Java Examples in a Nutshell

Java Examples in a Nutshell, Second Edition

By David Flanagan
Second Edition September 2000
Pages: 584
ISBN 10: 0-596-00039-1 | ISBN 13: 9780596000394
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Java Examples in a Nutshell is full of real-world example programs that not only serve as great learning tools, but can also be modified for individual use. The second edition covers Java 1.3, and contains 164 complete, practical programs: over 17,900 lines of densely commented, professionally written Java code covering 20 distinct Java API's, including Servlets, JavaServer Pages, XML, Swing, and Java 2D.
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Java Examples in a Nutshell is full of real-world Java programming examples. The second edition of this bestselling book covers Java 1.3 and contains 164 complete, practical programs: over 17,900 lines of densely commented, professionally written Java code covering 20 distinct Java APIs, including Servlets, JavaServer Pages, XML, Swing, and Java 2D. David Flanagan, the author of Java in a Nutshell, has created an entire book of programs that readers can learn from and modify for their own use. This book is a companion volume to Java in a Nutshell, Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell, and Java Enterprise in a Nutshell. While those books are quick references at heart, they each include accelerated tutorials on various Java topics. Java Examples in a Nutshell picks up where those books leave off, serving up a suite of example programs for novice Java programmers and experts alike. This book doesn't hold readers' hands or supply detailed explanations of Java syntax or method calls; it simply delivers well-commented working examples for exploring the wide range of what's possible with Java. Each chapter concludes with programming exercises that suggest avenues for building further knowledge. Java Examples in a Nutshell contains the following:

Examples that demonstrate basic Java functionality and the essential Java API's, including I/O, threads, networking, security, reflection, serialization, and security.
Programs that use the graphical user interface and graphics features of Java, highlighting the Swing, Java 2D, printing, data transfer, JavaBeans, and applet APIs.
Examples that illustrate key enterprise APIs in Java, including remote method invocation (RMI), database connectivity (JDBC), servlets, JavaServer Pages (JSP), and XML.
An example index that lets users look up a programming concept or Java class and find any examples in the book that demonstrate that concept or use that class.

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Java Examples in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition Review, September 23 2002

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Submitted by Roger [Respond | View]

What's up with the examples? OK, I've got an older book - so the ItemListener does not compile as shown in the book and there is nothing to help me know what would work. I down load you examples from the second book, but instead of using good, old, plain Java it uses Java Swing - but none of the GUI examples work!!!

What's up with? Can anyone explain how I can get to the item selected from a good-old, simple Choice item? Would that be expecting too much from a book of Java Examples?

Roger

Java Examples in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition Review, February 16 2002

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Submitted by Steve [Respond | View]

Great book, if you are a beginner this will definitely clear that "magic" mist that surrounds some programs(you actually see how to write a program that does something useful-no more counting to ten programs). I have 3 of this authors books and have to say they all get used to the full. This book will allow experienced programmers to dabble in other areas for example graphics or servlets and will give you a taste for trying something new.

Java Examples in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition Review, February 08 2001

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Submitted by Jerry Weeks [Respond | View]

Great "jump in and try" book. I hate having to waffle through mountains of text to find a single simple solution. Used in combination with Java in a Nutshell, this book is a great programmers aid. I do, and will recomend this book without hesitation, to anyone wanting to code in java.

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Java Examples in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition Review, January 24 2001

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Submitted by Mike [Respond | View]

This book is very good at what it is designed for:

get the reader involved in real-life coding. The

topics covered are very relevant, such as jdbc, JSP,

XML, swing, and Graphics2D. The only reason I am not

giving it 5 stars is because Sun's online documentation

is better at explaining usage and options and provides

better and simpler examples.

Keep up the good work David!

Java Examples in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition Review, August 25 2000

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Submitted by vara [Respond | View]

I'm expecting this book to be of the same level and intensive as of the now classic and definitive

"Tiger" book "java in a nutshell"

Media reviews "Whether you are new to Java or not, this book is sure to provide practical advice."--Ray Blackie, Calgary Oracle Users Group, April 3, 2002.

"It's hard not to like the Nutshell series from O'Reilly & Associates. It doesn't profess to do anything more than it tends to deliver: a clear concise reference for a given domain...Java Enterprise in a Nutshell is no different... it's a good book to have readily available while you're actually programming...a good investment for most Java programmers, modestly priced and well-formulated, providing much additional value" --Claude Duguay, Java Pro, April 2001

"an excellent book and a superb learning aid for Java programmers at any level." --Elizabeth Zinkann, Sys Admin, March 2001

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