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Java in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Reference, 3rd Edition

by David Flanagan | ISBN 1-56592-487-8 | Third edition, published November 1999

This book is a desktop quick reference for Java™ programmers, designed to sit faithfully by your keyboard while you program. Part 1, "Introducing Java" of the book is a fast-paced, "no-fluff" introduction to the Java programming language and the core APIs of the Java platform. Part 2, "API Quick Reference" is a quick-reference section that succinctly details every class and interface of those core APIs. The book covers Versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 beta of Java.

Changes Since the Second Edition
Readers who are familiar with the second edition of this book will notice a number of changes in this edition. Most notably, the AWT and applet APIs are no longer documented in this book. The Java platform tripled in size between Java 1.1 and Java 1.2. Accordingly, and unavoidably, Java in a Nutshell has been split into three volumes. The volume you are now reading documents only the essential APIs of the platform, including the basic language and utility classes, as well as classes for input/output, networking, and security. See the Table of Contents for a complete list of the packages documented here.

If you are a client-side programmer who is working with graphics or graphical user interfaces, you will probably want to supplement this book with Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell, which documents all the graphics- and GUI-related classes, including the AWT, Swing, Java 2D, and applet APIs. And, if you are an server-side or enterprise programmer, you will likely be interested in Java Enterprise in a Nutshell.

Another big change is that Part 1, "Introducing Java" of this book has been almost entirely rewritten. The first and second editions of this book assumed knowledge of and experience with C or C++. Now that Java has come thoroughly into its own, that assumption no longer seems appropriate, so I have rewritten and expanded Chapters 2 and 3 to explain Java without any reference to C, C++, or any other programming language. Programmers with a modest amount of experience should now be able to learn Java programming from this book. These introductory chapters are written in a tight, concise style, so programmers who already know Java should find them useful as a language reference.

Another new feature of Part 1, "Introducing Java" is Chapter 4, "The Java Platform". This chapter is an introduction to the APIs documented in the reference section of the book. It includes more than 60 detailed API usage examples that show how to accomplish common tasks with the predefined classes of the Java platform.

Finally, the quick-reference section in Part 2, "API Quick Reference" of the book has a new look that dramatically improves the readability of the reference material and packs even more API information into a small space. Even if you are already familiar with the second edition, you should take the time to read the "How To Use This Quick Reference" section at the beginning of Part 2, "API Quick Reference"; it explains the new quick-reference format and shows you how to get the most out of it.

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Introducing Java
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Java Syntax from the Ground Up
Chapter 3: Object-Oriented Programming in Java
Chapter 4: The Java Platform
Chapter 5: Java Security
Chapter 6: JavaBeans
Chapter 7: Java Programming and Documentation Conventions
Chapter 8: Java Development Tools

Part 2: API Quick Reference
How To Use This Quick Reference
Chapter 9: The java.beans Package
Chapter 10: The java.beans.beancontext Package
Chapter 11: The java.io Package
Chapter 12: The java.lang Package
Chapter 13: The java.lang.ref Package
Chapter 14: The java.lang.reflect Package
Chapter 15: The java.math Package
Chapter 16: The java.net Package
Chapter 17: The java.security Package
Chapter 18: The java.security.acl Package
Chapter 19: The java.security.cert Package
Chapter 20: The java.security.interfaces Package
Chapter 21: The java.security.spec Package
Chapter 22: The java.text Package
Chapter 23: The java.util Package
Chapter 24: The java.util.jar Package
Chapter 25: The java.util.zip Package
Chapter 26: The javax.crypto Package
Chapter 27: The javax.crypto.interfaces Package
Chapter 28: The javax.crypto.spec Package
Chapter 29: Class, Method, and Field Index
Index
Colophon

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