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 current to Java 7 and uses the Eclipse IDE.

Objectives

Write stand-alone applications using the Java language.

Accurately implement Object-Oriented concepts using Java features, such as classes, interfaces, and references.

Create well-scoped classes using packages and inner classes.

Write programs which both handle and create exceptions.

Read and write data, using input and output streams.

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

Detailed Outline

1. Course Introduction
   • Course Objectives
   • Overview
   • Using the Workbook
   • Suggested References
2. Getting Started with J2SE
   • What is Java?
   • How to Get Java
   • A First Java Program
   • Compiling and Interpreting Applications
   • The JDK Directory Structure
3. 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
4. Language Fundamentals
   • A Java Program
   • If Statements
   • Switch Statements
   • Loop Statements
   • Syntax Details
   • Primitive Datatypes
   • Variables
   • Expressions in Java
   • Strings
   • Arrays
   • Enhanced for Loop
5. Objects and Classes
   • Defining a Class
   • Creating an Object
   • Instance Data and Class Data
   • Methods
   • Constructors
   • Access Modifiers
   • Encapsulation
6. 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
7. Inheritance in Java
   • Inheritance
   • Inheritance in Java
   • Casting
   • Method Overriding
   • Polymorphism
   • super
   • The Object Class
8. Advanced Inheritance and Generic
   • Interfaces
   • Using Interfaces
   • Collections
   • Generics
   • Comparable
9. Packages
   • Packages
   • The import Statement
   • Static Imports
   • CLASSPATH and Import
   • Defining Packages
   • Package Scope
10. Exception Handling
    • Exceptions Overview
    • Catching Exceptions
    • The finally Block
    • Exception Methods
    • Declaring Exceptions
    • Defining and Throwing Exceptions
    • Errors and RuntimeExceptions
11. 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
12. 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
13. Appendix A – Collection Sorting and Tuning
    • Sorting with Comparable
    • Sorting with Comparator
    • Sorting Lists and Arrays
    • Collections Utility Methods
    • Tuning ArrayList
14. Appendix B – Java EE Overview
    • Introduction to Java EE
    • Java SE Building Blocks
    • Web Applications
    • Web Services
    • Enterprise JavaBeans
    • Additional J2EE APIs
    • POJO, Dependency Injection, and Annotations
    • The Java EE Platform
15. Appendix C – Eclipse Shortcuts
    • Shortcut Key Sequences
    • More Shortcut Key Sequences