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# 5. How To Use This Quick Reference

Contents:
Finding a Quick Reference Entry
Reading a Quick Reference Entry

The quick-reference section that follows packs a lot of information into a small space. This introduction explains how to get the most out of that information. It explains how the quick reference is organized and how to read the individual quick-ref entries.

## 5.1 Finding a Quick Reference Entry

The following chapters each document one package of the Java API. The packages are listed alphabetically, beginning with `java.applet` and ending with `java.util.zip`. Each chapter begins with an overview of the package, including a hierarchy diagram for the classes and interfaces in the package. Within each chapter, the classes and interfaces of a package are themselves listed alphabetically.

If you know the name of a class, but not of the package that it is a part of, or if you know the name of a method or field, but do not know what class defines it, use the index in Chapter 32, Class, Method, and Field Index to find the information you need.

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