Your Ultimate "How-To" Guide to Java Programming! Legendary programming author Herb Schildt shares some of his favorite programming techniques in this high-powered Java "cookbook." Organized for quick reference, each recipe shows how to accomplish a practical programming task. A recipe begins with a list of key ingredients (the classes, methods, and interfaces) followed by step-by-step instructions that show how to assemble them into a complete solution. Detailed discussions explain the how and why behind each step, and a full code example puts the recipe into action. Each recipe ends with a list of options and alternatives that suggest ways to adapt the technique to fit a variety of situations. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced pro, you'll find recipes that are sure to satisfy your Java programming appetite! Topics include: String Handling Regular Expressions File Handling Applets Servlets Swing The Collections Framework Multithreading Formatting Data Learn how to: Find substrings that match a regular expression Use regular expressions to tokenize a string Compress and decompress data files Create a ZIP file Format time and date Use printf( ) to display formatted data Reverse, rotate, and shuffle a list Use a Comparator with a collection Create a simple Swing application Create a Swing-based applet Create a simple servlet Use a cookie with a servlet Synchronize threads Monitor a thread's state Set and obtain a thread's priority Use JScrollPane to automate scrolling Access a resource using HttpURLConnection Schedule a task for future execution Use reflection to dynamically create an object and call methods Much, much more