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For seasoned Java programmers who want to stay up to date on the latest Java tools, this guide discusses the new features of Java 6 Mustang. This handbook to the new version includes updated information on Web services, a JavaScript engine that allows access to information in a Java program, JDBC 4.0, JAXB 2.0, XML digital signature APIs, more sophisticated Swing components, and improvements in Java 2D that includes a GIF image writer with following chapters: - Core Libraries Dynamic Compilation Scripting Networking Swing Updates Abstract Window Toolkit Internationalization Java Database Connectivity 4.0 XML Digital Signature API Streaming API for XML Java Architecture for XML Binding Web Services JavaBeans Activation Framework User-Defined MXBeans Concurrency Updates