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The Java™ Class Libraries, Volume 2: java.applet, java.awt, java.beans (2nd Edition)

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If you could design your own Java reference series, what would you include? How about:

- An plain English explanation of each class and method.
- Sample code for every class and method.
- Intelligent organization that enables you to find a given class or method quickly.
- A comprehensive, well-organized index that thinks like you do.

This summarizes the content of this book and the other two in the series and explains why they are the three books I wouldn't dream of programming in Java without. (I've been a professional Java developer since 1996.) Buy the book and make your life easier.

Whereas the first volume concentrated on the normal data manip & movement classes required for normal, quick programming, this second volume is more about controlling the user interfaces through applets and multimedia manipulation.

The examples are very useful; some introduce basic game techniques such as "double-buffering" to demonstrate nontrivial applications of the classes. The descriptions at the beginning of each class/interface (and in the intro) are carefully written and informative. Meaty.

(If you're wondering what double-buffering is, it's just the practice of drawing an image in a buffer of memory, then copying the buffer to the screen's memory. Cuts down on flicker, since it's not taking time thinking while putting things directly to screen.)

This book (and the Volume 1 companion) are required for any Java programming. Every class, field and method is covered in detail. Novices will need other material (like the online tutorial) for language syntax, and how to program. But all Java programmers need these books within arms reach.

We tested several Java reference books. Chan and Lee's Java Class Libraries series is clearly the best. All questions we had are answered by this book in detail within minutes.

Applets are fully explained, thoroughly documented and easily understood. I really enjoyed reading this book (in fact I am currently reading it for the third time).

You can not do without this book if you program in Java. It really is THE definitive reference.

This is the book that every Java programmer/developer must have. Period. I'm a Sun Certified Java Developer. I find it to be very useful. If you are new to Java, this is still a book you must have.

This is the best reference book I have ever owned. It is exactly what I wanted in an AWT reference.

The text is informative, the code examples are illustrative and not excessively verbose, the book is well indexed and easy to flip through to find answers, and in my experience so far it has been completely accurate.

I've spent about 200 hours this spring hacking AWT code with this book at my side, and it has been an invaluable aid. I highly recommend it.

This, and the Vol 1 companion, are the best references for Java I have ever seen. The code examples included with each method reference are invaluable.

Volume 2 of the best reference book ever written