Core Java 2, Volume 1: Fundamentals (The Sun Microsystems Press Java Series)

Ask any experienced Java programmer: Core Java delivers the real-world guidance you need to accomplish even the most challenging tasks. That's why it's been an international best seller for five straight years. Now thoroughly updated to cover Sun's brand-new JDK 1.3, Core Java 2, Volume 1: Fundamentals offers revamped discussions of object-oriented Java development, JDK 1.3's enhanced Swing user interface components, and much more. It delivers even more of the robust programs previous editions are famous for -- updated wherever appropriate to reflect JDK 1.3's deployment and performance enhancements, and to utilize improved Swing classes. It includes thorough explanations of JDK 1.3 dynamic proxy classes; inner classes; exception handling; debugging; the current Java event model; Input/Output; file management; and much more. The CD-ROM contains complete source code examples, the JDK 1.3, and a large library of valuable software, including Forte for Java, Community Edition.