Chapter 2. From Unicode to Types
When learning a new computer language, it is best to start with simple language features. This chapter explores what are probably the simplest of Java's language features. Specifically, Chapter 2 explores Java's support for the Unicode character set, as well as comments, identifiers, and types. You will not find the source code to any program in this chapter, because you must learn additional language features (in subsequent chapters) before you can begin writing Java programs. Instead, think of Chapter 2 as providing a theoretical foundation on which to build. Future chapters, which discuss more advanced language features, build on that foundation.
Unicode
It is fitting to begin exploring language features by discussing ...
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