Description:
This book lets experienced developers as well as novices learn JDK 1.4's new features quickly. 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 but aren't cluttered with 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, a developer will be able to use Java's new features with confidence and skill. What's Inside *New Input/Output *Non-blocking I/O *Channels and buffers *Charsets and charset translation *TCP/IP connection forwarding *Java Web Start *Regular Expressions *Preferences Library *Java Secure Socket Extension *Image I/O.