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Java 2, v5.0 (Tiger) New Features (Paperback)

by Herbert Schildt (Author)
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  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne (4 Jul 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0072258543
  • ISBN-13: 978-0072258547
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 18.3 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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A short but thorough book covering the new features of the long awaited Java 2 version 1.5

Get complete coverage of the best of the new features of J2SE version 1.5 presented in a logical and easy to reference format.

Take this concise book anywhere and use it as a reference at home, work or at a client’s site.

From the Back Cover

Unleash the Programming Power of Tiger

If you already know Java and want to utilize the impressive array of innovations contained in Java 2, v1.5, this book is for you. Codenamed Tiger, Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition v5.0 (J2SE™ 5.0) is Java’s most extensive upgrade yet. Its many new features fundamentally alter the way Java code is written. For example, generics add a completely new syntax that enables the creation of type-safe, reusable code, and autoboxing simplifies the interplay between primitive types and objects. Moreover, all the new features work together to enable you to write more reliable code. By covering only what’s new in Tiger, this fast-paced guide gets you up to speed quickly, without rehashing what you already know. The world of Java is changing. Let best-selling author Herb Schildt show you how to move your programming skills to Java 2, v5.0 today.

Inside, you’ll:

  • Apply the power of generics to create type-safe, resuable code
  • Streamline code with autoboxing and auto-unboxing
  • Use the enhanced for loop to cycle through collections and arrays
  • Create more flexible methods through the use of varargs (variable-length arguments)
  • See how Java’s class-based approach to enumerations fundamentally increases their power
  • Embed supplemental annotations (metadata) into a source file
  • Import static members of a class or interface and then refer to them directly by name, without a class qualification
  • Create formatted output and read formatted input with Formatter and Scanner classes
  • Learn about the major changes to the Java API

    Herbert Schildt is a leading authority on Java, C, C++, and C#. His programming books have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide and have been translated into all major foreign languages.



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5.0 out of 5 stars Short and to the point..., 13 Oct 2004
Having learned a great deal about the java language at University this was the ideal book to take in the new features of J2SE 5.0(tiger). The book simply details the new features and nothing else, so a deep knowledge of java prior to reading this book is an absolute must.

The chapter on Generics is particularly clear, as are all the chapters. Dont be fooled, J2SE v5.0 has forced massive changes to the java language itself and programmers of java should update there skills under its influence.

Its cheap, precise and you will learn what you need to know. Job done.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Clear but incomplete, 21 Jul 2005
By Nicodemus (Cheltenham) - See all my reviews
was looking for a clear & comprehensive explanation of Generics (mostly). Elsewhere (in web tutorials) I have found detailed explanations but confusingly written. This book is VERY clear and readable. But it is not at all comprehensive (the reviewer [on Amazon.com] who described it as Comprehensive obviously does not realize just how much is not covered!). EG it descibes Upper Bounds in some depth, but gives NO explanation of how/why to use Lower Bounds. Also under Enums, it makes NO mention of instance-level polymorphic methods.
This book would be an excellent introduction to the new features - but you will need to go elsewhere for the rest of the details. However I must say that the coverage is MUCH better than all the other Java books claiming to be 'fully updated' for Java 5 - most of which seem to have max half a page on Generics!!!
Despite its omissions I am glad I bought this book.
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