Chapter 7: Java Standard and External Libraries
It is not possible to write a Java program without using the standard libraries, also called the Java Class Library (JCL). That is why a solid familiarity with such libraries is as vital for successful programming as knowing the language itself.
There are also the non-standard libraries, which are called external libraries or third-party libraries because they are not included in the Java Development Kit (JDK) distribution. Some of them have long become a permanent fixture of any programmer’s toolkit.
Keeping track of all the functionality that’s available in these libraries is not easy. This is because an integrated development environment (IDE) gives you a hint about the language’s possibilities, ...
Get Learn Java 17 Programming - Second Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
