CS 127

Programming Aids

• Java Code Conventions
  • Java Code Conventions from JavaSoft
  • Draft Java Coding Standard by Doug Lea
• Java Tips

Sample Programs

• Simple Drawing
  • SimpleDraw.java Simple drawing program
• Random Numbers
  • Estimate Pi using random numbers A simulation written in Java.
• Geometric Objects
  • TestGObject.java Test class
  • GObject.java Abstract class
  • Circle.java Circle class
  • Square.java Square class
  • Rectangle.java Rectangle class
• Files
  • Copy.java A simple copy program.
  • test.in The input file for the copy program.
  • Morse Code conversion data
• Events
  • MenuTest.java The program that uses menus to change "Hello" as discussed in lecture.
  • ButtonTest.java A small program that uses buttons to change the color of the background.
  • Different Button Handling Techniqes
    • ButtonUI.java
    • ButtonUI2.java
    • ButtonUI3.java
    • ButtonUI4.java
• Command Line
  • ReflectionTest.java The program that ilustrates reflection as discussed in lecture.
• Sierpinski Gasket
  • TestSierpinskiGasket.java Test program for drawing a Sierpinski Gasket.
  • SierpinskiGasket.java.
• Hilbert Curves
  • Hilbert.java The class that draws a Hilbert curve.
  • HilbertTest.java Test program for drawing Hilbert curves.
• Layout Managers
  • flow.java Test program for flow layout.
  • NestedButtonTest.java Test program for nested button example (uses flow layout).
  • border.java Test program for border layout.
  • grid.java Test program for grid layout.
  • Card layout applet. See Chapter 12 of Core Web Programming.
    Necessary source files: CardDemo.java, CardPanel.java, ImgageLabel.java
    Also need playing card images also.
  • Article on layout managers.
    Sample code based upon article:
    • Layout1.java
    • Layout1b.java
    • Layout2.java
    • Layout3.java
    • Layout4.java
    • Layout5.java
    • Layout6.java
    • Layout7.java
• UI/Events
  • UIDemo.java Test program for grid layout.
  • Look and Feel
• Network
  • GetURL.java
  • GetURLInfo.java
  • Program #10:
    remember.txt Text to be converted to lower case.
• Applets
  • Estimate Pi using random numbers A simulation written in Java.
  • A random walk A simulation of a random walk.
  • Bezier curve drawing.
  • Sierpinski Curve drawing.

Other

Java Books and such

• Online API
  • Online JDK API --- Java 2 (1.3)
  • Older Online APIs
    • Online JDK API --- Java 2 (1.2)
    • Online JDK API 1.1
• JavaDoc
• Books
  • Core Java 1.2: Volume 1--Fundamentals, Horstmann/Cornell, Prentice-Hall, 1999.
    A good introductory text if you know something about programming.
  • Java in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition This is a great reference book.
  • The Java Series books published in association with Sun/JavaSoft.
  • Deitel & Associates, Inc. The authors of Java How to Program. This is a great book for people with little or no programming background.
  • Marty Hall (author of Core Web Programming)
• Tutorials
  • The Java Tutorial: Object-Oriented Programming for the Internet Another great reference book---available online!
  • Java Tutorials at DevCentral
• Articles
  • Java 101 Introductory article on Java.
  • Java: It's a good thing Why Java isn't slow, ugly, or irrelevant

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