Java 2 v5.0 (Tiger) New Features - Softcover

Schildt, Herbert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072258543 ISBN 13: 9780072258547

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2004

Synopsis

Unleash the Programming Power of Tiger

If you already know Java and want to utilize the impressive array of innovations contained in Java 2, v1.5, this book is for you. Codenamed Tiger, Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition v5.0 (J2SE™ 5.0) is Java’s most extensive upgrade yet. Its many new features fundamentally alter the way Java code is written. For example, generics add a completely new syntax that enables the creation of type-safe, reusable code, and autoboxing simplifies the interplay between primitive types and objects. Moreover, all the new features work together to enable you to write more reliable code. By covering only what’s new in Tiger, this fast-paced guide gets you up to speed quickly, without rehashing what you already know. The world of Java is changing. Let best-selling author Herb Schildt show you how to move your programming skills to Java 2, v5.0 today.

Inside, you’ll:

• Apply the power of generics to create type-safe, resuable code
• Streamline code with autoboxing and auto-unboxing
• Use the enhanced for loop to cycle through collections and arrays
• Create more flexible methods through the use of varargs (variable-length arguments)
• See how Java’s class-based approach to enumerations fundamentally increases their power
• Embed supplemental annotations (metadata) into a source file
• Import static members of a class or interface and then refer to them directly by name, without a class qualification
• Create formatted output and read formatted input with Formatter and Scanner classes
• Learn about the major changes to the Java API

  Herbert Schildt is a leading authority on Java, C, C++, and C#. His programming books have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide and have been translated into all major foreign languages.

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About the Author

Herbert Schildt is a world leading programming author. He is an authority on the C, C++, Java, and C# programming languages, and a master Windows programmer. His programming books have sold more than three million copies worldwide and have been translated into all major foreign languages. He is the author of numerous best sellers including C: The Complete Reference, Java 2: The Complete Reference, Java 2: A Beginner's Guide, C#: A Beginner's Guide, and many more. Schildt holds a master's degree in computer science from the University of Illinois.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0072258543
• ISBN 13: 9780072258547
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216