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Part 1 Using and building objects

Section A Graphics Programming with Objects

1. Classes and objects for graphic output
2. More basic graphics features
3. Interlude: Introduction to the Animation Framework

Section B Iterative Programming I

4. Iterative programming and arrays
5. Loop generated images
6. Interlude: Introduction to the Java Graphics2D API

Section C Iterative Programming 2

7. More flow of control structures
8. Loop based sprite animations
9. Interlude: Introduction to the AWT & Swing frameworks

Section D Designing and Constructing Objects

10. Building simple objects
11. Building customisable objects
12. Interlude: Introduction to the Animation Control Framework

Part 2 Interface-based object communication

Section A Listener interfaces

13. Introduction to listener interfaces
14. Building simple animation control systems

Section B Java event listeners

15. Low level event listeners and reporters
16. Introduction to high level events

Part 3 Framework Extension

Section A Introduction to Class Extension

17. Introduction to class extension
18. Inheritance hierarchies and object polymorphism

Section B Extending the Animation Framework

19. Extending the Sprite classes
20. Interactive sprites and their event model

Section C Extending the Animation Control Framework

21. Case Study: Building a complex animation controller
22. Building Swing-based animation controllers

Section D Threads and the Runnable interface

23. Introduction to Threads and the Runnable interface
24. Extending the Player class

Appendices

1. Installing the JDK and animax
2. Dynamic Grafix shapes
3. Tool sprites
4. Class diagrams for the animax frameworks
5. Method summary for the Animation Framework
6. Method summary for the Animation Control Framework
7. Animation Control Framework: Complete listing
8. Java packages used in this book
9. The animax ImageMaker class
10. Simple image filters
11. The animax ImageLoader class
12. Keyboard related events
13. Applet-based animations

On the CD

• The animax class library
• Java source files for all book examples
  
• Java^TM2 Software Development Kit Standard Edition version 1.3.1 for Windows
  
• Forte for Java, release 3.0, Community Edition for Windows
  
• Evaluation version of TextPad 4.5
  
• Evaluation version of WinZip 8.0
  
• Collection of clip art form The Clip Art Warehouse at www.clipart.co.uk