What's NEW in this edition
As you would expect, this edition includes the most
useful features that were introduced in Java 5.0. That
includes:
- the Scanner class
- type-safe enumerations
- enhanced for loops
- typed collections
- generics
- autoboxing
- the StringBuilder class
But we didn't just tack these new features onto the old book the way most authors do. Instead, to take advantage of these features and to make other needed improvements, our authors decided that they needed to re-engineer the book from start to finish.
The result is a book that will help you learn faster and better than ever, whether you're a programming novice or have years of programming experience. It is also a book that will take you to a new level of expertise.
To help you learn faster: This edition uses
the 5.0 Scanner class for getting user input in the
first three sections of the book. This means that you'll
be writing complete programs by the time you finish
chapter 2. And you'll be writing object-oriented programs
with business classes and objects by the time you finish
chapter 6.
To take you to a new level of expertise: This edition has expanded and enhanced the chapters on object-oriented programming, collections, exceptions, threads, and data access programming. In particular, this edition shows you how to use a three-tiered architecture to separate the business classes, presentation classes, and database classes of an application. It shows you practical techniques for populating business objects with data from files or databases. And it shows you how to use inheritance, polymorphism, interfaces, and the factory pattern in a way that is not only understandable but also useful in real-world applications.
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