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The definitive guide for java programmers in this comprehensive resource, top-selling programming author herbert schildt shows you everything you need to develop, compile, debug, and run java programs. This expert guide has been updated for java platform standard edition 6 (java se 6) and offers complete coverage of the java language, its syntax, keywords, and fundamental programming principles. You'll also find information on java's key api libraries, learn to create applets and servlets, and use javabeans. Herb has even included expanded coverage of swing--the toolkit that defines the look and feel of the modern java gui. Essential for every java programmer, this lasting resource features the clear, crisp, uncompromising style that has made herb the choice of millions of programmers worldwide. Coverage includes:data types and operators control statements classes and objects constructors and methods interfaces and packages method overloading and overriding inheritance exception handling generics autoboxing enumerations annotations the enhanced for loop varargs (variable-length arguments) multithreading the i/o classes networking the collections framework applets and servlets awt and layout managers javabeans swing the concurrent api much, much more - from Amzon