Java In a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly)) Book

The new 1.4 release of Java 2 Standard edition increases the size of the platform by 50%, to 2757 classes in 135 packages., so aall of these exciting new features, the 1.4 release of Java 2 Standard edition brings potential for frustration. How will all this affect your applications? Don't worry, our new 4th edition has answers. With the accelerated introduction to the Java programming language and its key APIs, you can start writing code right away, and because its classic quick reference contains all the classes in the essential Java packages, you'll find exactly what you need to make the new version work for you. With more than 250 new pages, the book brings you up to speed on new APIs for high-performance low-level I/O, logging, user preference, and user authentication with the JAAS. You'll also find information on the new Collections classes, support for XML parsing using both the DOM and SAX APIs, support for pattern matching with regular expressions, and much much more. For as long as Java developers have existed, this perennial bestseller has been there to take you to the heart of the program.Read More