Java Fundamentals for Non-C Programmers

Course Length: 4 days, $119 per book

This course is paced to provide a solid foundation in Java for programmers without any C or C++ programming experience. Intensive and hands-on, the course emphasizes becoming productive quickly as a Java programmer. You will learn how to use Java to implement real-world solutions, including both web applets and stand-alone applications.

Audience: Programmers moving to object-oriented programming using Java.

Prerequisites: Professional programming experience in a high level language.

Getting Started

What is Java?
How to Get Java
A First Java Program
Compiling and Interpreting Applications
Applets
Compiling and Interpreting Applets
The JDK Directory Structure

Data Types and Variables

Fundamental Data Types
Choosing a Data Type
Declarations
Variable Names
Numeric Literals
Character Literals
String Literals

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 Loops
do-while Loops
for Loops
A for Loop Diagram
The break Statement
The continue Statement

Methods

Methods
Calling Methods
Defining Methods
Method Parameters
Scope
So, Why All the static?

Java 2 Language Fundamentals

A Java Program
Conditional Statements
Loop Statements
Syntax Details
Portable Data Types
Expressions in Java
Strings
Arrays
Assertions

Objects and Classes

Defining a Class
Creating an Object
Instance Data and Class Data
Methods
Constructors
Visibility Modifiers
Methods and Messages
Parameter Passing
Comparing and Identifying Objects
Destroying Objects
Using the Primitive-Type Wrapper Classes
Documentation of Classes

Inheritance in Java

Inheritance
Casting
Method Overriding
super
Interfaces
Abstract Classes
The Object Class
Introspection

Packages

Packages
The import Statement
CLASSPATH and import
Defining Packages
Package Scope

Inner Classes

Inner Classes
Member Classes
Local Classes
Anonymous Classes
Instance Initializers
Nested Classes
Inheritance vs. Containment

Exception Handling

Exceptions Overview
Catching Exceptions
The finally BlockException Methods
Declaring Exceptions
Defining and Throwing Exceptions
Errors and RuntimeExceptions
Chained Exceptions

Input/Output Streams

Overview of Streams
Bytes vs. Characters
Converting Byte Streams to Character Streams
Binary Input and Output
PrintWriter Class
Reading and Writing Objects
Streams Streams Streams
Buffers, Channels and Charsets
File and FileChannel Objects