Java 9 Recipes

Josh Juneau has been developing software and enterprise applications since the early days of Java EE. Application and database development have been his focus since the start of his career. He became an Oracle database administrator and adopted the PL/SQL language for performing administrative tasks and developing applications for the Oracle database. In an effort to build more complex solutions, he began to incorporate Java into his PL/SQL applications and later developed standalone and web applications with Java. Josh wrote his early Java web applications utilizing JDBC and servlets or JSP to work with backend databases. Later, he began to incorporate frameworks into his enterprise solutions, such as Java EE and JBoss Seam. Today, he primarily develops enterprise web solutions utilizing Java EE and other technologies. He also includes the use of alternative languages, such as Jython and Groovy, for some of his projects.

Over the years, Josh has dabbled in many different programming languages, including alternative languages for the JVM, in particular. In 2006, Josh began devoting time to the Jython Project as editor and publisher of the Jython Monthly newsletter. In late 2008, he began a podcast dedicated to the Jython programming language. Josh was the lead author for The Definitive Guide to Jython, Oracle PL/SQL Recipes, and Java 7 Recipes, and a solo author of Java EE 7 Recipes and Introducing Java EE 7, which were all published by Apress. He works as an application developer and system analyst at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, and he also writes technical articles for Oracle and OTN. He was a member of the JSR 372 and JSR 378 expert groups, and is an active member of the Java Community, helping to lead the Chicago Java User Group's Adopt-a-JSR effort.
When not coding or writing, Josh enjoys spending time with his wonderful wife and five children, especially swimming, fishing, playing ball, and watching movies. To hear more from Josh, follow his blog at jj-blogger.blogspot.com. You can also follow him on Twitter at @javajuneau.

Quickly find solutions to dozens of common programming problems encountered while building Java applications. Content is presented in the popular problem-solution format. Look up the programming problem that you want to resolve. Read the solution. Apply the solution directly in your own code. Problem solved!

This revised edition covers important new features such as Java 9's JShell and the new modularity features enabling you to separate code into independent modules that perform discrete tasks. Also covered are the new garbage collection algorithm and completely revamped process API. Enhanced JSON coverage is provided as well as a new chapter on JavaServer Faces development for web applications.

What You'll Learn

Develop Java SE applications using the latest in Java SE technology

Exploit advanced features like modularity and lambdas
Use JShell to quickly develop solutions
Build dynamic web applications with JavaScript and Project Nashorn

Create great-looking web interfaces with JavaServer Faces

Generate graphics and work with media such as sound and video

Add internationalization support to your Java applications

Who This Book Is For

Both beginning Java programmers and advanced Java developers

Programmers are in a hurry and under pressure to deliver results. They also must come up to speed fast on new features in their chosen language. Java 9 Recipes meets both needs through its solution-based approach to common programming problems. All the content in this book is presented in terms of problems that working programmers are called upon to solve every day. Solutions incorporate the latest Java 9 language features such as the new module support, the new money and process APIs, new garbage collection methods, and more. Readers of Java 9 Recipes can page to solutions that they are interested in using and put them to use right away with confidence. Readers will come away with a feeling of accomplishment because they will be able to review these solutions and integrate them into their own applications all in the same sitting.

1. Getting Started with Java 9 2. Java 9 Enhancements 3. Strings 4. Numbers and Dates 5. Object-Oriented Java 6. Lambda Expressions 7. Data Structures and Collections 8. Input and Output 9. Exceptions and Logging 10. Concurrency 11. Debugging and Unit Testing 12. Unicode, Internationalization, and Currency Codes 13. Working with Databases 14. JavaFX Fundamentals 15. Graphics with JavaFX 16. Media with JavaFX 17. Java Web Applications with JavaServer Faces 18. Nashorn and Scripting 19. E-mail 20. JSON and XML Processing 21. Networking 22. Java Modularity