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Java Programming: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction

 
Course: 471     Type: Hands-On Training     Duration: 4 Days

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You Will Learn How To
  • Write, compile and execute Java programs
  • Build robust applications using Java's object-oriented features
  • Create robust applications using Java class libraries
  • Develop platform-independent GUIs
  • Read and write data using Java streams
  • Retrieve data from a relational database with JDBC

Course Benefits
Java's unique architecture enables programmers to develop a single application that can run across multiple platforms seamlessly and reliably. In this hands-on course, you gain extensive experience with Java and its object-oriented features. You learn to create robust console and GUI applications and store and retrieve data from relational databases.

Who Should Attend
Anyone developing Java applications. Previous experience with a programming language such as C, Pascal or COBOL is assumed. Familiarity with Web technologies and object concepts is helpful.

Hands-On Training
A series of hands-on exercises provides experience creating Java applications. Through an ongoing case study, you design and build an intricate desktop application modeled on a well-known Web site. Exercises include:
  • Developing an object-oriented model with UML notation
  • Creating Java objects and calling their methods
  • Structuring data with the Java collections API
  • Creating portable GUIs with Swing components
  • Adding event handling to GUIs
  • Retrieving data from a relational database with JDBC

Course 471 Content
Introduction to Java Programming
Advantages of Java
  • Platform independence
  • Stand-alone applications and servlets
Structure of a Java program
  • Compiling source code into bytecode
  • Overview of class libraries
Object-Oriented Programming with Java
The object paradigm
  • Object-oriented (OO) programming
  • Encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism
  • OO analysis and design: "Is a" and "Has a" relationships
  • Designing an OO application step by step
  • Diagramming object structure with Unified Modeling Language (UML)
Java's object-oriented features
  • Instantiating objects from classes
  • Aggregation and composition
  • Extending existing classes
  • Overloading and overriding methods
Structure of the Java Language
Language syntax
  • Declaring and initializing variables
  • Statements and expressions
  • Declaring and using arrays
  • Upcasting, downcasting and autoboxing
Flow control
  • Invoking methods and passing parameters
  • Conditionals and loops
  • Handling exceptions with try and catch
Defining classes
  • Fields (instance data)
  • Methods (functions)
  • Abstract classes and interfaces
  • Organizing classes with packages and visibility modifiers
  • Composition vs. inheritance
Building the components of a Java program
  • Working with existing classes
  • Leveraging generics with the collections API
  • Extending base classes
  • Developing new classes
  • Compiling and debugging
Developing GUIs
Foundations of user interfaces
  • Basic GUI widgets
  • Event-driven programming
  • Benefits of a portable windowing library
Java Foundation Classes (JFC)
  • Advantages of lightweight Swing components
  • Exploring the Swing component library
  • Creating Swing components: buttons, text fields, drop-down lists
  • Adding Swing components to containers
  • Arranging Swing components using layout managers
  • Dialogs and message boxes
Event handling
  • Registering event handlers
  • Inner classes and top-level classes
Storing and Retrieving Data with File I/O
Java streams
  • Streams, Readers and Writers
  • Accessing files
  • Catching and throwing exceptions
  • Formatting text output
Files and directories
  • Reading and writing files
  • Creating, deleting and renaming files
  • Obtaining directory and file information
Working with Relational Databases
JDBC database access
  • Leveraging the JDBC API
  • Choosing database drivers
  • Connecting to a database
Improving performance with prepared statements and stored procedures
  • Submitting SQL statements
  • Retrieving and processing results
Java Development Tools
  • Java Development Kit (JDK)
  • Compiler (javac)
  • Javadoc utility
  • Java Archive (JAR) utility
  • Java Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)

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Chad Darby

"Our goal when writing this course was to ensure attendees came away with a solid understanding of Java programming. To that end, we incorporated hands-on exercises using Java to address..."
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Course Tuition
$ 2,650 Standard Tuition
Tuition with a Savings Plan
$ 1,580 10-Day Pass
$ 1,665 Training Passport
$ 1,830 Flex-Pass
$ 2,095 Voucher 10-Pack
$ 2,385 Alumni Gold Discount
$ 2,360 Government Discount
 

 

Java Programming: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction
Java Programming: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction
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