Java 8 Recipes

Josh Juneau has been developing software since the mid-1990s. PL/SQL development and database programming was the focus of his career in the beginning, but as his skills developed, he began to use Java and later shifted to it as a primary base for his application development. Josh has worked with Java in the form of graphical user interface, web, and command-line programming for several years. During his tenure as a Java developer, he has worked with many frameworks such as JSF, EJB, and JBoss Seam. At the same time, Josh has extended his knowledge of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) by learning and developing applications with other JVM languages such as Jython and Groovy. His interest in learning new languages that run on the JVM led to his interest in Jython. Since 2006, Josh has been the editor and publisher for the Jython Monthly newsletter. In late 2008, he began a podcast dedicated to the Jython programming language.

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

Java 8 Recipes offers solutions to common programming problems in Java. Special emphasis is given to features such as Lambdas and Nashorn that are new in Java 8.

Chapter 1: Language Basics

Chapter 2: Java 8 JDK Enhancements

Chapter 3: Strings

Chapter 4: Numbers and Dates

Chapter 5: Object-Oriented Java

Chapter 6: Lambda Expressions

Chapter 7: Data Structures, Conditionals, and Collections

Chapter 8: Input and Output

Chapter 9: Exceptions and Logging

Chapter 10: Concurrency

Chapter 11: Debugging and Unit Testing

Chapter 12: Unicode, Internationalization, and Currency Codes

Chapter 13: Working with Databases

Chapter 14: JavaFX Fundamentals

Chapter 15: Graphics with JavaFX

Chapter 16: Media with JavaFX

Chapter 17: JavaFX on the Web

Chapter 18: Nashorn and Scripting

Chapter 19: Email

Chapter 20: XML Processing

Chapter 21: Networking

Chapter 22: Java 8 Security Enhancements