Fundamentals of Java Programming

Java Technology Primer

• Key Concepts of the Java Language
• Java Technology Landscape
• Understanding the Product Lifecycle
• Setup the Java SE Development Kit

Classes, Objects and Relationships

• Understanding Object Oriented Programming
• Classes and Objects
• Class Compositions and Association
• Class Relationships

Developing and Testing a Java Program

• Creating Classes
• Compile and Run Command Line Programs
• Run Applications using the Main Method
• Moving from Procedural to Object Oriented Java

Package, Compile, Interpret

• Compiling and Interpreting Java Code
• Understanding Packages
• Understanding Package-Derived Classes

Programming with Java Statements

• Understand Variable Syntax
• Use Java Primitive Variables
• Declare, Initialise and Utilise Variables and Constants
• Assignment and Arithmetic Operators
• Relational and Logical Operators

Conditional and Loop Constructs

• Conditional Statements
• Create and Use While Loops
• Create and Use For Loops Including For/Each Syntax
• Create and Use Do/While Loops
• Algorithms and Pseudo-Code

Create and Use Objects

• Declare, Instantiate, and Initialize Object Variables
• Understanding Java Objects
• Strong Typing

Understanding Methods

• Declare and Invoke Methods
• Methods with Return Types
• Overloading Methods
• Overriding Methods
• Method Outputs

Encapsulation and Constructors

• Data Protection Through Encapsulation
• Access Modifiers
• Object Initialisation with Constructors

Variable Scope and Class Construction

• Local Variables
• Method Variables
• Instance Variables

Strings and Wrapper Classes

• String Objects and Methods
• The StringBuilder Class
• Primitive Wrapper Classes

Casting, Conversion and Standards

• Adhere to Coding Standards
• Use of Java Operators
• Type Casting and Promotion

Collections

• Building Arrays
• Setting Array Values and Looping Through Arrays
• Array Methods and Properties
• Understanding Java Enumerations
• Using the ArrayList Class

Understanding Inheritance

• Inheritance and Class Type
• Overriding Methods
• Abstract Classes
• Interfaces
• Examples of Inheritance and Encapsulation

Understanding Polymorphism

• Polymorphism Explained
• Inheritance and Interface Polymorphism
• Coding to the Interface
• Examples of Polymorphism

Handling Exceptions

• Structured Exception Handling
• Checked Exceptions
• Runtime Exceptions
• Extending the Exception Class

UML to Represent Object-Oriented Concepts

• Class, Abstract Class and Interface Diagrams
• Attributes and Operations
• Create Basic UML Diagrams
• Recognise UML Associations

Java Platforms and Integration Technologies

• Multiple Tiers for Java: JSE, JME, JEE
• High Level Overview of Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI)
• High Level Overview of Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
• Understand the Use of Java Integration API's

Understanding Java Client-Side Technologies

• Thin Clients Technologies (HTML and JavaScript)
• JME MIDlets
• Java Applets
• Java Swing

Understanding Java Server-Side Technologies

• JEE Tiers and Technologies
• Server Side Components and Options
• Java Dynamic Web Components
• Business Tier Components

Follow-On Courses

• Java Programming

then:

• Developing Applications with Java EE
• Java Web Development - Servlets & JSP