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Trail: Bonus
Generics, introduced in J2SE 5.0, is the long-awaited enhancement to the type system. It allows a type or method to operate on objects of various types while providing compile-time type safety. It adds compile-time type safety to the Collections Framework and eliminates the drudgery of casting.
Full-Screen Exclusive Mode API teaches you about a powerful feature of J2SE™ version 1.4 that allows the programmer to suspend the windowing system so that drawing can be done directly to the screen. Programmers writing games or other graphic-intensive applications should read this lesson.
Preparation for Java Programmer Language Certification provides information on training resources and lists the portions of the tutorial that cover potential exam topics.