Hooked on Java: Creating Hot Web Sites With Java Applets - Softcover

Van Hoff, Arthur; Shaio, Sami; Starbuck, Orca; Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 020148837X ISBN 13: 9780201488371

Publisher: Addison-Wesley, 1996

Synopsis

Shows how to use applets, small programs created using the Java programming language, and includes samples

About this title

From the Back Cover

In Hooked on Java, members of Sun's Java development team show you everything you need to know to use Java applets effectively. These experts explain how applets work in clear, easy-to-follow language. Step by step, they demonstrate how to add Java applets to your Web site and how to configure them without programming.

You'll see how to incorporate several special effects in your Web pages with Java applets, including: animation bouncing and "nervous" text interactive programs, spreadsheets, and 3D viewers image maps that give direct feedback games and more. You'll also learn how to use the Java Developer's Kit, which lets you build new applets from scratch. Supported by both Netscape Navigator 2.0 and Sun's Hot Java Web browsers, Java applets are an essential part of a compelling Web site. The CD-ROM contains a wealth of cool Java applets ready to plug into your home pages, examples of HTML pages that are already Java-enabled, Java source code, the Java Developer's Kit for Windows® 95, Windows NT, Solaris 2.x, and online documentation.

From the Inside Flap

Introduction If you want to learn what Java applets are and how to use them to bring your World-Wide Web site to life, this is the book for you. In these pages we'll describe many Java applets, and you'll learn how to add them to your Web page without programming. We'll also explain how these applets work. For the adventurous, we'll show you how to write your own Java applets. The Java applets described in this book, which are also on the CD-ROM, will run in any Java-compatible browser on any computer. This means that the applets will work just as well in Netscape Navigator on Microsoft Windows 95 as they do in HotJava on Sun Microsystem's Solaris. Actually, this is one of the reasons why Java is so powerful: it will work on any computer. But more about that later.

Who This Book Is for

Webmasters and information content providers on the World-Wide Web who want to create more exciting Web pages

Everybody who has or wants to have their own home page

People interested in learning what Java applets are all about

What You Need Everything you need to create cool Web sites with Java is included on the CD-ROM that comes with this book. It helps if you already have access to the Internet and a Java-compatible Web browser such as HotJava or Netscape Navigator (both are available for downloading). You should know at least a little about HTML to get maximum benefit out of this book. If you want to create your own applets, which we'll show you how to do in the last two chapters, it'll be easier if you know a little programming already. But it isn't necessary to know how to program to use the applets covered in this book.

What You'll Learn You'll learn many useful techniques for working with Java applets, including how to:

add applets to your Web pages without programming

mix and match applets with different sounds and images

configure applets to meet your own needs

create your own applets from scratch.

ROADMAP OF THIS BOOK This book starts off slow and moves to more complex topics. If you're new to Java applets, we suggest you read right through the book, starting at the beginning -- where else? Chapter 1: Introducing Java and Java Applets This chapter is intended for readers who are a little fuzzy about what Java is and the differences between Java, Java applets, and HotJava. It explains some of the common concepts that you will encounter while reading the rest of this book. Chapter 2: Java and the Internet A really important chapter. People who are computer-literate but non-technical should read this chapter to get a good idea of what Java is all about. It describes the language, some of the history, and the unique features that make Java suitable for use on the Internet, particularly on the Web. Chapter 3: Applets Explained This chapter introduces the concepts of applets. We'll explain how to add an applet to a home page, how the applet HTML tag works, and how to compile an applet. Chapter 4: Cool Applets A "cookbook" chapter that describes a lot of cool applets. All of the applets in this chapter are included on the CD-ROM, and you can use them to design spectacular Java-powered Web pages. We'll give examples of how each applet can be used and how to customize it to fit your needs. Chapter 5: Java in Depth This chapter picks up where Chapter 2, Java and the Internet, leaves off. We'll take a closer look at the language and show the basics of programming in it. You should know a little about programming to get the most out of this chapter. Chapter 6: Building an Applet This chapter builds on the concepts in Chapter 5. Step-by-step, we'll show you how to build your own Java applets from scratch.

More Information Aside from reading this book, you can get information on Java applets by browsing the Java/HotJava Web site.

http://javasoft.com/hooked/ ABOUT US

My name is Arthur van Hoff. I've been working on Java and HotJava since 1993. I've helped design the Java Applet API together with Sami. I'm also the author of the Java compiler.

My name is Sami Shaio. I'm the author and implementor of the Java user interface toolkit, and I've designed most of the applet security mechanisms.

My name is Orca Starbuck. I am a technical writer and a support engineer in the Java project.

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison-Wesley
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 020148837X
• ISBN 13: 9780201488371
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 181