July 2013
Intermediate to advanced
213 pages
3h 20m
English
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Preface
Designed to be your companion in the office, in the lab, or even on the road, this Pocket Guide provides a quick reference to the standard features of the Java programming language and its platform.
This Pocket Guide provides you with the information you will need while developing or debugging your Java programs, including helpful programming examples, tables, figures, and lists.
It also contains supplemental information about things such as the Java Scripting API, third-party tools, and the basics of the Unified Modeling Language (UML).
Java coverage in this book has been updated for new features through
Java SE 7, including basic information on NIO 2.0, the G1 Garbage Collector,
and JSR 334: Small Language Enhancements (Project Coin). Project Coin
enhancements include improved literals (e.g., use of the underscore
character), the new (generics-related) diamond operator, and exception
handling extensions (e.g., the new multi-catch and
try-with-resources statements).
The material in this book also provides support in preparing for the Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 7 Programmer I Exam. If you are considering pursuing this Java certification, you may also wish to consider acquiring OCA Java SE 7 Programmer I Study Guide (Exam 1Z0-803) by Edward Finegan and Robert Liguori (McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2012).
Book Structure
This book is broken into three parts: Language, Platform, and Appendixes. Chapters 1 through 8 detail the Java programming language as derived from the Java ...
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