Java 6 Platform Revealed

John Zukowski9781590596609, 1590596609

Be among the first to capture an early look at the libraries of JavaT SE 6, aka Mustang. While J2SET 5.0 is just now starting to become regularly adopted, JavaT 6 Platform Revealed takes a look at the next release of the Standard Edition platform to come from Sun.New editions of the platform don’t happen that frequently, but when they do, there is a lot to learn about quickly. If you want to come up to speed on the new feature set as quickly as possible, Java T 6 Platform Revealed will place you well ahead of the pack. You’ll find ten chapters of how to use the latest JSR implementations and library improvements that are now a part of Mustang. You’ll learn about the new scripting features of AWT and Swing – like splash screens, system tray access, and table sorting and filtering – and lots more. What you won’t find in JavaT 6 Platform Revealed is a “getting started with Java” tutorial. Come prepared with a good working knowledge of JavaT 5 platform for best results.Not only will you see what’s in Java’s future, but you’ll learn how to actually use many of the new features of the platform quickly. Before the platform has even become finalized you’ll find yourself productive with the many new capabilities of Mustang.

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Table of contents :
Java 6 Platform Revealed……Page 1
Contents……Page 6
Introduction……Page 16
CHAPTER 1 Java SE 6 at a Glance……Page 20
CHAPTER 2 Language and Utility Updates……Page 32
CHAPTER 3 I/O, Networking, and Security Updates……Page 58
CHAPTER 4 AWT and Swing Updates……Page 76
CHAPTER 5 JDBC 4.0……Page 122
CHAPTER 6 Extensible Markup Language (XML)……Page 134
CHAPTER 7 Web Services……Page 166
CHAPTER 8 The Java Compiler API……Page 174
CHAPTER 9 Scripting and JSR 223……Page 190
CHAPTER 10 Pluggable Annotation Processing Updates……Page 202
APPENDIX Licensing, Installation, and Participation……Page 220
Index……Page 228