Core Java™ 2, Volume II--Advanced Features - Softcover

Horstmann, Cay S.; Cornell, Gary

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9780131118263: Core Java™ 2, Volume II--Advanced Features

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131118269 ISBN 13: 9780131118263

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2004

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A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0132354799 ISBN-13: 9780132354790

Completely revised and up-to-date coverage of

Multithreading–including the java.util.concurrent library, locks, condition objects, futures, thread pools, thread-safe collections, threads and Swing
Collection classes–collections framework, concrete collections, and generic utility methods
Annotations and metadata–using annotations to automate programming tasks, JDK™ 5.0 standard annotations, the apt tool for source-level annotation processing, and bytecode engineering
Advanced Swing and AWT–lists, trees, tables, and other advanced components; image processing and printing
JavaBeans™–including property editors, customizers, and long-term persistence
XML–DOM and SAX parsers, XPath, and XSL transformations

The seventh edition of Core Java™ 2, Volume II, covers advanced user-interface programming and the enterprise features of the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE™). Like Volume I (which covers the most important language and library features), this book has been completely updated and revised for J2SE 5.0. All of the sample programs have been updated and carefully crafted to illustrate practical solutions to the type of real-world problems professional developers encounter.

Volume II includes new sections on annotations and other J2SE 5.0 enhancements, along with complete coverage of

Multithreading
Distributed objects
Databases
JNDI and LDAP
Advanced GUI components
Native methods
XML processing
Network programming
Collection classes
Advanced graphics
Internationalization
JavaBeans
Annotations

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Review:

Picking up where the authors' first volume on Java left off, Core Java 2, Volume 2 covers the more advanced features of the Java 2 platform that can add polish and power to your Java programs. The authors' accessible--yet thorough--coverage of essential Java APIs help make this book an attractive choice for any working Java developer.

Several chapters here are especially useful for getting control of new and important Java 2 features. Sections on the new Java 2 collection classes and using advanced Swing classes (like tables and trees) are particularly good. (While many other books just list Swing APIs, this volume provides short examples and effective commentary, which will let you master these complex Swing controls.) When it comes to Java2D graphics, the authors do a nice job of comparing the old AWT to the new Java2D, including drawing basic shapes and doing text output. (These operations are surprisingly tricky in this new API). A section on the new JDBC 2 standard shows off new features like ResultSets and scrollable cursors to good effect.

More advanced topics include multithreading, internationalization, and security. Throughout, this text introduces important concepts illustrated with comprehensible examples. The APIs for individual classes are listed too, making it possible to use this book as a reference, but it is the tutorial sections that stand out here. (The authors also aren't afraid to point out where Java 2 is lacking--for example, in its printing support.)

Readers of the first volume will naturally want the second volume of Core Java 2 too. It's also a great choice for any Java developer with JDK 1.1 experience who wants a tour of new Java 2 features that are essential for serious corporate development. --Richard Dragan

Topics covered: Java 2 advanced APIs, multithreading and synchronization, Java 2 collections, networking, databases and JDBC 2 (cursors and result sets), RMI and remote objects, Swing user interface classes, printing, tables and trees, JavaBeans, security and deployment, internationalization issues, JNI and native methods.

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Completely revised and up-to-date coverage of
Multithreading—including the java.util.concurrent library, locks, condition objects, futures, thread pools, thread-safe collections, threads and Swing
Collection classes—collections framework, concrete collections, and generic utility methods
Annotations and metadata—using annotations to automate programming tasks, JDK™ 5.0 standard annotations, the apt tool for source-level annotation processing, and bytecode engineering
Advanced Swing and AWT—lists, trees, tables, and other advanced components; image processing and printing
JavaBeans™—including property editors, customizers, and long-term persistence
XML—DOM and SAX parsers, XPath, and XSL transformations
The seventh edition of Core Java™ 2, Volume II, covers advanced user-interface programming and the enterprise features of the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE™). Like Volume I (which covers the most important language and library features), this book has been completely updated and revised for J2SE 5.0. All of the sample programs have been updated and carefully crafted to illustrate practical solutions to the type of real-world problems professional developers encounter.
Volume II includes new sections on annotations and other J2SE 5.0 enhancements, along with complete coverage of
Multithreading
Distributed objects
Databases
JNDI and LDAP
Advanced GUI components
Native methods
XML processing
Network programming
Collection classes
Advanced graphics
Internationalization
JavaBeans
Annotations

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