Java: The Complete Reference

The definitive guide to Java programming-thoroughly revised for Java SE 17

Fully updated for the current version of Java, Java SE 17, this practical guide from Oracle Press shows, step by step, how to design, write, troubleshoot, run, and maintain high-performance Java programs. Inside, bestselling author Herbert Schildt covers the entire Java language, including its syntax, keywords, and libraries. The book lays out cutting-edge programming techniques and best practices.

Java: The Complete Reference, Twelfth Edition features clear explanations, detailed code samples, and real-world examples that demonstrate how Java can be put to work in the real world. JavaBeans, servlets, applets, Swing, lambda expressions, multithreading, and the default interface method are thoroughly discussed. You will get full details on all of the new features and functions available in Java SE 17.

Designed for novice, intermediate, and professional programmers alikeSource code for all examples and projects are available for downloadWritten in the clear, uncompromising style for which Herb Schildt is famous.

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
Enumerations, autoboxing, and annotations
The I/O classes
Generics
Lambda expressions
Modules
Records
Sealed classes
Text blocks
switch expressions
Pattern matching with instanceof
String handling
The Collections Framework
Networking
Event handling
AWT
Swing
The Concurrent API
The Stream API
Regular expressions
JavaBeans
Servlets
Much, much more