Java 8 Recipes

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xlviii

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2. Getting Started with Java 8

   • Josh Juneau

   Pages 1-28

3. New Features of Java 8

   • Josh Juneau

   Pages 29-48

4. Strings

   • Josh Juneau

   Pages 49-63

5. Numbers and Dates

   • Josh Juneau

   Pages 65-96

6. Object-Oriented Java

   • Josh Juneau

   Pages 97-132

7. Lambda Expressions

   • Josh Juneau

   Pages 133-152

8. Data Structures and Collections

   • Josh Juneau

   Pages 153-186

9. Input and Output

   • Josh Juneau

   Pages 187-206

10. Exceptions and Logging

    • Josh Juneau

    Pages 207-221

11. Concurrency

    • Josh Juneau

    Pages 223-247

12. Debugging and Unit Testing

    • Josh Juneau

    Pages 249-262

13. Unicode, Internationalization, and Currency Codes

    • Josh Juneau

    Pages 263-282

14. Working with Databases

    • Josh Juneau

    Pages 283-329

15. JavaFX Fundamentals

    • Josh Juneau

    Pages 331-403

16. Graphics with JavaFX

    • Josh Juneau

    Pages 405-444

17. Media with JavaFX

    • Josh Juneau

    Pages 445-471

18. JavaFX on the Web

    • Josh Juneau

    Pages 473-503

19. Nashorn and Scripting

    • Josh Juneau

    Pages 505-525

20. E-mail

    • Josh Juneau

    Pages 527-535

Java 8 Recipes offers solutions to common programming problems encountered while developing Java-based applications. Fully updated with the newest features and techniques available, Java 8 Recipes provides code examples involving Lambdas, embedded scripting with Nashorn, the new date-time API, stream support, functional interfaces, and much more. Especial emphasis is given to features such as lambdas that are newly introduced in Java 8. Content is presented in the popular problem-solution format: Look up the programming problem that you want to solve. Read the solution. Apply the solution directly in your own code. Problem solved!

The problem-solution approach sets Java 8 Recipes apart. Java 8 Recipes is focused less on the language itself and more on what you can do with it that is useful. The book respects your time by always focusing on a task that you might want to perform using the language. Solutions come first. Explanations come later. You are free to crib from the book and apply the code examples directly to your own projects.

• Covers the newly-released Java 8, including a brand new chapter on lambdas
• Focuses especially on up-and-coming technologies such as Project Nashorn and Java FX 2.0
• Respects your time by focusing on practical solutions you can implement in your own code

Carl P. Dea is a software engineer working for BCT LLC on projects with high performance computing (HPC) architectures. He has been developing software for 15 years with many clients, from Fortune 500 companies to nonprofit organizations. He has written software ranging from mission-critical applications to Web applications. Carl has been using Java since the very beginning and is a JavaFX enthusiast dating back to when JavaFX used to be called F3. He has been involved with open-source projects such as JFXtras and JDIC. Carl's passion for software development started when his middle school science teacher showed him the TRS-80 computer. His current software development interests are: rich client platforms (RCP), rich Internet applications (RIAs), Groovy, game programming, Arduino, mobile phones, and tablet computers. When he's not working, Carl and his wife love to watch their daughters perform at gymnastics meets. Carl lives on the East Coast in Pasadena (aka "The Dena"), Maryland. You can follow him on Twitter @carldea, and on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/carldea. Carl also blogs at carlfx.wordpress.com.

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