Java: The Complete Reference, Ninth Edition

  • 14h 27m
  • Herbert Schildt
  • Oracle Press
  • 2014

Fully updated for Java SE 8, Java: The Complete Reference, Ninth Edition explains how to develop, compile, debug, and run Java programs. Bestselling programming author Herb Schildt covers the entire Java language, including its syntax, keywords, and fundamental programming principles, as well as significant portions of the Java API library. JavaBeans, servlets, applets, and Swing are examined and real-world examples demonstrate Java in action. New Java SE 8 features such as lambda expressions, the stream library, and the default interface method are discussed in detail. This Oracle Press resource also offers a solid introduction to JavaFX.

Coverage includes:

  • Data types, variables, arrays, and operators
  • Control statements
  • Classes, objects, and methods
  • Method overloading and overriding
  • Inheritance
  • Interfaces and packages
  • Exception handling
  • Multithreaded programming
  • Enumerations, autoboxing, and annotations
  • The I/O classes
  • Generics
  • Lambda expressions
  • String handling
  • The Collections Framework
  • Networking
  • Event handling
  • AWT and Swing
  • The Concurrent API
  • The Stream API
  • Regular expressions
  • JavaFX
  • JavaBeans
  • Applets and servlets
  • Much, much more

About the Author

Herbert Schildt is the world’s leading programming author and a top authority on Java, C++, and C#. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide. Herb’s acclaimed books include Java: The Complete Reference, Java: A Beginner's Guide, C++: The Complete Reference and C#: The Complete Reference.

In this Book

  • Java—The Complete Reference, Ninth Edition
  • Preface
  • The History and Evolution of Java
  • An Overview of Java
  • Data Types, Variables, and Arrays
  • Operators
  • Control Statements
  • Introducing Classes
  • A Closer Look at Methods and Classes
  • Inheritance
  • Packages and Interfaces
  • Exception Handling
  • Multithreaded Programming
  • Enumerations, Autoboxing, and Annotations (Metadata)
  • I/O, Applets, and Other Topics
  • Generics
  • Lambda Expressions
  • String Handling
  • Exploring java.lang
  • java.util Part 1—The Collections Framework
  • java.util Part 2—More Utility Classes
  • Input/Output—Exploring java.io
  • Exploring NIO
  • Networking
  • The Applet Class
  • Event Handling
  • Introducing the AWT—Working with Windows, Graphics, and Text
  • Using AWT Controls, Layout Managers, and Menus
  • Images
  • The Concurrency Utilities
  • The Stream API
  • Regular Expressions and Other Packages
  • Introducing Swing
  • Exploring Swing
  • Introducing Swing Menus
  • Introducing JavaFX GUI Programming
  • Exploring JavaFX Controls
  • Introducing JavaFX Menus
  • Java Beans
  • Introducing Servlets
  • Appendix—Using Java’s Documentation Comments
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