The encyclopedic layout of Ventana's The Java Programmer's Reference enables quick and easy access to information readers need now, and enables them to return again and again as they work with Java 1.2.The book discusses all classes in Java 1.2, and features more examples and longer definitions on the more-traveled ones. In addition, every Swing component has at least one figure -- providing an exhaustive visual reference of the JFC.
Icons identify entries, making it easy to identify each Java technology. Packagewide diagrams help readers understand how classes relate to one another.
An Appendices section offers a wealth of other easily accessed information, including a vigorous Tutorial to the Java 1.2 Language Syntax, Exceptions, Jump Tables, Symbol Reference, Reserved Words and Additional Resources.