Addison-Wesley Corporate and Professional Publishing Group

The Java(tm) Class Libraries: An Annotated Reference

by Patrick Chan and Rosanna Lee
The Java Series
ISBN 0-201-63458-9 * Hardcover * 1650 pages * 1996

About The Java(tm) Class Libraries

As the comprehensive and definitive reference to the Java class libraries from the experts at the JavaSoft team at Sun, this book is an essential resource for both beginner and experienced Java programmers.

You will find complete and detailed coverage of all the class libraries, including the Core Packages (java.io, java.net, java.util, and java.lang) as well as the Window Toolkit and Applet packages (java.awt, java.awt.image, java.awt.peer, and java.applet), including more than 600 examples and over 20,000 lines of code. The book has been specifically designed to make it possible to find information on any class or member quickly and easily. Each class description includes:

a class hierarchy diagram showing its connection to related classes.
a detailed overview describing its purpose and key concepts.
a convenient member summary which briefly described each member and arranges the member into related groups.
an example demonstrating the class in a "real-world" context.
comprehensive descriptions and examples for each of its members.

Patrick Chan, founding member and lead developer of the Java project at Sun, now works independently doing Java-related consulting and product development.

Rosanna Lee is a Staff Engineer at SunSoft, working in the area of distributed systems. She is one of the principal designers and developers of XFN (X/Open Federated Naming).

The Java Series is the official source of complete, expert, and definitive information on Java, from the creators of the Java technology at Sun Microsystems. These books, written by members of the JavaSoft team at Sun, provide the inside information you need to understand Java thoroughly and to work with it effectively to build flexible, robust, portable, and secure Java applications and Internet applets. The series is an indispensable resource for anyone programming in Java.