Language and Utility Updates
Apress eBooks · 2006
Learning the language and utility class changes are the first step toward learning about Mustang. In this chapter, you got your first glimpse into the new features of two key sets of libraries. From reading passwords from the console, to writing Unicode strings, you discovered the usefulness of the new Console class. With the utility packages, there are the additions to the collection framework with the new deque data structure and the navigable maps and sets support. You learned how to make custom resource bundle controls and how to display names for parts of the calendar. Last, you learned how to work with lazy atomic variables. For the next chapter, there are the changes besides Console in the java.io package. You’ll see what’s new for java.io along with the latest additions to the java.net and java.security packages. From checking file system space to handling cookies and beyond, the latest Mustang feature sets are coming your way.