本书是Java技术经典参考书，多年畅销不衰。第7版在保留以前版本风格的基础上，涵盖Java2开发平台标准版J2SE 5.0的基础知识，内容翔实、深入浅出，附有大量程序实例，极具实用价值，是Java初学者和Java程序员的心备参考书。

本书是Java技术经典参考书，多年畅销不衰。第7版在保留以前版本风格的基础上，涵盖Java2开发平台标准版J2SE 5.0的基础知识，主要内容包括面向对象程序设计、反射与代理、接口与内部类、事件监听器模型、使用Swing UI工具箱进行图形用户界面设计、异常处理、流输入/输出和对象序化、泛型程序设计等。

本书内容翔实、深入浅出，附有大量程序实例，极具实用价值，是Java初学者和Java程序员的心备参考书。

chapter 1 an lntroduction to java

java as a programming platform

the java“white paper”buzzwords

java and the lnternet

a short history of java

common misconceptions about java

chapter 2 the java programming environment

installing the java development kit

choosing a development environment

using the command-ling tools

using an lntegrated development environment

compiling and running programs from a text editor

running a graphical application

building and running applets

chapter 3 fundamental programmiong structures in java

asimple java program

comments

data types

variables

operators

strings

input and output

control flow

big numbers

arrays

chapter 4 objects and classes

introduction to object-oriented programming

using predefied classes

defining your own classes

static fields and methods

method parameters

object construction

packages

documentation cmments

class design hints

chapter 5 inheritance

chapter 6 interfaces and inner classes

chapter 7 graphics programming

chapter 8 event handling

chapter 9 user lnterface components with swing

chapter 10 deploying applets and applications

chapter 11 exceptions and debugging

chapter 12 streams and files

chapter 13 generic programming

java keywords

retrofitting jdk 5.0 code

index