Java Precisely

Peter Sestoft0262692767, 9780262692762

Java Precisely provides a concise reference for the Java programming language and some of its essential libraries. The book covers Java 2, versions 1.3 and 1.4. It is intended both for students learning Java and for more experienced Java programmers. Though written informally, it describes the language in detail and provides many examples. To improve clarity, most of the general rules appear on left-hand pages with the relevant examples on the opposite right-hand pages.

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Table of contents :
Table of Contents……Page 3
Preface……Page 4
Notational Conventions……Page 5
Running Java: Compilation, Loading, and Execution……Page 6
Names and Reserved Names……Page 7
Java Naming Conventions……Page 8
Comments and Program Layout……Page 9
Types……Page 11
Variables, Parameters, Fields, and Scope……Page 13
Strings……Page 16
Arrays……Page 19
Classes……Page 23
Classes and Objects in the Computer……Page 35
Expressions……Page 37
Statements……Page 51
Interfaces……Page 61
Exceptions, Checked and Unchecked……Page 63
Threads, Concurrent Execution, and Synchronization……Page 66
Compilation, Source Files, Class Names, and Class Files……Page 73
Packages and Jar Files……Page 74
Mathematical Functions……Page 76
String Buffers……Page 79
Collections and Maps……Page 81
Input and Output……Page 95
References……Page 119