Taking in which 'the first volume of the author on Java left off, Core Java 2, Volume 2 covers more advanced features of Java 2 platform that can add polish and power to your Java programs. The authors' accessible - yet thorough - coverage of important Java APIs help make this book an attractive option for any Java developer working. Several chapters here are very useful for getting control of new and important Java 2 features. (The authors also are not afraid to show where the Java 2 less -. For example, in support of printing) Readers of the first volume will naturally want the second volume of the Core Java 2 too Dragan. - Richard Topics covered: Java 2 advanced APIs, multithreading and synchronization, Java 2 collections, networking, databases and 2 JDBC (the cursor and sets the result), RMI and remote objects, Swing user interface classes, printing, tables and trees, JavaBeans, security and deployment, internationalization issues, JNI and native methods.