Core Java 2 Volume II - Advanced Features: Best Book To Learn Core Java Advanced Features (Core Java 2 Volume I - Fundamentals 1)

An indispensable companion to the best-selling Core Java 2, Vol. I--Fundamentals (0-13-089468-0), Core Java 2, Volume II: Advanced Features is now available in a revised and expanded fifth edition. It delivers the same real-world guidance you need to solve even the most challenging programming problems and offers an all-new chapter on XML and Java, plus thoroughly revamped coverage of many advanced features—from collections to native methods, security to Swing.

You'll gain new insights into networking, remote objects, JDBC API, internationalization, and a whole lot more.
For experienced programmers, Core Java 2, Volume 2: Advanced Features provides the answers that they need to take full advantage of the power of Java technology and to get the job done as efficiently as possible.
State-of-the-art information for advanced Java technology development, including:
•Thoroughly updated coverage of multithreading, collections, and networking
•Completely revised coverage of remote objects
•Detailed new chapter on XML and Java
•Sophisticated new techniques for utilizing JavaBeans(tm) component architecture
•Advanced GUI-building techniques leveraging both Swing and AWT