Perfect for migration to Java from a fellow object-oriented language (like C + +), the second edition of Thinking in Java continues to version prudent initial approach to study in Java and exit, while also bringing up to speed with some of the latest in Java 2 features. (The material on interfaces, inner classes, and designing for reuse will please any expert.) Each section also has sample exercises that let you try and expand your knowledge of Java. Besides getting the reader to "think in objects," Thinking in Java also covers other APIs in the Java 2 Dragan. - Richard Topics covered: the basic design of the Object-Object Inheritance and polymorphism lifetimes Exception handling multithreading and Java persistence of internet analysis and design of the Java basics: keywords and flow control objects Initialization Garbage collection Java packages Designing for reuse: composition vs. inheritance The Interface keywords final and in the Array class and the class container Java I / O run-time type identification class UI design basics with Swing Deploying JAR files to Network Programming with JDBC database programming socket Introduction to servlets JavaServer Pages (JSPS) RMI CORBA Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs) and Jini Cloning Native Interface Java objects (JNI) Java programming guidelines