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The following is a complete list of the trails and lessons that appear in The Java Tutorial Second Edition.

Getting Started

- The Java Phenomenon
- The "Hello World" Application
- The "Hello World" Applet
- Common Problems (and Their Solutions)

Learning the Java Language

- Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
- The Nuts and Bolts of the Java Language
- Objects and Classes in Java
- More Features of the Java Language
- Common Problems (and Their Solutions)

Writing Applets

- Overview of Applets
- Taking Advantage of the Applet API
- Practical Considerations of Writing Applets
- Finishing an Applet
- Common Problems (and Their Solutions)

Essential Java Classes

- Using String and StringBuffer
- Setting Program Attributes
- Accessing System Resources
- Handling Errors With Exceptions
- Doing Two or More Tasks at Once: Threads
- Reading and Writing (but no 'rithmetic)

Creating a User Interface

- Overview of the Java UI
- Using Components, the GUI Building Blocks
- Laying Out COmponents Within a Container
- Working with Graphics
- Common Problems (and Their Solutions)

Custom Networking

- Overview of Networking
- Working with URLs
- All About Sockets
- All About Datagrams

To 1.1--And Beyond!

- What's New in 1.1
- Migrating to 1.1
- A Preview of Things to Come

Appendixes

- Appendix A: Code Examples
- Appendix B: Reference

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