Chapter 2 Small Victories, Creating Java Projects

Learning Objectives for Chapter 2.

List and describe the steps required to create and run a Java™ project

State the purpose and use of an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

List and describe the components of a typical IDE

Describe the purpose and use of the following Java command-line tools: javac, java, javadoc, jar

List the steps required to create a Java project using Macintosh® OS® X developer tools

List the steps required to create a Java project using Sun's Java 2 Software Development Kit™ (SDK)

Explain in writing how to set the PATH and CLASSPATH environment variables

List the steps required to create a Java project using Borland’s JBuilder™ IDE

List and describe the steps required to create an executable jar file

This chapter is designed to get you up an running in a development environment and shows you how to create a project.