Description
The definitive Java 2 reference for every developer: a long-awaited, complete update by the language's creators!
- Covers every key aspect of the Java language.
- Classes, interface types, arrays, exceptions, expressions, threading, locks, and more.
- Detailed chapters on program execution, structure, and binary compatibility.
James Gosling is Sun Fellow and Sun Microsystems Vice President, and the inventor of the Java programming language. Bill Joy is chief scientist of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Guy Steele, Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems, Inc., is responsible for the specification of the Java programming language. Gilad Bracha is a staff engineer at Sun Microsystems specializing in Java software. 
Java--Intermediate Programming.
Table Of Contents
Preface.Preface to the Second Edition.
1. Introduction.
Example Programs.
Notation.
Relationship to Predefined Classes and Interfaces.
References.
Notation.
Relationship to Predefined Classes and Interfaces.
References.
2. Grammars.
Context-Free Grammars.
The Lexical Grammar.
The Syntactic Grammar.
Grammar Notation.
The Lexical Grammar.
The Syntactic Grammar.
Grammar Notation.
3. Lexical Structure.
Unicode.
Lexical Translations.
Unicode Escapes.
Line Terminators.
Input Elements and Tokens.
White Space.
Comments.
Identifiers.
Keywords.
Literals.
Separators.
Operators.
Lexical Translations.
Unicode Escapes.
Line Terminators.
Input Elements and Tokens.
White Space.
Comments.
Identifiers.
Keywords.
Literals.
Integer Literals.
Floating-Point Literals.
Boolean Literals.
Character Literals.
String Literals.
Escape Sequences for Character and String Literals.
The Null Literal.
Floating-Point Literals.
Boolean Literals.
Character Literals.
String Literals.
Escape Sequences for Character and String Literals.
The Null Literal.
Separators.
Operators.
4. Types, Values, and Variables.
The Kinds of Types and Values.
Primitive Types and Values.
Reference Types and Values
Where Types Are Used.
Variables.
Primitive Types and Values.
Integral Types and Values.
Integer Operations.
Floating-Point Types, Formats, and Values.
Floating-Point Operations.
The boolean Type and boolean Values.
Integer Operations.
Floating-Point Types, Formats, and Values.
Floating-Point Operations.
The boolean Type and boolean Values.
Reference Types and Values
Objects.
The Class Object.
The Class String.
When Reference Types Are the Same.
The Class Object.
The Class String.
When Reference Types Are the Same.
Where Types Are Used.
Variables.
Variables of Primitive Type.
Variables of Reference Type.
Kinds of Variables.
Final Variables.
Initial Values of Variables.
Types, Classes, and Interfaces.
Variables of Reference Type.
Kinds of Variables.
Final Variables.
Initial Values of Variables.
Types, Classes, and Interfaces.
5. Conversions and Promotions.
Kinds of Conversion.
Assignment Conversion.
Method Invocation Conversion.
String Conversion.
Casting Conversion.
Numeric Promotions.
Identity Conversions.
Widening Primitive Conversion.
Narrowing Primitive Conversions.
Widening Reference Conversions.
Narrowing Reference Conversions.
String Conversions.
Forbidden Conversions.
Value Set Conversion.
Widening Primitive Conversion.
Narrowing Primitive Conversions.
Widening Reference Conversions.
Narrowing Reference Conversions.
String Conversions.
Forbidden Conversions.
Value Set Conversion.
Assignment Conversion.
Method Invocation Conversion.
String Conversion.
Casting Conversion.
Numeric Promotions.
Unary Numeric Promotion.
Binary Numeric Promotion.
Binary Numeric Promotion.
6. Names.
Declarations.
Names and Identifiers.
Scope of a Declaration.
Members and Inheritance.
Determining the Meaning of a Name.
Access Control.
Names and Identifiers.
Scope of a Declaration.
Shadowing Declarations.
Obscured Declarations.
Obscured Declarations.
Members and Inheritance.
The Members of a Package.
The Members of a Class Type.
The Members of an Interface Type.
The Members of an Array Type.
The Members of a Class Type.
The Members of an Interface Type.
The Members of an Array Type.
Determining the Meaning of a Name.
Syntactic Classification of a Name According to Context.
Reclassification of Contextually Ambiguous Names.
Meaning of Package Names.
Meaning of PackageOrTypeNames.
Meaning of Type Names.
Meaning of Expression Names.
Meaning of Method Names.
Reclassification of Contextually Ambiguous Names.
Meaning of Package Names.
Simple Package Names.
Qualified Package Names.
Qualified Package Names.
Meaning of PackageOrTypeNames.
Simple PackageOrTypeNames.
Qualified PackageOrTypeNames.
Qualified PackageOrTypeNames.
Meaning of Type Names.
Simple Type Names.
Qualified Type Names.
Qualified Type Names.
Meaning of Expression Names.
Simple Expression Names.
Qualified Expression Names.
Qualified Expression Names.
Meaning of Method Names.
Simple Method Names.
Qualified Method Names.
Qualified Method Names.
Access Control.
Determining Accessibility.
Details on protected Access.
Details on protected Access.
Access to