If you re an experienced programmer, you already have a rock-solid foundation for learning Java. All you need is a resource that takes your experience into account and explains Java s key principles and techniques in an intelligent, efficient way. Java: Practical Guide for Programmers is precisely that resource. Here, you won t have to wade through hundreds of pages of overly simplistic material to learn the basics of Java programming. Instead, you get highly focused instruction in the core elements of Java 1.4, accompanied by carefully chosen examples and line-by-line analyses that are right to the point. You ll be astonished at how soon you can begin productive coding in Java, and how quickly your skills will progress. Web resources: Source code from the book http: //www.zm.sikora.btinternet.co.uk/source.html Sun J2SE download page http: //java.sun.com/j2se/downloads.html Sun J2SE API documentation http: //java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/docs/index.html For instructors: Please contact your academic sales representative, Alex Actipis, for exercises to use in the book along with their solutions at a.actipis@elsevier.com * Written expressly for people who already know a procedural or object-oriented programming language. * Takes a concise approach designed to make the most of the experience you already have. * Covers the core elements of Java 1.4, including language syntax, OO features, collections, exception handling, input/output, threads, event handling, and Swing components. * Filled with incisive coding examples and line-by-line analyses. * Via a companion Web site, provides downloadable example code and links to additional resources.

"Java: Practical Guide for Programmers efficiently gives the experienced programmer a turbo jumpstart on the Java language. Readers will be surprised how fast they can grasp the language essentials. My students have been searching for this book for years!"

--An Ngoc Lam

Sr. Software Engineer, 3PARdata Inc.

Computer Science Instructor, University of California at Santa Cruz

Lam

Sr. Software Engineer, 3PARdata Inc.

Computer Science Instructor, University of California at Santa Cruz

If youre an experienced programmer, you already have a rock-solid foundation for learning Java. All you need is a resource that takes your experience into account and explains Javas key principles and techniques in an intelligent, efficient way. Java: Practical Guide for Programmers is precisely that resource. Here, you wont have to wade through hundreds of pages of overly simplistic material to learn the basics of Java programming. Instead, you get highly focused instruction in the core elements of Java 1.4, accompanied by carefully chosen examples and line-by-line analyses that are right to the point. Youll be astonished at how soon you can begin productive coding in Java, and how quickly your skills will progress. x Written expressly for people who already know a procedural or object-oriented programming language. x Takes a concise approach designed to make the most of the experience you already have. x Covers the core elements of Java 1.4, including language syntax, OO features, collections, exception handling, input/output, threads, event handling, and Swing components. x Filled with incisive coding examples and line-by-line analyses. x Via a companion Web site, provides downloadable example code and links to additional resources.

Michael Sikora has worked in the IT industry for over 25 years. He spent a decade with Shell developing exploration systems that incorporated emerging graphics and database technologies. Today he is an independent consultant who devotes much of his time to designing and building Oracle-based applications. He is the author of the textbook Oracle Database Principles (Palgrave Macmillan, 1997).

Introduction: Basic Language Syntax: Flow Control: Classes and Objects: Inheritance and Access Control: Collections: Exceptions: Input/Output: Developing GUIs: Threads: Appendices-Operator Precedence, Swing Events