Fundamentals of the Java Programming Language, Java SE 6, Self-Study Course

This Fundamentals of the Java Programming Language course teaches the significance of object-oriented programming. You'll learn the keywords and constructs of the Java programming language and the steps required to create simple Java technology programs.

Learn To:

• Explain Java Technology.
• Analyze a problem and design a solution.
• Develop and test a Java technology program.
• Declare, initialize and use variables.
• Create and use objects.
• Use operators and decision constructs.

Develop Foundational Knowledge of Java

Investing in this course will give you a solid basis in the Java programming language upon which to base continued work and training. The course features the Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6) platform and uses the Java SE Development Kit 6 (JDK 6) product.

Please Note:

Individuals are encouraged to have had some programming experience, whether with a scripting language, such as Perl, or a third-generation language (such as Basic or C), prior to attending this course.

Audience

• Web Administrator
• Java Developer
• System Administrator
• Project Manager

Course Topics Explaining Java Technology

• Describe key concepts of the Java programming language
• List the three Java technology product groups
• Summarize each of the seven stages of the product life cycle

Analyzing a Problem and Designing a Solution

• Analyze a problem using object-oriented analysis
• Design classes from which objects will be created

Developing and Testing a Java Technology Program

• Identify the four components of a class in the Java programming language
• Use the main method in a test class to run a Java technology program from the command line
• Compile and execute a Java technology program

Declaring, Initializing, and Using Variables

• Identify the use the syntax for variables and define the syntax for a variable
• List the eight Java programming language primitive data types
• Declare, initialize, and use variables and constants according to Java programming language guidelines and coding standards
• Modify variable values using operators
• Use promotion and type casting

Creating and Using Objects

• Declare, instantiate, and initialize object reference variables
• Compare how object reference variables are stored in relation to primitive variables
• Use a class (the String class) included in the Java Software Developer Kit (SDK)
• Use the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) class library specification to learn about other classes in this application programming interface (API)

Using Operators and Decision Constructs

• Identify relational and conditional operators
• Create if and if/else constructs
• Use the switch construct

Using Loop Constructs

• Create while loops
• Develop for loops
• Create do/while loops

Developing and Using Methods

• Describe the advantages of methods and define worker and calling methods
• Declare and invoke a method
• Compare object and static methods
• Use overloaded methods

Implementing Encapsulation and Constructors

• Use encapsulation to protect data
• Create constructors to initialize objects

Creating and Using Arrays

• Code one-dimensional arrays
• Set array values using length attribute and a loop
• Pass arguments to the main method for use in a program
• Create two-dimensional arrays

Implementing Inheritance

• Define and test your use of inheritance
• Explain abstraction
• Explicitly identify class libraries used in your code

Course Objectives

• Demonstrate knowledge of Java technology, the Java programming language, and the product life cycle
• Use various Java programming language constructs to create several Java technology applications
• Use decision and looping constructs and methods to dictate program flow
• Implement intermediate Java technology programming and object-oriented (OO) concepts in Java technology programs