> I am looking for something that contains the Java API and that is easy to
> print out or buy.
Java in a Nutshell by David Flanagan from O'Reilly Press
> But my lecturer says don't bother or get a truck to carry it around in.
If you want ALL API just download it on your machine like we described.
You've done that already, didn't you? :-)
> Are the "Class Libraries" the same as the "API" ? I have the feeling that
> the API is much bigger than the class libraries listed in these 2 books
> below.
Yes, it is huge. You only use the appropriate tools though. If you learn half the methods in 30 standard classes that is more then most people use in a month of work, the rest you can look up in the HTML APIs.
> At the moment -- I am trying to learn about Swing (as a preference over the
> AWT as advised on this list) -- particularly about buttons and about Layouts.
I'm glad you're digging, but don't worry about Swing untill you got some basics under your belt. It is much more important to understand basic Java concepts and software engineering ideas and try them hands on. Just get a good begginer's book like Java 2 by Horton or Core Java by Sun press and work through the exercises. I think you'll find Swing (and AWT) very frustrating, but if you're interested, go for it.
Greg
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