The best-selling guide for serious programmers of Java technology—fully updated for the Java 1.4 SDK!

* The experienced developer's guide to the Java program environment-now fully updated for the Java(tm) 1.4 SDK.
* New coverage: regular expressions, New I/O, assertions, Preferences, Swing enhancements, logging, and more
* Even more of the robust code examples professional programmers need

Ask any experienced Java technology programmer: Core Java delivers the real-world guidance you need to accomplish even the most challenging tasks. That's why it's been an international best seller for seven straight years. Core Java II, Volume 1 covers the fundamentals of Java 2, Standard Edition, Version 1.4, including major enhancements ranging from regular expressions to high-performance I/O. You'll find state-of-the-art discussions of object-oriented Java platform development, updated coverage of Swing user interface development, and much more. Best of all, this new Sixth Edition delivers even more of the robust, real-world programs previous editions are famous for—updated to reflect the latest SDK features and improvements!

State-of-the-art information for Java platform developers, including:

* Swing GUI development—including input validation and other enhancements
* Building reliable code—including chained exceptions, stack frames, assertions, and logging
* The high-performance New I/O API: memory-mapped files, file locking, and character set encoders/decoders
* Regular expressions using the powerful new java.util.regex package
* Java 1.4 platform Preference Class: the new cross-platform repository for configuration information
* Dynamic proxy classes, inner classes, the Java platform event model, streams, file management, and more