Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell is an indispensable quick reference for Java programmers who are writing applications that use graphics or graphical user interfaces. The author of the bestselling Java in a Nutshell has written fast-paced introductions to the Java APIs that comprise the Java Foundation Classes (JFC), such as the Swing GUI components and Java 2D, so that you can start using these exciting new technologies right away. This book also includes O'Reilly's classic-style, quick-reference material for all of the classes in the javax.swing and java.awt packages and their numerous subpackages. This reference material covers all of the new JFC classes in the Java 2 platform, as well as the existing Java 1.1 AWT classes. Once you've learned about the JFC, you'll keep this book next to your keyboard for handy reference while you program.
Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell contains the following: * An overview of the architecture of graphical user interfaces built with both the new Swing API and the older AWT * An introduction to the important components and application services provided by the Swing API * An comprehensive explanation of the features of the new Java 2D graphics API * A complete quick reference for the graphics- and GUI-related classes in the Java 2 platform This book is part of the two-volume set of quick references that every Java programmer needs. It is an essential companion to Java in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition, which covers the key nongraphical APIs in Java 1.2. A third volume, Java Enterprise in a Nutshell, focuses on the Java Enterprise APIs and is of interest to programmers working on server-side or enterprise Java applications.

Written by Yukihiro Matsumoto (""Matz""), creator of the language, ""Ruby in a Nutshell,"" Second Edition is a practical reference guide covering everything from Ruby syntax to the specifications of its standard class libraries. The book has been updated to cover Ruby 1.8. As part of the successful ""in a Nutshell"" series of books from O'Reilly Media, Ruby in a Nutshell is for readers who want a single desktop reference for all their programming needs.

This is a complete reference guide to Java, the programming language from Sun Microsystems. This comprehensive volume contains descriptions of all of the Java classes and their related calls and an introduction to important Java concepts. It shows programmers how to write a simple Java applet and puts Java into perspective by summarizing the differences between Java and C and by explaining the object-oriented programming constructs in Java.

Java Examples in a Nutshell

by David Flanagan

Published 7 October 1997
This companion volume to "Java in a Nutshell" picks up where that book leaves off, providing a suite of example programs for novice Java programmers and experts alike. It delivers working examples that should help users explore the wide range of what is possible with Java 1.1. Each chapter concludes with programming exercises that suggest further avenues for building on what has been learned. In addition there are programming examples for remote method invocation, database connectivity, and security important elements of the Java Enterprise APIs. Finally, the book offers a glimpse of the features of "Swing", the set of new components that are part of the forthcoming Java Foundation Classes (JFC).