Java Servlet Programming (Java Series)

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Italic is used for:

• Pathnames, filenames, and program names.

• New terms where they are defined.

• Internet addresses, such as domain names and URLs.

Boldface is used for:

• Particular keys on a computer keyboard.

• Names of user interface buttons and menus.

Constant width is used for:

• Anything that appears literally in a Java program, including keywords, datatypes, constants, method names, variables, class names, and interface names.

• All Java code listings.

• HTML documents, tags, and attributes.

Constant width italic is used for:

• General placeholders that indicate that an item is replaced by some actual value in your own program.

Constant width bold is used for:

• Command-line entries.

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