Customer Reviews

Pure JFC 2D Graphics and Imaging

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I use this book along with the 2D API O'Reilly book. While the O'Reilly book comprehensively covers the whole API, this book does not cover the whole API, but goes in depth to the basics of 2D API with lots of sample code. I would recommend the book to any beginner trying to learn the 2D API.

I knew Java and I wanted a book about Java 2D API.
This book is excellent:
- easy to read
- lot of smal programs (with comments) to illustrate chapters
(compile/work with SDK 1.4)

If you are fed up about Java books with more than 1000 pages or
if you want (like me) to learn quickly the 2D API, this one is for you.

This book is excellent. It has very clear examples. I was able to do a stock charting application very quickly by using the examples in this book.

If you're new to graphics and Java, this is not a useful book. The first example did not work as displayed in the text and I could not figure out why. Lots of code, very little explanation. I skipped to chapter 3 and discovered the author had switched to applets, but without the required start and stop methods. That example wouldn't run. After a few hours it was clear why the book is not very thick. There is very little explanation. Very frustrating for someone just getting started. Pick another book. (Fortunately this one was cheap.)