Programming With Java: A Primer is for students who want to learn the programming language Java. It provides all the concepts and theories required to learn Java in a clear and concise manner. Not only are all features of Java programming aptly explained, the history of the development of Java is also explained so that students can understand the background and functionality of the language. Programming With Java: A Primer provides students with exercises after each chapter. Debugging exercises and programs are provided for students to practice the application of JAVA programming concepts in computer programs. All concepts of Java programming such as multithreading, decision making, event handling, arrays, strings, vectors and graphics are dealt with in detail. There is also a chapter on managing errors and exceptions to help students debug their programs in order to correct programs which are wrong. The book contains chapters like Overview of Java Language, Packages: Putting Classes Together, Graphics Programming, and Java Collections. The 4th edition of Programming With Java: A Primer contains information on the latest updates of JAVA. This book contains new sections on event handling, AWT classes and strings. It also contains two new full fledged projects and model questions from Sun certified Java programming exams. About E. Balagurusamy E. Balagurusamy is an author, consultant and former member of the Union Public Service Commission. His books include Object Oriented Programming with C , Programming in ANSI C, Computer Concepts and Programming in C, and Fundamentals of Computers. He was born in Andipattikottai, Tamil Nadu. He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He was the vice chancellor of Anna University, Chennai, and is currently the member of the planning commission in Tamil Nadu. E. Balagurusamy has written a number of books on programming. His books are very well known among students of computer science. He has been presented many awards like the Distinguished PSG Alumni Award, Author of the Year Award, Bharat Madha Fellowship, Bharat Vikas Award, and many other awards. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming Chapter 2: Java Evolution Chapter 3: Overview of Java Language Chapter 4: Constants, Variable and Data types Chapter 5: Operators and Expressions Chapter 6: Decision Making and Branching Chapter 7: Decision Making and Looping Chapter 8: Classes, Objects and Methods Chapter 9: Arrays, Strings and Vectors Chapter 10: Interfaces: Multiple Inheritance Chapter 11: Packages: Putting Classes Together Chapter 12: Multithreading Programming Chapter 13: Managing Error and Exceptions Chapter 14: Applet Programming Chapter 15: Graphics Programming Chapter 16: Managing Inputs/Output Files in Java Chapter 17: Java Collections Appendices Appendix A: Java Language Reference Appendix B: Java Keywords Appendix C: Difference between Java C/C Appendix D: Bit-level Programming Appendix E: Java API Packages Appendix F: Java Classes and their Packages Appendix G: Assertion and Design by Contract Appendix H: Java Version History Appendix I: Deprecated Classes and Methods Appendix J: Statistics of Java Packages Appendix K: SCJP Exam Model Questions Appendix L: Points to Remember Appendix M: Common Coding Errors Appendix N: Glossary of Java Terms Appendix O: Projects* Bibliography* Index