Java Cookbook

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Chapter 11, Programming Serial and Parallel Ports | Chapter 22, Distributed Java: RMI

The JDC is pleased to present two chapters from Ian Darwin's book The Java Cookbook from O'Reilly Press.

About the Book

The Java Cookbook is a comprehensive collection of problems, solutions, and practical examples for anyone programming on the Java platform. Developers will find hundreds of tried and true Java "recipes", covering all of the major APIs as well as some APIs that are not usually covered in other Java books. The Java Cookbook, like the best-selling Perl Cookbook, covers a lot of ground, and offers developers short, focused pieces of code that can be easily incorporated into other programs. The idea is to focus on things that are useful, tricky, or both and the book should serve as a great "jumping-off place" for developers who want to get started in areas outside of their specialization.

About the Chapters

Chapter 11, "Programming Serial and Parallel Ports", teaches the principles of controlling external devices, such as printers, mice, video cameras, scanners, data/FAX modems, and more in a machine independent way, using the Java Communications API javax.

Chapter 22, "Distributed Java: RMI", introduces Remote Method Invocation, detailing how to write a client and server, as well as how to deploy RMI across a network and use RMI callbacks.

Ordering Information

You can order this book from the following online book stores:

O'Reilly Press
Barnes & Noble

For More Information

Fundamentals of RMI

RMI Quiz

An Overview of RMI Applications

About the Authors

Ian Darwin has worked in the computer industry for three decades, with UNIX since 1980, with Java since 1995, and with OpenBSD since 1998. He wrote the freeware file(1) command used on Linux and BSD, is the author of Checking C Programs with Lint, as well as over seventy articles and several courses (both University and commercial) on C and UNIX over the years. In addition to programming and consulting, Ian teaches UNIX, C and Java for Learning Tree International, one of the worlds largest technical training companies.

Chapter 11, Programming Serial and Parallel Ports | Chapter 22, Distributed Java: RMI