Java pocket guide

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Copyright
Table of Contents
Preface
	Book Structure
	Conventions Used in This Book
	O’Reilly Safari
	How to Contact Us
	Acknowledgments
Part I. Language
Chapter 1. Naming Conventions
	Acronyms
	Annotation Names
	Class Names
	Constant Names
	Enumeration Names
	Generic Type Parameter Names
	Instance and Static Variable Names
	Interface Names
	Method Names
	Package Names
	Module Names
	Parameter and Local Variable Names
Chapter 2. Lexical Elements
	Unicode and ASCII
		Printable ASCII Characters
		Nonprintable ASCII Characters
	Compact Strings
	Comments
	Keywords
	Identifiers
	Separators
	Operators
	Literals
		Boolean Literals
		Character Literals
		Integer Literals
		Floating-Point Literals
		String Literals
		Null Literals
	Escape Sequences
	Unicode Currency Symbols
Chapter 3. Fundamental Types
	Primitive Types
	Literals for Primitive Types
	Floating-Point Entities
		Operations Involving Special Entities
	Numeric Promotion of Primitive Types
		Unary Numeric Promotion
		Binary Numeric Promotion
		Special Cases for Conditional Operators
	Wrapper Classes
	Autoboxing and Unboxing
		Autoboxing
		Unboxing
Chapter 4. Reference Types
	Comparing Reference Types to Primitive Types
	Default Values
		Instance and Local Variable Objects
		Arrays
	Conversion of Reference Types
		Widening Conversions
		Narrowing Conversions
	Converting Between Primitives and Reference Types
	Passing Reference Types into Methods
	Comparing Reference Types
		Using the Equality Operators
		Using the equals() Method
		Comparing Strings
		Comparing Enumerations
	Copying Reference Types
		Copying a Reference to an Object
		Cloning Objects
	Memory Allocation and Garbage Collection of Reference Types
Chapter 5. Object-Oriented Programming
	Classes and Objects
		Class Syntax
		Instantiating a Class (Creating an Object)
		Data Members and Methods
		Accessing Data Members and Methods in Objects
		Overloading
		Overriding
		Constructors
		Superclasses and Subclasses
		The this Keyword
	Variable-Length Argument Lists
	Abstract Classes and Abstract Methods
		Abstract Classes
		Abstract Methods
	Static Data Members, Static Methods, Static Constants, and Static Initializers
		Static Data Members
		Static Methods
		Static Constants
		Static Initializers
	Interfaces
	Enumerations
	Annotation Types
		Built-in Annotations
		Developer-Defined Annotations
	Functional Interfaces
Chapter 6. Statements and Blocks
	Expression Statements
	Empty Statement
	Blocks
	Conditional Statements
		The if Statement
		The if else Statement
		The if else if Statement
		The switch Statement
	Iteration Statements
		The for Loop
		The Enhanced for Loop
		The while Loop
		The do while Loop
	Transfer of Control
		The break Statement
		The continue Statement
		The return Statement
	Synchronized Statement
	Assert Statement
	Exception Handling Statements
Chapter 7. Exception Handling
	The Exception Hierarchy
	Checked/Unchecked Exceptions and Errors
		Checked Exceptions
		Unchecked Exceptions
		Errors
	Common Checked/Unchecked Exceptions and Errors
		Common Checked Exceptions
		Common Unchecked Exceptions
		Common Errors
	Exception Handling Keywords
		The throw Keyword
		The try/catch/finally Keywords
		The try-catch Statement
		The try-finally Statement
		The try-catch-finally Statement
		The try-with-resources Statement
		The multi-catch Clause
	The Exception Handling Process
	Defining Your Own Exception Class
	Printing Information About Exceptions
		The getMessage() Method
		The toString() Method
		The printStackTrace() Method
Chapter 8. Java Modifiers
	Access Modifiers
	Other (Nonaccess) Modifiers
	Modifiers Encoding
Part II. Platform
Chapter 9. Java Platform, Standard Edition
	Common Java SE API Libraries
		Language and Utility Libraries
		Base Libraries
		Integration Libraries
		Miscellaneous User Interface Libraries
		JavaFX User Interface Library
		Remote Method Invocation (RMI) and CORBA Libraries
		Security Libraries
		Extensible Markup Language (XML) Libraries
Chapter 10. Development Basics
	Java Runtime Environment
	Java Development Kit
	Java Program Structure
	Command-Line Tools
		Java Compiler
		Java Interpreter
		Java Program Packager
		JAR File Execution
	Classpath
Chapter 11. Memory Management
	Garbage Collectors
		Serial Collector
		Parallel Collector
		Parallel Compacting Collector
		Concurrent Mark-Sweep Collector
		Garbage-First (G1) Collector
	Memory Management Tools
	Command-Line Options
	Resizing the JVM Heap
	Metaspace
	Interfacing with the GC
		Explicit Garbage Collection
		Finalization
Chapter 12. Basic Input and Output
	Standard Streams in, out, and err
	Class Hierarchy for Basic Input and Output
	File Reading and Writing
		Reading Character Data from a File
		Reading Binary Data from a File
		Writing Character Data to a File
		Writing Binary Data to a File
	Socket Reading and Writing
		Reading Character Data from a Socket
		Reading Binary Data from a Socket
		Writing Character Data to a Socket
		Writing Binary Data to a Socket
	Serialization
		Serialize
		Deserialize
	Zipping and Unzipping Files
		Compressing and Uncompressing GZIP Files
Chapter 13. New I/O API (NIO.2)
	The Path Interface
	The Files Class
	Additional Features
Chapter 14. Concurrency
	Creating Threads
		Extending the Thread Class
		Implementing the Runnable Interface
	Thread States
	Thread Priorities
	Common Methods
	Synchronization
	Concurrent Utilities
		Executors
		Concurrent Collections
		Synchronizers
		Timing Utility
Chapter 15. Java Collections Framework
	The Collection Interface
	Implementations
	Collection Framework Methods
	Collections Class Algorithms
	Algorithm Efficiencies
	Comparator Functional Interface
	Convenience Factory Methods
Chapter 16. Generics Framework
	Generic Classes and Interfaces
	Constructors with Generics
	Substitution Principle
	Type Parameters, Wildcards, and Bounds
	The Get and Put Principle
	Generic Specialization
	Generic Methods in Raw Types
Chapter 17. The Java Scripting API
	Scripting Languages
	Script Engine Implementations
		Embedding Scripts into Java
		Invoking Methods of Scripting Languages
		Accessing and Controlling Java Resources from Scripts
	Setting Up Scripting Languages and Engines
		Scripting Language Setup
		Scripting Engine Setup
		Scripting Engine Validation
Chapter 18. Date and Time API
	Legacy Interoperability
	Regional Calendars
	ISO Calendar
		Machine Interface
		Durations and Periods
		JDBC and XSD Mapping
		Formatting
Chapter 19. Lambda Expressions
	λEs Basics
		λEs Syntax and Example
		Method and Constructor References
	Specific-Purpose Functional Interfaces
	General-Purpose Functional Interfaces
	Resources for λEs
		Tutorials
		Community Resources
Chapter 20. JShell: the Java Shell
	Getting Started
	Snippets
		Modifiers
		Flow Control Statements
		Package Declarations
	Using JShell
		Primary Expressions
		Dependencies
		Statements and Code Blocks
		Method and Class Declarations
		Viewing, Deleting, and Modifying Snippets
		Saving, Loading, and State
	JShell Features
		Scratch Variables
		Tab Auto-Complete
		Forward Referencing
		Checked Exceptions
		Hierarchy and Scope
	Summary of JShell Commands
Chapter 21. Java Module System
	Project Jigsaw
	Java Modules
		Automatic Modules
		Unnamed Modules
		Accessibility
	Compiling Modules
	Modular JDK
	jdeps
		Identifying Dependencies
		Identifying Undocumented JDK Internal Dependencies
	Defining a Module
	Exporting a Package
	Declaring Dependencies
	Transitive Dependencies
	Defining Service Providers
		Defining Service API
		Implementing Service API
		Using Service Providers
	jlink
Part III. Appendixes
Appendix A. Fluent APIs
Appendix B. Third-Party Tools
	Development, CM, and Test Tools
	Libraries
	Integrated Development Environments
	Web Application Platforms
	Scripting Languages Compatible with JSR-223
Appendix C. UML Basics
	Class Diagrams
		Name
		Attributes
		Operations
		Visibility
	Object Diagrams
	Graphical Icon Representation
		Classes, Abstract Classes, and Interfaces
		Notes
		Packages
	Connectors
	Multiplicity Indicators
	Role Names
	Class Relationships
		Association
		Direct Association
		Composition Association
		Aggregation Association
		Temporary Association
		Generalization
		Realization
	Sequence Diagrams
		Participant (1)
		Found Message (2)
		Synchronous Message (3)
		Return Call (4)
		Asynchronous Message (5)
		Message to Self (6)
		Lifeline (7)
		Activation Bar (8)
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