Master Course for Java Programming

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Course Content

• Downloading, Installing and Configuration
  • What to download? o JDK or JRE? o Text Editor o IDE
  • Where to download?
  • Installation of the JDK
  • Configuration of the JDK
• Introduction to Core Java
  • Installation and Configuration of the Java Development Kit
  • Describe the key features of Java
  • Object Oriented
  • Simple
  • Multithreaded
  • Network Aware
  • Can run in cross platform
  • Secure
  • Supports GUI
  • Three flavors of Java
  • Job of the Java Virtual Machine
  • The Java Runtime Environment
  • The Garbage Collector
  • Tasks performed by Java in handling code security
  • Class loader
  • Byte Code Verifier
  • Interpreter
  • HelloWorld Application
  • Compiling your HelloWorld Application
  • Debugging compilation errors
  • Running your HelloWorld Application
  • Correcting Runtime Errors
  • Your *.java file and your *.class files
  • Escape Sequence Characters
  • The System.out.println() method
• Object Oriented Concepts
  • Objects vs. Classes
  • What are Objects?
  • What are Classes?
  • How to create an object?
  • Encapsulation
  • The public access modifier
  • The private access modifie
  • The setter and getter methods
  • The Constructor
  • The constructor's golden rule
  • The default constructor
  • The Java Source File Layout
  • package statement
  • Creating a sample developer layout using package and import statements
  • The Jar File
  • creating a Jar file without a manifest file
  • creating a Jar file with a manifest file ? what is a manifest file?
  • Running the Jar file without a manifest file
  • Running the Jar file with a manifest file
  • Introducing the Java API documentation
  • online documentation
  • downloaded, offline documentation
• Identifiers, Keywords and Java Data Types.
  • Three types of Java Comments
  • Single line comment
  • Multi line comment
  • Java doc comment
  • Semicolons, Blocks and white spaces
  • Java Identifiers
  • 50 Java Keywords
  • Special keywords
  • Java Programming and Language Coding convention.
  • Packages
  • Classes, Interfaces, and Enumerated Types
  • Methods
  • Variables
  • Constants
  • Control Structures
  • Spacing
  • Comments
  • Java Data Types
  • Primitive Data Types
  • Integral formats
  • decimal
  • Octal
  • Hexadecimal
  • Binary
  • Short
  • Floating Points
  • double
  • Textual
  • Logical
  • Boolean
• Expressions and Flow Control Structures
  • The Java Operators
  • Pre and Post Increment and Decrement Operators
  • Binary Toggle Operato
  • Boolean Toggle
  • Casting
  • Implicit cast
  • explicit cast
  • Multiplication Operator
  • Division Operator
  • Modulo Operator
  • The addition and concatenation operator
  • The shift left, shift right, and the unsigned shift right operators
  • The less than, greater than, less than equal to, greater than equal to operators
  • Exactly equal to and not equal to
  • Bitwise operators
  • Logical operators
  • short circuit operators
  • Ternary operators
  • The assignment operator
  • The short hand operators
  • The Java Control Structures
• Reference Data Types
  • Reference Types
  • Assigning References to Variables
  • Pass-by-Value
  • The this Reference.
• Arrays, Strings, StringBuffer, StringBuilder
  • What are arrays
  • Array declaration
  • Array creation
  • Initial values upon creation
  • Initialization
  • Creation and initialization
  • Array of primitives
  • Array of objects
  • Array Limits
  • Enhanced for loop
  • Copying of arrays
  • Command-line Arguments
  • Array of Arrays (Two Dimensional Arrays)
  • Non Rectangular Arrays
  • What are String objects?
  • Commonly used String methods
  • What are StringBuffer and StringBuilder objects?
  • The difference between StringBuffer and StringBuilder
  • When to use each one
  • Commonly used StringBuffer and StringBuilder methods
• Java Class Features
  • Inheritance
  • Superclasses
  • Subclasses
  • Single Inheritance
  • Java Access Modifiers
  • Method Overriding
  • The super keyword
  • Polymorphism
  • Virtual Method Invocation
  • Polymorphic Arguments
  • The instanceof Operator
  • Casting of Objects
  • Overloading
  • Constructors and Inheritance
  • Overloading Constructors
  • The static keyword
• Advance Class Features.
  • Wrapper Classes
  • The final keyword
  • The enum keyword
  • the old way to declare enumerations
  • How to use enumerated values
  • The abstract keyword
  • Interfaces
  • Functional Interface
  • Lambda Operator
  • Auto box in and Auto box out
• Exceptions and Assertions.
  • Exceptions
  • What are exceptions
  • checked and unchecked exceptions
  • Sample exceptions
  • Errors vs. Exceptions
  • multiple catches
  • the try – catch finally block
  • multiple Exceptions in a catch parameter
  • throws keyword
  • overriding methods and exceptions
  • What are assertions?
  • Syntax for assertion tests
  • how to enable and disable assertions
  • compiling codes with assertion checks in Java 1.4 and 5.0 onwards
  • executing codes with assertion checks in Java 1.4 and 5.0 onwards
• Building Java text Based Applications.
  • IO Stream Fundamentals
  • Fundamental Stream Classes
  • Data within Streams
  • Sample Node Streams
  • IO Stream Chaining
  • Reading input via keyboard, converting inputted values to numerical values
  • The Scanner Class
  • The String.format() method
  • The File Classes
  • What is a File Object?
  • What is the relationship between the File Object and the Physical File on your Hard Drive
  • Common File methods
  • Reading inputs via File
  • Writing to a File
• The Collections API and The Generics Framework
  • Collection Interface
  • Set Interface
  • List Interface
  • Map Interface
  • The Comparable Interface
  • Iterator Interface and ListIterator Interface
  • Java Generics
  • The use of enhanced for loop in retrieving objects inside the Collection
• Building GUI Based Applications
  • The java.awt package
  • Three thing to consider in building your GUI Application
  • TextFields
  • Label
  • Containers
  • Panel
  • Frames
  • Dialog
  • Layout Managers
  • FlowLayout
  • BorderLayout
  • CardLayout
  • Converting your AWT Components to Swing Components
• Event Handlers
  • Event Object
  • Event handlers
  • The java.awt.event package
  • Components with their corresponding listeners
  • Event Delegation Model
  • Use of Listeners
  • Use of Adapter Classes
  • Use of Inner Classes
  • Use of Anonymous Classes
  • Creating an executable GUI app using JAR
• Threads
  • Define what a thread is and to know its components.
  • CPU
  • Code
  • Data
  • Creating a Thread Object
  • Starting a Thread Object
  • Thread states
  • Basic Thread methods
  • The synchronized keyword
  • The Object Lock Flag
  • The Deadlock state
  • How to avoid the Deadlock state
  • Monitor Model for Synchronization
  • the wait and notify methods
  • how to use the wait and notify methods to avoid deadlocks
• JDBC Concept
  • What is JDBC
  • Creating your Database Schema, using Derby / Java DB
  • Connecting your Database with your Java Application
• Encryption
  • What is Encryption and Decryption
  • History, how it started