The Java? Class Libraries, Volume 1: Supplement for the Java? 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v1.2 (Java Series) - Softcover

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Patrick Chan is an original member of the team that created the Java language. He is also a coauthor of the Java Class Libraries books and is the chief architect at Composite Software.

Rosanna Lee is a former Senior Staff Engineer at Sun Microsystems, Inc.,where she led the design and development of the JNDI technology and theX/Open Federated Naming (XFN). She is also coauthor of the Java Class Libraries books and posters in the Java Series.

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Continuing the successful format of The Java Class Libraries, the supplement contains descriptions of the new pacakges and classes introduced in the Javao 2 Platform, Standard Edition, version 1.2. It also provides details on how the classes and methods have changed from JDKo 1.1. Together, this supplement and The Java Class Libraries, Second Edition, Volume 1, provide a complete reference to the following packages: java.io, java.lang, java.lang.ref, java.lang.reflect, java.math, java.net, java.text, java.util, java.util.jar, and java.util.zip.

The extensive class and member descriptions contain details crucial for developing robust and professional applets and applications. Each description is supplemented by an example that demonstrates the class or member in a relevant context. Numerous examples facilitate learning-by-example and provide useful code for your projects. The information is presented in an easy-to-use, dictionary-like format. Each class description includes:

• a class hierarchy diagram showing its connection to related classes
• a detailed overview describing its purpose and key concepts
• a convenient member summary that briefly describes each member and arranges the members into related groups
• an example demonstrating the class in a "real-world" context
• comprehensive descriptions and an example for each member