Inside the Java virtual machine

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Inside the Java virtual machine

Bill Venners

McGraw-Hill, c1999

2nd ed.

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Inside the Java 2 virtual machine

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A manual on the Java 1.2 virtual machine. This new edition contains a new chapter providing a tutorial on using native methods with the JNI (Java Native Interface) specification. The CD-ROM contains source code examples from the book, interactive illustrations, Java Development Kit, and a resources Web site.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction to Java's architecture
  • platform independence
  • security
  • network mobility
  • the Java virtual machine
  • the Java class file
  • the lifetime of class
  • the linking model
  • garbage collection
  • stack and local variable operation
  • type conversion
  • integer arithmetic
  • logic
  • floating-point arithmetic
  • objects and arrays
  • control flow
  • exceptions
  • finally clauses
  • method invocation and return
  • thread synchronization
  • native methods. Appendix - instruction set by opcode mnemonic.

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