Exploring Java

The second edition of Exploring Java,
introduces the basics of Java, the object-oriented
programming language for networked applications from Sun Microsystems.
This book covers the essentials of hot topics like Beans and RMI and shows
you how to get up speed writing Java applets and other applications,
including networking programs, content and protocol handlers, and
security managers.

Even before the first release of Java, companies from Oracle to Netscape
and Microsoft licensed Java to integrate with their Internet products.
What makes this new language so important? It's truly portable. The same
code runs on any machine that provides a Java interpreter, whether Windows 95,
Windows NT, the Macintosh, or any flavor of UNIX. And, potentially, Java
is designed to be as fast as programs written in C and C++.

The ability to create animated World Wide Web pages has also sparked the
rush to Java. But, the story does not end with the Web. Sophisticated
large applications, such as spreadsheets or word processors, can also
be written with Java. An early example is Sun's self-extensible Web
browser, HotJava.

With a practical, hands-on approach characteristic of O'Reilly's Nutshell
Handbooks(R), Exploring Java shows you how to write dynamic Web
pages. But that's only the beginning. This book also shows you how to
write content and protocol handlers, networking programs, and other
stand-alone applications.

Part of O'Reilly's definitive set of Java documentation, Exploring Java,
2nd Edition covers:

• History and principles of Java
  
• How to write simple applets
  
• How to integrate applets into the World Wide Web
  
• Java Class Libraries
  
• Using threads
  
• Using arrays
  
• Network programming
  
• Content and protocol handling
  
• Using the Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT)
  
• Writing a security manager
  

Table of Contents

 Preface
 Chapter 1. Yet Another Language?
 Enter Java
 A Virtual Machine
 Java Compared
 Safety of Design
 Safety of Implementation
 Application and User Level Security
 Java and the World Wide Web
 Java as a General Application Language
 A Java Road Map
 Availability
 Chapter 2. A First Applet
 Hello Web!
 Hello Web! II: The Sequel
 Hello Web! III: The Button Strikes!
 Hello Web! IV: Netscape's Revenge
 Chapter 3. Tools of the Trade
 The Java Interpreter
 The Class Path
 The Java Compiler
 The Applet Tag
 Packaging: Java Archive (JAR) Files
 Code and Data Signing
 Chapter 4. The Java Language
 Text Encoding
 Comments
 Types
 Statements and Expressions
 Exceptions
 Arrays
 Chapter 5. Objects in Java
 Classes
 Methods
 Object Creation
 Object Destruction
 Chapter 6. Relationships Between Classes
 Subclassing and Inheritance
 Interfaces
 Packages and Compilation Units
 Variable and Method Visibility
 Inside Arrays
 Inner Classes
 Chapter 7. Working with Objects and Classes
 The Object Class
 The Class Class
 Reflection
 Chapter 8. Threads
 Introducing Threads
 Threading Applets
 Synchronization
 Scheduling and Priority
 Thread Groups
 Chapter 9. Basic Utility Classes
 Strings
 Math Utilities
 Dates
 Vectors and Hashtables
 Properties
 The Security Manager
 Internationalization
 Chapter 10. Input/Output Facilities
 Streams
 Files
 Serialization
 Data Compression
 Chapter 11. Network Programming with Sockets and RMI
 Sockets
 Datagram Sockets
 Simple Serialized Object Protocols
 Remote Method Invocation
 Chapter 12. Working with URLs
 The URL Class
 Web Browsers and Handlers
 Writing a Content Handler
 Writing a Protocol Handler
 Talking to CGI Programs
 Chapter 13. The Abstract Window Toolkit
 Components
 Containers
 AWT Performance and Lightweight Components
 Applets
 Events
 AWT Event Summary
 Chapter 14. Creating GUI Components
 Buttons and Labels
 Text Components
 Lists
 Menus and Choices
 PopupMenu
 Checkbox and CheckboxGroup
 ScrollPane and Scrollbars
 Dialogs
 Creating Custom Components
 Chapter 15. Layout Managers
 FlowLayout
 GridLayout
 BorderLayout
 CardLayout
 GridBagLayout
 Nonstandard Layout Managers
 Absolute Positioning?
 Chapter 16. Drawing with AWT
 Basic Drawing
 Colors
 Fonts
 Images
 Drawing Techniques
 Chapter 17. Working with Images
 Image Processing
 Implementing an ImageObserver
 Using a MediaTracker
 Producing Image Data
 Image Producers and Consumers
 Filtering Image Data
 Working with Audio
 Chapter 18. Java Beans
 What's a Bean?
 Building Beans
 Hand-Coding with Beans
 Putting Reflection to Work
 Glossary
 Index