Installing JDK 1.8 on Windows

This chapter provides tutorial notes on installing Java SE (JDK) 1.8 on your own Windows XP system to run Java programs. Topics include downloading and installing JDK 1.5; compiling and executing Java programs, installing JDK documentation. Notes were taken in 2007.

Downloading and Installing JDK 8

Writing My First Java Program

JDK Documentation Installation

Conclusion:

Table of Contents

 About This Book

Installing JDK 1.8 on Windows

 Execution Process, Entry Point, Input and Output

 Primitive Data Types and Literals

 Bits, Bytes, Bitwise and Shift Operations

 Managing Bit Strings in Byte Arrays

 Reference Data Types and Variables

 StringBuffer - The String Buffer Class

 System Properties and Runtime Object Methods

 Generic Classes and Parameterized Types

 Generic Methods and Type Inference

 Lambda Expressions and Method References

 Execution Threads and Multi-Threading Java Programs

 ThreadGroup Class and "system" ThreadGroup Tree

 Synchronization Technique and Synchronized Code Blocks

 Deadlock Condition Example Programs

 Garbage Collection and the gc() Method

 Outdated Tutorials

 References

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