Core Java Volume I--Fundamentals

Horstmann, Cay S.

ISBN 10: 0137081898 / ISBN 13: 9780137081899

Published by Prentice Hall PTR, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Core Java Volume I--Fundamentals
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0137081898
• ISBN 13: 9780137081899
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: International Edition
• Condition: Brand New

About this title

Synopsis

Fully updated to reflect Java SE 7 language changes, Core Java, Volume IFundamentals, Ninth Edition,is the definitive guide to the Java platform.

Designed for serious programmers, this reliable, unbiased, no-nonsense tutorial illuminates key Java language and library features with thoroughly tested code examples. As in previous editions, all code is easy to understand, reflects modern best practices, and is specifically designed to help jumpstart your projects.

Volume I quickly brings you up-to-speed on Java SE 7 core language enhancements, including the diamond operator, improved resource handling, and catching of multiple exceptions. All of the code examples have been updated to reflect these enhancements, and complete descriptions of new SE 7 features are integrated with insightful explanations of fundamental Java concepts. Youll learn all you need to be productive with

• The Java programming environment
• Objects, classes, and inheritance
• Interfaces and inner classes
• Reflection and proxies
• Graphics programming
• Event handling and the event listener model
• Swing-based user interface components
• Application and applet deployment
• Exceptions, logging, assertions, and debugging
• Generic programming
• Collections
• Concurrency, and more

For detailed coverage of advanced features, including the new API for file input/output and enhancements to the concurrency utilities, look forCore Java, Volume IIAdvanced Features, Ninth Edition (ISBN-13: 978-0-13-708160-8).

About the Author

Cay S. Horstmann is author of Scala for the Impatient (Addison-Wesley, 2012) and coauthor ofCore JavaServer Faces, Third Edition (Prentice Hall, 2010). He is professor of computer science at San Jose State University, a Java Champion, and a frequent speaker at developer conferences.

Gary Cornell has been writing for and teaching programming professionals for more than twenty years. The cofounder of Apress, he has written numerous best-selling books for developers, was a cofinalist for a Jolt Award, and won the Readers Choice award from Visual Basic Magazine.