Special Edition Using Java 2 Standard Edition (Paperback)

This massive, comprehensive guide to Java, weighing in at over 1,100 pages, is dedicated to the principle that more is more. Beginning with basic Java syntax and keywords, the fundamentals of Java are examined in a tour of the basics that is probably as good as any available--in that it mentions important object-oriented design principles early on without getting bogged down in jargon. The book also manages to integrate some Unified Modeling Language (UML)--particularly class diagrams--throughout, making this an up-to-date and effective guide to object-oriented design. Sections on built-in core Java classes for strings, threads and collections (centring on the new collection classes from Java 2 onward) help build basic Java skills.

The book does a good job of exploring user interface design and graphics under both the older Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT) and the new Swing classes. The solid tour of basic image processing and nicely meticulous tour of user interface components are especially good. Advanced programmers will benefit from the material on the JFC accessibility APIs, drag-and-drop functionality, and Java Media Framework (JMF), which permits video and sound streaming.

Later sections move to coverage of network, I/O and database programming, including a clear explanation of the (sometimes confusing) support for Java streams. Later chapters on JDBC cover the basics while highlighting new features in 2.0 (which permit updating records, for instance). For advanced developers, a closing section on the powerful Java support for reflection (which allows code to "inspect" Java classes at run time and call methods dynamically) rounds out this capable tour. In all, this text covers virtually all topics that Java beginners will need to use its core features effectively, or if you're in a hurry, you can read chapter by chapter. --Richard Dragan

Product Description

Special Edition Using Java 2 Standard Edition specifically covers only the Standard Edition of version 1.3 of the Java Software Development Kit (SDK). It begins with a series of quick refreshers for Object-oriented programming and Java fundamentals, including applet programming and threads, to ensure that readers are up to speed. The book then moves to intermediate Java features including user interface design with Java Foundation Classes (JFC) and Abstract Windows Toolkit (AWT), data structures and Java utilities, containers and layout managers, and creating images. Later chapters cover advanced topics including Internationalization & creating JAR archive files. Useful appendices offer further Java resources & SDK tool information. Throughout the book, the authors focus on Java 2 Standard Edition SDK version 1.3 changes, including the newest “HotSpot” compiler, which offers increased performance, faster start-up and smaller memory usage, among other improvements.

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