JavaBeans Developer's Reference [Paperback]

Dan Brookshier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997

Aiming to offer a comprehensive definition of Java Beans, their interactive capabilities, and their role in the World Wide Web, this book also provides the reader with the necessary information to create and use Java Beans. The CD-ROM includes examples from the book.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

As a single volume reference for the Java developer, Dan Brookshier's JavaBeans Developer's Reference is a strong contender for space on your bookshelf. This book offers a step-by-step guide to adding features to JavaBeans. It also features good advice--do this and don't do this--and specific, useful tips as you cover the basics of building JavaBeans, including Advanced Window Toolkit (AWT) programming, JDK (Java Developer's Kit) 1.1 event model, serialization, reflection, and internalization. (Since JavaBeans can run anywhere, customizing them for different languages at run-time is an issue.) Besides solid programming advice and expertise, the JavaBeans Developer's Reference also finishes with nearly 300 pages of reference on the most common classes and application program interfaces (APIs) in the JDK 1.1. This makes it a handy source for developers who are in a hurry who like printed references.

From Library Journal

Programming on the Internet is not a simple task, but, for precisely that reason, it is very lucrative. The main Internet programming languages are VisualBasic and Perl for managing the common gateway interface and Java for the interactive innovations of the future. ActiveX and JavaBeans are competing standards for developing extended reusable programming components that can help save time and money for designers working in all three languages. ActiveX is supported by Microsoft; JavaBeans is supported by everything else. There is currently no indication of what the winner will be, so users of advanced computing collections will be needing to check out all these titles.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 733 pages
• Publisher: New Riders Pub (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562057162
• ISBN-13: 978-1562057169
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,935,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! Expalines stuff the others ignore., July 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: JavaBeans Developer's Reference (Paperback)

I was very impressed. The author goes out of his way to make sure that aspects of JavaBeans that are not obvious are brought out into the daylight. I liked the chapters on events and relection most of all.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not intuitive, definitely not good as an intro to Java Beans, August 4, 1998

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This review is from: JavaBeans Developer's Reference (Paperback)

If you already know java beans, then you'll find this book somewhat useful since it includes an API reference section. Otherwise, if you're looking to get into beans, I recommend "Core Java" (two parts) or even perhaps "Java 1.2 and JavaScript for C and C++ Programmers" before delving into "JavaBeans Developer's Reference". A major problem with the book is that it gets so technical with very ambiguous direction that you'll have to flip back and forth between pages before you can come to a vague conclusion about what the author is trying to convey. The terminology is difficult to understand also. To the book's credit, however, it does cover beans in detail (such as editors, reflection, property pages, etc.). If only the book was written in a more intuitive fashion, we'd have a heavy hitter.