Hi guys,
We tried to walk a bit of a tightrope when we wrote the book. Our general strategy was to include the facts that are important for the exam, and not attempt to cover the entire
Java specification. So, for instance, on this strictfp issue, we didn't say it because it's an unusual case that's not on the exam.
Likewise, we sometimes list "parts" of a particular API. Usually we will say something like "these are the important methods" - so you know that we're not reproducing the entire API.
In general, remember that we're trying to cover about 110% of what you'll need for the exam, but that's a lot less than all of what's possible in Java!
[ December 11, 2006: Message edited by: Bert Bates ]