The word 'runtime' is broken at the end of the line as 'runt-ime';
it should be broken 'run-time'

A method or variable declared as private is only inaccessible from inside its own class.

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A method or variable declared as private is only accessible from inside its own class.

In the first paragraph, the line that says
'HelloJava2 newobj = new HelloComponent2("Hello Java!");

It should say
'HelloComponent2 newobj = new HelloComponent2("Hello Java!");'

There is a similar error in the third paragraph.

Missing space before "method" in "The java interpreter continues to run until the
main()method of the initial class file returns..."

The first line of the output is incorrectly indented, so it doesn't line up with the other lines.

The examples should have a class to execute. Instead of

% java -ea:com.oreilly.examples.Myclass

it should be

% java -ea:com.oreilly.examples.Myclass MyApplication

And instead of

% java -ea:com.oreilly.examples...

it should be

% java -ea:com.oreilly.examples... MyApplication

Also, there is a missing "a" before "package" in the last paragraph. Instead of "When
you enable assertions for package, Java also enables all subordinate package
names..." it should be "When you enable assertions for a package, Java also enables
all subordinate package names..."

"An array of objects can be created in the same way:"

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"An array of objects can be declared in the same way:"

The word "zero" is not a keyword or variable, so it shouldn't be set in monospace
font in "...it's given a default value appropriate for its type (null, zero, or false)."

"We'll talk about method overriding later in the chapter."
should say:
"We'll talk about method overriding in the next chapter"

"the table doesn't addresses that scope"
should read
"the table doesn't address that scope"

"The magic is performed by slight of hand"

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"The magic is performed by sleight of hand"

"String s = Integer.toHexString( 255 ).toUpper(); // s = "FF";"

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"String s = Integer.toHexString( 255 ).toUpperCase(); // s = "FF";"

System.getProperty("user.dir"));

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System.getProperty("user.dir");

"...getPath() returns the directory information without the filename."
should be:
"...getPath() returns the directory information and the filename."

The method for creating multiple directories in a path is written as Mkdirs(),
this should be lowercase, mkdirs().

Missing space between words:
FileOutputStreamis

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FileOutputStream is

The first sentence of paragraph 4:

"The position for reading and writing the Buffer is always greater than the mark,
which serves as a lower bound, and the limit, which serves as an upper bound."

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The position for reading and writing the Buffer is always between the
mark and the limit.

First sentence of paragraph under header "Do French web servers speak French?":
BufferedRead

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BufferedReader

The following HAS BEEN ADDED in the code section before the line starting with StringIterator:
public MyClient(String host) throws RemoteException {

In line 6 of the 3rd paragraph:

... getValue() gives us a null array ...

This should say "getAttribute()", not "getValue()".

Where it says
"Java 1.4 added the InputVerifier API"
it should say
"Java 1.3 added the InputVerifier API"
Sun's Javadocs and other resources mention that InputVerifier was added with 1.3.