The Java Tutorials.........

The Java Tutorials are practical guides for programmers who want to use the Java programming language to create applications. They include hundreds of complete, working examples, and dozens of lessons. Groups of related lessons are organized into "trails".

For the most accurate and up-to-date tutorials, please access the latest version from Oracle's official website for the Java SE Tutorials (Last Updated 10/18/2010), which can be found at: http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial.

The Java SE Tutorials primarily describe features in Java SE 6. For best results, download JDK 6.
What's New

As part of the Oracle Author Podcast Series, a podcast on the Java Tutorials has just been released. You can hear the 10-minute podcast through the Oracle Author Podcasts website.

Enjoy quizzes? Take a minute to answer this quiz about Java applets.

The Java Tutorials are continuously updated to keep up with changes to the Java Platform and to incorporate feedback from our readers. Included in the most recent release:
For several months the Java SE Tutorials were not available as a download. We are happy to report that the very popular bundle is back and available through the link under the "Tutorial Resources" box to the right.
Do the Java Tutorials seem overwhelming to you? We have added a new Learning Paths page. Please let us know what you think!
The new Fork/Join page, part of the Concurrency lesson, describes how you can use the Fork/Join framework to take advantage of multiple processors. This feature is available now in the JDK 7 release available on java.net.
The JDBC Basics lesson has been completely revamped, including updated sample code that you can download, compile, and run – the code has been configured for Java DB and MySQL. See Getting Started for more information.
Finally, a small, but notable, change is that the standalone JNDI tutorial, previously available on java.sun.com, has been moved to the Java SE documentation archive on download.oracle.com and many broken links in the tutorial have been fixed. The front page of the JNDI tutorial has been modified accordingly, and redirects are in place ensuring a seamless transition.