Java 2: The Complete Reference, Third Edition - Softcover

Patrick Naughton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072119764 ISBN 13: 9780072119763

Publisher: Osborne Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

Take JAVA to the max with expert help Beginning, intermediate, and advanced JAVA programmers alike take note: everything you need to get the best performance out of your applets and servlets is packed into JAVA 2.0: The Complete Reference. World- renowned authors, Patrick Naughton (ESPN's Sportszone, Disney, and ABC News Web sites), Herb Schildt, the world's leading programming author, and Joseph OAENeil add 30% more material to their hugely successful past editions of this best seller. They show you exactly how to develop, compile, debug, and run Java applications and applets quickly and confidently. Plus you'll become expert on all of Java's new features including: *Servlets used to build powerful, scalable, robust Web applications *The Swing component set, a GUI toolkit that simplifies the development of visual components such as menus, tool bars, dialogs *Utility class updates *Java2-D, which enables you to build advanced 2D graphics and images

About this title

From the Back Cover

The Most Comprehensive and Definitive Guide to Java!

Let Herb Schildt, the world's leading programming author, show you everything you need to develop, compile, debug, and run Java applications and applets. This definitive guide contains complete details on the Java language, its class libraries, and its development environment along with hundreds of examples and expert techniques. Fully updated to cover the latest features of Java 2, v1.4, including the new I/O API, regular expressions, chained exceptions, the assert keyword, and upgrades to Java's networking classes and the Collections Framework, this comprehensive reference is a must-have for every Java programmer. And, everything is explained in the clear, uncompromising style that has made Herb Schildt the choice of millions worldwide.

• Master the entire Java language and its core libraries
• Build portable applets and applications
• Fully utilize the Abstract Windows Toolkit (AWT)
• Use layout managers effectively
• Supercharge your programs using multithreading
• Leverage the power of the Collections Framework
• Apply Java's networking and imaging classes
• Migrate code from C++ to Java
• Explore servlets, Swing, and JavaBeans
• Learn about Java's newest features--including the new I/O and regular expression APIs, the assert keyword, and chained exceptions

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).

Edition details

• Publisher: Osborne Publishing
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072119764
• ISBN 13: 9780072119763
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1108