IBM Smalltalk Tutorial - Table of Contents

To learn more about the conceptual overview of object-oriented programming before starting on the Smalltalk programming language itself, please click here!.

• Introduction: An Overview of Object-Oriented Programming
  • What is Object-Oriented Programming?
    • What is An Object?
    • Sequencial Operation
    • Method
    • Object's Data
  • Object-Oriented Problem Solving Approach
  • Object-Oriented Paradigm
    • Data Abstraction
    • Encapsulation
    • Polymorphism
    • Inheritance
  • The Power of Reuse

• Chapter 1: Introduction to IBM Smalltalk Programming
  • Smalltalk Development Enviroment
  • VisualAge and IBM Smalltalk

• Chapter 2: Objects and Messages
  • Sending Messages to Objects
  • Object and Message Naming
    • Unary Messages
    • Binary Messages
    • Keyword Messages
  • Message Format
    • Object Identifiers
    • Creating New Instances
  • Concept of self
  • Order of Message Execution
  • Summary

• Chapter 3: Smalltalk Statements
  • Statements
  • Assignment
  • Returning a Value
  • Comments
  • Temporary Variables
  • Basic Structure of a Method
  • Blocks
  • Cascading Messages
  • Encapsulating Instance Variable
  • Summary

• Chapter 4: Data Operations
  • Literals
    • Number
    • Character
    • String
    • Symbol
    • Array
  • Arithmetic Operations
  • Concept of Nil
  • Logical Comparisons
    • Logical "and" and Logical "or"
      • Binary Messages
      • Keyword Message
    • Exclusive Or
    • Not
  • Conditional Logic
  • Looping
    • timesRepeat:
    • whileTrue: and whileFalse:
    • to:do"
  • Summary

• Chapter 5: Classes
  • Class Behavior
  • Creation of Classes
    • External Class Format
  • Initializing Instances
  • Initializing Class Variables
  • Class Instance Variables
  • Summary

• Chapter 6: Inheritance
  • Inheritance of Methods
    • Adding Methods
    • Overriding Methods
    • Sending Methods to Instances
  • Inheritance of Variables
    • Instance Variable
    • Class Variable
    • Class Instance Variables
  • Abstract Classes
  • Super vs. Self
  • Summary

• Chapter 7: Collections
  • Collection: What is it?
  • Common Collection Classes
    • Bag
    • Set
    • Array
    • OrderedCollection
    • SortedCollection
  • Collection Messages
    • The new message
    • The new: aNumber message
    • The with: anObject message
    • The size message
    • The do: aBlock message
    • The add: anObject message
    • The remove: anObject message
    • The at: aNumber put: anObject message
    • The at: aNumber message
    • The removeAtIndex: aNumber message
    • The , aCollection message
    • The detect: aBlockmessage
    • The select: aBlock message
    • The reject: aBlock message
    • The collect: aBlock message
    • Summary of collections and messages
  • Special Collections
    • The String class
    • The Symbol class
    • The Dictionary class
  • Summary

• Chapter 8: Streams
  • What are Streams?
  • Streams on Collections
    • Positionable Streams
      • Read Streams
      • Write Streams
        • Read and Write Streams
    • Random Streams
    • Line Delimiters
  • File Streams
    • Opening and Closing
    • Read File Streams
      • Read and Write File Streams
    • Write File Streams
  • Summary

• Glossary: Smalltalk Definitions
• References: Reference Material

Return to Main Page