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Introduction to Java

  • Cornerstones of the Java Platform
  • Java Advantages
  • The Java Programming Language
  • The Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
  • Core Java Libraries
  • Extension Libraries

Developing Software Using Java

  • Applications, Applets, Web Components
  • Java SE, Java EE, Java ME
  • Installing the JDK
  • Compiling and Running Java from the Command Line
  • The main() Method
  • package and import Statements
  • JAR Files
  • Class Loading and CLASSPATH
  • Online API Documentation
  • JDK Tools
  • Java Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)

Java Syntax Fundamentals

  • Comments
  • Identifiers
  • Reserved Words
  • Classes
  • Statements and Blocks
  • Variables, Constants, Literals
  • Scope of Variables
  • Methods
  • Method Overloading
  • static Members
  • Static Import (Java SE 5+)
  • Naming Conventions

Data Types and Operators

  • Primitive Types
  • Boolean, Integer, Floating-Point and Character Types
  • Unicode Characters and Strings
  • Type Conversion and Casting
  • Expressions and Operators
  • Arithmetic Operators
  • Increment/Decrement Operators
  • Division and Remainder Operators
  • Assignment Operators
  • Relational Comparison and Logical Operators
  • Conditional Operator
  • Bitwise Operators
  • Order of Evaluation
  • Operator Precedence and Associativity

Flow of Control

  • if/else statement
  • Combining ifs
  • while and do/while Loops
  • for Loop and Loop Counters
  • break and continue
  • Break to Labeled Loops
  • switch Statement
  • return Statement
  • Exit Sstatus

Using Java Classes and Objects

  • Classes as Data Types
  • Objects and References
  • Memory in the JVM
  • Object Initialization
  • Objects as Arguments to Methods
  • Objects as Return Values
  • Garbage Collection
  • Primitive Wrapper Classes – Integer, Double, etc.
  • Autoboxing and Unboxing (Java SE 5+)

Strings

  • String Manipulation
  • StringBuffer and StringBuilder
  • Simple Number/String Conversion

Arrays

  • Declaring and Allocating Arrays
  • Multi-Dimensional Array
  • Array Literals
  • The java.util.Arrays Class
  • Command-Line Arguments
  • Enhanced for Loop (Java SE 5+)
  • Arrays as Method Arguments
  • Variable-Length arglists (varargs) (Java SE 5+)
  • Autoboxing and varargs

Developing Java Classes

  • Object-Oriented (OO) Concepts
  • Methods, member variables
  • Accessing Members
  • Tight Encapsulation
  • Access Control Modifiers
  • Constructors and Finalizer
  • Using this
  • Class Variables – Static Members and Static Blocks
  • Instance Variables
  • Local Variables
  • Variables and Initialization
  • Inner Classes
  • Anonymous Classes
  • JavaBeans
  • Driver Classes

Inheritance

  • Extending Java Classes
  • Accessing Superclass Constructors and Members
  • Overriding Methods
  • Abstract CLasses and Methods
  • Polymorphism
  • Overriding Methods of java.lang.Object
  • equals(), toString(), hashCode();
  • Final Classes and Methods
  • Multiple Inheritance
  • Interfaces
  • Casting Object References
  • Documenting Classes with the javadoc Utility
  • Unit Testing

Type Safety

  • Annotations (Java SE 5+)
  • Java SE Built-In Annotations
  • Defining New Annotations
  • Enumerated Types (Java SE 5+)
  • Constants and Contrained Values
  • Defining and Declaring enums
  • enum Values
  • enums and switch Statements
  • values() and valueOf()
  • Generic Classes (Java SE 5+)
  • Generic Type Parameters
  • Using Type Parameters inClass, Variable and Method Declarations
  • Using a Generic Class
  • Bounded Type Parameters

The Collections Framework

  • The java.util Package
  • Container Objects
  • Arrays as Containers
  • Legacy Container Classes – Vector, Hashtable, Enumeration
  • Legacy Container Generic forms (Java SE 5+)
  • Collections Interfaces – Collection<E>, List<E>, Set<E>, SortedSet<E>
  • Map Interfaces – Map<K,V>
  • Coding to the Interface
  • List<E>, Set<E>, Queue<E> and Map<K,V> implementations
  • Iterating Collections with the Iterator<E> Interface
  • Collections and the Enhanced for Loop
  • Choosing the Correct Implementation and Interface
  • The java.util.Collections Utility Class
  • Sorting Using the Comparable Interface

Exceptions and Exception Handling

  • The Throwable Hierarchy: Error, RuntimeException and Checked Exception
  • Methods that Throw Exceptions
  • Handling Exceptions with try-catch-finally Blocks
  • Application-Defined Exceptions
  • Throwing an Exception
  • Assertions (Java 1.4+)
  • Enabling Assertions at Run-Time

Basic Input and Output (I/O)

  • The java.io Package
  • Using Stream Classes
  • Combining Streams
  • flush() and close()
  • Console Input and Output
  • Navigating the File System
  • File Streams
  • Character File Input and Output
  • Reader and Writer Interfaces
  • BufferedReader and BufferedWriter
  • Binary File I/O – DataOutputStream and DataInputStream
  • Object Streams – ObjectInputStream and ObjectOutputStream
  • Serialization and Versioning
  • Random Access Files
  • Formatted Iinput and Output
  • Formatter (Java SE 5+)
  • Format specifiers, printf() and format()
  • java.text Classes for Formatting Dates, Mumbers, Currencies
  • Input with Scanner (Java SE 5+)

Network Programming

  • The java.net Package
  • IP Addresses and Port Numbers
  • Client/Server Socket Programming
  • URL and URLConnection classes
  • Communicating with Web Servers
  • HTTP GET and POST Operations
  • Posting to a Server-Side Program

Threads

  • Life and States of a Thread
  • Creating and Starting a Thread
  • java.lang.Runnable and java.lang.Thread
  • Stopping a Thread
  • Inter-Thread Communication
  • Thread-Safe Access to Shared Objects and Variables
  • Synchronized Code
  • Sleeping
  • Interrupting a Blocked Thread
  • wait(), notify(), notifyAll() Example
  • Thread Scheduling
  • Thread Groups
  • Writing a Multithreaded Server

Java Database Connectivity

  • The java.sql Package
  • JDBC Architecture and Drivers
  • SQL Exceptions
  • DriverManager, Connection, Statement and ResultSet interfaces
  • Examining database MetaData
  • Basic Query and Update
  • Improving Performance with PreparedStatement and CallableStatement Interfaces
  • JDBC Transaction Management

Java Web Applications

  • Java Enterprise Edition
  • Java EE Application Servers
  • Web Application Directory and WAR files
  • Deploying a Web Application – the web.xml file
  • Servlet Architecture
  • The javax.servlet Package
  • Servlet Classes and Interfaces
  • Writing a Servlet
  • HttpServletRequest and HttpServletResponse
  • Handling HTML Forms
  • Retrieving Request Parameters

JavaServer Pages (JSPs)

  • JSP Lifecycle
  • Elements of a JSP
  • Directives, Declarative, Scriptlets
  • Writing a JSP
  • Objects Available in a JSP
  • Repeated content in JSPs
  • Translation-Time and Request-Time Includes
  • Using JavaBeans in a JSP
  • Session Management
  • Mixing JSPs and Servlets
  • Installing and Using Tag Libraries
  • The JSP taglib Directive
  • The Tag Library Descriptor

Courses Can Be Applied To Industry-Recognized Credentials

Sun Certified Java Associate (SCJA) Certification Training (you must pass one exam)

Exam CX-310-019 - Sun Certified Associate for the Java Platform, Standard Edition

Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) Certification (you must pass one exam)

Exam CX-310-065 - Sun Certified Programmer for the Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 (A)

Sun Certified Java Developer (SCJD) Certification Training

(Before you can become a Sun Certified Java Developer (SCJD) you must pass the Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) exam as well as the following two exams.)

Exam CX-310-252A – Sun Certified Developer for Java 2 Platform, Programming Assignment (A)

Exam CX-310-027 – Sun Certified Developer for Java 2 Platform, Essay Exam (A)

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