Complete information on the Java(TM) language, including all syntax-related issues such as operator precedence, literals, and so on is available in The Java Language Specification, which is included in the following list. The following list of references includes several of the more popular Java programming books as well as a reference to Sun's online tutorial link at the Sun website:

• The Java Language Specification, Gosling, J., Joy, B., and Steele, G. Addison-Wesley, 2000, ISBN 0-201-31008-2
• Java in a Nutshell, Flanagan, D. O'Reilly & Associates, 1999, ISBN 1-56592-487-8
• Core Java 2, Volume I - Fundamentals, Horstmann, C.S. and Cornell, G. Prentice Hall, 1999, ISBN 0-13-081933-6
• Core Java 2, Volume II - Advanced Features, Horstmann, C.S. and Cornell, G. Prentice Hall, 2000, ISBN 0-13-081934-4
• Sun Microsystem's Java tutorial
• Other developerWorks Java tutorials