Introduction

Java 7 is Oracle's latest release of the popular Java language and platform. Beginning Java 7 guides you through this language and a huge assortment of platform APIs via its 12 chapters and 4 appendixes.

image Note Java was created by Sun Microsystems, which was later bought out by Oracle.

Chapter 1 (Getting Started with Java) introduces you to Java and begins to cover the Java language by focusing on fundamental concepts such as comments, identifiers, variables, expressions, and statements.

Chapter 2 (Discovering Classes and Objects) continues to explore this language by presenting all of its features for working with classes and objects. ...

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