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With the release of Java 7, numerous new features have been added that significantly improve
the developer's ability to create and maintain Java applications. These include language
improvements, such as better exception handling techniques, and additions to the Java core
libraries, such as new threading mechanisms.
This cookbook covers these new features using a series of recipes. Each recipe addresses
one or more new features and provides a template for using these features. This should make
it easier to understand the features along with when and how they can be used. Step-by-step
instructions are provided to guide the reader through the recipes and are followed by an
explanation of the resulting code.
The book starts with a discussion of the new language enhancements, which is followed by a
series of chapters, each addressing a specific area such as file and directory management.
The reader is assumed to be familiar with the features of Java 6. The book does not need to
be read in sequential order, which enables the reader to choose the chapters and recipes that
are of interest. However, it is recommended that the reader cover the first chapter, as many of
the features found there will be used in subsequent recipes. If other new Java 7 features are
used in a recipe, then cross references are provided to the related recipes. |
