Publisher's Synopsis
'This reminds me of the catalogs of integrated circuits that we use to build hardware systems, and shows how far and fast Java has come in having a library of incredibly useful software components. An indispensable desk reference!' -Bill Joy, co-founder, Sun Microsystems, Inc. Quoted from his keynote address at JavaOneSM 'I think this book is, quite simply, a stroke of genius. Ive been lamenting the stack of Java(tm) books Ive had to pore over when all I needed was a detail about some method or package. The Almanac is the one-stop shop I was unconsciously waiting for.' -John Vlissides, IBM TJ Watson Co-author of the best-selling book Design Patterns The Java Developers Almanac is the most up-to-date and complete quick reference for all three major versions of the core Java Class Libraries-JDK(tm) 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2. (Due to space constraints, the javax.swing.plaf.* packages are not included.) No other JDK quick reference includes as much information in a single convenient volume. Information from 1,500 classes and 17,000 members is carefully formatted and arranged for easy lookup.;In this book you will find: Complete member listings of every class (including inherited members!) Class inheritance hierarchies for every package An extensive cross-reference section Detailed analysis of API changes for each major release Quick-reference information for the language, the virtual machine, JNI, PersonalJava, and more A valuable new feature of the 1999 Almanac is the addition of more than 250 examplets(tm) that succinctly demonstrate the most common operations for a package. No matter what level Java programmer you are, you will find this book an invaluable tool for everyday Java development.
