Beginner in JAVA need some help!

Hi,

I am a beginner in JAVA programming language I know C++ & now moving to JAVA.

I need a help from you guys to give me some good ebooks, PDF files, online tutorials links for study. I would love if you provide me some free stuff that I can download. I even need some sample projects in JAVA for my reference!

Here are some links to free literature to help you learn Java.

1. You can read the Java Tutorial available at: http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/index.html

2. A number of books are available for free from TheServerSide: Mastering EJB 3.0, Jakarta Struts Live, The J2EE Architect's Handbook, Servlets and JSP: The J2EE Technology Web Tier, Java Testing and Design, EJB Design Patterns

3. A collection of examples from Java Examples - Learn Java Programming by Examples

4. And you can get hold of Bruce Eckel's Thinking in Java here: http://www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/