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Core Java(R) has long been recognized as the leading, no-nonsense tutorial and reference for experienced programmers who want to write robust Java code for real-world applications. Now, Core Java(R), Volume I--Advanced Features, Tenth Edition, has been extensively updated to reflect the most eagerly awaited and innovative version of Java in years: Java SE 8. Rewritten and reorganized to illuminate powerful new Java features, idioms, and best practices for enterprise and desktop development, it contains hundreds of up-to-date example programs--all carefully crafted for easy understanding and practical applicability.

• Use the new Streams library to process collections more flexibly and efficiently
• Efficiently access files and directories, read/write binary or text data, and serialize objects
• Work with Java SE 8's regular expression package
• Make the most of XML Read More chevron_right

This Description may be from another edition of this product.

Core Java(R) has long been recognized as the leading, no-nonsense tutorial and reference for experienced programmers who want to write robust Java code for real-world applications. Now, Core Java(R), Volume I--Advanced Features, Tenth Edition, has been extensively updated to reflect the most eagerly awaited and innovative version of Java in years: Java SE 8. Rewritten and reorganized to illuminate powerful new Java features, idioms, and best practices for enterprise and desktop development, it contains hundreds of up-to-date example programs--all carefully crafted for easy understanding and practical applicability.

• Use the new Streams library to process collections more flexibly and efficiently
• Efficiently access files and directories, read/write binary or text data, and serialize objects
• Work with Java SE 8's regular expression package
• Make the most of XML in Java: parsing, validation, XPath, document generation, XSL, and more
• Efficiently connect Java programs to network services
• Program databases with JDBC 4.2
• Elegantly overcome date/time programming complexities with the new java.time API
• Write internationalized programs with localized dates/times, numbers, text, and GUIs
• Process code with the scripting API, compiler API, and annotation processors
• Enforce security via class loaders, bytecode verification, security managers, permissions, user authentication, digital signatures, code signing, and encryption
• Master advanced Swing components for lists, tables, trees, text, and progress indicators
• Produce high-quality drawings with the Java 2D API
• Use JNI native methods to leverage code in other languages