Java Foundation Classes in A Nutshell

By Claudia Bernard

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565924886
• ISBN13: 9781565924888
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 748 Pages
• Weight: 2.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The Good Book

Wonderful book in wonderful codition.

Great reference tool...

This title is meant to be the second volume of a three volume set that covers the entire language. Volume one covers the basic core Java APIs, while volume three covers the enterprise classes.Like all "In A Nutshell" books, this isn't probably where you want to start if you are trying to learn the language. Part 1 is set up such that topics are introduced and discussed with code examples, but it is not a "hand-holding" type...

A book for Java programmers....

This is a truly good reference on the JFC with a thorough coverage of the various packages. It is not intended as a tutorial and is clearly not for beginners. Combine this with Java in a Nutshell and Java Examples in a Nutshell and you have nearly 2000 pages of detailed reference material.

Complete Reference but no Tutorial

The book "Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell" contains an introduction to the Java Foundation Classes and a complete reference to them.The major part of the text (~550 pages) is the reference to the Foundation Classes and lists all of the JFC classes with their class hierarchy structure information, all methods and a brief description of the class. This reference part has the same quality as the references known from the...

Only if you need a printed Java reference

A brief but good reference of the JFCs. Again none of language features are covered in dept so don't expect this book to be a tutorial or an introduction to Java. Buy it together with another title that has more hands on examples.