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The world's leading programming author offers comprehensive coverage of the new Java release
The definitive guide to Java has been fully expanded to cover every aspect of Java SE 6, the latest version of the world's most popular Web programming language. This comprehensive resource contains everything you need to develop, compile, debug, and run Java applications and applets.
Table of contents
Part I: The Java LanguageChapter 1. History & Evolution of Java Chapter 2. Overview of JavaChapter 3. Data Types, Variables, and ArraysChapter 4. OperatorsChapter 5. Control StatementsChapter 6. Introducing ClassesChapter 7. A Closer Look at Methods and ClassesChapter 8. InheritanceChapter 9. Packages and InterfacesChapter 10. Exception HandlingChapter 11. Multithreaded ProgrammingChapter 12. Enumerations, Autoboxing, and Annotations (Metadata)Chapter 13. I/O, Applets, and Other TopicsChapter 14. GenericsPart II: The Java LibraryChapter 15. String HandlingChapter 16. Exploring java.langChapter 17. java.util Part 1: Collections FrameworkChapter 18. java.util Part 2: More Utility ClassesChapter 19. Input/Output: Exploring java.ioChapter 20. NetworkingChapter 21. The Applet classChapter 22. Event HandlingChapter 23. Introducing the AWT: Working with Windows, Graphics, and TextChapter 24. Using AWT Controls, Layout Managers, and MenusChapter 25. ImagesChapter 26. The Concurrency UtilitiesChapter 27. NIO, Regular Expressions, and Other PackagesPart III: Software Development Using JavaChapter 28. Java BeansChapter 29. Introducing SwingChatper 30. Exploring SwingChapter 31. ServletsPart IV: Applying JavaChapter 32: Financial Applets and ServletsChapter 33: Creating a Download Manager in JavaAPPENDIX A: USING JAVA'S DOCUMENTATION COMMENTSINDEX
Author comments
Herbert Schildt is a leading authority on Java, C, C++, and C#. His programming books have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide and have been translated into all major foreign languages. Herb is the author of numerous bestsellers, including The Art of Java, Java: A Beginner's Guide, Swing: A Beginner's Guide, and many others.
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The Definitive Guide for Java Programmers
In this comprehensive resource, top-selling programming author Herbert Schildt shows you everything you need to develop, compile, debug, and run Java programs. This expert guide has been updated for Java Platform Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6) and offers complete coverage of the Java language, its syntax, keywords, and fundamental programming principles.
You'll also find information on Java's key API libraries, learn to create applets and servlets, and use JavaBeans. Herb has even included expanded coverage of Swing--the toolkit that defines the look and feel of the modern Java GUI. Essential for every Java programmer, this lasting resource features the clear, crisp, uncompromising style that has made Herb the choice of millions of programmers worldwide.
Coverage includes:
- Data types and operators
- Control statements
- Classes and objects
- Constructors and methods
- Interfaces and packages
- Method overloading and overriding
- Inheritance
- Exception handling
- Generics
- Autoboxing
- Enumerations
- Annotations
- The enhanced for loop
- Varargs (variable-length arguments)
- Multithreading
- The I/O classes
- Networking
- The Collections Framework
- Applets and servlets
- AWT and layout managers
- JavaBeans
- Swing
- The Concurrent API
- Much, much more
