Foundations of Java for ABAP Programmers

The only beginning book of its kind, this book will teach you SAP/ABAP developers the skills you need for Java 5 programming. The book emphasizes the fundamentals of core Java SE 5 and Java EE 5, to get you up to speed with these technologies. You’ll learn about the most important enterprise Java API found in the new Java EE 5 platform, which you can immediately use and integrate. Furthermore, the book elaborates on connecting to a database, SAP Java Connector, servlets, Java Server Pages, Enterprise JavaBeans, and Java Messaging.

Table of Contents

1. Your First Java Program



2. Object Orientation in a Nutshell



3. The Primitive Data Types



4. Comments



5. Naming Standards and Conventions



6. The Java Operators



7. Strings with Java



8. Control Flow



9. Jump Statements



10. Arrays and Collections in Java



11. Object Orientation in Java



12. More OO in Java—Interfaces and Abstract Classes



13. Inner, Nested, and Anonymous Classes



14. Errors and Exceptions



15. Threads, Daemons, and Garbage Collection



16. Basic Swing Using Default Layouts



17. Event Handling



18. Layout Managers and Other Components



19. JDBC Technology



20. The Java Connector (JCo)



21. Servlets



22. JavaServer Pages (JSP)



23. Extensible Markup Language (XML)



24. Java Messaging Services



25. Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0