The Java 1.3 API
As you progress through this book, you will become familiar with the meanings of the Java keywords and their uses. You will also become familiar with the functionality provided in the SDK class library.
One of the reasons for Java's success is the rich class library provided through the Java Application Programmer Interface, or API. The Java API is a set of classes developed by Sun for use with the Java language. It is designed to assist you in developing your own classes, applets, and applications. With these classes already written for you, you can write an application that is only a few lines long, as opposed to the hundreds of lines that would be necessary to develop the same functionality from scratch. The simple implementation ...
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