Course Overview
This is a five-day, comprehensive, and hands-on training course geared for developers who have little or no prior working knowledge of object-oriented programming languages, such as those working on C, COBOL, 4GL, etc.
Course Objectives
Students who attend Java 9 and OO Essentials will leave this course armed with the required skills to develop solid object-oriented applications written in Java, using sound coding techniques and best coding practices. Geared for developers with prior OO development experience in languages such as C#, C++ or SmallTalk, this course will teach students everything they need to become productive in essential Java programming.
Working within in an engaging, hands-on learning environment, guided by our expert team, attendees will learn to:
Understand what OO programming is and what the advantages of OO are in today's world
Work with objects, classes, and OO implementations
Understand the basic concepts of OO such as encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and abstraction
Understand not only the fundamentals of the Java language, but also its importance, uses, strengths and weaknesses
Understand the basics of the Java language and how it relates to OO programming and the Object Model
Work with the Java 9 modular system (Project Jigsaw)
Learn to use Java exception handling features
Understand and use classes, inheritance and polymorphism
Understand and use collections, generics, autoboxing, and enumerations
Process large amount of data using Lambda expressions and the Stream API
Use the JDBC API for database access
Take advantage of the Java tooling that is available with the programming environment being used in the class
Specific Java 9 features that are covered in the course include:
The Modular system (Project Jigsaw)
Private methods in interfaces
Who Should Attend?
Programmers with little or no Object-Oriented background, such as C, COBOL, Mainframe, 4GL developers, etc.
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Course Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Agenda
1 - JAVA: A FIRST LOOK
- The Java Platform
- Using the JDK
- The Eclipse Paradigm
2 - GETTING STARTED WITH JAVA
- Writing a Simple Class
- Adding Methods to the Class
3 - OO CONCEPTS
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Inheritance, Abstraction, and Polymorphism
4 - ESSENTIAL JAVA PROGRAMMING
- Language Statements
- Using Strings
- Specializing in a Subclass
- Fields and Variables
- Using Arrays
- Java Packages and Visibility
5 - OBJECT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
- Inheritance and Polymorphism
- Interfaces and Abstract Classes
6 - EXCEPTION HANDLING
- Introduction to exception handling
- Exceptions
7 - JAVA DEVELOPER'S TOOLBOX
- Utility Classes
- Formatting Strings
8 - ADVANCED JAVA PROGRAMMING
- Introduction to Generics
- Lambda Expressions and Functional Interfaces
9 - WORKING WITH COLLECTIONS
- The Collection API
- Using Collections
10 - STREAM API
11 - THE JAVA MODULE SYSTEM (JIGSAW)
- Introduction to the Module System
12 - ACCESSING RESOURCES
- Java Data Access JDBC API
- Introduction to Annotations (optional)