Special Edition Using Java 2 Platform is the complete programmer's tutorial/reference for Java 2 and related technologies. The book contains detailed descriptions of Sun's Java 2 standards, APIs, class libraries, and programming tools. Also includes coverage of Microsoft's Java SDK 2.0, -AFC, and RNI products, ActiveX, CORBA, Java IDL, Joe, JavaBeans, and Enterprise JavaBeans. Over 20,000 lines of documented Java code show programmers the details of building sophisticated Java applications.