Java the complete reference

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Overview

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 Language
Chapter 1. History & Evolution of Java
Chapter 2. Overview of Java
Chapter 3. Data Types, Variables, and Arrays
Chapter 4. Operators
Chapter 5. Control Statements
Chapter 6. Introducing Classes
Chapter 7. A Closer Look at Methodsand Classes
Chapter 8. Inheritance
Chapter 9. Packages and Interfaces
Chapter 10. Exception Handling
Chapter 11. Multithreaded Programming
Chapter 12. Enumerations, Autoboxing, and Annotations (Metadata)
Chapter 13. I/O, Applets, and Other Topics
Chapter 14. Generics
Part II: The Java Library
Chapter 15. String Handling
Chapter 16. Exploring java.lang
Chapter 17. java.util Part 1: Collections Framework
Chapter 18. java.util Part 2: More Utility Classes
Chapter 19. Input/Output: Exploring java.io
Chapter 20. Networking
Chapter 21. The Applet class
Chapter 22. Event Handling
Chapter 23. Introducing the AWT: Working with Windows, Graphics, and Text
Chapter 24. Using AWT Controls, Layout Managers, and Menus
Chapter 25. Images
Chapter 26. The Concurrency Utilities
Chapter 27. NIO, Regular Expressions, and Other Packages
Part III: Software Development Using Java
Chapter 28. Java Beans
Chapter 29. Introducing Swing
Chatper 30. Exploring Swing
Chapter 31. Servlets
Part IV: Applying Java
Chapter 32: Financial Applets and Servlets
Chapter 33: Creating a Download Manager in Java
APPENDIX A: USING JAVA'S DOCUMENTATION COMMENTS
INDEX

Biographical note

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