The Java Faq (Java Series) [Paperback]

Jonni Kanerva (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1997 | Series: Java Series

This book provides an insider's view of the JavaaA A technology by posing and answering the most important, frequently asked questions about the Java programming language, Java applets, and Java stand-alone applications. The JavaaA A FAQ is unique in that it draws from the tens of thousands of questions sent to [e-mail] and provides authoritative answers direct from the creators of the Java programming language at JavaSoft. Presented in a handy question-and-answer format, The JavaaA A FAQ contains over 200 of the most important and informative of these questions together with concise explanations and creative solutions. The book is a powerful reference that can quickly help you over common stumbling blocks. Representing the collective wisdom of the JavaSoft team, it is an excellent resource for design tips, practical examples, style guidelines, insightful explanations, and insider information that will save you time and improve the quality of your Java programming.The questions encompass the gamut of Java topics: objects, classes, methods, interfaces, exceptions, arrays, the virtual machine, applets, AWT components and containers, layouts, events, images, threads, sockets, and more. Well indexed and thoroughly cross-referenced, the book enables you to quickly locate precisely the information you need. Appropriate for Java programmers of all levels, The JavaaA A FAQ includes clearly worded explanations to fundamental questions, such as: *What is an applet? *How do applets differ from applications? *Does the Java language allow multiple inheritance? *How do I create an instance of a class? Experienced Java programmers will benefit from pointed answers to more sophisticated questions, including: *How can I accomplish the equivalent of function pointers in Java, for instance, for use in an array? *How can I arrange for different applets on a web page to communicate with each other? *Do events propagate in the JDK 1.1 as they did in the older AWT event model? *How do the wait and notifyAll/notify methods enable cooperation between threads? *When will I be able to create a broadcast datagram packet? 0201634562B04062001

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

As the inventor and proprietor of the Java programming language, Sun Microsystems publishes a series of "authorized" books about Java, one of which is Jonni Kanerva's The Java FAQ. This volume solves some of the problems you may encounter when using Java in the real world. It's organized around language fundamentals and includes a comparison to C++ (with some topics centered around classes and objects) and Java enhancements such as interfaces. Experienced C++ programmers will best appreciate these chapters. Questions that begin "How do I ..." are almost always answered more usefully than those that begin with "Why can't I?" Later chapters look at Java events, both under the Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.0.2 and JDK 1.1. There are some useful tidbits here about unknown or unadvertised capabilities of Java. For instance, the book includes descriptions on how to invoke Java methods dynamically through self-modifying code and how to invoke CGI scripts with parameters through Java applets. Overall, this book is a minor, but interesting addition to Sun's Java series. Serious Java developers will certainly want to skim The Java FAQ as it explains some of the quirks--and limitations--of Java.

From the Back Cover

This book provides an insider's view of the Java™ technology by posing and answering the most important, frequently asked questions about the Java programming language, Java applets, and Java stand-alone applications. The Java™ FAQ is unique in that it draws from the tens of thousands of questions sent to [e-mail] and provides authoritative answers direct from the creators of the Java programming language at JavaSoft.

Presented in a handy question-and-answer format, The Java™ FAQ contains over 200 of the most important and informative of these questions together with concise explanations and creative solutions. The book is a powerful reference that can quickly help you over common stumbling blocks. Representing the collective wisdom of the JavaSoft team, it is an excellent resource for design tips, practical examples, style guidelines, insightful explanations, and insider information that will save you time and improve the quality of your Java programming.

The questions encompass the gamut of Java topics: objects, classes, methods, interfaces, exceptions, arrays, the virtual machine, applets, AWT components and containers, layouts, events, images, threads, sockets, and more. Well indexed and thoroughly cross-referenced, the book enables you to quickly locate precisely the information you need.

Appropriate for Java programmers of all levels, The Java™ FAQ includes clearly worded explanations to fundamental questions, such as:

• What is an applet?
• How do applets differ from applications?
• Does the Java language allow multiple inheritance?
• How do I create an instance of a class?

Experienced Java programmers will benefit from pointed answers to more sophisticated questions, including:

• How can I accomplish the equivalent of function pointers in Java, for instance, for use in an array?
• How can I arrange for different applets on a web page to communicate with each other?
• Do events propagate in the JDK 1.1 as they did in the older AWT event model?
• How do the wait and notifyAll/notify methods enable cooperation between threads?
• When will I be able to create a broadcast datagram packet?

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Product Details

• Paperback: 324 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub (Sd) (July 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201634562
• ISBN-13: 978-0201634563
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,100,243 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference, November 22, 1999

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anupriya (Ca, USA) - See all my reviews

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Really saves you time by giving you nitty gritty details in concise form..is very useful for preparing for certification exams

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book to be updated, April 24, 2000

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ZhongDan LAN (Newark, New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Java Faq (Java Series) (Paperback)

It is a good book, but need to be updated to include many new technologies developed in Java. I give it 5 stars but if you need to know the most recent Java, you should look for somewhere else.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book; "must-have" for serious Java development, March 5, 1998

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Explanations are to the point and illustrated with examples. The coverage of "synchronized", "monitors", "wait/notify" are exceptional. An excellent desk side companion (another desk side companion would be The Java Class Libraries by Rosanna Lee and Patrick Chan). Includes differences of JDK 1.0.2 and JDK 1.1 as well.