WTEC's Beginning Java Application Development training course teaches aspiring Java programmers the skills they need to successfully write their first applications in Java. We also offer an Intermediate Application Development with Java course and an Advanced Application Development with Java course.

Prerequisites

This Java training course can be tailored for audiences ranging from first-time programmers to experienced OO developers seeking to learn Java. It is strongly recommended that all course attendees have similar levels of experience.

Hands-on/Lecture Ratio

This Java training course is 70% hands-on, 30% lecture, with the longest lecture segments lasting for 20 minutes.

Software Needed on Each PC

Objectives

Outline

	Getting Started with Java SE
	What is Java? How to Get Java A First Java Program Compiling and Interpreting Applications The JDK Directory Structure
	Datatypes and Variables
	Primitive Datatypes Declarations Variable Names Numeric Literals Character Literals String Arrays Non-Primitive Datatypes The Dot Operator
	Operators and Expressions
	Expressions Assignment Operator Arithmetic Operators Relational Operators Logical Operators Increment and Decrement Operators Operate-Assign Operators (+=, etc.) The Conditional Operator Operator Precedence Implicit Type Conversions The Cast Operator
	Control Flow
	Statements Conditional (if) Statements Adding an else if Conditional (switch) Statements while and do-while Loops for Loops Arrays A for Loop Diagram Enhanced for Loop The continue Statement The break Statement
	Methods
	Methods Calling Methods Defining Methods Method Parameters Scope So, Why All the static?
	Object-Oriented Programming
	Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming Classes and Objects Fields and Methods Encapsulation Access Control Inheritance Polymorphism Best Practices
	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 Using the Primitive-Type Wrapper Classes Autoboxing
	Inheritance in Java
	Inheritance Inheritance in Java Casting Method Overriding Polymorphism super The Object Class
	Advanced Inheritance and Language Constructs
	Enumerated Types - Pre-Java 5.0 Enumerated Types Today More Enumerated Types Abstract Classes Interfaces Using Interfaces Comparable Collections Generics
	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 Assertions
	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 Basic and Filtered 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 Using Java 5.0 Features with Collections
	Inner Classes
	Inner Classes Member Classes Local Classes Anonymous Classes Instance Initializers Static Nested Classes
	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
	Introduction to Threads
	Non-Threaded Applications Threaded Applications Creating Threads Runnable Threads Runnable Interface
	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
	JDBC SQL Programming