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Contents of This Book

The first eight chapters of this book document the Java language, the
Java platform, and the Java development tools that are supplied with
Sun's Java Development Kit (JDK). The first five
chapters are essential; the next three cover topics of interest to
some, but not all, Java programmers.

Chapter 1: Introduction

This chapter is an overview of the Java language and the Java
platform that explains the important features and benefits of Java.
It concludes with an example Java program and walks the new Java
programmer through it line by line.

Chapter 2: Java Syntax from the Ground Up

This chapter explains the details of the Java programming language,
including some of the Java 5.0 language changes. It is a long and
detailed chapter that does not assume substantial programming
experience. Experienced Java programmers can use it as a language
reference. Programmers with substantial experience with languages
such as C and C++ should be able to pick up Java syntax quickly by
reading this chapter; beginning programmers with only a modest amount
of experience should be able to learn Java programming by studying
this chapter carefully.

Chapter 3: Object-Oriented Programming in Java

This chapter describes how the basic Java syntax documented in Chapter 2 is used to write object-oriented programs
in Java. The chapter assumes no prior experience with OO programming.
It can be used as a tutorial by new programmers or as a reference by
experienced Java programmers.

Chapter 4: Java 5.0 Language Features

This chapter documents the three biggest new features of Java 5.0:
generic types, enumerated types, and annotations. If you read
previous editions of this book, you might want to skip directly to
this chapter.

Chapter 5: The Java Platform

This chapter is an overview of the essential Java APIs covered in
this book. It contains numerous short examples that demonstrate how
to perform common tasks with the classes and interfaces that comprise
the Java platform. Programmers who are new to Java (and especially
those who learn best by example) should find this a valuable chapter.

Chapter 6: Java Security

This chapter explains the Java security architecture that allows
untrusted code to run in a secure environment from which it cannot do
any malicious damage to the host system. It is important for all Java
programmers to have at least a passing familiarity with Java security
mechanisms.

Chapter 7: Programming and Documentation Conventions

This chapter documents important and widely adopted Java programming
conventions, including JavaBeans naming conventions. It also explains
how you can make your Java code self-documenting by including
specially formatted documentation comments.

Chapter 8: Java Development Tools

Sun's JDK includes a number of useful Java
development tools, most notably the Java interpreter and the Java
compiler. This chapter documents those tools.

These first eight chapters teach you the Java language and get you up
and running with the Java APIs. Part II of the book is a succinct but
detailed API reference formatted for optimum ease of use. Please be
sure to readSection II.1 in Part II; it explains how
to get the most out of the quick reference section. Also, please note
that the quick reference chapters are followed by one final chapter
called "Class, Method, and Field
Index." This special index allows you to look up the
name of a type and find the package in which it is defined or to look
up the name of a method or field and find the type in which it it is
defined.