Java 1.1: The Complete Reference

The hands-down, most complete and authoritative reference work on Java. Completely updated and expanded with new chapters to cover the latest release of the Java Development Kit 1.1. New technologies covered include: Java Beans - packaged, reusable code; updated AWT (Abstract Windows Toolkit) class information - for building GUI (Graphical User Interface) windows on every platform; updated Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API - connects databases of all vendors to Java programs; and RMI/CORBA Integration - Allows apps to travel and communicate acrosss multiple architectures using the CORBA open systems spec.