Herb Schildt's Java Programming Cookbook

Herb Schildt's Java Programming Cookbook

Authors: Schildt, Herbert

Pages: 546

Publisher: Unknow

ISBN13: 9780072263152

Your Ultimate "How-To" Guide to Java Programming!

Legendary programming author Herb Schildt shares some of his favorite programming techniques in this high-powered Java "cookbook." Organized for quick reference, each recipe shows how to accomplish a practical programming task. A recipe begins with a list of key ingredients (the classes, methods, and interfaces) followed by step-by-step instructions that show how to assemble them into a complete solution. Detailed discussions explain the how and why behind each step, and a full code example puts the recipe into action. Each recipe ends with a list of options and alternatives that suggest ways to adapt the technique to fit a variety of situations. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced pro, you'll find recipes that are sure to satisfy your Java programming appetite!

Topics include:

* String Handling

* Regular Expressions

* File Handling

* Applets

* Servlets

* Swing

* The Collections Framework

* Multithreading

* Formatting Data

Learn how to:

* Find substrings that match a regular expression

* Use regular expressions to tokenize a string

* Compress and decompress data files

* Create a ZIP file

* Format time and date

* Use printf( ) to display formatted data

* Reverse, rotate, and shuffle a list

* Use a Comparator with a collection

* Create a simple Swing application

* Create a Swing-based applet

* Create a simple servlet

* Use a cookie with a servlet

* Synchronize threads

* Monitor a thread's state

* Set and obtain a thread's priority

* Use JScrollPane to automate scrolling

* Access a resource using HttpURLConnection

* Schedule a task for future execution

* Use reflection to dynamically create an object and call methods

* Much, much more