Java

Java Synopsis

The definitive guide to Java programming-thoroughly revised for Java SE 21

Fully updated for Java SE 21, Java™: The Complete Reference, Thirteenth Edition explains how to develop, compile, debug, and run Java programs. Best-selling programming author Herb Schildt and Dr. Danny Coward cover the entire Java language, including its syntax, keywords, and fundamental programming principles.

You'll also find information on key portions of the Java API library, such as I/O, the Collections Framework, the stream library, and the concurrency utilities. Swing, JavaBeans, and servlets are examined, and numerous examples demonstrate Java in action.

Recent additions to the Java platform, such as pattern matching in switch statements, record patterns, sequenced collections and virtual threads are also discussed in detail. Best of all, the book is written in the clear, crisp, uncompromising style that has made Schildt and Coward the choice of millions worldwide.

Coverage includes:

Data types, variables, arrays, and operators
Control statements
Classes, objects, and methods
Method overloading and overriding
Inheritance
Interfaces and packages
Exception handling
Multithreaded programming, including virtual threads
Enumerations, autoboxing, and annotations
The I/O classes
Generics
Lambda expressions
Modules
Records
Sealed classes
Text blocks
switch expressions, including with pattern matching
Pattern matching with instance of including with records
String handling
The Collections Framework
Networking
Event handling
AWT
Swing
The Concurrent API
The Stream API
Regular expressions
JavaBeans
Servlets
Much, much more