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• One of Java's most powerful capabilities is its built-in support for concurrent programming, a design technique in which multiple concurrent activities-threads take place inside a single Java program. Thread programming enables developers to design applications that are more responsive to user demands, faster, and more easily controlled.
• This book offers comprehensive coverage of this vital aspect of the Java language. The book is completely up-to-date with the new thread model that is now incorporated into the most recent version of the Java Virtual Machine. All Java programmers interested in doing concurrent programming must understand these new concepts. The book approaches the topic from a design pattern point of view. It introduces and summarizes Java's concurrency support, shows readers how to initiate, control, and coordinate concurrent activities, and offers numerous recipe-like techniques for designing and implementing Java structures that solve common concurrent programming challenges. Specifically, the book presents important strategies for avoiding the inconsistencies that can crop up in multi-threaded programs, addresses the concept of "liveness"-how to ensure that all threads in use are kept active simultaneously, examines state-dependent action, and demonstrates effective methods for handling user requests in a multi-threaded environment.

Effective Java is an explicit (and acknowledged) homage to Scott Meyer's Effective C++. Josh Bloch shares the programming practices of the most expert Java programmers with the rest of the programming community. Distilling the habits of experienced programmers into 50 short stand-alone essays, Bloch has laid out the most essential and effective Java rules, providing comprehensive descriptions of techniques. The essays address practical problems that all Java programmers encounter, presents specific ways to improve programs and designs, and also shows how to avoid traps in Java programming. An enormously useful book, each essay contains top notch code examples and insightful "war stories" that help capture the students' attention.

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Security is an integral part of the Java platform; all Java APIs are built on a solid security model. That model has always been stronger than the security of other platforms, never allowing for the proliferation of a large virus such as “Melissa” or “I Love You.” Now improved security and robust performance peacefully coexist.

This book provides a detailed look into the central workings of the Java security architecture, including coverage of the many v1.4 enhancements. This book reviews multiple security threats, such as Trojan horses and denial of service attacks, and the strategies used to combat them. Students will find a practical guide to the deployment of Java security, as well as tips on how to customize, extend, and refine the core security architecture. In addition, it touches on the evolution of Java security, from the restrictive days of the JDK 1.0 sandbox to the sophisticated security features available in Java 2. The book even includes a list of 11 security bugs found in early versions of Java.

This fully-updated and revised second edition provides the complete guide to

all major components of the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)

version 1.4 -- from the source! Written by members of the Java Software team

at Sun Microsystems, this is a task-oriented and example-driven book that

enables Java programmers to quickly get up-to-speed and build better J2EE

applications. The book thoroughly describes and carefully demonstrates the

Java XML, Web-tier, and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) technologies and

platform services. Extensive examples and thought-provoking case studies

show the reader how to put these powerful technologies to work in the real

world. Whether the reader is new to J2EE, or wants to learn the latest nuances

of the new spec, this detailed tutorial is extremely practical and will be

referenced time and time again.

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With the arrival of Sun's Swing/JFC classes, Java developers can create user

interfaces that look great and perform just as well as "native" interfaces. The

JFC Swing Tutorial: A Guide to Constructing GUIs provides a hard copy of

Sun's popular online tutorial for Swing/JFC development. Its numerous code

examples and clear presentation style make this title a fine choice for mastering

the ins and outs of today's Swing. Owing to its Web heritage, digestibility is

perhaps this book's most notable feature. Short sections on virtually every topic

in Swing programming help bring the reader up to speed with this UI library.

Early sections look at getting started and the organization of classes in both

applets and applications, as well as useful high-level classes like frames and

scroll panes. When it comes to such basic Swing components as text, label, and

image controls, Swing beginners will appreciate the concise description of each

component along with necessary APIs. More advanced material, such as

optimizing repainting of Swing controls and techniques for more efficient

tables, will be useful to any Swing developer.

Developed and co-written by the lead writer on the Swing team, this book covers everything you need to know to write GUIs that use Swing components. The JFC Swing Tutorial uses a task-oriented, example-driven approach to introduce you to fundamental concepts and applications. Designed to be read either cover-to-cover or as a quick reference, this book explains how to use each Swing component, perform layout, do basic drawing, and convert 1.1 AWT programs to Swing. This book covers Swing 1.1.1.

An appendix lists the complete source code for dozens of example applications and applets. The CD-ROM includes Swing 1.1.1, JDK 1.1, the Java 2 Platform, and the hypertext version of all three Java Tutorial books.

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JDK 1.2 companion book to The Java Class Libraries, Second Edition, Volume 1 making Volume 1 now JDK 1.2 complete.

As the definitive reference to the Java 1.1.2 version class libraries, this book is an essential resource for both beginner and experienced Java programmers.

This volume provides comprehensive reference documentation for the development of applets, user interfaces, and Java beans. The packages covered in Volume 2 are: java applet, java awt image, java awt, java awt peer, java awt data transfer, java beans, java awt event.

The 20,000 lines of code in over 350 examples facilitate learning-by-example and provide useful code fragments for your projects.

This definitive reference to the Java 1.1 class libraries from the creators of the Java technology at Sun Microsystems is an essential resource for both novice and experienced Java programmers. The packages covered in this book are: java io, java net, java lang, java text, java lang.reflect, java util, java math, java util.zip.

The 24,000 lines of code in over 600 examples facilitate learning-by-example and provide useful code fragments for your projects.

This definitive introduction and reference teaches programmers the basic and

advanced features of Java. As the creators of the Java programming language,

the authors help programmers understand why Java is such a powerful

language. As a result, the programmers learn how Java is suitable for building a

variety of applications. The authors also provide unique "behind-the-scenes"

insights into how the language was designed and intended to be used.

Thoroughly revised from start to finish, this fourth edition covers all of the

features of J2SE 5.0 release. Updates to the fourth edition of this best-seller

include concise coverage on generics, metadata, autoboxing, enumerations,

enhanced loops, and more.

This is the definitive Java book written by the inventors of the language. Thoroughly revised from start to finish, this new edition describes the newest version of the Java programming language, version 1.3 of the Java 2 platform Standard Edition. More than just API updates, this third edition has been restructured to give more in-depth treatment of the newer language features, as well as informative examples on using the new core classes like the collections and internationalization packages.

Direct from the creators of the Java™ programming language, this Third Edition provides unique insights into why and how the language was designed and intended to be used. More advanced students will find this new edition to be a valuable reference, and will gain new insights into the subtleties of the language. Beginning and intermediate students will benefit from the valuable examples and clear explanations of language and library features.

The Java Tutorial Continued provides accurate, up-to-date coverage of features added to the original core Java platform. Employing a hands-on, self-paced, example-driven approach, this book concentrates on JDK 1.2 APIs but also contains the information you need to use the JDK 1.1 versions of the APIs. This book covers a broad spectrum of JDK features, including: The Java Collections Framework; Internationalization; 2D Graphics and Sound; JavaBeans<F128>œ; IDL (Interface Definition Language), which adds CORBA capabilities to the Java platform; Database connectivity through the JDBC; RMI (Remote Method Invocation); Security; JNI (Java Native Interface); Reflection; and other topics such as JAR, the Standard Extension Mechanism, and Servlets.

The CD-ROM contains all the material from both The Java Tutorial and The Java Tutorial Continued in HTML, including the source code for all of the examples. The CD-ROM also includes the JDK and everything you need to start programming with JDK 1.2.

The extensive class and member descriptions contain details crucial for developing robust and professional applets and applications. Each description is accompanied by an example that demonstrates the class or member in a relevant context. Numerous examples facilitate learning-by-example and provide useful code for your projects. The information is presented in an easy-to-use, dictionary-like format.

Well written and easy-to-follow, The Java Tutorial is a friendly hands-on

introduction to the Java programming language. Updated for J2SE 5.0 and

written by the members of the Java Software team, this book uses an

interactive approach to help new programmers learn Java by example. The

example-driven lessons in the book cover fundamentals such as objects,

classes, data structures, object oriented programming, and now generics and

metadata in addition to other new 5.0 features. After reading this tutorial, new

programmers will have conquered the learning curve and be well prepared to

use Java at any school or workplace.

The new edition of this popular book is updated to reflect v1.3 of the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition as well as preceding versions as early as JDK 1.1, and includes Solaris, Linux and Win32. This new version is also streamlined—to cover the topics most needed—and includes questions and exercises at the end of each chapter (with answers on the CD). The authors' top-notch instruction is still present. Through a task-oriented, example-driven approach, the authors introduce students to fundamental concepts and applications. The book's unique, theme-based structure allows the flexibility to customize your own path through the specific information. To help beginners avoid many common mistakes, an entire chapter is devoted to programming problems and their solutions. The CD-ROM comes packed full of useful resources: a complete online tutorial of this book and the 2 other tutorial books, all major versions of the Java platform, versions 1.0.2 through 1.3 for the Solaris and Win32 platforms. The CD also includes the latest Java platform for Linux (Standard Edition v1.3) API documentation for the Java platform and source code for all examples.