WA1538 Introduction to Java using JBuilder 2006 Training and Courseware Course Outline

WA1538 Introduction to Java using JBuilder 2006 Training and Courseware Course Outline

1. Orientation
	Introduction Overview of JBuilder Java Basics Branching and Looping Arrays Objects Advanced Class Concepts Exceptions Stream I/O Servlets Java Server Pages Enterprise Java Beans Programming - Overview

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

3. Overview of JBuilder 2006
	Objectives History of JBuilder The JBuilder family JBuilder Foundation Edition JBuilder Developer Edition JBuilder Enterprise Edition CodeInsight and ErrorInsight Key Features in JBuilder Enterprise Edition Enterprise Application Development in JBuilder Enterprise Edition Web Development in JBuilder Enterprise Edition Web Services in JBuilder Enterprise Edition Summary

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Servlets
	Objectives Java Servlet Responsibilities of a Servlet The Servlet Life Cycle The Servlet Life Cycle-Cont d First Servlet - HelloWorld Retrieving Form Fields Retrieving Form Fields an Example Session Tracking Session Tracking an Example Session Tracking an Example

12. JavaServer Pages (JSP)
	Objectives What are JavaServer Pages JSP Benefits How JSP Works JSP Invocation First JSP hello.jsp Invoking hello.jsp Compiled JSP Servlet Code JSP Expressions JSP Scriptlets JSP Scriptlet An Example Implicit Objects Hello JSP World An Example JSP Directives Attributes of Page Directive Page Directive An Example Retrieving Form Fields An Example Session Tracking - An Example Servlet to JSP Communication

13. Enterprise JavaBeans Programming Overview
	Objectives Needs for EJB What are EJBs? Characteristics of EJBs The EJB Architecture EJB Server EJB Containers EJB Classes and Interfaces Enterprise JavaBeans Session Beans Entity Beans

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

WA1538 Introduction to Java using JBuilder 2006 Training and Courseware Course Outline

1. Orientation

2. Introduction

3. Overview of JBuilder 2006

4. Java Basics

5. Branching and Looping

6. Objects

7. Arrays

8. Advanced Class Concepts

9. Exceptions

10. Stream I/O

11. Servlets

12. JavaServer Pages (JSP)

13. Enterprise JavaBeans Programming Overview

14. The AWT

15. The AWT Event Model

16. AWT Components

17. Java Foundation Classes (JFC)

18. Applets