Dr. Dobb's Electronic Review of Computer Books
Read the full review for this book. Clicking a particular link, such as javax.swing.JComponent, displays a unique view of the API. The synopsis displays Public Constructors, Public Constants, Inner Classes, Public Class Methods, Event Registration Methods (by event name), Property Accessor Methods (by property name), Public Instance Methods, and Protected Instance methods and fields. The view also displays the Class Hierarchy, Subclasses, JavaBeans Properties, Inherited Properties, Inherited Events, Inherited Methods, Passed To, Returned By, Uses and Used By (number of classes), and Type Of (displays a list of fields of this type). The view is exhaustive, but since it is divided into subtopics, browsing through the information is rather easy. The one thing missing is a paragraph describing the purpose and usage of the class, maybe even a code snippet. Dr. Dobb's Electronic Review of Computer Books

Book Description
David Flanagan and O'Reilly have taken the quick-reference style ofJava in a Nutshell one step further with Java Power Reference: A Complete Searchable Resource on CD-ROM. The Java API has become even more complex with the release of Java 2(TM). And although the official online documentation is complete, it can be difficult to navigate. That's where the Java Power Reference comes in. This browser-based resource documents all the packages and classes of the Java 2 platform on a single CD-ROM. It includes synopses for: 182 core and standard extensions packages3,900 public and protected classes Unlike the official documentation, the Java Power Reference groups methods functionally. Plus, the CD-ROM is searchable, so you can type in any Java class, method, or field and go directly to that material. The package also contains a concise, printed overview of the newly released Java 2 platform. The Java Power Reference is a portable, easy-to-use resource that no Java developer should be without.

Book Info
Provides a complete and quick reference for the Java 2 platform and Jini. Systems Requirements: Netscape Navigator version 4 or higher or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4 or higher. Softcover. CD-ROM included.

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