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The Definitive Java Programming Guide

In Java: The Complete Reference, Eighth Edition, bestselling programming author Herb Schildt shows you everything you need to develop, compile, debug, and run Java programs. Updated for Java Platform, Standard Edition 7 (Java SE 7), this comprehensive volume covers the entire Java language, including its syntax, keywords, and fundamental programming principles. You'll also find information on key elements of the Java API library. JavaBeans, ...

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Overview

The Definitive Java Programming Guide

In Java: The Complete Reference, Eighth Edition, bestselling programming author Herb Schildt shows you everything you need to develop, compile, debug, and run Java programs. Updated for Java Platform, Standard Edition 7 (Java SE 7), this comprehensive volume covers the entire Java language, including its syntax, keywords, and fundamental programming principles. You'll also find information on key elements of the Java API library. JavaBeans, servlets, applets, and Swing are examined and real-world examples demonstrate Java in action. In addition, new Java SE 7 features such as try-with-resources, strings in switch, type inference with the diamond operator, NIO.2, and the Fork/Join Framework are discussed in detail.

Coverage includes:

  • Data types and operators
  • Control statements
  • Classes and objects
  • Constructors and methods
  • Method overloading and overriding
  • Interfaces and packages
  • Inheritance
  • Exception handling
  • Generics
  • Autoboxing
  • Enumerations
  • Annotations
  • The try-with-resources statement
  • Varargs
  • Multithreading
  • The I/O classes
  • Networking
  • The Collections Framework
  • Applets and servlets
  • JavaBeans
  • AWT and Swing
  • The Concurrent API
  • Much, much more
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  • Herbert Schildt
    Herbert Schildt  

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780071606301
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
  • Publication date: 6/22/2011
  • Series: Complete Reference Series
  • Edition number: 8
  • Pages: 1152
  • Sales rank: 431,167
  • Product dimensions: 7.40 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 2.40 (d)

Meet 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.

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Table of Contents

Part I: The Java Language
1. The History and Evolution 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. Enumerations, Autoboxing, and Annotations (Metadata)
13. I/O, Applets, and Other Topics
14. Generics

Part II: The Java Library
15. String Handling
16. Exploring java.lang
17. java.util Part 1: The Collections Framework
18. java.util Part 2: More Utility Classes
19. Input/Output: Exploring java.io
20. Exploring NIO
21. Networking
22. The Applet Class
23. Event Handling
24. Introducing the AWT: Working with Windows, Graphics, and Text
25. Using AWT Controls, Layout Managers, and Menus
26. Images
27. The Concurrency Utilities
28. Regular Expressions and Other Packages

Part III: Software Development Using Java
29. Java Beans
30. Introducing Swing
31. Exploring Swing
32. Servlets

Part IV: Applying Java
33. Financial Applets and Servlets
34. Creating a Download Manager in Java

Appendix: Using Java's Documentation Comments

Index

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