This book explains some of the more advanced Java programming techniques. Overview, Foreword, Introduction, Maximizing the Delegation Event Model, Creating Custom Components, Foundation Classes and Java Frameworks, Introduction to JavaBeans, Using JavaBeans Effectively, Introduction to Database Programming with JDBC, Internationalization: Parlez Vous Java?, Object Serialization, Remote Method Invocation, Java and COBRA, Working with Java Archives, Creating Signed Java Objects, Things to Come in Java 1.2, Index.