Java Performance for Windows: Using Microsoft AFC, NFC, and XML with CD-ROM

Overview

The Java programming language is widely used for deploying applications on mosttypes of computer systems. Although many Java programs are written for portability, writing Windows-specific Java programs can enhance the performance of multimedia and Windows-specific APIs. This book offers guidelines for determining when to use Windows-specific APIs and code. It also helps you divide applications into portable Java and platform-specific Java modules both to maximize future code reuse on all platforms and to take advantage of Windows-specific APIs for appropriate applications.
Java Programming for Windows shows you how to:
- Use the Application Foundation Classes (AFC) library, the
- Windows Foundation Classes (WFC) library, and the portable Java class library for reading Internet newsgroups
- Build custom desk- and Webtop environments in Java
- Employ JScript to access Web page components and to interact with Java applets
- Access JScript from Java applets
- Apply the Microsoft DirectX/Direct3D APIs in Java applications
- Find a complete Web server written in Java, extended to provide XML support
Software on CD-ROM
The accompanying CD-ROM contains all of the example components developed in the book plus the Together/J Whiteboard Edition from Object International.
Mark Watson is an independent Java consultant and software developer with broad software engineering experience. He has worked at Angel Studios, where he developed AI software implementations for Nintendo and Windows 95 games, and on virtual reality—based entertainment systems. He is the author of 10 books. His previous experience is in the development of intelligent commercial and military applications, such as a real-time distributed expert system used by most regional telephone companies to detect fraud. He is also an employee-consultant at SAIC.

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