Training

• Java basics
• Basic introduction to Rational Application Developer
• Branching and looping
• Objects
• Advanced class concepts
• Arrays
• Exceptions
• Collections and Generics
• Stream I/O
• Basic introduction to servlets
• Using WSAD WebSphere Test Environment
• Basic introduction to JavaServer Pages
• Overview of Enterprise JavaBeans

• Apply OOP principles
• Design OO applications using abstraction, encapsulation, modularity and hierarchy
• Use Java exceptions to guarantee graceful error recovery for your application
• Create and use inner classes in your program to make them concise and clear
• Do input/output using Java
• Create servlets and JavaServer Pages
• Use RAD for Java application development

This course is intended for programmers who are interested in adding Java to their skills.

This course provides an introduction to Java and Java Enterprise. This course is ideal for those that will not be taking a more in-depth course on Java Enterprise. For those that will also be taking an in-depth course on Java Enterprise technologies the following course may be a more appropriate introduction to Java. The following course provides even more hands-on experience coding Java applications to meet application requirements.

• 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

• Intro to RAD
• Eclipse Platform
• Eclipse Workspace
• Perspectives, Views & Editors
• Perspectives, Views & Editors
• Basic Operations with Eclipse Views and Perspectives
• The Java Perspective
• The Debug Perspective
• Navigator View
• Package Explorer
• Outline View
• Problems View
• Eclipse Preferences
• Build and Validation
• Code Completion, Templates and Snippets
• Searching
• Configure Compiler Class Path
• JRE Switching

• What Is An Object?
• State
• Behavior
• Encapsulation
• Encapsulation Examples
• Classes vs. Objects
• Inheritance
• Interfaces
• Polymorphism
• Benefits Of Objects
• Summary

• 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

• 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

• Objects, Instances, And Classes
• What Are Classes?
• Working With Classes And Objects
• Working With Classes And Objects
• Instantiation
• Instance Methods
• Object References
• Object References
• String Operations
• The Math Class
• Summary

• 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 - Fields
• Example - Defining a Method
• Example - Calling a Method
• Summary

• 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

• 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

• '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

• 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

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

• Overriding Methods
• toString()
• toString() in Object
• Overriding toString()
• Comparing Objects
• Using == vs. equals(..)
• Using == vs. equals(..)
• Overriding equals(..)
• Complex Comparisons
• equals(..) Example
• hashCode()
• Overriding hashCode()
• hashCode() Example
• Refactoring
• 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

• 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
• Creating your Own Exception
• Assertions
• Assertion Example
• Using Assertions
• Summary

• Casting Objects
• 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

• 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
• Iteration on a Collection
• Iteration on a Collection
• Iteration on a Collection
• Iterator vs. For-Each Loop
• Maps
• java.util.Map
• java.util.SortedMap
• Collections Implementations
• Collections Implementations
• Collections Implementations
• Generics
• Generics and Collections
• Generic Collection Example
• Generic Collection Example
• Collections and Primitive Types
• "Wrapper" Classes
• Autoboxing
• Summary

• 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

• Overview of Java Input/Output
• Streams
• Input Stream
• Output Stream
• "Chained" Streams
• The File Class
• File Example
• RandomAccessFile
• Reader and Writer
• Buffers
• 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 - Write Example
• Using Buffers and Channels - Read Example
• Using Buffers and Channels - Read Example
• Summary

• Annotations
• Enumerated Types
• Garbage Collection
• JVM Storage Areas
• Assertions
• Assertions
• Assertions Example
• When to use Assertions
• Enabling Assertions

• Project Explorer
• Servers View
• The J2EE Perspective
• The Web Perspective
• Create an Enterprise Application
• Setup Utility JAR
• Create an EJB Project
• Create a Web Project
• Setup Dependent JAR Files
• Create Server Instance and Server Configuration
• Configure Server Instance
• Add an Enterprise Application Project to the Test Server
• Start and Stop the Server
• Test a Servlet
• Debug a servlet
• Test a JSP
• Debug a JSP
• Summary

• History – CGI
• Server Extension APIs
• Java Servlet
• Servlet Container
• Servlet Responsibilities
• J2EE and Servlet
• The Servlet Class
• The HttpServlet Class
• An Example – Hello World
• Registering the Servlet
• 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
• Threading Issues
• Summary

• JavaServer Pages
• A Simple Example - Hello.jsp
• JSP Benefits
• Evolution of Dynamic Content Technologies
• How JSP Works
• JSP Invocation
• Generated Servlet
• JSP Scripting Elements
• The XML Syntax
• The XML Syntax
• JSP Directive
• page Directive Attributes
• page Directive – an Example
• page Attribute – errorPage
• page Attribute – isErrorPage
• Using XML Syntax
• Directives – include
• Include – an Example
• Include – an Example
• Request time inclusion
• Include at compile time vs. at request time
• JSP Declarations
• Declarations – an Example
• JSP Expressions
• JSP Expressions – an Example
• JSP Scriptlets
• JSP Scriptlets – an Example
• JSP Scriptlets – an Example
• JSP Comments
• JSP Predefined Variables
• The request Object
• The request Object
• The response Object
• The out Object
• Out – an Example
• Summary

• Introduction
• Introduction
• Why Do We Need J2EE?
• J2EE Components
• J2EE Technologies
• J2EE Technologies
• Useful J2SE Technologies
• Application Artifacts
• J2EE Architecture
• J2EE 1.4 Version Levels
• J2EE Software Packaging
• Deployment Descriptor
• Enterprise Archive (EAR)
• Web Modules and WAR
• EJB Modules
• Building Module Dependency

• Java GUI Programming
• Image I/O
• Networking
• Remote Method Invocation
• Security
• Databases - JDBC
• Naming - JNDI
• Management - JMX
• XML
• Printing
• Summary