A practical introduction to programming with Java Beginning Programming with Java For Dummies, 4th Edition is a comprehensive guide to learning one of the most popular programming languages worldwide. This book covers basic development concepts and techniques through a Java lens.

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Java Programming 9 Chapter 1: Getting Started 11 Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Computer 23 Chapter 3: Running Programs 53 Part II: Writing Your Own Java Programs 75 Chapter 4: Exploring the Parts of a Program 77 Chapter 5: Composing a Program 97 Chapter 6: Using the Building Blocks: Variables, Values, and Types 121 Chapter 7: Numbers and Types 135 Chapter 8: Numbers? Who Needs Numbers? 153 Part III: Controlling the Flow 175 Chapter 9: Forks in the Road 177 Chapter 10: Which Way Did He Go? 193 Chapter 11: How to Flick a Virtual Switch 217 Chapter 12: Around and Around It Goes 233 Chapter 13: Piles of Files: Dealing with Information Overload 253 Chapter 14: Creating Loops within Loops 273 Chapter 15: The Old Runaround 285 Part IV: Using Program Units 309 Chapter 16: Using Loops and Arrays 311 Chapter 17: Programming with Objects and Classes 333 Chapter 18: Using Methods and Variables from a Java Class 347 Chapter 19: Creating New Java Methods 371 Chapter 20: Oooey GUI Was a Worm 393 Part V: The Part of Tens 423 Chapter 21: Ten Websites for Java 425 Chapter 22: Ten Useful Classes in the Java API 427 Index 431

Learn to: Use basic development concepts and techniques with JavaDebug Java programs and create useful codeWork with files on your computer’s hard driveWork with the latest features of Java 8 Fully updated to reflect the new features of Java 8! If you’re a new programmer, or want to be, this unintimidating guide gets you on your way toward Java mastery. It explores what goes into creating a program, how to put the pieces together, debugging, and making it all work. Even if you’ve never written a line of code, this book will have you ordering your computer around in no time. Get started — dive into the overall programming experience, from finding out what programming is all about to getting your computer ready for writing and testing programsJump into Java — discover the basic building blocks in any Java program, and get up to speed on how to represent data and get new values from existing valuesGo with the flow — find out how to look at your program as a mansion, and learn to make your computer navigate from one room to anotherOne byte at a time — learn the best ways to break complex programming problems into small pieces and create solutions to solve themThe write stuff — get access to all–important documents that no good Java programmer should be without Open the book and find: How to identify the words in a Java programPlain–English explanations of Java statements and methodsThe scoop on programming with windows, buttons, and other graphical itemsJava troubleshooting tipsWays to write several kinds of decision–making statementsHow to diagnose loop problemsTips, resources, and all kinds of interesting goodies