Java The Complete Reference, 8th Edition ~ foundjava

The Definitive Java Programming Guide

In Java: The Complete Reference, Eighth Edition, bestselling programming author Herb Schildt shows you everything you need to develop, compile, debug, and run Java programs. Updated for Java Platform, Standard Edition 7 (Java SE 7), this comprehensive volume covers the entire Java language, including its syntax, keywords, and fundamental programming principles. You'll also find information on key elements of the Java API library. JavaBeans, servlets, applets, and Swing are examined and real-world examples demonstrate Java in action. In addition, new Java SE 7 features such as try-with-resources, strings in switch, type inference
with the diamond operator, NIO.2, and the Fork/Join Framework are discussed in detail.
Coverage includes:

• Data types and operators
• Control statements
• Classes and objects
• Constructors and methods
• Method overloading and overriding
• Interfaces and packages
• Inheritance
• Exception handling
• Generics
• Autoboxing
• Enumerations
• Annotations
• The try-with-resources statement
• Varargs
• Multithreading
• The I/O classes
• Networking
• The Collections Framework
• Applets and servlets
• JavaBeans
• AWT and Swing
• The Concurrent API
• Much, much more

About the Author

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.