Java 2: The Complete Reference, Fifth Edition

Herbert Schildt is a world leading programming author. He is an authority on the C, C++, Java, and C# programming languages, and a master Windows programmer. His programming books have sold more than three million copies worldwide and have been translated into all major foreign languages. He is the author of numerous best sellers including C: The Complete Reference, Java 2: The Complete Reference, Java 2: A Beginner's Guide, C#: A Beginner's Guide, and many more. Schildt holds a master's degree in computer science from the University of Illinois.

Part I: The Java Language 1: The Genesis of Java 2: An Overview of Java 3: Data Types, Variables, and Arrays 4: Operators 5: Control Statements 6: Introducing Classes 7: A Closer Look at Methods and Classes 8: Inheritance 9: Packages and Interfaces 10: Exception Handling 11: Multithreaded Programming 12: I/O, Applets, and Other Topics Part II: The Java Library 13: String Handling 14: Exploring java.lang 15: java.util Part 1: The Collections Framework 16: java.util Part 2: More Utility Classes 17: Input/Output: Exploring java.io 18: Networking 19: The Applet Class 20: Event Handling 21: Introducing the AWT: Working with Windows, Graphics, and Text 22: Using AWT Controls, Layout Managers, and Menus 23: Images 24: New I/O, Regular Expressions, and Other Packages Part III: Software Development Using Java 25: Java Beans 26: A Tour of Swing 27: Servlets 28: Migrating from C++ to Java Part IV: Applying Java 29: The DynamicBillboard Applet 30: ImageMenu: An Image-Based Web Menu 31: The Lavatron Applet: A Sports Arena Display 32: Scrabblet: A Multiplayer Word Game Appendix A: Using Java’s Documentation Comments