Description

The Java SE 7 Fundamentals course was designed to enable students with little or no programming experience to begin to learn programming using the Java programming language. The course teaches the significance of object-oriented programming, the keywords and constructs of the Java programming language, and the steps required to create simple Java technology programs. Students taking this course can receive a solid basis in the Java programming language upon which to base continued work and training. The course features the Java Platform, Standard Edition 7 (Java SE 7), and uses the Java SE Development Kit 7 (JDK 7) product. Students taking this course will have hands on experience learning basic object oriented concepts such as inheritance, encapsulation, and abstraction. They learn how to create and use simple Java classes containing arrays, loops, and conditional constructs. They also learn to use and manipulate object references, and to write simple error handling code. The course provides a solid understanding of what the Java SE7 platform is and how it is used in real world applications.

Audience :

Developer Technical Administrator Technical Consultant Project Manager Application Developers Portal Developer System Administrator Web Administrator

Topics :

Introducing the Java Technology

·     Relating Java with other languages

·     Showing how to download, install, and configure the Java environment on a Windows system.

·     Describing the various Java technologies such as Java EE, JavaME, Embedded Java SE

·     Describing key features of the technology and the advantages of using Java

·     Using an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Thinking in Objects

·     Defining the problem domain

·     Identifying objects and recognizing the criteria for defining objects

Introducing the Java Language

·     Defining classes

·     Identifying the components of a class

·     Creating and using a test class

·     Compiling and executing a test program

Working with Primitive Variables

·     Declaring and initializing field variables

·     Describing primitive data types such as integral, floating point, textual, and logical

·     Declaring variables and assigning values

·     Using constants

·     Using arithmetic operators to modify values

Working with Objects

·     Declaring and initializing objects

·     Storing objects in memory

·     Using object references to manipulate data

·     Using JSE javadocs to look up the methods of a class

·     Working with String and StringBuilder objects

Using operators and decision constructs

·     Using relational and conditional operators

·     Testing equality between strings

·     Evaluating different conditions in a program and determining the algorithm

·     Creating if and if/else constructs

·     Nesting and chaining conditional statements

·     Using a switch statement

Creating and Using Arrays

·     Declaring, instantiating, and initializing a one-dimensional Array

·     Declaring, instantiating, and initializing a two-dimensional Array

·     Using a for loop to process an Array

·     Creating and initializing an ArrayList

·     Using the import statement to work with existing Java APIs

·     Accessing a value in an Array or and ArrayList

·     Using the args Array

Using Loop Constructs

·     Creating while loops and nested while loops

·     Developing a for loop

·     Using ArrayLists with for loops

·     Developing a do while loop

·     Understanding variable scope

Working with Methods and Method Overloading

·     Creating and Invoking a Method

·     Passing arguments and returning values

·     Creating static methods and variables

·     Using modifiers

·     Overloading a method

Using Encapsulation and Constructors

·     Creating constructors

·     Implementing encapsulation

Introducing Advanced Object Oriented Concepts

·     Using inheritance

·     Using types of polymorphism such as overloading, overriding, and dynamic binding

·     Working with superclasses and subclasses

·     Adding abstraction to your analysis and design

·     Understanding the purpose of Java interfaces

·     Creating and implementing a Java interface

Handling Errors

·     Understanding the different kinds of errors that can occur and how they are handled in Java

·     Understanding the different kinds of Exceptions in Java

·     Using Javadocs to research the Exceptions thrown by the methods of foundation classes

·     Writing code to handle Exceptions

The Big Picture

·     Creating packages and JAR files for deployment using java

·     Two and three tier architectures

·     Looking at some Java applications examples

Labs :

This course includes several labs to ensure you will gain the targeted skills and experience.