Fast Track to Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) 5.0 Upgrade Exam

Learn the new features in Java SE 5.0

If you'd like to learn the new features in Java SE 5.0 and pass the Sun Certified Java Programmer Upgrade Exam (CX-310-056), then this book is for you. Why?

It covers all the Java SE 5.0 new features covered in the exam. You don't need to read about the features you already know.
It is clear & concise. No need to go through hundreds of pages.
I have passed the exam. So I know what you'll be up against.
It includes 117 review questions and mock exam questions.
Many working code fragments are used to show the semantics of the code construct concerned.
The first 25 pages are freely available on http://www.agileskills2.org. You can judge it yourself.

Chapter 1 Autoboxing

Chapter 2 Generics

Chapter 3 For-each loop

Chapter 4 Manipulating Collections

Chapter 5 Variable Arity Parameters

Chapter 6 Enum

Chapter 7 Static Imports

Chapter 8 Covariant Return Types

Chapter 9 Java I/O

Chapter 10 Formatting and Parsing

Chapter 11 Preparing for the Exam

A more detailed TOC is here.

Target audience and prerequisites

This book is suitable for those who would like to learn the new features in Java SE 5.0 or to take the Sun Certified Java Programmer Upgrade Exam. In order to understand what's in the book, you need to know the basics of Java. In order to take the exam, you also need to have passed a previous version of the exam.

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About the author

Ka Iok 'Kent' Tong is the manager of the IT department of the Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center. With a Master degree in Computer Science from the New South Wales University, Sydney, Australia and having won the "Macao Programming Competition
(Open Category)" in 1992, Mr. Tong has been involved in professional software development, training and project management since 1993. He is the author of Essential Skills for Agile Development, Enjoying Web Development with Tapestry and Developing Web Services with Apache Axis. As of this writing, the latter two are the #5 and #8 all-time best sellers in IT by the Lulu press.

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Errata

Please check the change log. The PDF version and the current print version already include the changes.