Java J2SE 1.4 Core Platform Update

This book provides a quick assessment of the upgrades included in the J2SE 1.4 release, to give a developer familiar with Java in its 1.2 and 1.3 incarnations a rapid, one-stop shop to upgrade to the new standard. It provides really strong, concrete examples of the new technologies in action, so that readers can go away and immediately apply the new capabilities of J2SE 1.4 in their programming.