From C/C++ to Java is a tutorial in French to learn the Java programming language and its library.
The english version of From C/C++ to Java provides only this introduction and its table of contents.

From C/C++ to Java describes the version 2 of Java. Similarities and differences between Java and the C and C++ programming languages are detailed, and concrete solutions are given for C/C++ concepts which are treated differently in Java (pointers, error treatment,...). Each class of the Java library 1.0 is described : basic classes, tools classes, streams classes, net access classes and Graphic User Interface AWT classes.
Finally, the tutorial ends with a course about Java 3D.

From C/C++ to Java applies first to programmers, who knows C or C++, but also to people who are used to structured or object oriented languages (like PASCAL, SmallTalk, Visual Basic,...). The remarks about C/C++ and the traps to be avoided in Java are pointed out, to be found easily and allow a faster reading.

You can use this site as a course to learn programming Java applets and standalone applications, and as a quick reference manual of Java core and library. Many simple and original examples guide you from the classical HelloWorld to programming of more sophisticated applets, that you can test "live" in the site.

This course is divided into 26 chapters and its average size is 3 Mo (HTML files, images and applets).
To avoid any misunderstanding, all Java examples are compilation error free.

Table of contents

The Java language

Starting with Java

• How to download the JDK (Java Development Kit)
• Installation
• Java environment and commands
• Your first applet : the classical "Hello world !"

Basic concepts

• Objects, classes and inheritance
• References
• Java keywords
• Basic types
• Program structure
• Packages

Classes creation and use

• Classes and interfaces declaration
• Variables declaration
• Methods declaration
• Objects creation : the new operator
• Overriding methods
• Destroying objects

Objects, tables and strings

• The class Object
• The class Class
• Arrays
• Strings
• The class String
• The class StringBuffer
• The class System

Instructions and operators

• Blocks
• if ... else, switch
• while, do ... while, for
• Expressions
• Operators
• Conversions (or casts)
• Operators priority

Exceptions

• throw, try, catch,...
• The class Throwable
• The Runtime exceptions
• The errors classes
• Others exceptions

Threads

• Thread definition
• Thread creation
• The different states of a thread
• Threads synchronization
• The class Thread

Inner classes

• Inner classes
• Anonymous classes
• Other new features in Java 1.1

Additions to Java syntax in Java 5.0

• Enumeration
• import static
• Variable arguments
• Autoboxing / unboxing
• Enhanced for loop
• Generics
• Annotations

Naming conventions and porting

• Naming conventions
• Porting C/C++ programs

The Java 1.0 library

The Java 1.0 library

• Java 1.0 packages
• Java 1.0 classes hierarchy

Basic classes

• Objects management
• Les classes d'emballage
• mathematical computing : the class java.lang.Math
• Threads management classes
• System management classes

Java tools

• Data collections management
• Dates
• Generation of random numbers
• Other tools classes

Files and streams management

• Input/Output management
• Files handling
• Streams
• Input streams
• Output streams
• Random access files

Network access

• Access throw URLs
• Client server architecture
• Accessing sockets
• Accessing datagrams

Standalone applications and applets

• Java standalone applications
• Applets
• Linking applets with browsers
• Making an application from an applet

User interface components

• Java components
• The class java.awt.Component
• Default components
• How does it work ?

Containers and components layout

• Containers
• Layouts
• Menus

User interface management

• Managing events
• The class Graphics : all you need to draw
• Fonts management
• Color
• Classes using dimensions
• Creating new components

Images

• Generation of images
• Download images
• Images creation
• Transformation of images with a filter
• How does it work ?
• Managing animations

Further with Java...

• Language evolution
• Conclusion

Java extensions

Java 3D

• Stating withJava 3D
• A first example
• 3D principles
• Basic classes

3D objects

• Basic shapes
• Geometries
• Screen backgrounds
• Importing 3D scenes

Appearance attributes

• Available attributes
• Color attributes
• Facets display attributes
• Transparency and rendering attributes
• Texture attributes

3D ligthting

• Activation
• Available lights
• Mixing lights
• Lights classes

3D animation

• Interaction
• Animation
• A complete example : From earth to moon
• Further with Java 3D...

Java applets

Main Java applets of this tutorial

• Time counter
• HelloWorld
• Unicode characters list
• Multiple counters
• Chronometer
• Synchronized display of calculations
• Calculations observer
• Reading a file on Internet
• Internet shared paper board
• Applet controller
• Play piano
• Java components display
• Simple operation with two numbers
• Applet behavior
• Cut/Copy/Paste/Delete in a word processor
• Use of the class BorderLayout
• User interface builder GridBagBuilder
• Menu test
• Graphical editor
• Available fonts list
• Chart of colors
• Navigation bar with image buttons
• Negative filtering
• Counter filter
• Animated image
• Scrolling text
• Stars clock

Java 3D applets/applications

• Applet3D
• CubeSides
• MultiCubes
• SimpleObjects
• Pyramid
• AxisShapeDemo
• HelloWorld3D
• ObjectFileDemo
• Clown
• SphereConstruction
• WaterGlass
• SimpleTexturedObjects
• LightEffect
• LitPlane
• LitApplet3D
• MouseApplet3D
• TextTranslation
• AlphaTest
• Clock3D
• SunEarthMoonMotion

Other applets available on this site

	Jeks display
	Java Mine

 

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