COMPUTER TECH. SKILLS

Java Programming

Nº 3502
DATE: CALL
PRICE NIS: 4350 + VAT
DURATION: 5 Days

Course Overview:

This hands-on course is designed for the programmer who wants to learn Java. The course is designed to give the programmer a good introduction to one of the most popular and varied programming languages available today. The use of classes in Java is explained. Exception handling, memory management, multithreaded programming, input-output, JDBC and the Java GUI are all introduced.

Who should attend?

Programmers wanting to learn Java.

Prerequisities:

Some programming experience. An understanding of object oriented programming

Course Outline:

1. Introduction

Pros and Cons of Java
Introduction to the Java Language
The Java Virtual Machine
Working in the Java Environment
Understanding the Java byte code
Writing your first "Hello, World" program

2. Java Data Types and Sizes

Variables
Handling arrays
Type conversions and casting

3. Operators

Arithmetic operators
Increment/decrement operators
Relational operators
Logical operators

4. Control Statements

Conditional statements (if-then-else)
Using switch
For
While
Do-while
Breaking
Continuing from loops

5. Classes

Defining classes
Using classes to create objects
Writing methods with parameters

6. Constructors

Overloading constructors
Access control – private
Public
Protected and default
Static variables and methods
Final
String object
Using command line argument

7. Inheritance

Super and subclasses
Polymorphism - method overriding
Abstract classes
Packages and import statements
Encapsulation and access protection
Using interfaces

8. Arrays and Strings

Array of native type values
Array of objects
Square brackets position
Copying array values
Multi dimensional arrays
The length variable
String class: instantiating, comparing
toString()
StringBuffer, StringBuilder and StringTokenizer
Passing arguments

9. Exception Handling

Exceptions and errors
Throwing and re-throwing
Try and Catch
Handling exceptions
Exception Class Hierarchy
Checked and unchecked exceptions
System and application exceptions
Custom exceptions

10. Garbage Collection

Memory management in Java

11. Java Wrapper Classes

Integer
Float
Boolean
Using Java String
StringBuffer
StringTokenizer
Classes

12. Collections Framework

Understanding Collections
List
Set
Sorted Interfaces
Different types of data structures
ArrayList
Linked list
Hash table
TreeSet

13. Multithreaded Programming

Multithreading framework of Java
The synchronized keyword
Wait/Notify mechanism
Re-using threads using a "Thread Pool"

14. Java GUI

Swing Basics and the Composite design patterns
The Model-View-Controller architecture
- and Observer Pattern
Event handling in Java and Observer Pattern
Drawing API
Complex swing components such as JList, JTable, Writing Renderers and Editors
Multi threading and GUI

15. Java File IO

Character and byte streams
Object serialization and de-serialization
Reading and writing to a properties file

16. JDBC

Overview of JDBC architecture
JDBC driver types
Loading a driver
Connecting to a database
Communicating with the database using SQL queries
Using the Statement class
Using the PreparedStatement class
Creating and inserting into tables
Retrieving and displaying results
Transaction handling

17. Summary

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