Special Edition Using Java 2 Standard Edition

Of Special Interest to C Programmers

Because Java is an evolutionary outgrowth of C and C++, the expression syntax for the three languages is similar in many ways. If you have programmed in either of the other two languages, you've no doubt seen functionality in Java by now that is identical to what you've used before. You have also seen cases where Java has added functionality not found elsewhere. It is also likely that you've noticed some of the cases where Java has intentionally taken away functionality because it proved itself to be troublesome or error-prone elsewhere. It takes time to get used to these additions and deletions, but at least deletions are easy to keep track of because the compiler will quickly let you know when you try ...