Book Description
For all beginning programmers and developers experienced with traditional languages who want to master Java quickly.
The Deitels cover all facets of the Java language, including object-orientation, multithreading, exception handling, the Java event programming model, GUI with Swing and AWT, graphics, and much more. You'll also find a set of core design patterns that are integrated throughout the text along with all new coverage of JDBC, SQL, n-tier, Web-application development with servlets and JSP, plus an introduction to XML processing with the Java XML library. The book also provides an optional, start-to-finish case study introducing Java object-oriented analysis and design with UML. It contains hundreds of tips, recommended practices and cautions (all marked with icons) for writing code that is portable, reusable and optimized for performance.

Features and Benefits

The Deitels' best-selling introductory Java book has been fully revised and updated to Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) 1.4. Like every How to Program book, "Java How to Program, Fifth Edition" features the Deitels' signature "LIVE-CODE" approach to teaching programming languages with thousands of lines of live code, explained with exceptional clarity by the renowned programming trainers at Deitel and Associates.
Completely updated for JDK 1.4 and enterprise Java development - servlets, RMI, even a complete OOD/UML case study!
Learn from thousands of lines of code in hundreds of complete working programs!
Contains hundreds of real-world tips identifying good programming practices, common errors, performance optimization techniques, and debugging/reliability solutions.

Synopsis
The complete, authoritative DEITELaA A LIVE-CODEaA A introduction to programming with the JavaaA A 2 Platform Standard Edition, JDBCTaA A , Servlets and JSPaA A JavaaA A has revolutionized software development with multimedia-intensive, platform-independent, object-oriented code for Internet-, Intranet- and Extranet-based applications. This fifth edition of the world's most widely used Java textbook explains Java's extraordinary capabilities, presents an optional object-oriented design and implementation experience with the Unified Modeling Language (UML) from the Object Management GroupaA A and introduces n-tier Webapplications development with JDBCaA A , Servlets and JSPaA A . Dr. Harvey M. Deitel and Paul J. Deitel are the founders of Deitel & Associates, Inc., the internationally recognized corporate training and content-creation organization specializing in JavaaA A , C++, C, C#, Visual BasicsA (R), .NET, Visual C++A (R) .NET, XML, Python, Perl, Internet, Web and object technologies. The Deitels are the authors of several worldwide #1 programming-language textbooks, including Internet & World Wide Web How to Program, 2/e and C++ How to Program, 4/e.In Java How to Program, Fifth Edition the Deitels introduce the fundamentals of object-oriented programming in Java.

Key topics include: *Applications/Applets *Swing GUI/Event Handling *Classes/Objects/Interfaces *Encapsulation/Inner Classes *OOP/Inheritance/Polymorphism *Data Structures/Collections *Files/Streams/Serialization/NIO *Networking/Client-Server/Internet/Web *JDBCaA A /Servlets/JavaServer PagesaA A *Graphics/Java 2DaA A /Images/Animation/Audio *Exceptions/Multithreading *(Optional) OOD/UML/Design Patterns Java How to Program, Fifth Edition includes extensive pedagogic features: *Hundreds of LIVE-CODEaA A programs with screen captures that show exact outputs *Extensive Internet and World Wide Web resources to encourage further research *Hundreds of tips, recommended practices and cautions-all marked with icons for: *Good Programming Practices *Software Engineering Observations *Performance Tips *Portability Tips *Look-and-Feel Observations *Error-Prevention Tips *Common Programming Errors Java How to Program's teaching resources include Web sites (www.deitel.com, www.prenhall.com/deitel and www.InformIT.com/deitel) with the book's code examples (also on the enclosed CD) and information for faculty, students and professionals; an optional CD (Java 2 Multimedia Cyber Classroom, 5/e) with solutions to about half the exercises in Java How to Program, 5/e, interactivity features-including hyperlinks and audio walkthroughs of the code examples; and access to the authors at deitel@deitel.

com For information on Deitel instructor-led seminars offered worldwide, and to subscribe to the DEITELaA A Buzz ONLINE email newsletter, visit: www.deitel.com

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   13 of 13 people found the following review helpful: Excellent from beginning to end, 12 Aug 2003 By  "davegb9" - See all my reviews This review is from: Java How to Program (International Edition) (Paperback) I got this book to learn Java, having done C++ before. You come away from each chapter understanding what has been explained, and can map that to real world applications. The book would be ideal for someone who has not done any object oriented programming before, or someone who has in another language. Theres lots of well written examples, and all the way through there are "good programming practice", "Error prevention tip" and "Common Programming error" notes scattered in which are really useful. Each of the first 9 or so chapters has a section at the end "Thinking about objects" in which they slowly present the way to analyse a problem into objects, and design the program around it. My only complaint, and it's not really a complaint, just an observation, is that this problem is far from a real world problem. However, it is easy to map the methods they describe to real world situation, as it is explained HOW to do it, rather than WHAT to do. Overall, if you're new to Java, don't hesitate.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   12 of 13 people found the following review helpful: V. Good into to java on the whole, 8 Nov 2003 By A Customer This review is from: Java How to Program (International Edition) (Paperback) This book covers pretty much every little corner of the tasks Java gets used, and does it well. One slight grumble is that the code examples tend to be swamped by Swing code, which can detract from the actual subject matter of the chapter. I know most Java apps use GUIs, but when all you are trying to do is show how to set up a stream from a text file, having the example code stretch to 3 pages, for the sake of having a nice interface seems slightly O.T.T. Great book on the whole though!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   7 of 8 people found the following review helpful: A very impressive textbook, 23 Mar 2003 By  Thomas Paul (Plainview, NY USA) - See all my reviews       Once again, Deitel has published a very impressive book. This new edition has been updated for Java 1.4 with, among other topics, coverage of regular expression and NIO. In addition, chapters on JDBC, Servlets, and JSP have been added. The chapter on object oriented programming and polymorphism has been rewritten and expanded into two chapters. The book has been cleaned up with redundancy removed in order to keep it around 1500 pages. Overall, the book is as complete as you would want in an introduction to Java. The book covers virtually everything in J2SE, gives a good primer on object oriented programming, covers design patterns and UML, and even gives an introduction to server side development. There's enough information in this book for at least two semesters of Java. All this information can be overwhelming but the authors use extensive, well commented color coded program samples to explain each topic. It is almost impossible to turn a page and not find either code samples or a diagram. In addition, there is a natural flow from topic to topic. This book was written as a college textbook and it has a college textbook "feel". Each chapter has well thought out exercises but the solutions must be purchased separately. A lab manual for this book is also available (release date, July 1, 2003). If you are planning on teaching a Java course and you are looking for a textbook this is book would make a good choice.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 5 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews A bit special This book is by far the most comprehensive, wide ranging and easy to read Java book i have read. It really is great for reference and for aspiring Java programmers. Read more Published on 30 Jun 2003 What a book!!! if you need to know anything about java, this book has it!!! It gives detailed examples and source code that will make this book an excellent learning tool and reference... Read more Published on 28 April 2003 by Matthew Ford Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 5 customer reviews...