WA1400 Introduction to Java using Rational Application Developer V6.0 Training and Courseware Course Outline

WA1400 Introduction to Java using Rational Application Developer V6.0 Training and Courseware Course Outline

0. The Agenda
	Introduction Using RAD Java Basics Branching and Looping Arrays Objects Advanced Class Concepts Exceptions Stream I/O Servlets Java Server Pages Enterprise Java Beans Programming - Overview JDK 1.4 Features

1. Introduction
	Overview History of Java Goals of Java Java Virtual Machine The JVM - Continued Garbage Collection Hello World An Example Java Versions Summary

2. Overview and Migration
	Objectives The WebSphere Family Eclipse Platform The WebSphere Studio Product Family Rational Web Developer Rational Application Developer Key Features in RAD v6.0 WebSphere Studio Application Developer Integration Edition WebSphere Studio Enterprise Developer Views, Perspective and Editor Areas Basic Operations with RAD Views and Perspectives The Java Perspective The Debug Perspective Navigator View Package Explorer Outline View Task and Problems View Build and Validation Import and Export Project Templates and Code Completion Searching Setup Compiler Class Path JRE Switching Refactoring Changing Class Name Changing Method Name Changing Variable Name Moving a Class to a Different Package Extracting Code to a Method Pull-up Method Migrating Workspace from WSAD v5.x Project Interchange Feature Migrating J2EE Applications J2EE Migration Wizard Summary

3. Java Basics
	Objectives Comments Semicolons and White Spaces Blocks Identifier Keywords Primitive Data Types Logical - boolean Textual char and String Integral byte, short, int, long Floating Point - float and double Understanding Objects Creating a New Type Declaring a Variable Creating an Object Wrapper Classes for Primitive Types JVM Storage Areas Scope of a Variable Arithmetic Operators Using Arithmetic Operators Assignment Operators Logical Expressions Short-Circuit Logical Operators String Concatenation with + Bitwise Operators Bitwise Example Conditional Expression Casting Packages Console I/O

4. Branching and Looping
	Objectives Conditions The if Statement The if Statement An Example The if .. else Statement Logical Operators and the if..else Statement The switch Statement The switch Statement An Example The while Statement The while Statement An Example The do while Statement The do while Statement An Example The for loop The for loop An Example For-each loop Break and Continue The break Example The continue Example Labeled break Example Labeled continue Example

5. Objects
	Objectives Object Oriented Programming Creating your own Data Type Class Members Methods Writing a Method An Example Calling a Method An Example Pass-by-Value The this keyword Data Hiding Encapsulation Overloading Constructing and Initializing Objects Constructors Invoking an Overloaded Constructor Default Constructor Inheritance Inheritance An Example Constructors Are Not Inherited Polymorphism Conditions for Polymorphism The super Keyword The instanceof Operator Casting Objects Overriding Invoking Parent Class Constructors

6. Arrays
	Objectives Arrays Declaring Arrays Creating Arrays Accessing Arrays Initializing Array Multidimensional Arrays Copying Arrays

7. Advanced Class Concepts
	Objective Objectives Static Class Variables Static Class Variables Class vs. Instance Variables Static Class Methods Static Initializers The final Keyword Abstract Classes Abstract Class An Example Interface Interface An Example Access Modifiers Using == vs. equals() The toString() method Covariant Return Types Inner/Nested Classes Kinds of Inner Classes Inner Classes - an Example Generics Generics-Example

8. Exceptions
	Objectives What is an Exception Benefits How to Work With Exception An Example The try-catch-finally Statement Flow of Program Control Checked Exceptions Unchecked Exceptions Catching Multiple Exceptions Rethrowing Exceptions Exception Thrown by a Method The Exception Class Creating your Own Exception

9. Stream I/O
	Objectives File I/O The File Class File Example Input Stream Input Stream Methods Output Stream Output Stream Methods DataInputStream & DataOutputStream DataInput Stream DataOutputStream FileInputStream & FileOutputStream FileInputStream Methods FileOutputStream FileOutputStream/DataOutputStream FileInputStream/DataInputStream Reader and Writer Why use Reader and Writer ? Reader Example

10. Servlet Basics
	Objectives History CGI Server Extension APIs Java Servlet Servlet Container Servlet Responsibilities J2EE and Servlet The Servlet Class An Example Hello World The Servlet Container The Servlet API Life Cycle Initialization Life Cycle Initialization Example Initialization Life Cycle Processing Life Cycle Processing Life Cycle Destroy User Input Example User Input Output to Client Servlet Error Handling Threading Issues Create a Servlet Code Servlet Methods The Web Deployment Descriptor Test the Servlet Debug Servlets in the RAD s WebSphere Test Environment Debug Servlets in the WebSphere Test Environment Summary

11. Java Server Page Basics
	Objectives JavaServer Pages A Simple Example - Hello.jsp JSP Benefits Evolution of Dynamic Content Technologies How JSP Works JSP Invocation Creating a JSP with RAD Editing a JSP with RAD Testing a JSP with RAD Debugging a JSP with RAD JSP Scripting Elements Directives XML Vs. Non-XML Syntax Creating a JSP in RAD(XML Syntax) Creating a JSP in RAD Adding code to JSP Viewing the output page Directive Attributes page Directive an Example page Attribute errorPage page Attribute isErrorPage Directives include Include an Example Include an Example Include at compile time vs. at request time Request time inclusion Forwarding Requests JSP Declarations Declarations an Example JSP Expressions JSP Expressions an Example JSP Scriptlets JSP Scriptlets an Example JSP Scriptlets an Example JSP Comments JSP Implicit Objects The request Object The response Object The out Object Out an Example Summary

12. EJB Overview
	Objectives Needs for EJB Distributed Computing Distributed Transaction Distributed Security What are EJBs? Main Characteristics of EJBs EJB Remote Method Call EJB Architecture Components EJB Client EJB JAR File EJB Server EJB Container EJB Container - Persistence EJB Container - Transaction Enterprise Java Beans Enterprise Java Beans (contd.) Session Beans Entity Beans Message-Driven Beans EJB Classes and Interfaces Basic Components of Entity and Session Beans EJB Home Interface An EJB Home Interface Example EJBHome Object EJB Remote Interface Remote Interface Example EJB Local Home Interface Local Home Interface Example EJB Local Interface Local Interface Example Remote EJB Objects Local EJB Objects EJB Implementation Class EJB Container - Relationships EJB Container Relationships Remote v. Local EJBs EJB Application Development Deploying Enterprise Beans Major Components of Deployed EJBs Summary

13. JDK 1.4 Features
	JDK 1.4 New Features JDK 1.4 New Features JDK 1.4 New Features Control Flow of Logging Loggers Logging Example Logging API - Handlers Logging API Formatters & Log Manager Example Logging Configuration File JDK 1.4 - JAXP JDK 1.4 JDK 1.4 - Assertions When to use Assertions Enabling Assertions

Appendix A. The AWT
	Abstract Window Toolkit Foundations of AWT Components Containers Creating an Empty Frame Layout Manager Adding a Component Absolute Positioning Common Layout Manager FlowLayout BorderLayout GridLayout

Appendix B. The AWT Event Model
	The AWT Event Model Terminology Event Handling How to implement? Multiple Event Source Multiple Listener Event Adapters Which to Use? How to Use? Inner Class Continuation of Inner Class Anonymous Class

Appendix C. AWT Components
	AWT Components The Component class Container and Components Button Code - Button Label Code - Label Text Components TextField Code - TextField TextArea Code Text Area Checkbox Code - Checkbox CheckboxGroup Code - CheckboxGroup Choice List Code - List Canvas Code - Canvas Menu Components Code Menu Components

Appendix D. Java Foundation Classes (JFC)
	Java Foundation Class (JFC) What is JFC? Swing Swing Hierarchy Building GUI with Swing Swing Code More on Swing Code To Convert AWT to Swing JComponent Limitations of Swing Separable Model Architecture

Appendix E. Applets
	Applet What is an Applet? Applets vs. Applications Applet Security Writing an Applet Life Cycle of an Applet Our First Applet Basic HTML for an Applet AppletViewer AWT Painting Applet Tags Example of Reading Parameters Applet and AWT Applets and AWT (continued) More on Applet Tag

WA1400 Introduction to Java using Rational Application Developer V6.0 Training and Courseware Course Outline

0. The Agenda

1. Introduction

2. Overview and Migration

3. Java Basics

4. Branching and Looping

5. Objects

6. Arrays

7. Advanced Class Concepts

8. Exceptions

9. Stream I/O

10. Servlet Basics

11. Java Server Page Basics

12. EJB Overview

13. JDK 1.4 Features

Appendix A. The AWT

Appendix B. The AWT Event Model

Appendix C. AWT Components

Appendix D. Java Foundation Classes (JFC)

Appendix E. Applets