Maurice Naftalin

Java Generics and Collections (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This comprehensive guide shows you how to master the most importantchanges to Java since it was first released. Generics and the greatlyexpanded collection libraries have tremendously increased the power ofJava 5 and Java 6. But they have also confused many developers whohaven't known how to take advantage of these new features.Java Generics and Collections covers everything from the mostbasic uses of generics to the strangest corner cases. It teaches youeverything you need to know about the collections libraries, so you'llalways know which collection is appropriate for any given task, andhow to use it.Topics covered include:Fundamentals of generics: type parameters and generic methodsOther new features: boxing and unboxing, foreach loops, varargsSubtyping and wildcardsEvolution not revolution: generic libraries with legacy clients andgeneric clients with legacy librariesGenerics and reflectionDesign patterns for genericsSets, Queues, Lists, Maps, and their implementationsConcurrent programming and thread safety with collectionsPerformance implications of different collectionsGenerics and the new collection libraries they inspired take Java to anew level. If you want to take your software development practice toa new level, this book is essential reading.Philip Wadler is Professor of Theoretical Computer Science at theUniversity of Edinburgh, where his research focuses on the design ofprogramming languages. He is a co-designer of GJ, work thatbecame the basis for generics in Sun's Java 5.0.Maurice Naftalin is Technical Director at Morningside Light Ltd., a software consultancy in the United Kingdom. He has most recently served as an architect and mentor at NSB Retail Systems plc, and as the leader of the client development team of a major UK government social service system."e;A brilliant exposition of generics. By far the best book on thetopic, it provides a crystal clear tutorial that starts with thebasics and ends leaving the reader with a deep understanding of boththe use and design of generics."e;Gilad Bracha, Java Generics Lead, Sun Microsystems

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: O'Reilly Media
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780596551506
• Artikelnr.: 52833395

Autorenporträt

Maurice Naftalin is Director of Software Development at Morningside Light Ltd., a software consultancy in the United Kingdom. Maurice consults mainly in object-oriented technologies and teaches Java classes part-time at Learning Tree. He has three decades' experience as a programmer, team leader, and commercial trainer. Philip Wadler is a professor of theoretical computer science at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, where his research focuses on functional and logic programming. He co-authored the Generic Java standard that became the basis for generics in Sun's Java 5.0 and also contributed to the XQuery language standard base. Professor Wadler received his Ph.D., in computer science from Carnegie-Mellon University and co-wrote "Introduction to Functional Programming" (Prentice-Hall).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Obtaining the Example Programs
How to Contact Us
Conventions Used in This Book
Using Code Examples
Safari® Books Online
Acknowledgments
Part I: Generics
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Generics
1.2 Boxing and Unboxing
1.3 Foreach
1.4 Generic Methods and Varargs
1.5 Assertions
Chapter 2: Subtyping and Wildcards
2.1 Subtyping and the Substitution Principle
2.2 Wildcards with extends
2.3 Wildcards with super
2.4 The Get and Put Principle
2.5 Arrays
2.6 Wildcards Versus Type Parameters
2.7 Wildcard Capture
2.8 Restrictions on Wildcards
Chapter 3: Comparison and Bounds
3.1 Comparable
3.2 Maximum of a Collection
3.3 A Fruity Example
3.4 Comparator
3.5 Enumerated Types
3.6 Multiple Bounds
3.7 Bridges
3.8 Covariant Overriding
Chapter 4: Declarations
4.1 Constructors
4.2 Static Members
4.3 Nested Classes
4.4 How Erasure Works
Chapter 5: Evolution, Not Revolution
5.1 Legacy Library with Legacy Client
5.2 Generic Library with Generic Client
5.3 Generic Library with Legacy Client
5.4 Legacy Library with Generic Client
5.5 Conclusions
Chapter 6: Reification
6.1 Reifiable Types
6.2 Instance Tests and Casts
6.3 Exception Handling
6.4 Array Creation
6.5 The Principle of Truth in Advertising
6.6 The Principle of Indecent Exposure
6.7 How to Define ArrayList
6.8 Array Creation and Varargs
6.9 Arrays as a Deprecated Type?
6.10 Summing Up
Chapter 7: Reflection
7.1 Generics for Reflection
7.2 Reflected Types are Reifiable Types
7.3 Reflection for Primitive Types
7.4 A Generic Reflection Library
7.5 Reflection for Generics
7.6 Reflecting Generic Types
Chapter 8: Effective Generics
8.1 Take Care when Calling Legacy Code
8.2 Use Checked Collections to Enforce Security
8.3 Specialize to Create Reifiable Types
8.4 Maintain Binary Compatibility
Chapter 9: Design Patterns
9.1 Visitor
9.2 Interpreter
9.3 Function
9.4 Strategy
9.5 Subject-Observer
Part II: Collections
Chapter 10: The Main Interfaces of the Java Collections Framework
Chapter 11: Preliminaries
11.1 Iterable and Iterators
11.2 Implementations
11.3 Efficiency and the O-Notation
11.4 Contracts
11.5 Collections and Thread Safety
Chapter 12: The Collection Interface
12.1 Using the Methods of Collection
12.2 Implementing Collection
12.3 Collection Constructors
Chapter 13: Sets
13.1 Implementing Set
13.2 SortedSet and NavigableSet
13.3 Comparing Set Implementations
Chapter 14: Queues
14.1 Using the Methods of Queue
14.2 Implementing Queue
14.3 BlockingQueue
14.4 Deque
14.5 Comparing Queue Implementations
Chapter 15: Lists
15.1 Using the Methods of List
15.2 Implementing List
15.3 Comparing List Implementations
Chapter 16: Maps
16.1 Using the Methods of Map
16.2 Implementing Map
16.3 SortedMap and NavigableMap
16.4 ConcurrentMap
16.5 ConcurrentNavigableMap
16.6 Comparing Map Implementations
Chapter 17: The Collections Class
17.1 Generic Algorithms
17.2 Collection Factories
17.3 Wrappers
17.4 Other Methods
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