Hi, I was wondering if there are extensive help files for Java just as there are for C++. Visual Studio has this awesome help with every function and class and very nice search capabilities. You can perfectly use this option as a guide. I know many people who only use this help and have learned programming through it. Question: Is there anything like this for Java? Sun DOES have some documentation on their web site but it has no search capabilities and it's kind of lacking of some things. Maybe such help comes with some kind of studio, or development software. Please tell me what kind. Or maybe you can tell me where I can download it? Please help me out.

In my humble opinion, Java's documentation beats the crap out of microsoft. I may be a bit biased since I learned java first and c later. Sun's api is well organized, but it's not for beginning programmers. A knowledge of classes is assumed. The only Java web page I ever go to is this one: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/docs/api/ I agree that it stinks that it is not easily searchable. Good luck, SN

Well!! Well!! Well!! It does not stinck that much. It is good(not bad) API, I've been using since 7 years. Click on index at the top of the page and you can search based on method starting alphabet. Goodluck