The best Java Tutorials collection

The Java Tutorials are practical guides for developers who wish to utilize the Java programming language to automatically make applications.  They include hundreds of complete, working examples, and heaps of lessons.  Groups of related classes are organized into "trails".

The Java Tutorials primarily describe attributes in Java SE 8.  For the best results, download JDK 8.

What is New:

The Java Tutorials are continuously updated to keep up with changes to the Java Platform and to incorporate comments from our subscribers.

This release of this tutorial corresponds with this JDK 8u101 release.

Two fresh processing limit properties, entityReplacementLimit and maxXMLNameLimit, have been inserted to JAXP.  Watch Processing Limits for more information.



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Getting Started -- An introduction to Java technology and courses on installing Java development software and using it to make a simple application.
Learning the Java Language -- Lessons describing the essential concepts and characteristics of the Java Programming Language.
Essential Java Classes -- classes on exceptions, basic input/output, concurrency, regular expressions, and also the stage environment.

Date-Time APIs -- The best way to use the java.time webpages to write date and time code.
Deployment -- The best way to bundle applications and applets using JAR files, and deploy them using Java Web Start and Java Plug-in.

These trails and courses are only available as web pages.

Custom Networking -- An introduction to the Java system's powerful networking features.
The Extension Mechanism -- The best way to create custom APIs available to all applications running on the Java platform.
Full-Screen Exclusive Mode API -- The best way to write applications that more completely utilize the consumer's graphics hardware.
Generics -- An improvement to the type system which supports operations on items of various forms while providing compile-time type security.  Be aware that this lesson is for advanced users.  The Java Language trail contains a Generics lesson which is suitable for beginners.
Internationalization -- An introduction to designing software so that it is easily accommodated (localized) into various languages and regions.
JavaBeans -- The Java system's component technologies.
JDBC Database Access -- Introduces an API for connectivity between the Java applications and a wide Assortment of databases and information resources.
JMX-- Java Management Extensions provides a standard means of managing resources such as applications, devices, and services.
JNDI-- Java Naming and Directory Interface allows accessing the Naming and Directory Service for example DNS and LDAP.

RMI -- The Remote Method Invocation API enables an object to invoke methods of an object running on a different Java Virtual Machine.
Reflection -- An API which symbolizes ("reflects") the classes, interfaces, and objects in the current Java Virtual Machine.
Security -- Java platform features that help shield applications from malicious software.
Audio -- An API for playing audio data from applications.
2D Graphics -- The best way to display and print 2D graphics in applications.
Sockets Direct Protocol -- The best way to Allow the Sockets Direct Protocol to make the most of InfiniBand.