Java The fundamentals of objects and classes An introduction to Java programming

Abstract

1/ Object-oriented programming: What is an object?: 1.1 Introduction to objects. 1.2 Comparison of OOP and non-OOP. 1.3 Object-oriented analysis and design (OOA & D); 2/ A first Java programme: From class diagram to source code: 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 The class diagram for the member class. 2.3 The Java source code for the member class. 2.4 Using member objects; 3/ Language basics: Some syntax and semantics: 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Identifiers. 3.3 Primitive data types. 3.4 Variables. 3.5 Operators; 4/ Methods: Invoking an object’s behavior: 4.1 How do we get data values into a method?. 4.2 How do we get data values out of a method?. 4.3 Method overloading. 4.4 The structure of a typical class definition; 5/ Classes and objects: Creating and using objects: 5.1 Invoking an object’s constructor. 5.2 Object construction and initialisation of an object’s state. 5.3 Overloading constructors. 5.4 Initialisation blocks; 6/ Collecting data: 6.1 An introduction to arrays. 6.2 Arrays as data structures. 6.3 Declaring arrays. 6.4 Creating arrays. 6.5 Populating arrays. 6.6 Accessing array elements. 6.7 Arguments passed to the main method.