Two definitive Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, Version 1.4 guides for experienced programmers-together at one great price!

The Core Java books have already helped hundreds of thousands of experienced programmers gain total mastery over Java technology-and start building robust, high-performance solutions. Now, for the first time, you can get Core Java 2, Volume I: Fundamentals and Core Java 2, Volume II: Advanced features together, at one great price. Both fully updated for J2SE™ 1.4, Core Java 2, Volumes I & II deliver extraordinary practical guidance and real-world code for accomplishing even the most challenging tasks.

Core Java 2, Volume I: Fundamentals, Sixth Edition
Core Java 2, Volume I covers the fundamentals of Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, Version 1.4, including major enhancements ranging from regular expressions to high-performance I/O. You'll find state-of-the-art discussions of object-oriented Java platform development, updated coverage of Swing user interface development, and much more.
Up-to-the-minute coverage and example code includes:

• Swing GUI development-including the new focus architecture and other enhancements
• Regular expressions using the powerful new Java.util.regex package
• The Java 2 Platform's Preference Class: the new cross-platform repository for configuration information
• Dynamic proxy classes, inner classes, the Java technology event model, streams, file management, and more
• Core Java 2, Volume II: Advanced Features, Fifth Edition Core Java 2, Volume II identifies the problems experienced Java platform developers encounter most often and delivers expert-level guidance for i addressing them. No matter how experienced you are with Java technology, \ you'll gain powerful new insights into the most crucial areas of advanced development.
  Up-to-the-minute coverage and example code includes:
  
• Completely updated coverage of security, multithreading, and collections " Detailed new chapter on XML and Java technology
• Sophisticated GUI-building techniques leveraging both Swing and AWT
• New and revamped coverage of the JDBC" API, JavaBeans" component architecture, and much more
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Contents

Core Java 2, Volume I: Fundamentals

• An Introduction to Java
• The Java Programming Environment
• Fundamental Programming Structures in Java
• Objects and Classes
• Inheritance
• Interfaces and Inner Classes
• Graphics Programming
• Event Handling
• User Interface Components with Swing
• Deploying Applets and Applications
• Exceptions and Debugging
• Streams and Files
• Core Java 2, Volume II: Advanced Features
  
• Multithreading
• Collections
• Networking
• Database Connectivity : JDBC
• Remote Objects
• Advanced Swing
• Advanced AWT
• JavaBeans
• Security
• Internationalization
• Native Methods
• XML