Now that JavaSoft has released the long-awaited beta for JDK 1.1, we're working furiously to update our bestselling Java in a Nutshell to cover Version 1.1. Our goal is to have the second edition of Java in a Nutshell out as soon as possible after the final release of JDK 1.1.
But in the meantime, we want to help you get started working with the 1.1 beta release. So as a service to our readers, we are providing an online version of the quick reference material from Part IV of Java in a Nutshell that has been updated for JDK 1.1 Beta2.
This quick reference includes all of the classes and interfaces defined in the packages listed below. The page for each class lists all of the constants, variables, and methods defined by the class in almost-legal Java syntax, just like in Java in a Nutshell. Within each class, variables and methods are grouped just as they are in Java in a Nutshell and the same comments are used to provide additional information.
To help you deal with the changes in JDK 1.1, we've marked new classes in Version 1.1 with "1.1" after their names. In addition, classes and methods that are deprecated in 1.1 are marked with a // Deprecated comment.
Packages:
In case you want to print the entire quick reference, we've concatenated all of the reference pages together into a single file. It comes to about 200 pages of printed material.
You can also download all of the quick reference pages as a zip file, a compressed tar file, or a gzipped tar file.