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Chapter 7 continues to explore Java’s basic (language-oriented) APIs by introducing APIs that let you use reflection to obtain type information at runtime and more, manage strings, perform system activities (such as retrieving a system property value and obtaining the current time), and use threads to improve application performance.
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(2010). Exploring the Basic APIs Part 2. In: Learn Java for Android Development. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-3157-8_7
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