(Much of this new edition has a more experienced reader in mind.) The next chapter investigates the basic and advanced language features of what can be done with classes, interfaces, and other design features in Java. It's definitely going to let the reader do more with classes, whether you want to use features such as "anonymous inner classes" and reflection (for loading classes dynamically), or do more with interfaces (including extending interfaces and tricks on changing data members in interfaces .) Then the features of explanations, both clearly complex Java / O classes, a good tutorial on threading, and a solid introduction to using Java collections classes. The book concludes with a tour of some additional "core" Java packages that are available in the language. In all, this is-to-the-minute guide to some of the more complex features in today's Java fills a niche value to any Java developer Dragan. - Richard Topics covered: QuickStart overview of Java, class and object design in Java, access control, construction and initialization, static methods, method overloading, class inheritance, redefining the members, the protected keyword, keyword strictfp and floating point processing, cloning objects , interfaces (constants, methods, and modifiers), extending interfaces, marker interfaces, nested classes and interfaces (including static nested types, inner classes and anonymous inner classes), tokens, operators, and expressions in Java, literals come first, says lock, operators, flow control, Java exception handling, exception classes, String and StringBuffer classes, threads, synchronization APIs and techniques (scheduling, thread groups, and thread local storage), the wrapper classes for Number types, Java reflection, loading classes, collection garbage (GC algorithms, finalization and reachability states) package,, javadoc documentation tags, tour of Java I / O stream classes, serialization techniques, new and legacy Java collections, other utility classes, system programming with properties, processes and JVM shutdown ; internationalization and localization techniques, and additional tour "core" Java packages.