Synopses & Reviews
Core Java has long been recognized as the leading no-nonsense tutorial and reliable reference. It carefully explains the most important language and library features and shows how to build real-world applications with thoroughly tested examples. The example programs have been carefully crafted to be easily understood as well as useful in practice, so you can rely on them as the starting point for your own code. All of the code examples have been rewritten to reflect modern Java best practices and code style. The critical new features introduced with Java SE 8 are all thoroughly explored with the depth and completeness that readers expect from this title. Core Java Volume I -- Fundamentals walks readers through the all details and takes a deep dive into the most critical features of the language and core libraries.
You’ll learn all you need to be productive with:
- The Java programming environment
- Objects, classes, and inheritance
- Interfaces and inner classes
- Reflection and proxies
- Graphics programming
- Event handling and the event listener model
- Swing-based user interface components
- Application and applet deployment
- Exceptions, logging, assertions, and debugging
- Generic programming
- Collections
- Concurrency, and more
Synopsis
Core Java(R) has long been recognized as the leading, no-nonsense tutorial and reference for experienced programmers who want to write robust Java code for real-world applications. Now,
Core Java(R), Volume I--Fundamentals, Tenth Edition, has been extensively updated to reflect the most eagerly awaited and innovative version of Java in years: Java SE 8. Rewritten and reorganized to illuminate new Java SE 8 features, idioms, and best practices, it contains hundreds of example programs--all carefully crafted for easy understanding and practical applicability.
Writing for serious programmers solving real-world problems, Cay Horstmann helps you achieve a deep understanding of the Java language and library. In this first volume of the two-volume work, Horstmann focuses on fundamental language concepts and the foundations of modern user interface programming. You'll find in-depth coverage of topics ranging from Java object-oriented programming to generics, collections, lambda expressions, Swing UI design, and the latest approaches to concurrency and functional programming. This guide will help you
- Leverage your existing programming knowledge to quickly master core Java syntax
- Understand how encapsulation, classes, and inheritance work in Java
- Master interfaces, inner classes, and lambda expressions for functional programming
- Improve program robustness with exception handling and effective debugging
- Write safer, more readable programs with generics and strong typing
- Use pre-built collections to collect multiple objects for later retrieval
- Master concurrent programming techniques from the ground up
- Build modern cross-platform GUIs with standard Swing components
- Deploy configurable applications and applets, and deliver them across the Internet
- Simplify concurrency and enhance performance with new functional techniques
If you're an experienced programmer moving to Java SE 8,
Core Java(R), Tenth Edition, will be your reliable, practical companion--now and for many years to come.
Look for the companion volume, Core Java(R), Volume II--Advanced Features, Tenth Edition (ISBN-13: 978-0-13-417729-8), for coverage of Java 8 streams, input and output, XML, databases, annotations, and other advanced topics.
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Table of Contents
1. An Introduction to Java
2. The Java Programming Environment
3. Fundamental Programming Structures in Java
4. Objects and Classes
5. Inheritance
6. Interfaces and Inner Classes
7. Exceptions, Assertions, Logging, and Debugging
8. Generic Programming
9. Collections
10. Graphics Programming
11. Event Handling
12. User Interface Components with Swing
13. Deploying Applications and Applets
14. Concurrency