Javaâ„¢ has revolutionized software development with multimedia-intensive, platform-independent, object-oriented code for Internet-, Intranet- and Extranet-based applications. This fifth edition of the world's most widely used Java textbook explains Java's extraordinary capabilities, presents an optional object-oriented design and implementation experience with the Unified Modeling Language (UML) from the Object Management Groupâ„¢ and introduces n-tier Webapplications development with JDBCâ„¢, Servlets and JSPâ„¢.

Dr. Harvey M. Deitel and Paul J. Deitel are the founders of Deitel & Associates, Inc., the internationally recognized corporate training and content-creation organization specializing in Java™, C++, C, C#, Visual Basics®, .net, Visual C++® .net, XML, Python, Perl, Internet, Web and object technologies. The Deitels are the authors of several worldwide #1 programming-language textbooks, including Internet & World Wide Web How to Program, 2/e and C++ How to Program, 4/e.

In Java How to Program, Fifth Edition the Deitels introduce the fundamentals of object-oriented programming in Java. Key topics include:

Applications/Applets
Swing GUI/Event Handling
Classes/Objects/Interfaces
Encapsulation/Inner Classes
OOP/Inheritance/Polymorphism
Data Structures/Collections
Files/Streams/Serialization/NIO
Networking/Client-Server/Internet/Web
JDBCâ„¢/Servlets/JavaServer Pagesâ„¢
Graphics/Java 2Dâ„¢/Images/Animation/Audio
Exceptions/Multithreading
(Optional) OOD/UML/Design Patterns
Java How to Program, Fifth Edition includes extensive pedagogic features:
Hundreds of LIVE-CODEâ„¢ programs with screen captures that show exact outputs
Extensive Internet and World Wide Web resources to encourage further research
Hundreds of tips, recommended practices and cautions—all marked with icons for:
Good Programming Practices
Software Engineering Observations
Performance Tips
Portability Tips
Look-and-Feel Observations
Error-Prevention Tips
Common Programming Errors

Java How to Program's teaching resources include Web sites with the book's code examples (also on the enclosed CD) and information for faculty, students and professionals; an optional CD (Java 2 Multimedia Cyber Classroom, 5/e) with solutions to about half the exercises in Java How to Program, 5/e, interactivity features—including hyperlinks and audio walkthroughs of the code examples; and access to the authors at

deitel@deitel.com