This book has presented only a subset of the Java language. Here's what was left out. Most of what follows can be ignored in all but the most demanding or advanced applications.
other primitive types:
byte
,short
,char
,long
,float
.
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switch
statements,do-while
statementsbreak
statements,continue
statements,label
statements.
bitwise operators, non-shortcutting boolean operators, the ternary operator, other shortcut operators (+=, -=, %= etc), remainder operator for doubles
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transient
modifier,volatile
modifier.
Serialization.
top-level nested classes, static nested classes