java2 the complete reference

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About the book

This book is the most complete and up-to-date resource on Java from programming guru, Herb Schildt -- a must-have desk reference for every Java programmer.

About the author
Herb Schildt is an authority on the C and C++ languages, a master Windows programmer, and an expert on Java. His programming books have sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide and have been translated into all major foreign languages. He is the author of numerous bestsellers, including: C: The Complete Reference, C++: The Complete Reference, and the co-author of Java 2: The Complete Reference (1st Edition).




Table of contents
Part I: The Java Language
1: The Genesis of Java
2: An Overview of Java
3: Data Types, Variables, and Arrays
4: Operators
5: Control Statements
6: Introducing Classes
7: A Closer Look at Methods and Classes
8: Inheritance
9: Packages and Interfaces
10: Exception Handling
11: Multithreaded Programming
12: I/O, Applets, and Other Topics
Part II: The Java Library
13: String Handling
14: Exploring java.lang
15: java.util Part 1: The Collections Framework
16: java.util Part 2: More Utility Classes
17: Input/Output: Exploring java.io
18: Networking
19: The Applet Class
20: Event Handling
21: Introducing the AWT: Working with Windows, Graphics, and Text
22: Using AWT Controls, Layout Managers, and Menus
23: Images
24: New I/O, Regular Expressions, and Other Packages
Part III: Software Development Using Java
25: Java Beans
26: A Tour of Swing
27: Servlets
28: Migrating from C++ to Java
Part IV: Applying Java
29: The DynamicBillboard Applet
30: ImageMenu: An Image-Based Web Menu
31: The Lavatron Applet: A Sports Arena Display
32: Scrabblet: A Multiplayer Word Game
Appendix A: Using Java?s Documentation Comments