Thinking in Java, 3rd ed. Revision 2.0 - Index

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boolean

operators that won’t work with boolean, 1

!=, 1

operator, 1

‘+’

operator + for String, 1

==, 1

operator, 1
vs. equals( ), 1

abstract

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

adapters

listener adapters, 1

aliasing, 1

and String, 1
during a method call, 1

analysis

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

AND

bitwise, 1
logical (&&), 1

anonymous inner class, 1, 2, 3, 4

and constructors, 1

applet, 1

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

application

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

add( ), 1
and deep copying, 1
get( ), 1, 2
size( ), 1
type-conscious ArrayList, 1
used with HashMap, 1

base

types, 1

base class, 1, 2, 3

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

Basic

Microsoft Visual Basic, 1

BeanInfo

custom BeanInfo, 1

Beans

and Borland’s Delphi, 1
and Microsoft’s Visual Basic, 1
application builder, 1
beanbox Bean testing tool, 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

binary

numbers, 1
operators, 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

bitwise

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

blocking

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

book

errors, reporting, 1
updates of the book, 1

Boolean, 1

algebra, 1
and casting, 1
vs. C and C++, 1

Borland, 1

Delphi, 1

browser

class browser, 1

button

creating your own, 1
radio button, 1

C++, 1

copy constructor, 1
Standard Container Library aka STL, 1
strategies for transition to, 1
templates, 1
vector class, vs. array and ArrayList, 1
why it succeeds, 1

callbacks

and inner classes, 1

capitalization

Java capitalization style source-code checking tool, 1
of package names, 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

CGI

Common-Gateway Interface, 1

change

vector of change, 1

class, 1, 2, 3

abstract class, 1
access, 1
anonymous inner, 1
anonymous inner class, 1, 2, 3
anonymous inner class and constructors, 1
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 data members, 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
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

classpath, 1, 2

and rmic, 1

cleanup

and garbage collector, 1
performing, 1
with finally, 1

client programmer, 1

vs. library creator, 1

clipboard

system clipboard, 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

code

coding standards, 1, 2
organization, 1
re-use, 1

collision

name, 1

comments

and embedded documentation, 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, 2

compression

compression library, 1

Console

Swing display framework in com.bruceeckel.swing, 1

constant

compile-time constant, 1
folding, 1
groups of constant values, 1
implicit constants, and String, 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
default, 1
default constructors, 1
for reflection, 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

container

class, 1, 2
of primitives, 1

control

access, 1

conversion

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

cookies

and JSP, 1

copy

deep copy, 1
shallow copy, 1

data

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

data type

equivalence to class, 1

database

flat-file database, 1
Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC), 1
relational database, 1
URL, 1

Datagram, 1

User Datagram Protocol (UDP), 1

decoupling

via polymorphism, 1

deep copy, 1, 2

and ArrayList, 1
using serialization to perform deep copying, 1

default constructor, 1, 2

synthesizing a default constructor, 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
of object hierarchies, 1
patterns, 1, 2

design patterns, 1

decorator, 1
singleton, 1

destructor, 1, 2, 3

Java doesn’t have one, 1

diagram

inheritance, 1
use case, 1

directory

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

documentation

comments & embedded documentation, 1

downcast, 1, 2, 3

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

dynamic

behavior change with composition, 1
binding, 1, 2

efficiency

and arrays, 1
and final, 1
and threads, 1
when using the synchronized keyword, 1

equals( ), 1, 2

and hashed data structures, 1
overriding for HashMap, 1
vs. ==, 1

equivalence

==, 1
object equivalence, 1

error

handling with exceptions, 1
recovery, 1
reporting errors in book, 1
standard error stream, 1

event

event-driven system, 1
JavaBeans, 1
multicast, 1
multicast event and JavaBeans, 1
responding to a Swing event, 1
Swing event model, 1
unicast, 1

event listener, 1

order of execution, 1

exception

and base-class constructors, 1
and constructors, 1
and inheritance, 1, 2
catching an exception, 1
catching any exception, 1
changing the point of origin of the exception, 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
losing an exception, pitfall, 1
NullPointerException, 1
printStackTrace( ), 1
re-throwing an exception, 1
restrictions, 1
RuntimeException, 1
specification, 1
termination vs. resumption, 1
Throwable, 1
throwing an exception, 1, 2
try, 1
try block, 1
typical uses of exceptions, 1

extends, 1, 2, 3

and interface, 1
keyword, 1

extensible

program, 1

extension

pure inheritance vs. extension, 1

Externalizable, 1

alternative approach to using, 1

File, 1, 2, 3

characteristics of files, 1
class, 1
File.list( ), 1
incomplete output files, errors and flushing, 1
JAR file, 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
and super, 1
calling directly, 1
order of finalization of objects, 1

finally, 1, 2

and constructors, 1
keyword, 1
pitfall, 1

floating point

true and false, 1

framework

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

friendly, 1, 2

and interface, 1
and protected, 1
less accessible than protected, 1

FTP

File Transfer Protocol (FTP), 1

function

member function, 1
overriding, 1

garbage collection, 1, 2, 3

and cleanup, 1
forcing finalization, 1
how the collector works, 1
order of object reclamation, 1
reachable objects, 1
setting references to null to allow cleanup, 1

goto

lack of goto in Java, 1

GUI

graphical user interface, 1, 2

guidelines

object development, 1

hashCode( ), 1, 2

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

hashing, 1

external chaining, 1
perfect hashing function, 1

HashMap, 1, 2, 3

used with ArrayList, 1

hiding

implementation, 1

I/O

and threads, blocking, 1
available( ), 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, 3
File class, 1
File.list( ), 1
FileDescriptor, 1
FileInputReader, 1
FileInputStream, 1
FilenameFilter, 1, 2
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, 2
InputStreamReader, 1, 2, 3
internationalization, 1
library, 1
lightweight persistence, 1
LineNumberInputStream, 1
LineNumberReader, 1
mark( ), 1
mkdirs( ), 1
nextToken( ), 1
ObjectOutputStream, 1
output, 1
OutputStream, 1, 2, 3
OutputStreamWriter, 1, 2, 3
pipe, 1
piped stream, 1
piped streams, 1
PipedInputStream, 1
PipedOutputStream, 1, 2
PipedReader, 1
PipedWriter, 1
PrintStream, 1
PrintWriter, 1, 2, 3, 4
pushBack( ), 1
PushbackInputStream, 1
PushBackReader, 1
RandomAccessFile, 1, 2, 3
read( ), 1
readDouble( ), 1
Reader, 1, 2, 3, 4
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, 2, 3, 4
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, 4
ZipEntry, 1
ZipInputStream, 1
ZipOutputStream, 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

indexOf( )

String, 1, 2

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
vs. composition, 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
member initializers, 1
non-static instance initialization, 1
of class data members, 1
of method variables, 1
order of initialization, 1, 2
static, 1
with inheritance, 1

inizialization

lazy, 1

inner class

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

and control frameworks, 1
and Swing, 1
and upcasting, 1
anonymous, 1
anonymous inner class, 1, 2
anonymous inner class and constructors, 1
anonymous, 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 input, 1

instance

instance initialization , 1
non-static instance initialization, 1

instanceof

dynamic instanceof, 1
keyword, 1

Integer

parseInt( ), 1

interface

and implementation, separation, 1
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
graphical user interface (GUI), 1, 2
implementation, separation of, 1
initializing fields in interfaces, 1
keyword, 1
nesting interfaces within classes and other interfaces, 1
private, as nested interfaces, 1
Runnable, 1
separation of interface and implementation, 1
upcasting to an interface, 1
user, 1
vs. abstract, 1
vs. implemenation, 1

interfaces

name collisions when combining interfaces, 1

Internet

Internet Protocol, 1
Internet Service Provider (ISP), 1

intranet, 1

and applets, 1

is-a, 1

relationship, inheritance, 1
relationship, inheritance & upcasting, 1
vs. is-like-a relationships, 1

iterator, 1, 2, 3, 4

hasNext( ), 1
next( ), 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

Java, 1

and pointers, 1
and set-top boxes, 1
capitalization style source-code checking tool, 1
compiling and running a program, 1
containers library, 1, 2
public Java seminars, 1
versions, 1

Java 1.1

I/O streams, 1

JavaBeans

see Beans, 1

JDBC

createStatement( ), 1
database URL, 1
DatabaseMetaData, 1
executeQuery( ), 1
flat-file database, 1
getFloat( ), 1
getInt( ), 1
getString( ), 1
Java DataBase Connectivity, 1
join, 1
relational database, 1
ResultSet, 1
SQL stored procedures, 1
Statement, 1
Structured Query Language (SQL), 1

JDialog, 1

menus, 1

JDK

downloading and installing, 1

JFC

Java Foundation Classes (JFC/Swing), 1

JFrame, 1, 2

menus, 1

JIT

Just-In Time compilers, 1

keywords

class, 1, 2

layout

controlling layout with layout managers, 1

library

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

lightweight

Swing components, 1

List, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

drop-down list, 1
sorting and searching, 1

literal

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

loading

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

localhost, 1

and RMI, 1

logarithms

natural logarithms, 1

logical

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

Look & Feel

Pluggable, 1

Math.random( ), 1

values produced by, 1

member

member function, 1
object, 1

mentoring

and training, 1, 2

menu

JPopupMenu, 1

menus

JDialog, JApplet, JFrame, 1

Method, 1

adding more methods to a design, 1
aliasing during a method call, 1
aliasing during method calls, 1
behavior of polymorphic methods inside constructors, 1
distinguishing overloaded methods, 1
final, 1, 2
final methods, 1
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
synchronized method and blocking, 1
initialization of method variables, 1

Microsoft, 1

Visual Basic, 1

multicast, 1

event, and JavaBeans, 1
multicast events, 1

multithreading, 1, 2

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

name, 1

clash, 1
collisions, 1
creating unique package names, 1
spaces, 1

Naming

bind( ), 1
rebind( ), 1
unbind( ), 1

network programming, 1

accept( ), 1
client, 1
Common-Gateway Interface (CGI), 1
datagrams, 1
dedicated connection, 1
displaying a Web page from within an applet, 1
DNS (Domain Name System), 1
dotted quad, 1
getInputStream( ), 1
getOutputStream( ), 1
HTML, 1
identifying machines, 1
Internet Protocol (IP), 1
Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC), 1
local loopback IP address, 1
localhost, 1
multithreading, 1
port, 1
reliable protocol, 1
server, 1
serving multiple clients, 1
showDocument( ), 1
Socket, 1
stream-based sockets, 1
testing programs without a network, 1
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), 1
unreliable protocol, 1
URL, 1
User Datagram Protocol (UDP), 1

new operator, 1

and primitives, array, 1

newInstance( ), 1

reflection, 1

no-arg

constructors, 1

NOT

logical (!), 1

null, 1, 2

garbage collection, allowing cleanup, 1

object, 1, 2

aliasing, 1
arrays are first-class objects, 1
assigning objects by copying references, 1
assignment and reference copying, 1
business object/logic, 1
Class object, 1, 2, 3
clone( ), 1, 2
creation, 1
equals( ) method, 1
equivalence, 1
equivalence vs reference equivalence, 1
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
order of finalization of objects, 1
process of creation, 1
reference equivalence vs. object equivalence, 1
serialization, 1, 2
standard root class, default inheritance from, 1
wait( ) and notify( ) methods, 1
web of objects, 1, 2

object-oriented

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

OOP, 1

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

operator, 1

+ and += overloading for String, 1
+, for String, 1
== and !=, 1
binary, 1
bitwise, 1
casting, 1
comma, 1
comma operator, 1
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

OR, 1

(||), 1

order

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

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
vs. overriding, 1

overriding

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

package, 1

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

pass

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

Pattern

Command Pattern, 1

performance

and final, 1

persistence, 1

lightweight persistence, 1

pointer

Java exclusion of pointers, 1

polymorphism, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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

precedence

operator precedence mnemonic, 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 data members, 1
wrappers, 1

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

program

maintenance, 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
multiparadigm, 1
object-oriented, 1
pair, 1

promotion

of primitive types, 1
type promotion, 1

property, 1

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

protected, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

and friendly, 1
is also friendly, 1
more accessible than friendly, 1
use in clone( ), 1

protocol, 1

unreliable protocol, 1

prototyping

rapid, 1

public, 1, 2, 3, 4

and interface, 1
class, and compilation units, 1

pure

substitution, 1

readObject( ), 1

with Serializable , 1

reference

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

reflection, 1, 2, 3, 4

and Beans, 1
difference between RTTI and reflection, 1

registry

remote object registry, 1

relational

database, 1
operators, 1

resume( ), 1

and deadlocks, 1
deprecation in Java 2, 1

return

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

reuse, 1

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

RMI

AlreadyBoundException, 1
bind( ), 1
localhost, 1
rebind( ), 1
Remote, 1
remote interface, 1
Remote Method Invocation, 1
remote object registry, 1
RemoteException, 1, 2
rmic, 1
rmic and classpath, 1
rmiregistry, 1
RMISecurityManager, 1
Serializable arguments, 1
skeleton, 1
stub, 1
TCP/IP, 1
unbind( ), 1
UnicastRemoteObject, 1

RTTI

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

scope

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

searching

sorting and searching Lists, 1

seminars

public Java seminars, 1
training, provided by Bruce Eckel, 1

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
RMI arguments, 1
to perform deep copying, 1
Versioning, 1

servlet, 1

multithreading, 1
running servlets with Tomcat, 1
session tracking, 1

session

and JSP, 1

shape

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

singleton

design pattern, 1

sizeof( )

lack of in Java, 1

software

development methodology, 1

sorting, 1

and searching Lists, 1

space

problem, 1
solution, 1

specification

system specification, 1

specifier

access specifiers, 1, 2, 3

SQL

stored procedures, 1
Structured Query Language, 1

standard input

Reading from standard input, 1

standards

coding standards, 1, 2

Statement, 1

mission, 1

static, 1

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

STL

C++, 1

stop( )

and deadlocks, 1
deprecation in Java 2, 1

String

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

StringBuffer, 1

methods, 1

substitution

principle, 1

super, 1

and finalize( ), 1
and inner classes, 1

suspend( ), 1

and deadlocks, 1
deprecation in Java 2, 1

synchronized, 1, 2

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

template

in C++, 1

testing

automated, 1
Extreme Programming (XP), 1
unit testing, 1

Thread, 1

and Runnable, 1
blocked, 1
daemon threads, 1
dead, 1
deadlock, 1
deciding what methods to synchronize, 1
destroy( ), 1
drawbacks, 1
getPriority( ), 1
I/O and threads, blocking, 1
interrupt( ), 1
isDaemon( ), 1
new Thread, 1
notify( ), 1
notifyAll( ), 1
priority, 1
properly suspending & resuming, 1
resume( ), 1
resume( ) , deprecation in Java 2, 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
stopping, 1
suspend( ), 1
suspend( ) , deprecation in Java 2, 1
suspend( ), and deadlocks, 1
synchronized method and blocking, 1
threads and efficiency, 1
wait( ), 1, 2
when to use threads, 1

Throwable, 1

base class for Exception, 1

training, 1

and mentoring, 1, 2

try, 1, 2

try block in exceptions, 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 safety in Java, 1
type-safe downcast in run-time type identification, 1
weak typing, 1

UML, 1

indicating composition, 1
Unified Modeling Language, 1, 2

unary

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

unicast, 1

unicast events, 1

upcasting, 1, 2, 3, 4

and interface, 1
inner classes and upcasting, 1

use case, 1

iteration, 1
scope, 1

user interface, 1

responsive, with threading, 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

of change, 1

visual

programming, 1

weak

weakly typed language, 1

Web

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

writeObject( ), 1

with Serializable, 1

[ ]

indexing operator [ ], 1