Learn Object-Oriented Java the Hard Way

Table of Contents

• Preface: Learning by Doing
• Introduction: Object-Oriented Java
• Exercise 0: The Setup
• Exercise 1: Working With Objects
• Exercise 2: Creating Your Own Single Objects
• Exercise 3: Defining Objects in Separate Files
• Exercise 4: Fields in an Object
• Exercise 5: Programming Paradigms
• Exercise 6: Accessing Fields in Methods
• Exercise 7: Encapsulation and Automated Testing
• Exercise 8: Failure to Encapsulate
• Exercise 9: Private Fields and Constructors
• Exercise 10: Automated Testing with Arrays
• Exercise 11: Public vs Private vs Unspecified
• Exercise 12: Reviewing Constructors
• Exercise 13: Default Values for Fields
• Exercise 14: toString and this
• Exercise 15: Noughts and Crosses / Extreme Testing
• Exercise 16: Introduction to ArrayLists
• Exercise 17: Word Counter Using an ArrayList
• Exercise 18: Primitive Variables in Memory
• Exercise 19: Reference Variables in Memory
• Exercise 20: Lists of Primitive Values
• Exercise 21: Generics vs. Casts
• Exercise 22: Object-Oriented Design and Efficiency
• Exercise 23: Writing a Silly Class with Generics
• Exercise 24: Writing a Useful Class with Generics
• Exercise 25: Sorting and Complexity
• Exercise 26: Sorting Speeds - Primitives vs Objects
• Exercise 27: Static Variables and Static Methods
• Exercise 28: Popular Static Methods in Java
• Exercise 29: Importing Static Class Members
• Exercise 30: References as Parameters
• Exercise 31: Java Strings Are Immutable
• Exercise 32: Parameters vs Properties
• Exercise 33: Basic Inheritance
• Exercise 34: How Fields Are Inherited
• Exercise 35: “Useful” Inheritance - A Game Board
• Exercise 36: A Game Called Breakthrough
• Exercise 37: Two Kinds of Equality
• Exercise 38: Implementing Interfaces
• Exercise 39: The Comparable Interface
• Exercise 40: List and Map
• Exercise 41: Implementing Several Interfaces
• Exercise 42: DropGame and Assertions
• Exercise 43: Abstract Classes and Final Methods
• Exercise 44: Packages
• Exercise 45: Creating a JAR File
• Exercise 46: A Simple Graphical Window
• Exercise 47: An Interactive Window
• Exercise 48: Using (F)XML to Define Your Interface
• Exercise 49: Canvas Basics
• Exercise 50: Getting Mouse Input
• Exercise 51: More Complex Mouse Interaction
• Exercise 52: Animation
• Exercise 53: Handling Keypress Events
• Exercise 54: Graphical Noughts and Crosses
• Exercise 55: Graphical Drop Game
• Next Steps