Java continues to grow and evolve, and this cookbook continues to evolve in tandem. With this guide, you’ll get up to speed right away with hundreds of hands-on recipes across a broad range of Java topics. You’ll learn useful techniques for everything from string handling and functional programming to network communication.Each recipe includes self-contained code solutions that you can freely use, along with a discussion of how and why they work. If you’re familiar with Java basics, this cookbook will bolster your knowledge of the language and its many recent changes, including how to apply them in your day-to-day development. This updated edition covers changes through Java 12 and parts of 13 and 14.Recipes include:Methods for compiling, running, and debuggingPackaging Java classes and building applicationsManipulating, comparing, and rearranging textRegular expressions for string and pattern matchingHandling numbers, dates, and timesStructuring data with collections, arrays, and other typesObject-oriented and functional programming techniquesInput/output, directory, and filesystem operationsNetwork programming on both client and serverProcessing JSON for data interchangeMultithreading and concurrencyUsing Java in big data applicationsInterfacing Java with other languages