The Java programming language is widely used for deploying applications on most types 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.

* Provides both a tutorial approach and useful Java software for a wide range of technologies for exploiting the Windows platform
* Introduces the important Extended Markup Language (XML) technology by developing tools for XML and Microsoft's CDF, and a Java Web server that supports XML is developed in the book