Java The Complete Reference, 8th Edition

Java The Complete Reference, 8th Edition /by Herbert Schildt. In Java: The Complete Reference, Eighth Edition, bestselling programming author Herb Schildt shows you everything you need to develop, compile, debug, and run Java programs. Updated for Java Platform, Standard Edition 7 (Java SE 7), this comprehensive volume covers the entire Java language, including its syntax, keywords, and fundamental programming principles.
You'll also find information on key elements of the Java API library. JavaBeans, servlets, applets, and Swing are examined and real-world examples demonstrate Java in action. In addition, new Java SE 7 features such as try-with-resources, strings in switch, type inference with the diamond operator, NIO.2, and the Fork/Join Framework are discussed in detail.

Coverage includes:

Data types and operators
Control statements
Classes and objects
Constructors and methods
Method overloading and overriding
Interfaces and packages
Inheritance
Exception handling
Generics
Autoboxing
Enumerations
Annotations
The try-with-resources statement
Varargs
Multithreading
The I/O classes
Networking
The Collections Framework
Applets and servlets
JavaBeans
AWT and Swing
The Concurrent API
Much, much more