Java Examples in a Nutshell: A Tutorial Companion to Java in a Nutshell

In a Nutshell

by David Flanagan

The author of the best-selling Java in a Nutshell has created an entire book of real-world Java programming examples that you can learn from. If you learn best by example, this is the book for you.This third edition covers Java 1.4 and contains 193 complete, practical over 21,900 lines of densely commented, professionally written Java code, covering 20 distinct client-side and server-side APIs. It includes new chapters on the Java Sound API and the New I/O API. The chapters on XML and servlets have been rewritten to cover the latest versions of the specifications and to demonstrate best practices for Java 1.4. New and updated examples throughout the book demonstrate many other new Java features and APIs.Java Examples in a Nutshell is a companion volume to Java in a Nutshell, Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell, and Java Enterprise in a Nutshell. It picks up where those quick references leave off, providing a wealth of examples for both novices and experts. This book doesn't hold your hand; it simply delivers well-commented working examples with succinct explanations to help you learn and explore Java and its APIs.Java Examples in a Nutshell contains examples that APIs, including I/O, New I/O, threads, networking, security, serialization, and reflectionDesktop APIs, highlighting Swing GUIs, Java 2D graphics, preferences, printing, drag-and-drop, JavaBeans, applets, and soundEnterprise APIs, including JDBC (database access), JAXP (XML parsing and transformation), Servlets 2.4, JSP 2.0 (JavaServer Pages), and RMIThe book begins with introductory examples demonstrating structured and object-oriented programming techniques for new Java programmers. A special index at the end of the book makes it easy to look up examples that use a particular Java class or accomplish a desired task. In between, each chapter includes exercises that challenge readers and suggest further avenues for exploration.

Genres: Programming, Technical, Reference, Computer Science, Software, Nonfiction, Technology

722 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 15, 1997

About the author

David Flanagan is a computer programmer who has spent much of the last 20 years writing books about programming languages. He now works at Mozilla. David lives with his wife and children in the Pacific Northwest, between the cities of Seattle and Vancouver.

Reviews

[Rakesh · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good companion to standard textbooks like The Java Programming Language and Thinking in Java.

[Jeremy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Useful book-- Flanagan's code fragments are a little more detailed than the snippets you might find in other books of this type. Somewhat old--an update to cover Java 5 or 6 would have been welcome.

[Aasifshaikh44 · Rating 5 out of 5]

good books