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InhaltsangabeIntroduction 1 Chapter 1: Starting With Java 7 Chapter 2: Using Primitive Variables 47 Chapter 3: Using Object Variables 75 Chapter 4: Formatting Variable Content 111 Chapter 5: Working with Operators 129 Chapter 6: Working with Conditional Statements 165 Chapter 7: Repeating Tasks Using Loops 185 Chapter 8: Handling Errors 209 Chapter 9: Creating and Using Classes 247 Chapter 10: Accessing Data Sets Using Arrays and Collections 285 Chapter 11: Performing Advanced String Manipulation 337 Chapter 12: Interacting with Files 359 Chapter 13: Manipulating XML Data 387 Index 403

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