JDK 1.4 Tutorial

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Chapter 6: Assertion facility | Chapter 10, The Preferences API

The JDC is pleased to present two chapters from JDK 1.4 Tutorial, by Greg Travis, published by Manning Publications Company.

About the Book

JDK 1.4 Tutorial quickly teaches experienced developers as well as novices the new JDK 1.4 features such as a new I/O system, a persistent preferences framework, Java WebStart, and Java regular expressions. It provides a clear exposition of the important new topics with plenty of well-documented code. All the examples are substantial and solve real-world problems without the clutter of unnecessary details. The new features are covered in a comprehensive and matter-of-fact way without digressions into philosophy or theory. After reading this book, developers will be able to use Java's new features with confidence and skill.

About the Chapters

Chapter 6, "Assertion Facility," describes the purpose and scope of assertions, as well as the details of the Java implementation.

Chapter 10, "The Preferences API," demonstrates cross-platform storage of preferences data, including change listeners.

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About the Author

Greg Travis is a freelance Java programmer and technology writer living in New York City. After spending 3 years in the world of high-end PC games, he moved joined EarthWeb, where he developed new technologies with the then-new Java programming language. Since 1997, he has been a consultant in a variety of web technologies, specializing in real-time graphics and sound. His interests include algorithm optimization, programming language design, signal processing (with emphasis on music) and real-time 3D graphics. Other articles he's written can be found at http://www.panix.com/~mito/articles/. He can be reached at mito@panix.com.

Chapter 6: Assertion facility | Chapter 10, The Preferences API