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Learning Java is the most widely sought introduction to the programming language that's changed the way we think about computing. Our updated third edition takes an objective, no-nonsense approach to the new features in Java 5.0, some of which are drastically different from the way things were done in any previous versions. The most essential change is the addition of "generics", a feature that allows developers to write, test, and deploy code once, and then reuse the code again and again for different data types. The beauty of generics is that more problems will be caught during development, and Learning Java will show you exactly how it's done.

Java 5.0 also adds more than 1,000 new classes to the Java library. That means 1,000 new things you can do without having to program it in yourself. That's a huge change. With our book's practical examples, you'll come up to speed quickly on this and other new features such as loops and threads. The new edition also includes an introduction to Eclipse, the open source IDE that is growing in popularity.

Learning Java, 3rd Edition addresses all of the important uses of Java, such as web applications, servlets, and XML that are increasingly driving enterprise applications. The accompanying CD includes the Java 5.0 SDK for Windows, Linux and Solaris, plus the Eclipse IDE, the NetBeans IDE, and the many example programs from the book.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. A Modern Language

Enter Java
A Virtual Machine
Java Compared with Other Languages
Safety of Design
Safety of Implementation
Application and User-Level Security
Java and the Web
Java as a General Application Language
A Java Road Map

2. A First Application

Java Tools and Environment
HelloJava
HelloJava2: The Sequel
HelloJava3: The Button Strikes!
HelloJava4: Netscape's Revenge
Troubleshooting

3. Tools of the Trade

The Java VM
Running Java Applications
The Classpath
The Java Compiler
JAR Files
Policy Files

4. The Java Language

Text Encoding
Comments
Types
Statements and Expressions
Exceptions
Assertions
Arrays

5. Objects in Java

Classes
Methods
Object Creation
Object Destruction
Enumerations

6. Relationships Among Classes

Subclassing and Inheritance
Interfaces
Packages and Compilation Units
Visibility of Variables and Methods
Arrays and the Class Hierarchy
Inner Classes

7. Working with Objects and Classes

The Object Class
The Class Class
Reflection
Annotations

8. Generics

Containers: Building a Better Mousetrap
Enter Generics
"There Is No Spoon"
Parameterized Type Relationships
Casts
Writing Generic Classes
Bounds
Wildcards
Generic Methods
Arrays of Parameterized Types
Case Study: The Enum Class
Case Study: The sort( ) Method
Conclusion

9. Threads

Introducing Threads
Threading an Applet
Synchronization
Scheduling and Priority
Thread Groups
Thread Performance
Concurrency Utilities
Conclusion

10. Working with Text

Text-Related APIs
Strings
Internationalization
Parsing and Formatting Text
Printf-Style Formatting
Formatting with the java.text Package
Regular Expressions

11. Core Utilities

Math Utilities
Dates and Times
Timers
Collections
Properties
The Preferences API
The Logging API
Observers and Observables

12. Input/Output Facilities

Streams
Files
Serialization
Data Compression
The NIO Package

13. Network Programming

Sockets
Datagram Sockets
Simple Serialized Object Protocols
Remote Method Invocation
Scalable I/O with NIO

14. Programming for the Web

Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)
The URL Class
Talking to Web Applications
Web Services

15. Web Applications and Web Services

Web Application Technologies
Web Applications
WAR Files and Deployment
Servlet Filters
Building WAR Files with Ant
Implementing Web Services

16. Swing

Components
Containers
Events
Event Summary
The AWT Robot!
Multithreading in Swing

17. Using Swing Components

Buttons and Labels
Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
Lists and Combo Boxes
The Spinner
Borders
Menus
Pop-up Menus
The JScrollPane Class
The JSplitPane Class
The JTabbedPane Class
Scrollbars and Sliders
Dialogs

18. More Swing Components

Text Components
Focus Navigation
Trees
Tables
Desktops
Pluggable Look-and-Feel
Creating Custom Components

19. Layout Managers

FlowLayout
GridLayout
BorderLayout
BoxLayout
CardLayout
GridBagLayout
Nonstandard Layout Managers
Absolute Positioning
SpringLayout

20. Drawing with the 2D API

The Big Picture
The Rendering Pipeline
A Quick Tour of Java 2D
Filling Shapes
Stroking Shape Outlines
Using Fonts
Displaying Images
Drawing Techniques
Printing

21. Working with Images and Other Media

Loading Images
Producing Image Data
Filtering Image Data
Saving Image Data
Simple Audio
Java Media Framework

22. JavaBeans

What's a Bean?
The NetBeans IDE
Properties and Customizers
Event Hookups and Adapters
Binding Properties
Building Beans
Limitations of Visual Design
Serialization Versus Code Generation
Customizing with BeanInfo
Hand-Coding with Beans
BeanContext and BeanContextServices
The Java Activation Framework
Enterprise JavaBeans

23. Applets

The Politics of Applets
The JApplet Class
Using the Java Plug-in
Java Web Start
Using Digital Signatures
Conclusion

24. XML

A Bit of Background
XML Basics
SAX
DOM
XPath
XInclude
Validating Documents
JAXB and Code Generation
Transforming Documents with XSL/XSLT
Web Services
The End of the Book

A. The Eclipse IDE

B. BeanShell: Simple Java Scripting

Glossary

Index

About the Authors

Patrick Niemeyer (pat@pat.net) became involved with Oak (Java's predecessor) while working at Southwestern Bell Technology Resources. He is an independent consultant and author in the areas of networking and distributed applications. Pat is the author of BeanShell, a popular Java scripting language, as well as various other free goodies on the Net. Most recently, Pat has been developing enterprise architecture for A.G. Edwards. He currently lives in the Central West End area of St. Louis with various creatures.

Jonathan Knudsen is an author at O'Reilly & Associates. His books include The Unofficial Guide to Lego Mindstorms Robots, Java 2D Graphics, and Java Cryptography. He is the Courseware Writer for LearningPatterns.com.

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