Docs & Training
This page links you to a wide-range of learning resources for all aspects
of the Java™ platform.
LATEST!
MIF Doclet
An experimental, unsupported extension to Javadoc that generates API
documentation in MIF (Maker Interchange Format) from the source code.
The MIF can be opened in Adobe FrameMaker and converted to PDF, PS,
RTF, Word and WordPerfect.
New Documentation
The Java Platform
Documentation page links you to technical references, product & API
docs, books, tips, FAQs, white papers, and more.
NEW!
Java™ Look
and Feel Guidelines
A treasure chest of essential information about designing applications and
applets in the Java programming language — available online, now also available
for purchase.
New Training
Introduction
to the JavaBeans™ API
This MageLang tutorial shows you how to use the JavaBeans™ API to create
independent, reusable, platform-independent, marketable components.
Writing
Advanced Applications for the Java Platform
New Section:
Chapter 5:
Java Native Interface (JNI) Learn how to integrate Java langauge programs
with existing non-Java language services, API toolkits, and programs.
Java™
Programming Language Basics, Part 2
Learn about network communications, cryptography, collections, internationalization,
JAR files, packages, and object-oriented concepts.
New Articles
XML JavaBeans™ Integration, Part 3
Take control of the XML written for any JavaBean component,
simplify the Bean file format, and integrate
XMLBeans with the java.beans package by creating a new type of
property descriptor.
The
Java HotSpot™ Performance Engine: An In-Depth Look
This article drills down into HotSpot's functionality, explores how it does
what it does - where it screams, and where it purrs - plus code samples to
show its inner workings.
Java
2 Introduces Print Capability to the Swing Forum
Find out how to add the print functionality of the Java 2 programming
language to your Java Foundation Classes (JFC) Project Swing-based apps.
Also see The
Swing Connection for the latest information on Java Foundation Classes
(JFC) Project Swing.
New Book Excerpts
The JDBC™
2.0 API Tutorial
Two chapters from the tutorial: Chapter 3 focuses on new features and how
to set up distributed application connections; Chapter 5 provides
information and examples about using Rowsets.
