A Programmer’s Guide to Java™ SCJP Certification Third Edition
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A Programmer’s Guide to Java™ SCJP Certification A Comprehensive Primer Third Edition
Khalid A. Mughal Rolf W. Rasmussen
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[email protected] Visit us on the Web: informit.com/aw Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mughal, Khalid Azim. A programmer's guide to Java SCJP certification : a comprehensive primer / Khalid A. Mughal, Rolf W. Rasmussen.—3rd ed. p. cm. Previously published under title: A programmer’s guide to Java certification. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-321-55605-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Electronic data processing personnel--Certification. 2. Operating systems (Computers)—Examinations--Study guides. 3. Java (Computer program language)--Examinations-Study guides. I. Rasmussen, Rolf (Rolf W.) II. Mughal, Khalid Azim. Programmer’s guide to Java certification. III. Title. QA76.3.M846 2008 005.2'762--dc22
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To the loving memory of my mother, Zubaida Begum, and my father, Mohammed Azim. —K.A.M.
For Olivia E. Rasmussen and Louise J. Dahlmo. —R.W.R.
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Contents Overview
Foreword Preface 1 Basics of Java Programming
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2 Language Fundamentals
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3 Declarations
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4 Access Control
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5 Operators and Expressions
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6 Control Flow
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7 Object-Oriented Programming
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8 Nested Type Declarations
351
9 Object Lifetime
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10 Fundamental Classes
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11 Files and Streams
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12 Localization, Pattern Matching and Formatting
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13 Threads
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14 Generics
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15 Collections and Maps
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A Taking the SCJP 1.6 Exam
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B Objectives for the SCJP 1.6 Exam
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C Objectives for the SCJP 1.6 Upgrade Exam
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D Annotated Answers to Review Questions
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E Solutions to Programming Exercises
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F Mock Exam
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G Number Systems and Number Representation Index
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Contents
List of Figures
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List of Tables
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List of Examples
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Foreword
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Preface 1 Basics of Java Programming 1.1 1.2 1.3
1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10
Introduction Classes Declaring Members: Fields and Methods Objects Class Instantiation, Reference Values, and References Object Aliases Instance Members Invoking Methods Static Members Inheritance Aggregation Tenets of Java Review Questions Java Programs Sample Java Application Essential Elements of a Java Application Compiling and Running an Application Review Questions Chapter Summary Programming Exercise
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Language Fundamentals 2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
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Basic Language Elements Lexical Tokens Identifiers Keywords Literals Integer Literals Floating-Point Literals Boolean Literals Character Literals String Literals White Spaces Comments Review Questions Primitive Data Types Integer Types The char Type The Floating-Point Types The boolean Type Review Questions Variable Declarations Declaring and Initializing Variables Reference Variables Initial Values for Variables Default Values for Fields Initializing Local Variables of Primitive Data Types Initializing Local Reference Variables Lifetime of Variables Review Questions Chapter Summary Programming Exercise
Declarations 3.1 3.2
3.3
3.4
Class Declarations JavaBeans Standard Naming Patterns for Properties Naming Patterns for the Event Model Method Declarations Statements Instance Methods and the Object Reference this Method Overloading Constructors The Default Constructor Overloaded Constructors Review Questions
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3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
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Enumerated Types Declaring Typesafe Enums Using Typesafe Enums Declaring Enum Constructors and Members Implicit Static Methods for Enum Types Inherited Methods from the Enum Class Extending Enum Types: Constant-Specific Class Bodies Declaring Typesafe Enums Revisited Review Questions Arrays Declaring Array Variables Constructing an Array Initializing an Array Using an Array Anonymous Arrays Multidimensional Arrays Review Questions Parameter Passing Passing Primitive Data Values Passing Reference Values Passing Arrays Array Elements as Actual Parameters final Parameters Variable Arity Methods Calling a Varargs Method Varargs and Non-Varargs Method Calls The main() Method Program Arguments Review Questions Chapter Summary Programming Exercises
4 Access Control 4.1 4.2
4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6
Java Source File Structure Packages Defining Packages Using Packages Compiling Code into Packages Running Code from Packages Searching for Classes The JAR Utility System Properties Review Questions Scope Rules Class Scope for Members
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4.9
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Block Scope for Local Variables Accessibility Modifiers for Top-Level Type Declarations Other Modifiers for Classes abstract Classes final Classes Review Questions Member Accessibility Modifiers public Members protected Members Default Accessibility for Members private Members Review Questions Other Modifiers for Members static Members final Members abstract Methods synchronized Methods native Methods transient Fields volatile Fields Review Questions Chapter Summary Programming Exercise
Operators and Expressions 5.1
5.2
5.3 5.4
5.5
Conversions Widening and Narrowing Primitive Conversions Widening and Narrowing Reference Conversions Boxing and Unboxing Conversions Other Conversions Type Conversion Contexts Assignment Context Method Invocation Context Casting Context of the Unary Type Cast Operator: (type) Numeric Promotion Context Precedence and Associativity Rules for Operators Evaluation Order of Operands Left-Hand Operand Evaluation First Operand Evaluation before Operation Execution Left to Right Evaluation of Argument Lists The Simple Assignment Operator = Assigning Primitive Values Assigning References Multiple Assignments Type Conversions in Assignment Context
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5.6
5.7 5.8
5.9 5.10 5.11
5.12
5.13
5.14 5.15
Review Questions Arithmetic Operators: *, /, %, +, Arithmetic Operator Precedence and Associativity Evaluation Order in Arithmetic Expressions Range of Numeric Values Unary Arithmetic Operators: -, + Multiplicative Binary Operators: *, /, % Additive Binary Operators: +, Numeric Promotions in Arithmetic Expressions Arithmetic Compound Assignment Operators: *=, /=, %=, +=, -= Review Questions The Binary String Concatenation Operator + Variable Increment and Decrement Operators: ++, -The Increment Operator ++ The Decrement Operator -Review Questions Boolean Expressions Relational Operators: = Equality Primitive Data Value Equality: ==, != Object Reference Equality: ==, != Object Value Equality Boolean Logical Operators: !, ^, &, | Operand Evaluation for Boolean Logical Operators Boolean Logical Compound Assignment Operators: &=, ^=, |= Conditional Operators: &&, || Short-Circuit Evaluation Review Questions The Conditional Operator: ?: Other Operators: new, [], instanceof Chapter Summary Programming Exercise
6 Control Flow 6.1 6.2
6.3
Overview of Control Flow Statements Selection Statements The Simple if Statement The if-else Statement The switch Statement Review Questions Iteration Statements The while Statement The do-while Statement The for(;;) Statement The for(:) Statement
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6.4
6.5 6.6
6.7
6.8 6.9 6.10
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Transfer Statements Labeled Statements The break Statement The continue Statement The return Statement Review Questions Stack-Based Execution and Exception Propagation Exception Types The Exception Class The RuntimeException Class The Error Class Checked and Unchecked Exceptions Defining New Exceptions Exception Handling: try, catch, and finally The try Block The catch Block The finally Block The throw Statement The throws Clause Review Questions Assertions The assert Statement and the AssertionError Class Compiling Assertions Runtime Enabling and Disabling of Assertions Using Assertions Review Questions Chapter Summary Programming Exercises
Object-Oriented Programming 7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4 7.5
Single Implementation Inheritance Inheritance Hierarchy Relationships: is-a and has-a The Supertype-Subtype Relationship Overriding Methods Instance Method Overriding Covariant return in Overriding Methods Overriding vs. Overloading Hiding Members Field Hiding Static Method Hiding The Object Reference super Review Questions Chaining Constructors Using this() and super() The this() Constructor Call
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7.6
7.7
7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11
7.12 7.13 7.14
The super() Constructor Call Review Questions Interfaces Defining Interfaces Abstract Method Declarations Implementing Interfaces Extending Interfaces Interface References Constants in Interfaces Review Questions Arrays and Subtyping Arrays and Subtype Covariance Array Store Check Reference Values and Conversions Reference Value Assignment Conversions Method Invocation Conversions Involving References Overloaded Method Resolution Reference Casting and the instanceof Operator The Cast Operator The instanceof Operator Review Questions Polymorphism and Dynamic Method Lookup Inheritance Versus Aggregation Basic Concepts in Object-Oriented Design Encapsulation Cohesion Coupling Review Questions Chapter Summary Programming Exercises
8 Nested Type Declarations 8.1 8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
Overview of Nested Type Declarations Static Member Types Declaring and Using Static Member Types Accessing Members in Enclosing Context Non-Static Member Classes Instantiating Non-Static Member Classes Accessing Members in Enclosing Context Review Questions Local Classes Accessing Declarations in Enclosing Context Instantiating Local Classes Anonymous Classes Extending an Existing Class
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Implementing an Interface Instantiating Anonymous Classes Accessing Declarations in Enclosing Context Review Questions Chapter Summary Programming Exercise
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Object Lifetime 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11
Garbage Collection Reachable Objects Facilitating Garbage Collection Object Finalization Finalizer Chaining Invoking Garbage Collection Programmatically Review Questions Initializers Field Initializer Expressions Static Initializer Blocks Instance Initializer Blocks Constructing Initial Object State Review Questions Chapter Summary
10 Fundamental Classes 10.1 10.2 10.3
10.4
Overview of the java.lang Package The Object Class Review Questions The Wrapper Classes Common Wrapper Class Constructors Common Wrapper Class Utility Methods Numeric Wrapper Classes The Character Class The Boolean Class Review Questions The String Class Immutability Creating and Initializing Strings The CharSequence Interface Reading Characters from a String Comparing Strings Character Case in a String Concatenation of Strings Searching for Characters and Substrings Extracting Substrings Converting Primitive Values and Objects to Strings
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389 390 390 392 396 397 398 401 406 406 410 413 416 420 422
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10.5
Formatting Values Pattern Matching Review Questions The StringBuilder and the StringBuffer Classes Thread-Safety Mutability Constructing String Builders Reading and Changing Characters in String Builders Constructing Strings from String Builders Appending, Inserting, and Deleting Characters in String Builders Controlling String Builder Capacity Review Questions Chapter Summary Programming Exercises
11 Files and Streams 11.1 11.2
11.3
11.4
11.5 11.6
Input and Output The File Class Querying the File System File or Directory Existence File and Directory Permissions Listing Directory Entries Creating New Files and Directories Renaming Files and Directories Deleting Files and Directories Byte Streams: Input Streams and Output Streams File Streams Filter Streams Reading and Writing Binary Values Review Questions Character Streams: Readers and Writers Print Writers Writing Text Files Reading Text Files Using Buffered Writers Using Buffered Readers The Standard Input, Output, and Error Streams Comparison of Byte Streams and Character Streams The Console class Review Questions Object Serialization The ObjectOutputStream Class The ObjectInputStream Class Customizing Object Serialization Serialization and Inheritance
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Review Questions Chapter Summary Programming Exercise
12 Localization, Pattern Matching, and Formatting 12.1 12.2 12.3
12.4
12.5
12.6
12.7
The java.util.Locale Class The java.util.Date Class The java.util.Calendar Class Static Factory Methods to Create a Calendar Interoperability with the Date Class Selected get and set Methods Manipulating a Calendar Comparing Calendars The java.text.DateFormat Class Static Factory Methods to Create a Date/Time Formatter Formatting Dates Parsing Strings to Date/Time Managing the Calendar and the Number Formatter The java.text.NumberFormat Class Static Factory Methods to Create a Number Formatter Formatting Numbers and Currency Parsing Strings to Numbers Specifying the Number of Digits Review Questions String Pattern Matching Using Regular Expressions Regular Expression Fundamentals Escaping Metacharacters The java.util.regex.Pattern Class The java.util.regex.Matcher Class The java.util.Scanner Class Review Questions Formatting Values Overview Defining Format Specifiers Conversion Categories and Formatting Conversions Selected Format Exceptions Using the format() Method Review Questions Chapter Summary Programming Exercises
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13 Threads
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13.1 13.2 13.3
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Multitasking Overview of Threads The Main Thread
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13.4
13.5
13.6
Thread Creation Implementing the Runnable Interface Extending the Thread Class Review Questions Synchronization Locks Synchronized Methods Synchronized Blocks Review Questions Thread Transitions Thread States Thread Priorities Thread Scheduler Running and Yielding Sleeping and Waking Up Waiting and Notifying Joining Blocking for I/O Thread Termination Deadlocks Review Questions Chapter Summary Programming Exercises
14 Generics 14.1 14.2
14.3 14.4
14.5
14.6
Introducing Generics Generic Types and Parameterized Types Generic Types Parameterized Types Generic Interfaces Extending Generic Types Raw Types and Unchecked Warnings Collections and Generics Wildcards The Subtype Covariance Problem with Parameterized Types Wildcard Types Subtype Covariance: ? extends Type Subtype Contravariance: ? super Type Subtype Bivariance: ? Subtype Invariance: Type Some Restrictions on Wildcard Types Using References of Wildcard Parameterized Types Generic Reference Assignment Using Parameterized References to Call Set and Get Methods Bounded Type Parameters Multiple Bounds
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14.7 14.8
14.9 14.10
14.11 14.12
14.13
Review Questions Implementing a Simplified Generic Stack Generic Methods and Constructors Generic Method Declaration Calling Generic Methods Wildcard Capture Capture Conversion Flexibility with Wildcard Parameterized Types Nested Wildcards Wildcard Parameterized Types as Formal Parameters Flexible Comparisons with Wildcards Recursive Bounds Type Erasure Bridge Methods Implications for Overloading and Overriding Method Signature Implications for Overloading Implications for Overriding Limitations and Restrictions on Generic Types Reifiable Types Implications for instanceof operator Implications for Casting Implications for Arrays Implications for Varargs Implications for Exception Handling Implications for Nested Classes Other Implications Review Questions Chapter Summary Programming Exercises
15 Collections and Maps 15.1
15.2
15.3
Comparing Objects The equals() Method The hashCode() Method The Comparable<E> Interface The Comparator<E> Interface Review Questions The Java Collections Framework Core Interfaces Implementations Collections Basic Operations Bulk Operations Iterators
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Array Operations Review Questions 15.4 Sets The HashSet<E> and LinkedHashSet<E> Classes 15.5 The SortedSet<E> and NavigableSet<E> Interfaces The SortedSet<E> Interface The NavigableSet<E> Interface The TreeSet<E> Class 15.6 Lists The ArrayList<E>, LinkedList<E>, and Vector<E> Classes 15.7 Queues The Queue<E> Interface The PriorityQueue<E> and LinkedList<E> Classes The Deque<E> Interface The ArrayDeque<E> and LinkedList<E> Class Review Questions 15.8 Maps Basic Operations Bulk Operations Collection Views 15.9 Map Implementations The HashMap, LinkedHashMap, and Hashtable Classes 15.10 The SortedMap and NavigableMap Interfaces The SortedMap Interface The NavigableMap Interface The TreeMap Class Review Questions 15.11 Working with Collections Ordering Elements in Lists Searching in Collections Changing Elements in Collections Sorting Arrays Searching in Arrays Creating List Views of Arrays Miscellaneous Utility Methods in the Arrays Class Review Questions Chapter Summary Programming Exercises
A
Taking the SCJP 1.6 Exam A.1 A.2
Preparing for the Programmer Exam Registering for the Exam Obtaining an Exam Voucher Signing Up for the Test Contact Information
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A.3
A.4
A.5
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After Taking the Exam How the Examination Is Conducted The Testing Locations Utilizing the Allotted Time The Exam Program The Questions Types of Questions Asked Types of Answers Expected Topics Covered by the Questions Moving on to Other Java Technology Exams
Objectives for the SCJP 1.6 Exam
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C Objectives for the SCJP 1.6 Upgrade Exam
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D Annotated Answers to Review Questions
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E Solutions to Programming Exercises
935
F Mock Exam
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Number Systems and Number Representation G.1
G.2 G.3
G.4
Number Systems Binary, Octal, and Hexadecimal Number System Converting Binary Numbers to Decimals Converting Octal and Hexadecimal Numbers to Decimals Relationship between Binary, Octal, and Hexadecimal Numbers Converting Decimals Converting Decimals to Binary Numbers Converting Decimals to Octal and Hexadecimal Numbers Representing Integers Calculating 2’s Complement
Index
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List of Figures
1.1 UML Notation for Classes Chapter 11 1.2 UML Notation for Objects 1.3 Aliases 1.4 Class Diagram Showing Static Members of a Class 1.5 Members of a Class 1.6 Class Diagram Depicting Inheritance Relationship 1.7 Class Diagram Depicting Aggregation 2.1 Primitive Chapter 2 19Data Types in Java 3.1 The Event Chapter 3 39Model 3.2 Array of Arrays 3.3 Parameter Passing: Primitive Data Values 3.4 Parameter Passing: Reference Values 3.5 Parameter Passing: Arrays 4.1 Java Source Chapter 4 103File Structure 4.2 Package Hierarchy 4.3 File Hierarchy 4.4 Searching for Classes 4.5 Searching in JAR files 4.6 Block Scope 4.7 Public Accessibility 4.8 Protected Accessibility 4.9 Default Accessibility 4.10 Private Accessibility 5.1 Widening Primitive Conversions Chapter 5 159 5.2 Overflow and Underflow in Floating-point Arithmetic 5.3 Numeric Promotion in Arithmetic Expressions 6.1 Activity Diagram for if Statements Chapter 6 203 6.2 Activity Diagram for a switch Statement 6.3 Activity Diagram for the while Statement 6.4 Activity Diagram for the do-while Statement 6.5 Activity Diagram for the for Statement 6.6 Enhanced for Statement 6.7 Method Execution
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6.8 Exception Propagation 6.9 Partial Exception Inheritance Hierarchy 6.10 The try-catch-finally Construct 6.11 Exception Handling (Scenario 1) 6.12 Exception Handling (Scenario 2) 6.13 Exception Handling (Scenario 3) 6.14 Execution of the Simple assert Statement (with Assertions Enabled) 6.15 Package Hierarchy 7.1 Inheritance Chapter 7 283Hierarchy 7.2 Inheritance Relations 7.3 Reference Type Hierarchy: Arrays and Subtype Covariance 7.4 Type Hierarchy to Illustrate Polymorphism 7.5 Implementing Data Structures by Inheritance and Aggregation 8.1 Static Member Chapter 8 351 Classes and Interfaces 8.2 Outer Object with Associated Inner Objects 8.3 Nested Classes and Inheritance 8.4 Local Classes and Inheritance Hierarchy 9.1 Memory Organization at Runtime Chapter 9 389 10.1 Partial10 Inheritance Hierarchy in the java.lang Package Chapter 423 10.2 Converting Values Between Primitive, Wrapper, and String Types 11.1 Partial11 Byte Stream Inheritance Hierarchies Chapter 467 11.2 Stream Chaining for Reading and Writing Binary Values to a File 11.3 Partial Character Stream Inheritance Hierarchies 11.4 Setting up a PrintWriter to Write to a File 11.5 Setting up Readers to read Characters 11.6 Buffered Writers 11.7 Buffered Readers 11.8 Keyboard and Display as Console 11.9 Object Stream Chaining 13.1 Spawning Threads Using a Runnable Object Chapter 12 613 13 531 13.2 Spawning Threads—Extending the Thread Class 13.3 Thread States 13.4 Running and Yielding 13.5 Sleeping and Waking up 13.6 Waiting and Notifying 13.7 Thread Communication 13.8 Stack Users 13.9 Joining of Threads 13.10 Deadlock 14.1 Extending Generic Types Chapter 14 661 14.2 No Subtype Covariance for Parameterized Types 14.4 Partial Type Hierarchy for Node
