Java Cookbook, Second Edition

pack( ) 

    Window class 

package statement 

packages 

    basic, listing of 

    classes, placing in 

    creating your own 

        naming conventions 

    java. or javax.  2nd 

    standard extensions, naming syntax 

packaging

    application for installation on different platforms 

    distributing application electronically with JWS 

    Jar packager, using on Mac OS X 

    JavaBeans into a JAR file 

    preparing a class as a JavaBean 

    programs for installation on Mac OS X 

    servlets into WAR files 

packets

    forwarding to other networks with routers 

    TFTP protocol 

    UDP datagram 

PageFormat class 

pages, printing 

pagination, difficulties handling with Java Printing APIs 

paint model for drawing (AWT) 

paint( )

    AWT class 

    checking for null image and nonnegative width and height 

    Component class 

    Graphics class 

    Graphics2D class 

paintComponent( ) 

palindromes of numbers 

Palm Computing Platform devices, special APIs for 

Paper class 

parallel ports 

    preparing and opening 

ParallelPort class 

ParallelPrint class (example) 

parameterized statements (JDBC) 

parameters, <applet> tag 

parse( ) (DateFormat)  2nd 

ParseException 

parseInt( ) (Integer) 

parseObject( ) 

ParsePosition class 

parsing

    comma-separated data 

        regular expressions, using 

    command-line arguments 

    date strings 

    XML 

        with DOM 

        "non-validating" and validating parsers 

        with SAX 

        XmlForm class (example) 

Parts, MIME-encoded messages 

passing values 

    MutableInteger class (example) 

passwords

    BuzzInServlet class (example), providing for 

    mail settings, providing for 

    unencrypted, preventing from being saved 

PATH environment variable, CLASSPATH vs. 

PATH separator (:) 

pattern characters, DecimalFormat class 

Pattern class 

    compile( ) 

        CANON_EQ flag 

        CASE_INSENSITIVE flag 

        flags 

        MULTILINE flag 

        UNIX_LINES flag 

pattern matching  [See regular expressions]

peek( ) (Stack) 

pen plotter  [See plotters]

Penman plotter program (example) 

percentages, formatting for locales 

performance

    collections vs. arrays 

    timing Java programs 

        string concatenation vs. println( ) 

        Time class (example) 

peripheral devices, controlling 

    Communications API 

    event-driven reading and writing 

    parallel ports, preparing and opening 

    Penman plotter program (example) 

    ports, choosing 

    reading and writing with threads 

    reading and writing, lock-step 

    resolving port conflicts 

    serial port, preparing and opening 

Perl 

    discussions of regexes 

    running Perl code from Java 

permissions

    class fields and methods, getting 

    JNLP, setting 

Person class (example), unit testing 

personal information managers  [See JabaDex application]

personalization properties 

PersonTest class (example), writing test case 

PI, displaying value 

PipedInputStream class 

PipedOutputStream class 

pipelining, using Unix tee command 

piping 

plain text email attachment 

platform-independent code, writing 

platforms

    default locales for 

    Java Plug-in, dependence on 

play( ) (AudioClip) 

players for QuickTime or MPEG movies 

plotters

    example program 

        abstract methods, use of 

        PlotDriver class 

        Plotter class 

    Penman plotter program 

    PlotterAWT class (example) 

plurals, formatting 

plus sign  [See + under Symbols]

poll( ) (system call) 

polymorphism

    Java methods 

    println method 

pop( ) (Stack) 

pop-up "tooltips" 

POP3 protocol 

port number (socket connections) 

portability of Java, operating systems and 

PortChooser class (example) 

PortOwner class (example) 

PortOwnershipListener class  2nd 

ports  [See also parallel ports; serial ports]

    choosing for peripherals 

    conflicts, resolving 

    serial and parallel 

position of (imaginary) cursor in string 

position of one numeric field in a String 

position sliders for players 

POSITIVE_INFINITY constant 

POSIX-style character classes (US-ASCII) 

possessive multipliers, regular expression 

POST method, HTML 

PostGreSQL database 

PostScript

    converting text to 

    free font renderers 

    marking engine, graphics 

    printer output 

preferences

    Preferences class 

    PrefsDemo program (example) 

preferredLayoutSize( ) (LayoutManager) 

prepared statements, JDBC 

prepareImage( ) 

prependSpaces( ) 

prime number pairs for public key cryptography 

primitive data types

    char 

    class objects representing, using for method arguments 

    converting to/from Object and vice versa 

    converting to/from object wrappers with autoboxing 

    returned by next*( ) (Random) 

print statements, debugging 

print( ) 

    calling once for each page (Java 2) 

    end-of-line characters and 

Printable interface 

PrintDemoGfx class (example) 

printerDialog( ) (PrinterJob) 

PrinterJob class 

printers, use of parallel ports (LPT) 

printf, method in java.util.Formatter 

printf/scanf functions (C language) 

printing 

    APIs 

    class information 

        MyJavaP class (example) 

    date and time in localized format 

    external program output 

    with Formatter class 

    a friendly message 

    hash codes for objects 

    lines in files containing pattern match 

    object formatting with toString( ) 

    patterns matching regular expressions, all occurrences of 

println( ) 

    end-of-line characters and 

    strings transmitted via server-side sockets 

    timing, string concatenation vs. 

printStackTrace( ) (Throwable) 

PrintStream class

    format( ) 

    subclassing and having write( ) methods write to two streams 

PrintWriter class 

    socket output stream, creating from 

priority (threads), getting and setting 

private class, writing 

PRNG (pseudo-random number generators) 

ProcessBuilder class 

    start( ) 

processes, ending when program exits 

processors, XSLT 

producer-consumer model, threads 

    simplifying with Queue interface 

programming

    conventions in this book 

    general, books about 

programs 

    compiling

        automating with Ant 

        conditional compilation 

        deprecation warnings 

        editors with color highlighting, using 

    compiling and running with JDK 

    compiling, running, and testing with IDEs 

    JILT toolkit 

    other languages, running with Java

        kwrite program[ 

    running from JAR files 

    timing 

        initialization overhead, taking into account 

        Time class (example) 

prompts, Unix and Windows 

properties

    definition of 

    JavaBeans

        editors for 

        get/set accessory methods for public 

    personalization 

    Properties class 

    Properties file, format and syntax of 

    PropsCompanies program (example) 

    system  [See system properties]

Properties class  2nd  3rd 

    contains( ) 

    containsKey( ), containsValue( ) 

    mail server, information about 

properties files

    explicitly loading (GetResourceDemo example) 

    locales in 

    log4j 

    MailClient (example) 

    for other languages, creating 

    RMIWatch program, use in 

    for simple browser 

protected methods 

ProtectionDomain class 

protocols, providing for mail settings 

proxy objects, RMI

    getting references to 

    implementing remote interface 

    strings and 

pseudo-random number generators (PRNG), cryptographically strong 

pseudo-random numbers 

PSFormatter class (example) 

public constant (TYPE) 

public key cryptography, creating prime number pairs for 

push( ) (Stack) 

put( )

    Hashtable class 

    Map interface 

Python, interfacing with Java components (Jython)