Java in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference for Java Programmers (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))

The bestselling Java book is now better than ever. Java programmers migrating to 1.1 find this second edition of Java in a Nutshell contains everything they need to get up to speed. Newcomers find it still has all of the features that have made it the Java book most often recommended on the Internet. This complete quick reference covers all the classes in the Java 1.1 API, with the exception of the Enterprise APIs, making it the only quick reference that a Java programmer needs. The second edition of Java in a Nutshell includes all of the material from the first edition, as well as the following updated information for Java 1.1:

• A detailed overview of all of the features in Java 1.1, both on a package-by-package basis and in terms of overall functionality
• A comprehensive tutorial on "inner classes" that explains how to use all of the new types of inner classes
• Practical real-world example programs that demonstrate the features in Java 1.1, including object serialization, the new AWT event handling model, internationalization, and a sample Java Bean
• A complete quick reference for all of the classes, methods, and variables in the core Java 1.1 API, with indicators that make it easy to find the 1.1 material

O'Reilly books are rarely for neophytes, but advanced users swear by them, and these will be no exception. Englander covers a hot Java subtopic for students, programmers, and professionals already familar with Java and object-oriented programming. He discusses events, event adapters, properties, persistence, java archive files, the BeanBox tool, property editors, ActiveX, and the java.beans Package. Flanagan's work is the book Java programmers want nearby when they are at the keyboard. A complete ready-reference work, this belongs in all collections supporting programmers. Java is a constantly changing language so Nutshell will be coming out often with new editions; always have the newest one on hand. Reese goes beyond simple applet design to relational databases, SQL, object-oriented database applications, application servers, and remote object manipulation. The examples used throughout the book are based on a banking application designed in Java.
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