Somewhat outdated. Mostly covers J1.2, but weak at J1.3. It may have some historical value in order to show how Java programming was done at the good old days. Not recommended for Java2 v.1.3 beginner.

These are the most worn covers for the dozen Java books I own.
They are greate for learning and reference.
I carry these with me to be sure I have a good reference while coding.

I though I was buying the two Nutshell books as just an occaisonal reference to clarify things for me. Instead they are the two books that I carry with me for reference and examples.

They are the most worn covers of the dozen Java books I own.

This book, combined with Java in a Nutshell and Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell make for one great reference on Java. The examples are easy to follow and are well commented. Flanagan includes examples covering Java basics, objects, classes, input and output, threads, networking, security and crypto, internationalization, reflection, object serialization, GUI's, graphics, printing, data transfer, java beans, applets, RMI, DB access, servlets and JSP and some XML. Alone this is a nice book but like I said to get the most out of it, buy the other two books as well. It's well worth it to anyone wanting to further their understanding and knowledge of Java.

This book doesn't teach you anything ussing theory only examples. The examples are very good and real. If you want to know Java a very good convination of books are this one and "Thinking in Java" from Bruce Eckel. Buy the two books and you will have almost everything you need.

This is a good book for 'programmers' who do not need a course on programming and want to jump straight into writing java code. It assumes the reader is familiar with the core language. Contains a lot of examples that can be used in day to day project, either as is, or to be used as a building block. The author should come out with another version which deals with more complex issues geared towards the serious programmer.

This book will save you hours and even days of looking through long winded textbooks or the poorly organized API docs from Sun.

One example, "A complete GUI" saved me hours in bringing together all the different parts of a typical GUI program in one place. i.e. two pages.

This book and David's Java Examples are excellent resources to beginner Java programmers.

The book "Java Examples in a Nutshell" is a collection of annotated Java source code examples covering Java 1.3 APIs, including XML, JSP, RMI. It also describes topics like Threads, Internationalization, Printing or Security.

The collection of examples in this book is excellent. A comprehensive list of small programs that solve most of the common problems you might encounter when developing Java applications. A book like this can't possibly cover all facets of the rich Java API, but the selection of examples is well balanced and focusses on the key areas.

The code examples are very well structured and formatted and contain enough comments to explain all important parts of a particular solution. There's a lot to learn just by reading the source code.

But although the main focus of the book are examples, I would have hoped for some more textual explanations. Yes, the code examples are very well commented, but would prefer to see more regular text passages in-between the code explaining a particular implementation detail.

In summary, the book is so useful because it focusses on what is really essential to us developers: the source code. And despite my minor criticism I'll have to give it 5 stars.

While I understand the limitations of putting the entire java world in a source example text... but I was bewildered by not seeing a single example using the collection classes. Also, no usage of Swing classes are "example"fied. On a final analysis, I am more interested in source code examples that seem to make sense, compile, run, but yield a different result than was originally intended. Every language has its weaknesses, and these examples become "classic" cases of design flaws. But this book is still great to give an immediate feel on how to do many other tasks.

For those of you, like myself, who have purchased numerous books on the Java programming language, O'Reilly's Java Examples in a Nutshell is a great companion to your Java library.

This book provides excellent examples for both the beginner and advanced Java programmer covering everything from utilizing the core Java API to AWT/Swing to more advanced real-world examples using RMI, JDBC, and Servlet development.

The best thing about this book is it that it provides readable examples of some concepts that aren't so easily explained in regular documentation. To see a great variety of Java's capabilities put into real working examples is extremely valuable to the Java developer of any skill level.

For experienced c++ programmers to learn java, I strongly recomend this book! It will greatly save your time!

I have read some other books, but I was tired of they repeatedly saying "what is a class, what is an interface, method, event...." I already know these concepts, what I want to know is how Java implements these concepts. This book is right for me. Just look into the examples you will get all the answers.

I learned JAVA using the Core Java books and found that I wasnt learning anything from just typing in the examples in the book. I wasnt "thinking" JAVA. I saw a friend of mine at work with this book and picked up a copy for myself. First of all it contains source for several concepts for each of the various language topics. Then it gives exercises to complete. They were challenging, but not overly challenging that I needed to spend an entire day writing UML diagrams to do it. Good companion to any learning method you are using.

This book did not impress me in the least bit. The examples were very immature, although correct, and you won't gain much insight in writing hardcore Java apps. You can find stronger coding examples in any popular Java magazine (JDJ, Java Pro, etc)

When I started to learn Java, I think I purchased ten differentintro books. It seems that it just wasn't "clicking" withthose other books. I happened to pick this one up as well thinking that it would be a great tool after I learned the language. Boy, was I ever wrong!

This book is a GREAT book to learn Java!Over and over again, you'll see a "master java programmer" (in my opinion) create simple programs and explain every step. The book goes into more detail, but only a little at a time, nothing overwhelming.

This book taught me Java - PERIOD. Leave it to O'Reilly to once again create a phenomenal book like Java Examples in a Nutshell.

If I could give it 10 stars, I would. This is still my #1 favorite Java book.

This is a relatively inexpensive book with a lot of useful materials. The examples are totally right on the money to explain concepts. Moreover, the examples included in the book are not just a "filler", but they are actually very useful!!! I hope the author can come up with another book similar to this one but with expanded JDK 2 examples and/or more advanced concepts. It is just an awesome book.

Although the author acknowledges that this is a companion guide for (his other book) Java in a nutshell, many examples are lifted **verbatim** from the original book. This is truly annoying. Technically the material is good. But more depth should have been there. For example, more complex MT programs could have been presented. Apart from throwing more lite on rmi and perhaps a bit on jdbc, value addition of this book on its own is questionable. Author should have resisted the temptation of lifting his programs from java-in-a-nutshell, especially when he says its a companion.

This book is absolutely fantastic! Whenever there is an area that I need to come up to speed on quickly, I look in this book and skip the 1000 page tome du jour.

For example, I started exploring JDBC with this book (the subject of about 15 pages), typed in the example and used JavaDocs for the rest. Saved me a lot of time.

for the person that said the only drawback was that there was no CD with the examples - you don't have to type the examples.

This book is one of the few Java books that are really worth to buy. It is packed with excellent examples right from the beginning. If you are a serious Java programmer and look to see many different topics in just one book (this is very important these days), then this book is indispensable to you.

There is no better way to learn a programming language than studying example programs and writing your own ones. This book provides you with lots of great examples and with plenty of programming exercises. Combined with Java in a Nutshell, this book is the best Java textbook. The only drawback is that there is no CD accompanying the book so I have to type all those examples on my own.

This book can jump-start your java career in no time! If you learn best by example ( like myself ), this book is invaluable and so far the best for real-world examples! Pair it up Java in a Nutshell ( 1.1) edition and you've got a solid foundation for building Java apps!

This book (as the table implies) has some awesome examples that inspire your own ideas to try plus I have been able to use some of them as whole. But you need a quick method/class reference to go with it because it will extensive use something it might have only named as say part of java.awt.. or it might suggest to further look up methods as it uses them.

I bought it with Java in a Nutshell which has a reference in the back.

I haven't encountered any compilation or run-time errors with the many examples from this book that I've learned from so far. I've had the same experience with the examples in the author's other Java books as well. In addition, I find the author to be thorough, concise, and an excellent teacher.

One of the best way to learn Java is to write Java program ... This book is definitely for you. if you want to learn Java by an example.. It provides you with good pratical programs which you can modified for your uses. This book, however, is for someone who already have an experience in Java programming.

Excellent book if you are the type that learns from practicing examples. This book is not for beginners, in that the author assumes or does not explain everything while demonstrating the examples.

This book comes in handy when you get stumped on a JDK 1.1 problem. Tacking the Swing 0.7 examples on the end, however, was a waste of a tree. Swing 1.0.2 works nothing like what was in the beta release. It would have been better to just examine each Swing component for its potential functionality and compare them with related AWT components. Overall, however, this book will not only be useful on a day to day basis, but help you solve most of your JDK 1.1 dilemmas.

One of the weaknesses (IMHO) of computer books is that they usually include lots of code snippets, but rarely challenge you to write your own stuff. This book is the best of both worlds, if you have at least been briefly exposed to Java: it gives you well-commented code examples to illustrate points, then ends each chapter with a set of programming exercises for you to code yourself. This is the perfect combo, as far as I'm concerned. It stands on its own; in fact, I haven't even read the book it is a companion for! Great book, great concept, great execution.

No toy code here. This book offers a useful collection of nicely annotated code of genuine utility. Concise, helpful discussion preceeds each example.

Even if you don't have the "Java in a nutshell" you have to have this book! It is worth every page.

Hello, My name is Johnathan Mark Smith from the Staten Island Java Group (http://www.statenislandonline.com/java) and I would just like to tell everyone on the internet that if you have the book Java in a Nutshell then you have to get Java Examples in a Nutshell. This book covers all of the cool JDK 1.1 stuff and it has some great examples