Chapter 1: Review of Java Fundamentals

• The Java Environment

• Data Types

• The String Class

• The StringBuffer Class

• Arrays

• Passing Data Types to a Method

• Constructors and Initialization

• Inheritance

• Abstract Classes

• Interfaces

• Static Data, Methods, and Blocks

• Wrapper Classes

• I/O

Chapter 2: Packaging and Distributing a Java Application

• Packages

• Managing Source and Class Files

• The javadoc Utility

• Documenting Classes and Interfaces

• Documenting Fields

• Documenting Constructors and Methods

• Running the javadoc Utility

• jar Files

• The Manifest File

• Bundling and Using Jar-Packaged Resources

Chapter 3: Miscellaneous Enhancements

• Enhanced for Loop

• Autoboxing and Auto-Unboxing

• Static Imports

• varArgs

• Typesafe Enums

• Formatted Strings

• Format Specifier Syntax

• Format Specifier Conversions

• Format Specifier Flags

• Formatted Integers Example

• Formatted Floating Points Example

• Formatted Strings Example

• Formatted Dates Example

• Complex Formatted Example

Chapter 4: Assertions

• Introduction

• Assertion Syntax

• Compiling with Assertions

• Enabling and Disabling Assertions

• Assertion Usage

Chapter 5: Regular Expressions

• Regular Expressions

• String Literals

• Character Classes

• Quantifiers

• Capturing Groups and Backreferences

• Boundary Matchers

• Pattern and Matcher

Chapter 6: The Java Collection Classes

• Introduction

• The Arrays Class

• Searching and Sorting Arrays of Primitives

• Sorting Arrays of Objects

• The Comparable and Comparator Interfaces

• Sorting – Using Comparable

• Sorting – Using Comparator

• Collections

• Lists and Sets

• Iterators

• Lists and Iterators Example

• Maps

• Maps and Iterators Example

• The Collections Class

• Rules of Thumb

Chapter 7: Generics

• Introduction

• Defining Simple Generics

• Generics and Subtyping

• Wildcards

• Bounded Wildcards

• Generic Methods

Chapter 8: Advanced I/O

• Introduction

• Basic File I/O Example

• Buffered I/O

• The Console Class

• Object Serialization

• Serialization Issues

• Compressed Files

• Zip File Example

• Writing Your Own I/O Classes

• Property Files

• The Preferences Class

Chapter 9: Enhanced I/O

• Introduction

• Channels

• Buffers

• Typed Buffers

• Direct Buffers

Chapter 10: Logging API

• Introduction

• Loggers

• Logger Levels

• Logger Handlers

• Specifying Handlers and Formatters

• Configuring Handlers

• LogManager

Chapter 11: Networking

• Networking Fundamentals

• The Client/Server Model

• InetAddress

• URLs

• Sockets

• A Time-of-Day Client

• Writing Servers

• Client/Server Example

Chapter 12: Threads and Concurrency

• Review of Fundamentals

• Creating Threads by Extending Thread

• Creating Threads by Implementing Runnable

• Advantages of Using Threads

• Daemon Threads

• Thread States

• Thread Problems

• Synchronization

• Performance Issues

Chapter 13: Remote Method Invocation (RMI)

• Introduction

• RMI Architecture

• The Remote Interface

• The Remote Object

• Writing the Server

• The RMI Compiler

• Writing the Client

• Remote Method Arguments and Return Values

• Dynamic Loading of Stub Classes

• Remote RMI Client Example

• Running the Remote RMI Client Example

Chapter 14: Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)

• Introduction

• Relational Databases

• Structured Query Language

• A Sample Program

• Transactions

• Meta Data