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New To This Edition
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- The Third Edition is updated to reflect the most recent developments, including:
- The Scanner class is used to read files.
- The ArrayList class replaces of the Vector class.
- The StringBuilder class is used instead of StringBuffer.
- A new section about string pooling and the String class constructor has been added to the Text Processing and Wrapper Classes chapter.
- Features of Java™ SE 6, including material on Splash Screen Support.
- An appendix, Getting Started with Alice, presents an overview of the Alice programming environment.
- MyCodeMate, available for the Third Edition, is a Web-based, textbook-specific homework tool and programming resource for an introduction to programming course. It provides a wide range of tools that students can use to help them learn programming concepts, prepare for tests, and earn better grades in the introductory programming course. Students can work on programming problems from this text or homework problems created by their professors, and receive guided hints with page references and English explanations of compiler errors. Instructors can assign textbook-specific or self-created homework problems, preset style attributes, view students’ code and class compiler error logs, and track homework completion. A complimentary subscription is offered when an access code is ordered packaged with a new copy of this text. Subscriptions may also be purchased online. For more information visit www.myCodeMate.com.
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