num_pages: 334
description: Java™ is an object-oriented language, but it is also a component-oriented platform. Java's class-loading model and rich type information makes it possible to build flexible and reusable binary components. COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE JAVA™ PLATFORM reveals both the potential and pitfalls of developing components using the Java platform.As a platform, Java defines the services needed to connect binary components at runtime safely and reliably. To truly take advantage of all that Java has to offer, you must consider not just development but also deployment, and not just objects but also components. COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE JAVA™ PLATFORM delves into the component-oriented features of the Java platform, thoroughly discussing class loading, reflection, serialization, native interoperation, and code generation.
  KEY TOPICS INCLUDE HOW TO:
 
  
   Use and troubleshoot Class Loaders  
  
   Build dynamic and generic services through reflection 
  
   Control an object's serialized representation  
  
   Load and use native code components 
  
   Extend the Java class format to add custom services  
  
   Automate development with code generation 
 This is a cutting-edge approach to Java programming: An emphasis on deployment can be the best way to take advantage of some of the most valuable, yet less heralded, aspects of Java technology.
language: English
title: Component Development for the Java Platform
titlecomplete: Component Development for the Java Platform
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional