Java Cookbook : Problems and Solutions for Java Developers

Java continues to grow and evolve, and this Cookbook continues to evolve in tandem. This book helps to get you up to speed right away with hundreds of hands-on recipes across a broad range of Java topics. You’ll learn useful techniques for everything from string handling and functional programming to network communication.Each recipe includes self-contained code solutions that you can freely use, along with a discussion of how and why they work. If you are familiar with the basics of the Java language, this cookbook will bolster your knowledge of the language in general and its many recent changes and how to apply them in your day-to-day development.Recipes include:Methods for compiling, running, and debugging“Packaging” Java classes and building applicationsManipulating, comparing, and rearranging textRegular expressions for string- and pattern-matchingHandling numbers, dates, and timesStructuring data with collections, arrays, and other typesObject-oriented and functional programming techniquesInput/Output, Directory and filesystem operationsNetwork programming on both client and serverProcessing JSON for data interchangeMultithreading and concurrencyUsing Java in Big Data applicationsInterfacing Java with other languagesThe 4th Edition of this book has been updated to cover changes through Java 12 and includes new recipes for Big Data and data science.