Foundations of Java for ABAP Programmers INTRODUCES THE CORE J2SE 5 AND JAVA EE 5 PLATFORM ESSENTIALS TO THE SAP PROGRAMMER

The only beginning book of its kind, this book will teach you SAP/ABAP developers the skills you need for Java 5 programming. The book emphasizes the fundamentals of core Java SE 5 and Java EE 5, to get you up to speed with these technologies. You'll learn about the most important enterprise Java API found in the new Java EE 5 platform, which you can immediately use and integrate. Furthermore, the book elaborates on connecting to a database, SAP Java Connector, servlets, Java Server Pages, Enterprise JavaBeans, and Java Messaging.

Introducing Java.- Your First Java Program.- Object Orientation in a Nutshell.- The Primitive Data Types.- Comments.- Naming Standards and Conventions.- The Java Operators.- Strings with Java.- Control Flow.- Jump Statements.- Arrays and Collections in Java.- Object Orientation in Java.- More OO in Java—Interfaces and Abstract Classes.- Inner, Nested, and Anonymous Classes.- Errors and Exceptions.- Threads, Daemons, and Garbage Collection.- Basic Swing Using Default Layouts.- Event Handling.- Layout Managers and Other Components.- Enterprise Java.- JDBC Technology.- The Java Connector (JCo).- Servlets.- JavaServer Pages (JSP).- Extensible Markup Language (XML).- Java Messaging Services.- Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0.

Alistair Rooney has been in corporate IT for 23 years. He has been an IT manager, project manager, technical consultant, and developer. He delivered the first Java course for SAP in Brussels and has been a dedicated evangelist for externalizing corporate data with Java. Alistair lives outside of Durban, South Africa, with his wife, two children, and various animals.