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