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Preface



1. Getting Oriented

All Those Confusing Names

Why Now?



2. Apple's Java Platform

Apple JVM Basics

Apple's JVM Directory Layout

Additional APIs and Services

Going Forward



3. Java Tools

Terminal

Code Editors

Jakarta Ant

Additional Tools



4. GUI Applications

Swing and Aqua

An Example Swing Application



5. Apple Extensions

The Mac OS X Finder

Native Access



6. Cross-Platform Programming

GUI Construction

New Line

File Encoding

Threading

File Separator

Testing Cross-Platform Compatibility

For More Information



7. Standalone Applications

Packaging

JAR Files

Application Bundles

Building an Application from Scratch

MRJAppBuilder

Next Steps



8. Web-Delivered Applications

Applets

Java Web Start

GUI Application Delivery Comparison

Next Steps



9. The Mac OS X Speech Framework

The Speech API

Putting Speech to Work



10. QuickTime for Java

Getting Started

The QuickTime API

The SimplePlayer Application



11. The Mac OS X Spelling Framework

Getting Set Up

The Spelling API

Spelling in Action



12. Databases

Basic Concepts

Mac OS X Databases

Next Steps



13. Servlets, JSP, and Tomcat

Apache Tomcat

Database-Driven JSP Applications

Frontending Tomcat with Apache

Next Steps



14. EJB and JBoss

JBoss

Getting Started with J2EE

Pushing the Envelope



15. Web Services

RPC

XML-RPC

SOAP

Additional Reading

Final Thoughts



Index