Java The Complete Reference, 8th Edition

by Herbert Schildt

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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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071606318
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	02/07/2011
Series:	The Complete Reference
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1000
File size:	60 MB
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About the Author

Herb Schildt is the world's leading programming author, whose books have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide. His acclaimed books include C++: The Complete Reference, C#: The Complete Reference, and many others.

Table of Contents

Part One: The Java Language; Chapter 1. The History and Evolution of Java; Chapter 2. An Overview of Java; Chapter 3. Data Types, Variables, and Arrays; Chapter 4. Operators; Chapter 5. Control Statements; Chapter 6. Introducing Classes; Chapter 7. A Closer Look at Methods and Classes; Chapter 8. Inheritance; Chapter 9. Packages and Interfaces; Chapter 10. Exception Handling; Chapter 11. Multithreaded Programming; Chapter 12. Enumerations, Autoboxing, and Annotations; Chapter 13. I/O, Applets, and Other Topics; Chapter 14. Generics; Part Two: The Java Library; Chapter 15. String Handling; Chapter 16. Exploring java.lang; Chapter 17. java.util Part 1: The Collections Framework; Chapter 18. java.util Part 2: More Utility Classes; Chapter 19. Input/Output: Exploring java.io; Chapter 20. Networking; Chapter 21. The Applet Class; Chapter 22. Event Handling; Chapter 23. Introducing the AWT: Working with Windows, Graphics, and Text; Chapter 24. Using AWT Controls, Layout Managers, and Menus; Chapter 25. Images; Chapter 26. The Concurrency Utilities; Chapter 27. NIO, Regular Expressions, and Other Packages; Part 3: Software Development Using Java; Chapter 28. Java Beans; Chapter 29. Introducing Swing; Chapter 30. Exploring Swing; Chapter 31. Servlets; Part 4: Applying Java; Chapter 32. Financial Applets and Servlets; Chapter 33. Creating a Download Manager; Appendix A: Using Java's Documentation Comments