Your Ultimate "How-To" Guide to Java Programming! Legendary programming author Herb Schildt shares some of his favorite programming techniques in this high-powered Java "cookbook." Organized for quick reference, each recipe shows how to accomplish a practical programming task. A recipe begins with a list of key ingredients (the classes, methods, and interfaces) followed by step-by-step instructions that show how to assemble them into a complete solution. Detailed discussions explain the how and why behind each step, and a full code example puts the recipe into action. Each recipe ends with a list of options and alternatives that suggest ways to adapt the technique to fit a variety of situations. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced pro, you'll find recipes that are sure to satisfy your Java programming appetite! Topics include: • String Handling • Regular Expressions • File Handling • Applets • Servlets • Swing • The Collections Framework • Multithreading • Formatting Data Learn how to: • Find substrings that match a regular expression • Use regular expressions to tokenize a string • Compress and decompress data files • Create a ZIP file • Format time and date • Use printf( ) to display formatted data • Reverse, rotate, and shuffle a list • Use a Comparator with a collection • Create a simple Swing application • Create a Swing-based applet • Create a simple servlet • Use a cookie with a servlet • Synchronize threads • Monitor a thread's state • Set and obtain a thread's priority • Use JScrollPane to automate scrolling • Access a resource using HttpURLConnection • Schedule a task for future execution • Use reflection to dynamically create an object and call methods • Much, much more

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Overview Chapter 2. Working with Strings and Regular Expressions Chapter 3. File Handling Chapter 4. Formatting Data Chapter 5. Working with Collections Chapter 6. Applets and Servlets Chapter 7. Multithreading Chapter 8. Swing Chapter 9. Potpourri Index