Appropriate for intermediate to advanced courses in Java programming.
Cay Horstmann has thoroughly updated his legendary Core Java to reflect Java 2, Standard Edition, Version 1.4. The book's new coverage includes these and many other significant enhancements: regular expressions; the high-performance New I/O API; chained exceptions, logging, and other techniques for building more reliable code; and the Preference Class, Java's new cross-platform repository for configuration information. Horstmann presents state-of-the-art discussions of object-oriented Java development, reflection and proxies, updated coverage of Swing user interface development, definitive introductions to inner classes and the Java event model, thorough explanations of stream I/O and object serialization, and much more. This edition contains new review questions and practice exercises, along with even more of the robust, real-world programs previous editions are famous for―all fully updated to reflect the latest JDK features and improvements.
The best-selling guide for serious programmers of Java technology―fully updated for the Java 1.4 SDK!
- The experienced developer's guide to the Java program environment-now fully updated for the Java(tm) 1.4 SDK.
- New coverage: regular expressions, New I/O, assertions, Preferences, Swing enhancements, logging, and more
- Even more of the robust code examples professional programmers need
Ask any experienced Java technology programmer: Core Java delivers the real-world guidance you need to accomplish even the most challenging tasks. That's why it's been an international best seller for seven straight years. Core Java II, Volume 1 covers the fundamentals of Java 2, Standard Edition, Version 1.4, including major enhancements ranging from regular expressions to high-performance I/O. You'll find state-of-the-art discussions of object-oriented Java platform development, updated coverage of Swing user interface development, and much more. Best of all, this new Sixth Edition delivers even more of the robust, real-world programs previous editions are famous for―updated to reflect the latest SDK features and improvements!
State-of-the-art information for Java platform developers, including:
- Swing GUI development―including input validation and other enhancements
- Building reliable code―including chained exceptions, stack frames, assertions, and logging
- The high-performance New I/O API: memory-mapped files, file locking, and character set encoders/decoders
- Regular expressions using the powerful new java.util.regex package
- Java 1.4 platform Preference Class: the new cross-platform repository for configuration information
- Dynamic proxy classes, inner classes, the Java platform event model, streams, file management, and more
