WA1253 Java Programming Language Training and Courseware Course Outline

WA1253 Fundamentals of the Java Programming Language Training and Courseware Course Outline

1. Overview of Java
	Objectives History Of Java Benefits Of Java What Is Java? What's This "Virtual Machine"? Comparison to Other Languages Java Programs Basic Java Development Tools Java Editions Example - HelloWorld Java Classes Main Methods Statements Summary

2. Java Tools in Eclipse
	Objectives Eclipse Platform Eclipse Workspace Perspectives, Views & Editors Basic Operations with Eclipse Views and Perspectives The Java Perspective The Debug Perspective Navigator View Package Explorer Outline View Task and Problems View Build and Validation Code Completion, Templates and Snippets Searching Configure Compiler Class Path JRE Switching

3. Basic Object Concepts
	Objectives What Is An Object? State Behavior Encapsulation Encapsulation Examples Classes vs. Objects Inheritance Interfaces Polymorphism Benefits Of Objects Summary

4. Basic Java Syntax
	Objectives Declaring And Initializing Variables Keywords Coding Tips Variables Primitive Data Types Logical - boolean Textual - char and String Integral - byte, short, int, long Floating Point - float and double Literal Values Strings Creating Strings White Space Comments Coding Tips - Comments Java Statements Coding Tips - Statements Scope of a Variable System.out/System.in Scanner Class Summary

5. Operations and Making Decisions
	Objectives Operator Categories Special Situations Binary Operators Integer Division Numeric Promotion Type Conversion Of Primitive Types Unary Operators Relational Operators Logical Operators Bitwise Operators Bitwise Examples Shift Operators Overflow And Underflow Assignment Operators Ternary Operator Calculation Errors Operator Precedence Precedence Examples Combining Strings Coding Tips - Operators Control Flow Statements 'if' Statement 'if else' Statement Nested Statements "Short Circuited" Operators Coding Tips - if & if-else Summary

6. Using Classes and Objects
	Objectives Objects, Instances, And Classes What Are Classes? Working With Classes And Objects Instantiation Instance Methods Object References String Operations The Math Class Summary

7. Writing Classes
	Objectives Why Define Your Own Classes? Encapsulation Elements Of A Class Defining Classes Coding Tips - Class Definitions Fields Defining Fields Coding Tips - Fields Methods Defining Methods Passing Parameters Overloading Methods Coding Tips - Methods Local Variables vs. Instance Variables Example - Defining a Class Example - Fields Example - Defining a Method Example - Calling a Method Summary

8. Controlling Code Access and Code Organization
	Objectives Controlling Access Data Hiding Encapsulation JavaBeans Packages Problems Solved With Packages Naming Packages Declaring Packages In Classes Package Access Example - Access Modifiers Import Statement Using Classes From Packages Coding Tips - Import Statements Correlation To File Structure Class Path Java Core Packages Java API Documentation Summary

9. Constructors and Class Members
	Objectives Constructors Multiple Constructors Defining Constructors Default Constructor Example - Calling Constructors 'this' Keyword Using 'this' to Call a Constructor Using 'this' to Set a Field Class Members Examples Of Class Members Comparison With Instance Members Use Of Class Variables Static Class Methods Use Of Class Methods Main Method And Command Line Arguments Declaring Constants Coding Tips - Class Members Useful Standard Class Members Initialization Blocks Static Initialization Blocks Summary

10. Advanced Control Structures
	Objectives 'switch' Statement Example - switch Switch "Fall Through" 'for' Loop Example - for 'while' Loop Example - while 'do while' Loop Example - do while Break Statement Example - break Labeled Statements Example - Labeled break Continue Statement Example - continue Example - Labeled continue Coding Tips - Control Structures Summary

11. Arrays
	Objectives Arrays Declaring Arrays Populating Arrays Accessing Arrays Array Length Coding Tips - Arrays Array References Multidimensional Arrays Arrays Of Arrays Copying Arrays For-Each loop Variable Arguments Variable Arguments Example Summary

12. Inheritance
	Objectives Inheritance Is Inheritance Examples Declaring Inheritance Inheritance Hierarchy Access Modifiers Revisited Inherited Members Instances Of A Subclass Example Of Inheritance Role In Reuse The super Keyword Example - super Keyword Problems with Constructors Limiting Subclasses 'set' Methods in Constructors The Object Class Summary

13. Commonly Overridden Methods
	Objectives Overriding Methods toString() toString() in Object Overriding toString() Comparing Objects Using == vs. equals(..) Overriding equals(..) Complex Comparisons equals(..) Example hashCode() Overriding hashCode() hashCode() Example Refactoring Changing Class Name Changing Method Name Changing Variable Name Generalizing a Variable Moving a Class to a Different Package Extracting Code to a Method Pull-up and Push-down Methods

14. Exceptions
	Objectives What is an Exception Benefits The Exception Class How to Work With Exceptions Example Exception Handling The try-catch-finally Statement Flow of Program Control Exception Hierarchy Checked Exceptions Unchecked Exceptions Coding Tips - Exception Types Catching Multiple Exceptions Specifying Thrown Exceptions Rethrowing Exceptions Chaining Exceptions Creating your Own Exception Summary

15. Interfaces and Polymorphism
	Objectives Casting Objects The instanceof Operator Abstract Classes Abstract Class An Example Interface Interface An Example Comparable Interface Comparable Example Coding Tips - Superclass or Interface? Polymorphism Conditions for Polymorphism Coding Tips - Leveraging Polymorphism Covariant Return Types Summary

16. Collections and Generics
	Objectives What are Collections? Arrays vs. Collections Main Collections Interfaces java.util.Collection Main Collection Methods Sets java.util.List java.util.Queue Iteration on a Collection Iterator vs. For-Each Loop Maps java.util.Map java.util.SortedMap Collections Implementations Generics Generics and Collections Generic Collection Example Collections and Primitive Types "Wrapper" Classes Autoboxing Summary

17. Useful Java Classes
	Objectives Java Logging API Control Flow of Logging Logging Levels Logging Handlers Loggers Logging Example Logging Formatters & Log Manager Logging Configuration File Example Logging Configuration File Logging Filters java.lang.StringBuilder java.util.StringTokenizer java.util.Arrays & java.util.Collections java.util.Random java.util.Date GregorianCalendar & Calendar Formatting Formatting Example Summary

18. Input and Output
	Objectives Overview of Java Input/Output Streams Input Stream Output Stream "Chained" Streams The File Class File Example RandomAccessFile Reader and Writer Buffers Channels Serialization Serializing Object State Avoiding Serialization Problems serialVersionUID Options to Write Files Using Streams - Write Example Using Streams - Read Example Using Readers and Writers - Write Example Using Readers and Writers - Read Example Using Readers and Writers - Scanner Read Example Using Buffers and Channels - Write Example Using Buffers and Channels - Read Example Summary

19. Threads
	Threads Overview of Threads Threads in Java Programming Write a Runnable Class Create Threads Another Way of Creating Threads Two ways of creating threads States in a Thread s Lifetime JVM Scheduler Control and Schedule Thread Executor Interface Callable<V> Interface ExecutorService Interface Future<T> Object Coordinating the Concurrency of Multiple threads Synchronization How Does the Object Lock Flag Work Using the synchronized keyword The implication of synchronization Example of Synchronization - Producer/Consumer Example of Synchronization MyStack Example of Synchronization Producer Example of Synchronization Producer Example of Synchronization Consumer Example of Synchronization Consumer Example of Synchronization SyncTest But Coordinating Thread Cooperation wait() and notify() Example of Coordination Producer/Consumer Example of Coordination MyStack Example of Coordination MyStack Results Deadlock

20. Networking
	Java Networking Overview URL Connections Browser Example InetAddress Socket Classes Simple Clients and Servers Multithreaded Servers UDP Sockets

21. Using Swing to Build GUIs
	Objectives What Is Swing? Swing Example Building A Swing GUI Simple Example JFrame Components Adding Components BorderLayout Panel BoxLayout Swing Widgets JTextField JTextArea JList JCheckBox JPasswordField Event Handling Event Handler Class Sample Event Handler Class Adding The Event Handler Using Event Handlers Inner Event Handler Classes Inner Event Handler Using Inner Classes Recoded main() Components As Fields Example - The Time Updater SwingTimeDisplay.java Summary

22. Other Java Concepts
	Objectives Annotations Enumerated Types Garbage Collection JVM Storage Areas Assertions Assertions Example When to use Assertions Enabling Assertions

WA1253 Fundamentals of the Java Programming Language Training and Courseware Course Outline

1. Overview of Java

2. Java Tools in Eclipse

3. Basic Object Concepts

4. Basic Java Syntax

5. Operations and Making Decisions

6. Using Classes and Objects

7. Writing Classes

8. Controlling Code Access and Code Organization

9. Constructors and Class Members

10. Advanced Control Structures

11. Arrays

12. Inheritance

13. Commonly Overridden Methods

14. Exceptions

15. Interfaces and Polymorphism

16. Collections and Generics

17. Useful Java Classes

18. Input and Output

19. Threads

20. Networking

21. Using Swing to Build GUIs

22. Other Java Concepts