Thinking In Java (with Cd)

In Thinking In Java, Bruce Eckel revises hiswidely-praised Java introduction to fully reflect the power of Java 2 StandardEdition, Version 1.4. He introduces all the basics of objects as Java uses them; then walkscarefully through the fundamentals of Java programming, including program flow,initialization and cleanup, implementation hiding, reusing classes andpolymorphism. Using to-the-point examples, he introduces exception handling,Java I/O, run-time type identification, and passing and returning objects. Thebook includes database integration, transactions, security, Swing GUIdevelopment, Jini, JavaSpaces, and much more. The author presents Java one simplestep at a time, carefully organizing his material so students can learn newconcepts even in short study periods, and thoroughly digest each new idea andtechnique before moving on. All code examples are simple and short, enablingeven beginners to understand every detail. All code examples are on theaccompanying CD-ROM, along with electronic copies of the book in severalformats, and the complete Thinking in C multimedia course, whichintroduces crucial concepts every beginning programmer must master beforelearning Java.