From the Publisher

This volume includes new sections on multithreading in Swing programs, JDBC2, CORBA, the drag-and-drop mechanism, and the Java 2 security model, as well as three completely new chapters. A new advanced Swing chapter covers the complex GUI components for trees and tables as well as sliders, progress meters, tool bars, and tool tips. Also, a new chapter, "Collections," explores the design of the Java collections framework and shows how to use the fundamental data structures that the standard Java library supplies. In addition, the new "Advanced AWT" chapter shows how to use the Java 2D API to produce high-quality drawings.

More advanced topics and real-world code for experienced developers:

• New chapters on collections, swing, and the Java 2D API
• Thoroughly revised coverage of multithreading, networking, and JDBC
• Remote objects, and more
• Fully updated and tested code for the Java 2 platform

Inside Core Java 2, Volume II-Advanced Features:

• Multithreading
• Collections
• Networking
• DatabaseConnectivity: JDBC
• Remote Objects
• Advanced Swing
• Advanced AWT
• JavaBeans™
• Security
• Internationalization
• Native Methods

About the CD-ROM

CD-ROM includes complete source code examples from the book, the Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v 1.2.2, and trial versions of useful Java-based tools.