Introduction to Java Programming

Course Description

Intensive and hands-on, the course emphasizes becoming productive quickly as a Java application developer. This course quickly covers the Java language syntax and then moves into the object-oriented features of the language. Students will then learn the I/O streams and collections API packages. This course is can be delivered using any required version of Java and IDE - Eclipse, IntelliJ etc.
3 Days
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Prerequisites

Professional programming experience in C, C++ or C# is beneficial.

Course Introduction

Course Objectives
Course Overview
Using the Workbook
Suggested References

Getting Started with Java

What is Java?
How to Get Java
A First Java Program
Compiling and Interpreting Applications
The JSDK Directory Structure

Eclipse

Introduction to Eclipse
Installing Eclipse
Running Eclipse for the First Time
Editors, Views, and Perspectives
Setting up a Project
Creating a New Java Application
Running a Java Application
Debugging a Java Application
Importing Existing Java Code into Eclipse

Language Fundamentals

A Java Program
If Statements
Switch Statements
Loop Statements
Syntax Details
Primitive Datatypes
Variables
Expressions in Java
Strings
Arrays
Enhanced for Loop

Objects and Classes

Defining a Class
Creating an Object
Instance Data and Class Data
Methods
Constructors
Access Modifiers
Encapsulation

Using Java Objects

Printing to the Console
printf Format Strings
StringBuilder and StringBuffer
Methods and Messages
toString
Parameter Passing
Comparing and Identifying Objects
Destroying Objects
The Primitive-Type Wrapper Classes
Enumerated Types

Inheritance in Java

Inheritance
Inheritance in Java
Casting
Method Overriding
Polymorphism
super
The Object Class

Advanced Inheritance and Generics

Abstract Classes
Interfaces
Using Interfaces
Collections
Generics
Comparable

Packages

Packages
The import Statement
Static Imports
CLASSPATH and Import
Defining Packages
Package Scope

Exception Handling

Exceptions Overview
Catching Exceptions
The finally Block
Exception Methods
Declaring Exceptions
Defining and Throwing Exceptions
Errors and RuntimeExceptions

Input/Output Streams

Overview of Streams
Bytes vs. Characters
Converting Byte Streams to Character Streams
File Object
Binary Input and Output
PrintWriter Class
Reading and Writing Objects
Closing Streams

Core Collection Classes

The Collections Framework
The Set Interface
Set Implementation Classes
The List Interface
List Implementation Classes
The Queue Interface
Queue Implementation Classes
The Map Interface
Map Implementation Classes
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