If you're interested in learning how to boost input/output

performance in Java applications, this is the book you want. The I/O

issue is a great concern to anyone involved in game programming or in

building large-scale enterprise applications, and with the I/O API

updates in J2SE 5.0, ""Java I/O, Second Edition is

essential reading.

The new edition offers you a complete introduction to I/O

along with the major API improvements introduced in Java 5.0. Beginning with an

overview of Java's stream capabilities, the book shows you how to open,

read, and write local files in Java applications, in addition to

network programming using URL and network streams, including sockets.

In the sections on filters, you'll learn how classes can

filter out characters within streams. More advanced material covers the

Java encryption mechanism, including hashing, the Data Encryption

Standard (DES) algorithm, and ciphers. You get a complete explanation

of object serialization, which allows Java objects to save and restore

their state, as well as details on Java's support for data compression

(and ZIP files) and multilingual Unicode character sets. Finally,

""Java I/O, Second Edition teaches you how to format

output in Java using its support for width and numeric precision APIs. If

you're a serious Java developer, this book is a must.