Core Java Volume 1: Fundamentals

Whatever version of Java you are using Core Java Volume I: Fundamentals will help you achieve a deep and practical understanding of the language and APIs. With hundreds of realistic examples Java Champion Cay S. Horstmann demonstrates the most powerful and effective ways to get the job done. Written for experienced programmers looking for in-depth coverage of the Java language and platform this revised and updated edition continues to be the first choice for serious programmers. The carefully crafted sample programs demonstrate almost every language and library feature as well as the newest capabilities introduced in Java 21. The examples are purposefully simple to focus on the major points but for the most part they aren't fake and they don't cut corners. They should make good starting points for your own code. This first of two volumes offers a detailed treatment of fundamental Java programming topics including object-oriented programming reflection and proxies interfaces and inner classes exception handling generics collections lambda expressions concurrency annotations and the Java Platform Module System.