Java Programming

Course Length: 5 days, $149

This intensive, hands-on course emphasizes becoming productive quickly as a Java programmer. Students learn how to use Java to implement real-world solutions, including both Web applets and server-side applications.

Audience: Programmers who need to design and develop Java applets and applications.

Prerequisites: Programming in a language such as C or C++. Knowledge of OO concepts recommended.

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

Java 2 Language Fundamentals

A Java Program
Conditional Statements
Loop Statements
Syntax Details
Portable Datatypes
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 Block
Exception Methods
Declaring Exceptions
Defining and Throwing Exceptions
Errors and RuntimeExceptions
Chained Exceptions

Getting Started with Swing

AWT and Swing
Displaying a Window
GUI Programming in Java
Handling Events
Arranging Components
A Scrollable Component
Configuring Components
Menus
Using the JFileChooser
Heavyweight vs. Lightweight Components

Event Handling

The Event Delegation Model
Implementing a Listener
Semantic Events
List Selection Events
Event Objects
Mouse Events
Other Low-Level Events
A Popup Menu
Adapters

Components

Controlling Component Appearance
The Component Hierarchy
Fonts
Font Manipulation
Color
Getting Fancy
Text Components
More Text Components
Scrolled Components
JTable and MVC

Laying Out a Container

Containment Hierarchy
Using Layout Managers
Top-Level Containers
General-Purpose Containers
FlowLayout
Box and BoxLayout
CardLayout
JTabbedPane
GridLayout
GridBagLayout and GridBagConstraints
Non-Managed Containers

Specialized Components

Specialized Components
Compound Components
Dialogs
Extending Dialog
Using JOptionPane
Choosers

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

Regular Expressions

Pattern Matching and Regular Expressions
Regular Expressions in Java
Regular Expression Syntax
Special Characters
Quantifiers (*, +, ?, {})
Assertions (^, $, \b, \B)
The Pattern Class
The Matcher Class
Capturing Groups

Networking with Sockets

Clients and Servers
Ports, Addresses and Protocols
The Socket Class
Communication Using I/O
Servers
The ServerSocket Class
Concurrent Servers
The URL Class
The URLConnection Class

Applets

Loading Applets
The <APPLET> Tag
GUI Applets
Graphical Applets
HTML Parameters
Retrieving Images
Browser Interaction
Applet Methods
Applet vs. Application
Swing Applets
Plug-Ins
HTML Tags for Swing Applets
Security

Introduction to Threads

Non-Threaded Applications
Threaded Applications
Creating Threads
Thread States
Runnable Threads
Coordinating Threads
Runnable Interface
Threads in Applets
Interrupting Threads
ThreadGroups

Drawing

Graphics and Graphics2D
Graphics Details
Lines
Rectangles
Arcs and Ovals
Polygons
Clipping
Drawing Text
FontMetrics
Printing

Images and Animation

Image APIs
Getting an Image
Displaying
The ImageObserver
MediaTracker
Applet Image Loops
Animating Text with Double Buffering
Reducing Flicker