Java cookbook: solutions and examples for Java developers

From lambda expressions and JavaFX 8 to new support for network programming and mobile development, Java 8 brings a wealth of changes. This cookbook helps you get up to speed right away with hundreds of hands-on recipes across a broad range of Java topics. You’ll learn useful techniques for everything from debugging and data structures to GUI development and functional programming.Each recipe includes self-contained code solutions that you can freely use, along with a discussion of how and why they work. If you are familiar with Java basics, this cookbook will bolster your knowledge of the language in general and Java 8’s main APIs in particular. Recipes include: * Methods for compiling, running, and debugging * Manipulating, comparing, and rearranging text * Regular expressions for string- and pattern-matching * Handling numbers, dates, and times * Structuring data with collections, arrays, and other types * Object-oriented and functional programming techniques * Directory and filesystem operations * Working with graphics, audio, and video * GUI development, including JavaFX and handlers * Network programming on both client and server * Database access, using JPA, Hibernate, and JDBC * Processing JSON and XML for data storage * Multithreading and concurrency From lambda expressions and JavaFX 8 to new support for network programming and mobile development, Java 8 brings a wealth of changes. This cookbook helps you get up to speed right away with hundreds of hands-on recipes across a broad range of Java topics. You?ll learn useful techniques for everything from debugging and data structures to GUI development and functional programming. Each recipe includes self-contained code solutions that you can freely use, along with a discussion of how and why they work. If you are familiar with Java basics, this cookbook will bolster your knowledge of the language in general and Java 8?s main APIs in particular. Recipes include:?Methods for compiling, running, and debugging?Manipulating, comparing, and rearranging text?Regular expressions for string- and pattern-matching?Handling numbers, dates, and times?Structuring data with collections, arrays, and other types?Object-oriented and functional programming techniques?Directory and filesystem operations?Working with graphics, audio, and video?GUI development, including JavaFX and handlers?Network programming on both client and server?Database access, using JPA, Hibernate, and JDBC?Processing JSON and XML for data storage?Multithreading and concurrency --Amazon.com From lambda expressions and JavaFX 8 to new support for network programming and mobile development, Java 8 brings a wealth of changes. This cookbook helps you get up to speed right away with hundreds of hands-on recipes across a broad range of Java topics. You’ll learn useful techniques for everything from debugging and data structures to GUI development and functional programming.Each recipe includes self-contained code solutions that you can freely use, along with a discussion of how and why they work. If you are familiar with Java basics, this cookbook will bolster your knowledge of the language in general and Java 8’s main APIs in particular.Recipes include:Methods for compiling, running, and debuggingManipulating, comparing, and rearranging textRegular expressions for string- and pattern-matchingHandling numbers, dates, and timesStructuring data with collections, arrays, and other typesObject-oriented and functional programming techniquesDirectory and filesystem operationsWorking with graphics, audio, and videoGUI development, including JavaFX and handlersNetwork programming on both client and serverDatabase access, using JPA, Hibernate, and JDBCProcessing JSON and XML for data storageMultithreading and concurrency