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...