertyType( ), 1
getReadMethod( ), 1
getSelectedValues( ), 1
getState( ), 1
getSuperclass( ), 1
getTransferData( ), 1
getTransferDataFlavors( ), 1
getWriteMethod( ), 1
Glass, Robert, 1
glue, in BoxLayout, 1
GNU make, 1
goto, lack of in Java, 1
graphical user interface (GUI), 1, 2

graphics, 1

Graphics class, 1

greater than (>), 1
greater than or equal to (>=), 1
greedy quantifiers, 1
GridBagLayout, 1
GridLayout, 1, 2
group, thread, 1
groups, regular expression, 1
guarded region, in exception handling, 1

GUI

graphical user interface, 1, 2
GUI builders, 1

guidelines

coding standards, 1
object development, 1

GZIPInputStream, 1
GZIPOutputStream, 1
handler, exception, 1

has-a, 1

relationship, composition, 1

hash function, 1

hashCode( ), 1, 2, 3, 4

and hashed data structures, 1
issues when writing, 1
overriding for HashMap, 1
recipe for generating decent, 1

hashing, 1

and hash codes, 1
external chaining, 1
perfect hashing function, 1

HashMap, 1, 2, 3
HashSet, 1, 2
Hashtable, 1, 2
hasNext( ), Iterator, 1
Hexadecimal, 1
hiding, implementation, 1, 2
high concept, 1
HPROF, JDK profiler, 1
HTML on Swing components, 1
HTMLConverter, 1

I/O

and threads, blocking, 1
available( ), 1
between threads, 1
blocking on I/O, 1
blocking, and available( ), 1
BufferedInputStream, 1
BufferedOutputStream, 1
BufferedReader, 1, 2, 3
BufferedWriter, 1, 2
ByteArrayInputStream, 1
ByteArrayOutputStream, 1
characteristics of files, 1
CharArrayReader, 1
CharArrayWriter, 1
CheckedInputStream, 1
CheckedOutputStream, 1
close( ), 1
compression library, 1
console input, 1
controlling the process of serialization, 1
DataInput, 1
DataInputStream, 1, 2, 3, 4
DataOutput, 1
DataOutputStream, 1, 2, 3
DeflaterOutputStream, 1
directory lister, 1
directory, creating directories and paths, 1
Externalizable, 1
File, 1, 2
File class, 1
File.list( ), 1
FileDescriptor, 1
FileInputReader, 1
FileInputStream, 1
FilenameFilter, 1
FileOutputStream, 1
FileReader, 1, 2
FileWriter, 1, 2
FilterInputStream, 1
FilterOutputStream, 1
FilterReader, 1
FilterWriter, 1
from standard input, 1
GZIPInputStream, 1
GZIPOutputStream, 1
InflaterInputStream, 1
input, 1
InputStream, 1
InputStreamReader, 1, 2
internationalization, 1
library, 1
lightweight persistence, 1
LineNumberInputStream, 1
LineNumberReader, 1
mark( ), 1
mkdirs( ), 1
network I/O, 1
new nio, 1
ObjectOutputStream, 1
output, 1
OutputStream, 1, 2
OutputStreamWriter, 1, 2
pipe, 1
piped streams, 1
PipedInputStream, 1
PipedOutputStream, 1, 2
PipedReader, 1
PipedWriter, 1
PrintStream, 1
PrintWriter, 1, 2, 3
PushbackInputStream, 1
PushBackReader, 1
RandomAccessFile, 1, 2, 3
read( ), 1
readDouble( ), 1
Reader, 1, 2, 3
readExternal( ), 1
readLine( ), 1, 2, 3, 4
readObject( ), 1
redirecting standard I/O, 1
renameTo( ), 1
reset( ), 1
seek( ), 1, 2
SequenceInputStream, 1, 2
Serializable, 1
setErr(PrintStream), 1
setIn(InputStream), 1
setOut(PrintStream), 1
StreamTokenizer, 1
StringBuffer, 1
StringBufferInputStream, 1
StringReader, 1, 2
StringWriter, 1
System.err, 1
System.in, 1, 2
System.out, 1
transient, 1
typical I/O configurations, 1
Unicode, 1
write( ), 1
writeBytes( ), 1
writeChars( ), 1
writeDouble( ), 1
writeExternal( ), 1
writeObject( ), 1
Writer, 1, 2, 3
ZipEntry, 1
ZipInputStream, 1
ZipOutputStream, 1

Icon, 1
if-else statement, 1, 2
IllegalMonitorStateException, 1
ImageIcon, 1
immutable objects, 1

implementation, 1

and interface, 1, 2
and interface, separating, 1
and interface, separation, 1
hiding, 1, 2, 3
separation of interface and implementation, 1

implements keyword, 1
import keyword, 1
increment operator, 1
incremental development, 1
indexed property, 1
indexing operator [ ], 1
indexOf( ), String, 1
InflaterInputStream, 1

inheritance, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

and cloning, 1
and final, 1
and finalize( ), 1
and synchronized, 1
choosing composition vs. inheritance, 1
class inheritance diagrams, 1
combining composition & inheritance, 1
designing with inheritance, 1
diagram, 1
extending a class during, 1
extending interfaces with inheritance, 1
from an abstract class, 1
from inner classes, 1
inheritance and method overloading vs. overriding, 1
initialization with inheritance, 1
multiple inheritance in C++ and Java, 1
pure inheritance vs. extension, 1
specialization, 1
vs. composition, 1

initial capacity, of a HashMap or HashSet, 1

initialization

and class loading, 1
array initialization, 1
base class, 1
class member, 1
constructor initialization during inheritance and composition, 1
initializing class members at point of definition, 1
initializing with the constructor, 1
instance initialization, 1, 2
lazy, 1
member initializers, 1
non-static instance initialization, 1
of class fields, 1
of method variables, 1
order of initialization, 1, 2
static, 1
with inheritance, 1

inline method calls, 1
inner class, 1, 2

inner class

access rights, 1
and overriding, 1
and super, 1

and control frameworks, 1
and Swing, 1
and upcasting, 1

anonymous inner class, 1, 2

and table-driven code, 1

callback, 1
closure, 1
hidden reference to the object of the enclosing class, 1
identifiers and .class files, 1
in methods & scopes, 1
inheriting from inner classes, 1
nesting within any arbitrary scope, 1
private inner classes, 1
referring to the outer class object, 1
static inner classes, 1

input, console, 1
InputStream, 1
InputStreamReader, 1, 2
insertNodeInto( ), 1

instance

instance initialization , 1
non-static instance initialization, 1
of a class, 1

instanceof

dynamic instanceof, 1
keyword, 1

Integer

parseInt( ), 1
wrapper class, 1

interface

and implementation, separation of, 1, 2, 3
and inheritance, 1
base-class interface, 1
Cloneable interface used as a flag, 1
common interface, 1
defining the class, 1
for an object, 1
initializing fields in interfaces, 1
keyword, 1
name collisions when combining interfaces, 1
nesting interfaces within classes and other interfaces, 1
private, as nested interfaces, 1
Runnable, 1
upcasting to an interface, 1
user, 1
vs. abstract, 1
vs. implemenation, 1

interfaces

graphical user interface (GUI), 1, 2
responsive user, 1

internationalization, in I/O library, 1
Internet Service Provider (ISP), 1

interrupt( ), 1

threading, 1, 2

intranet, 1

and applets, 1

Introspector, 1
invariant, design by contract, 1
invokeandWait( ), SwingUtilities, 1
invokeLater( ), SwingUtilities, 1

is-a, 1

relationship, inheritance, 1

and upcasting, 1

vs. is-like-a relationships, 1

is-like-a, 1
isDaemon( ), 1
isDataFlavorSupported( ), 1
isInstance, 1
isInterface( ), 1
ISP (Internet Service Provider), 1
iteration, in program development, 1

iterator, 1, 2, 3

hasNext( ), 1
next( ), 1

J2EE, 1
Jacobsen, Ivar, 1

JApplet, 1

menus, 1

JAR, 1

archive tag, for HTML and JAR files, 1
file, 1
jar files and classpath, 1
packaging applets to optimize loading, 1
utility, 1

Java

and pointers, 1
and set-top boxes, 1
AWT, 1
compiling and running a program, 1
containers library, 1
Java Foundation Classes (JFC/Swing), 1
Java Plugin, 1
Java Virtual Machine (JVM), 1
Java Web Start, 1
operators, 1
public Java seminars, 1
strategies for transition to, 1
versions, 1
why it succeeds, 1

JavaBeans

see Beans, 1

javadoc, 1
JavaMail API, 1

JButton, 1

Swing, 1

JCheckBox, 1, 2
JCheckBoxMenuItem, 1, 2
JComboBox, 1
JComponent, 1, 2
JDB, Java Debugger, 1

JDialog, 1

menus, 1

JDK 1.1

I/O streams, 1

JDK 1.4, 1

assertion mechanism, 1
chained exceptions, 1
Java Web Start, 1
LinkedHashSet, 1
logging API, 1
new I/O, 1
preferences API, 1
regular expressions, 1
LinkedHashMap, 1

JDK, downloading and installing, 1
JFC, Java Foundation Classes (Swing), 1
JFileChooser, 1

JFrame, 1, 2

menus, 1

JIT, just-in-time compilers, 1
JLabel, 1, 2
JList, 1
JMenu, 1, 2
JMenuBar, 1, 2
JMenuItem, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
JNLP, Java Network Launch Protocol, 1
join( ), threading, 1
JOptionPane, 1
Joy, Bill, 1
JPanel, 1, 2, 3, 4
JPopupMenu, 1
JProgressBar, 1
JRadioButton, 1, 2
JScrollPane, 1, 2, 3, 4
JSlider, 1
JTabbedPane, 1
JTable, Swing, 1
JTextArea, 1, 2
JTextField, 1, 2
JTextPane, 1
JToggleButton, 1
JTree, 1
JUnit unit testing framework, 1
JVM (Java Virtual Machine), 1
key, applet signing, 1

keyboard

navigation, and Swing, 1
shortcuts, 1

keySet( ), 1
Koenig, Andrew, 1
label, 1

labeled

break, 1
continue, 1

late binding, 1, 2, 3
layout, controlling layout with layout managers, 1
lazy initialization, 1
left-shift operator (<<), 1

length

array member, 1
for arrays, 1

less than (<), 1
less than or equal to (<=), 1
lexicographic vs. alphabetic sorting, 1

library

creator, vs. client programmer, 1
design, 1
use, 1

LIFO, 1

lightweight

persistence, 1
Swing components, 1

LineNumberInputStream, 1
LineNumberReader, 1
linked list, 1
LinkedHashMap, 1, 2, 3, 4
LinkedHashSet, 1, 2
LinkedList, 1, 2, 3
Linux , 1

List, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

boxes, 1
drop-down list, 1
sorting and searching, 1

listener

adapters, 1
and events, 1
classes, 1
interfaces, 1

Lister, Timothy, 1
ListIterator, 1

literal

class literal, 1, 2
double, 1
float, 1
long, 1
values, 1

little endian, 1
load factor, of a HashMap or HashSet, 1

loading

.class files, 1
initialization & class loading, 1
loding a class, 1

lock( ), file locking, 1
lock, for multithreading, 1
locking, file, 1
logarithms, natural, 1
logging API in JDK 1.4, 1

logical

AND, 1
operator and short-circuiting, 1
operators, 1
OR, 1

long, and threading, 1
long, literal value marker (L), 1
look & feel, pluggable, 1
lvalue, 1
mail, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), 1
main( ), 1
maintenance, program, 1
make utility, for program building, 1
makefile, 1
management obstacles, 1
manifest file, for JAR files, 1, 2
Map, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Map.Entry, 1
MappedByteBuffer, 1
mark( ), 1
matcher, regular expression, 1

Math.random( ), 1

values produced by, 1

mathematical operators, 1
max( ), 1

member

initializers, 1
member function, 1
object, 1

memory exhaustion, solution via References, 1
memory-mapped files, 1
mentoring and training, 1, 2

menu

JDialog, JApplet, JFrame, 1
JPopupMenu, 1

message box, in Swing, 1
message, sending, 1
Messenger object, 1

Method, 1

adding more methods to a design, 1
aliasing during method calls, 1, 2
behavior of polymorphic methods inside constructors, 1
distinguishing overloaded methods, 1
final, 1, 2, 3
for reflection, 1
inline method calls, 1
inner classes in methods & scopes, 1
lookup tool, 1
method call binding, 1
overloading, 1
overriding private, 1
passing a reference into a method, 1
polymorphic method call, 1
private, 1
protected methods, 1
recursive, 1
static, 1, 2
synchronized method and blocking, 1
initialization of method variables, 1

MethodDescriptors, 1
methodology, analysis and design, 1
Meyers, Scott, 1

Microsoft, 1

Visual BASIC, 1

min( ), 1
mission statement, 1
mistakes, and design, 1
mkdirs( ), 1
mnemonics (keyboard shortcuts), 1
modulus, 1
monitor, for multithreading, 1
Mono, 1
Mozilla, 1
multi-tiered systems, 1

multicast, 1

event, and JavaBeans, 1
multicast events, 1

multidimensional arrays, 1
multiparadigm programming, 1
multiple inheritance, in C++ and Java, 1
multiplication, 1
multiply-nested class, 1
multitasking, 1

multithreading, 1

and containers, 1
blocking, 1
deciding what methods to synchronize, 1
drawbacks, 1
Runnable, 1
when to use it, 1

mutex, 1
mutual exclusion, threading, 1

name, 1

clash, 1
collisions, 1
collisions when combining interfaces, 1
creating unique package names, 1
spaces, 1

narrowing conversion, 1, 2, 3
natural logarithms, 1
nesting interfaces, 1
network I/O, 1
new I/O, 1

new operator, 1

and primitives, array, 1

newInstance( ), 1

reflection, 1

next( ), Iterator, 1

nio, 1

buffer, 1
channel, 1

no-arg constructors, 1
North, BorderLayout, 1
not equivalent (!=), 1
NOT, logical (!), 1
notify( ), 1
notifyAll( ), 1
notifyListeners( ), 1
null, 1
NullPointerException, 1
numbers, binary, 1

object, 1, 2

aliasing, 1
arrays are first-class objects, 1
assigning objects by copying references, 1
business object/logic, 1
Class object, 1, 2, 3
clone( ), 1, 2
creation, 1
equals( ), 1
equivalence, 1
equivalence vs. reference equivalence, 1, 2
final, 1
five stages of object design, 1
getClass( ), 1
guidelines for object development, 1
hashCode( ), 1
immutable objects, 1
interface to, 1
lock, for multithreading, 1
member, 1
object-oriented programming, 1
process of creation, 1
serialization, 1, 2
standard root class, default inheritance from, 1
wait( ) and notify( ), 1
web of objects, 1, 2

object-oriented

analysis and design, 1
basic concepts of object-oriented programming (OOP), 1

ObjectOutputStream, 1
obstacles, management, 1
Octal, 1
ones complement operator, 1

OOP, 1

analysis and design, 1
basic characteristics, 1
basic concepts of object-oriented programming, 1
protocol, 1
Simula-67 programming language, 1
substitutability, 1

operation, atomic, 1

operator, 1

+ and += overloading for String, 1
+, for String, 1
== and !=, 1
binary, 1
bitwise, 1
casting, 1
comma operator, 1, 2
common pitfalls, 1
indexing operator [ ], 1
logical, 1
logical operators and short-circuiting, 1
ones-complement, 1
operator overloading for String, 1
overloading, 1
precedence, 1
precedence mnemonic, 1
relational, 1
shift, 1
unary, 1, 2
ternary, 1

optimizing, and profiling, 1
optional methods, in the Java 2 containers, 1

OR, 1

(||), 1

order

of constructor calls with inheritance, 1
of initialization, 1, 2, 3

organization, code, 1
OutputStream, 1, 2
OutputStreamWriter, 1, 2
overflow, and primitive types, 1

overloading

and constructors, 1
distinguishing overloaded methods, 1
lack of name hiding during inheritance, 1
method overloading, 1
on return values, 1
operator + and += overloading for String, 1
operator overloading, 1
operator overloading for String, 1
overloading vs. overriding, 1

overriding

and inner classes, 1
function, 1
overloading vs. overriding, 1
private methods, 1

package, 1

access, and friendly, 1
and directory structure, 1
creating unique package names, 1
default package, 1
names, capitalization, 1
package access, and protected, 1
visibility, access, 1

paintComponent( ), 1, 2
painting on a JPanel in Swing, 1
pair programming, 1
paralysis, analysis, 1
parameter, applet, 1
parameterized type, 1
parseInt( ), 1

pass

pass by value, 1
passing a reference into a method, 1

pattern, regular expression, 1
patterns, design, 1, 2, 3
perfect hashing function, 1

performance

and final, 1
issues, 1

persistence, 1

lightweight persistence, 1

PhantomReference, 1
philosophers, dining and threading, 1
pipe, 1
piped streams, 1
PipedInputStream, 1
PipedOutputStream, 1, 2
PipedReader, 1, 2
PipedWriter, 1, 2
planning, software development, 1
Plauger, P.J., 1
pluggable look & feel, 1
Plugin, Java, 1

pointer

and Java, 1
Java exclusion of pointers, 1

polymorphism, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

and constructors, 1
behavior of polymorphic methods inside constructors, 1

portability in C, C++ and Java, 1
position, absolute, when laying out Swing components, 1
possessive quantifiers, 1
postcondition, design by contract, 1
precedence, mnemonic operator precedence, 1
precondition, design by contract, 1
preferences, JDK 1.4 API, 1
prerequisites, for this book, 1

primitive

comparison, 1
containers of primitives, 1
data types, and use with operators, 1
dealing with the immutability of primitive wrapper classes, 1
final, 1
final static primitives, 1
initialization of class fields, 1
types, 1
wrappers, 1

printInfo( ), 1
printing arrays, 1
println( ), 1
printStackTrace( ), 1, 2
PrintStream, 1
PrintWriter, 1, 2, 3
priority, thread, 1

private, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

illusion of overriding private methods, 1
inner classes, 1
interfaces, when nested, 1
method overriding, 1
methods, 1

problem space, 1, 2
process, and threading, 1
producer-consumer, threading, 1

profiling

and optimizing, 1
JVM interface, 1

programmer, client, 1

programming

basic concepts of object-oriented programming (OOP), 1
coding standards, 1
event-driven programming, 1
Extreme Programming (XP), 1, 2
in the large, 1
maintenance, 1
multiparadigm, 1
object-oriented, 1
pair, 1

progress bar, 1
promotion, to int, 1, 2

property, 1

bound properties, 1
constrained properties, 1
custom property editor, 1
custom property sheet, 1
indexed property, 1

PropertyChangeEvent, 1
PropertyDescriptors, 1
ProptertyVetoException, 1

protected, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

and package access, 1
is also package access, 1
use in clone( ), 1

protocol, 1
prototyping, rapid, 1

public, 1, 2, 3, 4

and interface, 1
class, and compilation units, 1

pure

inheritance, vs. extension, 1
substitution, 1, 2

PushbackInputStream, 1
PushBackReader, 1
put( ), HashMap, 1
Python, 1, 2

quantifier

greedy, 1
possessive, 1
regular expression, 1
reluctant, 1

queue, 1, 2

FIFO, 1

RAD (Rapid Application Development), 1
radio button, 1
random number generator, values produced by, 1
random( ), 1
RandomAccessFile, 1, 2, 3, 4
rapid prototyping, 1
re-throwing an exception, 1
reachable objects and garbage collection, 1

read( ), 1

nio, 1

readDouble( ), 1
Reader, 1, 2, 3
readExternal( ), 1
reading from standard input, 1
readLine( ), 1, 2, 3, 4

readObject( ), 1

with Serializable , 1

recursion, unintended via toString( ), 1
redirecting standard I/O, 1
refactoring, 1

reference

assigning objects by copying references, 1
final, 1
finding exact type of a base reference, 1
null, 1
reference equivalence vs. object equivalence, 1, 2

reference counting garbage collection, 1
Reference, from java.lang.ref, 1
referencing, forward, 1

reflection, 1, 2, 3, 4

and Beans, 1
and weak typing, 1
difference between RTTI and reflection, 1
example, 1

regex, 1
regular expressions, JDK 1.4, 1
relational operators, 1
reluctant quantifiers, 1
removeActionListener( ), 1, 2
removeXXXListener( ), 1
renameTo( ), 1
reporting errors in book, 1
request, in OOP, 1
requirements analysis, 1
reset( ), 1
responsive user interfaces, 1

resume( ), 1

and deadlocks, 1

resumption, termination vs. resumption, exception handling, 1

return

an array, 1
constructor return value, 1
overloading on return value, 1

reusability, 1

reuse, 1

code reuse, 1
existing class libraries, 1
reusable code, 1

revision control system, source code, 1
rewind( ), 1
right-shift operator (>>), 1
rollover, 1

RTTI

and cloning, 1
cast, 1
Class object, 1, 2, 3
ClassCastException, 1
Constructor class for reflection, 1
downcast, 1
Field, 1
getConstructor( ), 1
instanceof keyword, 1
isInstance, 1
Method, 1
newInstance( ), 1
reflection, 1
reflection, difference between, 1
run-time type identification, 1
type-safe downcast, 1

Rumbaugh, James, 1

run-time binding, 1

polymorphism, 1

run-time type identification

(RTTI), 1
misuse, 1
shape example, 1
when to use it, 1

Runnable, 1

interface, 1
Thread, 1

running a Java program, 1
RuntimeException, 1, 2, 3, 4
rvalue, 1
safety, and applet restrictions, 1
scenario, 1
scheduling, 1

scope

inner class nesting within any arbitrary scope , 1
inner classes in methods & scopes, 1
use case, 1

scrolling in Swing, 1

searching

an array, 1
sorting and searching Lists, 1

section, critical section and synchronized block, 1
seek( ), 1, 2
semaphore, 1

seminars

public Java seminars, 1
training, provided by MindView, Inc., 1

sending a message, 1
separating business logic from UI logic, 1
separation of interface and implementation, 1, 2, 3
SequenceInputStream, 1, 2

Serializable, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

readObject( ), 1
writeObject( ), 1

serialization

and object storage, 1
and transient, 1
controlling the process of serialization, 1
defaultReadObject( ), 1
defaultWriteObject( ), 1
to perform deep copying, 1
Versioning, 1

ServerSocket, 1
Set, 1, 2, 3, 4
setActionCommand( ), 1
setBorder( ), 1
setContents( ), 1
setErr(PrintStream), 1
setIcon( ), 1
setIn(InputStream), 1
setLayout( ), 1
setMnemonic( ), 1
setOut(PrintStream), 1
setPriority( ), 1
setToolTipText( ), 1
setUp( ), JUnit, 1
shallow copy, 1, 2

shape

example, 1, 2
example, and run-time type identification, 1

shift operators, 1
short-circuit, and logical operators, 1
shortcut, keyboard, 1
show( ), 1
shuffle( ), 1
side effect, 1, 2, 3, 4
sign extension, 1
signed applets, 1
signed two’s complement, 1
Simula-67 programming language, 1, 2
sine wave, 1
singleton design pattern, 1
size( ), ArrayList, 1
size, of a HashMap or HashSet, 1
sizeof( ), lack of in Java, 1

sleep( ), 1

threading, 1

slider, 1
Smalltalk, 1, 2
SMTP, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, 1
SocketChannel, 1
SoftReference, 1
Software Development Conference, 1
software development methodology, 1
solution space, 1

sorting, 1

and searching Lists, 1

source code, 1

copyright notice, 1
revision control system, 1

South, BorderLayout, 1

space

name spaces, 1
problem space, 1
solution space, 1

specialization, 1

specification

exception specification, 1, 2
system specification, 1

specifier

access specifiers, 1, 2, 3

Stack, 1, 2
standard input, reading from, 1
standards, coding, 1, 2
startup costs, 1
stateChanged( ), 1
statement, mission, 1

static, 1

and final, 1
block, 1
construction clause, 1
data initialization, 1
final static primitives, 1
initialization, 1
initialization clause, 1
inner classes, 1
keyword, 1
method, 1, 2
strong type checking, 1, 2
synchronized static, 1

STL, C++, 1

stop( )

and deadlocks, 1
deprecation in Java 2, 1

stream, I/O, 1
StreamTokenizer, 1

String

automatic type conversion, 1
class methods, 1
concatenation with operator +, 1
immutability, 1
indexOf( ), 1
lexicographic vs. alphabetic sorting, 1
methods, 1
operator +, 1, 2
operator + and += overloading, 1
toString( ), 1, 2

StringBuffer, 1

methods, 1

StringBufferInputStream, 1
StringReader, 1, 2
StringSelection, 1
StringTokenizer, 1
StringWriter, 1
strong static type checking, 1, 2
struts, in BoxLayout, 1

style

coding style, 1
of creating classes, 1

subobject, 1, 2
substitutability, in OOP, 1
substitution principle, 1
subtraction, 1

super, 1

and inner classes, 1

super keyword, 1
super.clone( ), 1, 2, 3
superclass, 1

suspend( ), 1

and deadlocks, 1

Swing, 1

and concurrency, 1
component examples, 1
components, using HTML with, 1
event model, 1, 2

switch keyword, 1

synchronized, 1, 2

and inheritance, 1
and wait( ) & notify( ), 1
block, and critical section, 1
containers, 1
deciding what methods to synchronize, 1
method, and blocking, 1
static, 1

system clipboard, 1
system specification, 1
System.arraycopy( ), 1

System.err, 1, 2

redirecting, 1

System.in, 1, 2

System.out, 1

redirecting, 1

System.out.println( ), 1
systemNodeForPackage( ), preferences API, 1
tabbed dialog, 1
table, Swing JTable, 1
table-driven code, and anonymous inner classes, 1
tasks, ant, 1
tearDown( ), JUnit, 1
template method, design pattern, 1, 2, 3
template, in C++, 1
templates, Java generics (equivalent), 1
termination condition, and finalize( ), 1
termination vs. resumption, exception handling, 1
ternary operator, 1

testing

automated, 1
automated unit testing, 1
Extreme Programming (XP), 1
simple framework, 1
techniques, 1
unit testing, 1

Theory of Escalating Commitment, 1
Thinking in C#, 1
Thinking in Enterprise Java , 1
this keyword, 1

Thread, 1

and Runnable, 1
blocked, 1
daemon threads, 1
dead, 1
deadlock, 1
deciding what methods to synchronize, 1
drawbacks, 1
getPriority( ), 1
group, 1
I/O and threads, blocking, 1
I/O between, 1
interrupt( ), 1
isDaemon( ), 1
long and double non-atomicity, 1
new Thread, 1
notify( ), 1
notifyAll( ), 1
performance, 1
priority, 1
resume( ), 1
resume( ), and deadlocks, 1
run( ), 1
Runnable, 1
Runnable interface, 1
setPriority( ), 1
sharing limited resources, 1
sleep( ), 1
start( ), 1
states, 1
stop( ) , deprecation in Java 2, 1
stop( ), and deadlocks, 1
suspend( ), 1
suspend( ), and deadlocks, 1
synchronized method and blocking, 1
threads and efficiency, 1
wait( ), 1, 2
when to use threads, 1

throw keyword, 1

Throwable, 1

base class for Exception, 1

throwing an exception, 1
Timer, 1
toArray( ), 1
tool tips, 1
TooManyListenersException, 1, 2
toString( ), 1, 2, 3, 4

training, 1

and mentoring, 1, 2
seminars provided by MindView, Inc., 1

Transferable, 1
transferFrom( ), 1
transferTo( ), 1
transient keyword, 1
translation unit, 1
tree, 1
TreeMap, 1, 2
TreeSet, 1, 2
true, 1

try, 1, 2

try block in exceptions, 1

tryLock( ), file locking, 1
two’s complement, signed, 1

type

base, 1
data type equivalence to class, 1
derived, 1
finding exact type of a base reference, 1
parameterized type, 1
primitive, 1
primitive data types and use with operators, 1
type checking and arrays, 1
type checking, strong static, 1
type safety in Java, 1
type-safe downcast in run-time type identification, 1
weak typing, 1

TYPE field, for primitive class literals, 1
type safe sets of constants, 1
type-conscious ArrayList, 1
typed checking, strong static, 1

UML, 1

indicating composition, 1
Unified Modeling Language, 1, 2

unary

minus (-), 1
operator, 1
operators, 1
plus (+), 1

unchecked exceptions, converting from checked, 1

unicast, 1

unicast events, 1

Unicode, 1
Unified Modeling Language (UML), 1, 2

unit testing, 1

automated, 1

unmodifiable, making a Collection or Map unmodifiable, 1
unsupported methods, in the Java 2 containers, 1
UnsupportedOperationException, 1

upcasting, 1, 2, 3, 4

and interface, 1
inner classes and upcasting, 1

update, CVS, 1
updates of the book, 1

use case, 1

iteration, 1
scope, 1

user interface, 1

responsive, with threading, 1, 2

userNodeForPackage( ), preferences API, 1
value, preventing change at run time, 1

variable

defining a variable, 1
initialization of method variables, 1
variable argument lists (unknown quantity and type of arguments), 1

Vector, 1, 2, 3
vector of change, 1, 2
versioning, serialization, 1
versions of Java, 1
visibility, package visibility, 1
Visual BASIC, Microsoft, 1

visual programming, 1

environments, 1

volatile, 1
wait( ), 1, 2
Waldrop, M. Mitchell, 1
WeakHashMap, 1
weakly typed language, 1
WeakReference, 1

Web

placing an applet inside a Web page, 1
safety, and applet restrictions, 1

web of objects, 1, 2
Web Start, Java, 1
West, BorderLayout, 1
while, 1
white-box testing, 1
widening conversion, 1
wild-card, 1
windowClosing( ), 1
windowed applications, 1
wrapper, dealing with the immutability of primitive wrapper classes, 1

write( ), 1

nio, 1

writeBytes( ), 1
writeChars( ), 1
writeDouble( ), 1
writeExternal( ), 1

writeObject( ), 1

with Serializable, 1

Writer, 1, 2, 3
XOR (Exclusive-OR), 1
XP (Extreme Programming), 1
yield( ), threading, 1, 2
zero extension, 1
ZipEntry, 1
ZipInputStream, 1
ZipOutputStream, 1

[ ]

indexing operator [ ], 1

^, 1
^=, 1
|, 1
|=, 1
||, 1

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