<strong>Your Ultimate "How-To" Guide to Java Programming!</strong> <p>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!</p><p>Topics include:</p><ul><li><div>String Handling</div></li><li><div>Regular Expressions</div></li><li><div>File Handling</div></li><li><div>Applets</div></li><li><div>Servlets</div></li><li><div>Swing</div></li><li><div>The Collections Framework</div></li><li><div>Multithreading</div></li><li><div>Formatting Data</div></li></ul><p>Learn how to:</p><ul><li><div>Find substrings that match a regular expression</div></li><li>Use regular expressions to tokenize a string</li><li>Compress and decompress data files</li><li>Create a ZIP file</li><li>Format time and date</li><li>Use <strong>printf( )</strong> to display formatted data</li><li>Reverse, rotate, and shuffle a list</li><li>Use a <strong>Comparator</strong> with a collection</li><li>Create a simple Swing application</li><li>Create a Swing-based applet</li><li>Create a simple servlet</li><li>Use a cookie with a servlet</li><li>Synchronize threads</li><li>Monitor a thread's state</li><li>Set and obtain a thread's priority</li><li>Use <strong>JScrollPane</strong> to automate scrolling</li><li>Access a resource using <strong>HttpURLConnection </strong></li><li>Schedule a task for future execution</li><li>Use reflection to dynamically create an object and call methods</li><li>Much, much more</li></ul><p> </p>