This code-intensive guide for experienced, professional Java programmers contains an introduction to Java 2 Platform concepts as well as descriptions of J2SE APIs and programming tools. Coverage includes applet and application GUI programming with JFC, exception handling, I/O and network programming, multithreading, reflection, RMI, security, and Java database programming with JDBC. Kitwak's (software engineering, U. California, Berkeley) commentary accompanies the code. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)