It seems we're getting a rash of people looking for quick and easy answers to their programming problems. Often times, we are directing them to the
Java documentation (API) to learn for themselves. Usually that is the first place that I go, but here's my *silly* problem: I'm not quite sure how to read it. It would be great if we could get a bunch of posts on HOW to get through the API to figure what methods are available, how to use them, and what they do. I'm sure eveyone has some different tips and tricks, and any of them would be great! I'm sure there are QUITE a few beginners (including myself) that could benefit from this discussion. To keep things simple, let's keep responses limited to either of these two situations:
I'm using the 'frames' version of the API (installed locally). What tricks can I use to surf the tree? What the best way to figure out how to use API classes? Thanks for the help, guys! (and gals!)