Java 2: Introduction and Advanced

Author: Dan Zhengang
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Java has become a globally popular tool for network programming due to its characteristics such as simplicity, object-oriented, distributed, interpreted, secure, system-independent, portable, high performance, dynamic, and multithreading. Java2 introduced new graphical user interface features—Swing—which filled many gaps in previous versions, making it a truly mature and robust language, beloved by numerous network programmers. This book contains 17 chapters and two appendices, with each chapter featuring multiple program examples combined with key concepts. The content includes: an introduction to Java basic operations, basic Swing components, object-oriented programming, Java classes, interfaces, and packages, Java's standard class library, Applet programming, using AWT and Swing for CUI programming, Java multithreaded programming, Java and network programming, Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), JavaBeans, and an overview of the J2EE technology architecture. This book is suitable as a technical reference for computer enthusiasts at various levels learning Java, as well as a teaching reference for non-computer majors in higher education institutions.