The Java FAQ is unique in that it draws from the tens of thousands of questions
sent to java@java.sun.com and provides authoritative answers direct from the creators
of the Java programming language at JavaSoft.
Presented in a handy question-and-answer format, The Java FAQ contains
over 200 of the most important and informative of these questions together
with concise explanations and creative solutions. The book is a powerful reference that
can quickly help you over common stumbling blocks. Representing the collective wisdom
of the JavaSoft team, it is an excellent resource for design tips, practical examples, style
guidelines, insightful explanations, and insider information that will save you time and
improve the quality of your Java programming.
The questions encompass the gamut of Java topics: objects, classes, methods, interfaces, exceptions, arrays, the virtual
machine, applets, AWT components and containers, layouts, events, images, threads, sockets and more. Well indexed
and thoroughly cross-references, the book enables you to quickly locate precisely the information you need.
Appropriate for Java programmers of all levels, The Java FAQ includes clearly
worded explanations to fundamental questions, such as
- What is an applet?
- How do applets differ from applications?
- Does the Java language allow multiple inheritance?
- How do I create an instance of a class?
Experienced Java programmers will benefit from pointed answers to more
sophisticated questions,
including
- How can I accomplish the equivalent of function pointers in Java, for instance, for use in an array?
- How can I arrange for different applets on a web page to communicate with each other?
- Do events propagate in the JDK 1.1 as they did in the older AWT event model?
- How do the
wait and notifyAll/notify methods enable cooperation between threads?
- When will I be able to create a broadcast datagram packet?
Jonni Kanerva joined the Java team in mid-1995 to found Java
Developer Services and subsequently worked as a development engineer in
JavaSoft's Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) team. His background includes
NeXTSTEP application development and a Ph.D. in linguistics from Stanford
university. He is currently a senior software engineer at InXight
Software, developing linguistic technology in Java.
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