Intermediate Java Programming
Private Training

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This intensive, hands-on, two day course focuses on enhancing developers skills in the Java™ API libraries. Students will learn to use common API packages, such as collections for storing groups of objects, Swing for building GUI applications, and JDBC for accessing a database. Students will also learn to use inner classes and regular expressions within their Java applications. This course is current to Java 7 and uses the Eclipse IDE.

Audience
Programmers wanting to expand their knowledge of the Java API packages.
Course Length
2 Days
Prerequisites
Introduction to Java or equivalent experience is required.

Objectives

Use the Java Collections Framework to work with groups of objects.

Use the java.awt and javax.swing packages to create simple GUI applications.

Write Java programs that interface with databases via JDBC.

Match patterns in Java programs with regular expressions.

Detailed Outline

  1. Course Introduction
    • Course Objectives
    • Course Overview
    • Using the Workbook
    • Suggested References
  2. Collection Sorting and Tuning
    • Sorting with Comparable
    • Sorting with Comparator
    • Sorting Lists and Arrays
    • Collections Utility Methods
    • Tuning ArrayList
    • Tuning HashMap and HashSet
  3. Inner Classes
    • Inner Classes
    • Member Classes
    • Local Classes
    • Anonymous Classes
    • Instance Initializers
    • Static Nested Classes
  4. Introduction to Swing
    • AWT and Swing
    • Displaying a Window
    • GUI Programming in Java
    • Handling Events
    • Arranging Components
    • A Scrollable Component
    • Configuring Components
    • Menus
    • Using the JFileChooser
  5. Introduction to JDBC
    • The JDBC Connectivity Model
    • Database Programming
    • Connecting to the Database
    • Creating a SQL Query
    • Getting the Results
    • Updating Database Data
    • Finishing Up
  6. JDBC SQL Programming
    • Error Checking and the SQLException Class
    • The SQLWarning Class
    • JDBC Types
    • Executing SQL Queries
    • ResultSetMetaData
    • Executing SQL Updates
    • Using a PreparedStatement
    • Parameterized Statements
    • Stored Procedures
    • Transaction Management
  7. Advanced JDBC
    • JDBC SQL Escape Syntax
    • The execute() Method
    • Batch Updates
    • Updatable Result Sets
    • Large Objects
    • Working with Savepoints
    • RowSets
    • CachedRowSet
    • DataSources
  8. Regular Expressions
    • Pattern Matching and Regular Expressions
    • Regular Expressions in Java
    • Regular Expression Syntax
    • Special Characters
    • Quantifiers
    • Assertions
    • The Pattern Class
    • The Matcher Class
    • Capturing Groups
  9. Appendix A – 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
  10. Appendix B – Swing Events and Layout Managers
    • The Java Event Delegation Model
    • Action Events
    • List Selection Events
    • Mouse Events
    • Layout Managers
    • BorderLayout
    • FlowLayout
    • GridLayout
    • BoxLayout
    • Box
    • JTabbedPane