Getting started with Java programming language: a hands-on guide to begin developing Java programs

Getting started with Java programming language is a hands-on guide to begin developing programs using Java. This book is meant for students and professionals with little or no knowledge of Java.

The examples that accompany this book are based on Java 8. You can download the examples (consisting of 30 sample projects) discussed in this book from the following Google Drive location: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1IwsLB5TOglZXYxWW9JMndUX3M.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – Hello World!
Chapter 2 – Variables, data types and operators
Chapter 3 – Control flow statements
Chapter 4 – Objects, classes and methods
Chapter 5 – Packages, access modifiers, static and 2this keywords
Chapter 6 – Object-oriented programming concepts
Chapter 7 – Abstract classes and interfaces
Chapter 8 – Exception handling
Chapter 9 – Arrays, immutability, recursive methods and wrapper classes