Java SE 8 Fundamentals

ideal for

• Application Developers

• System Administrator

• Project Manager

• Technical Consultant

• Technical Administrator

• Team Leader

objectives

• Write Java code that uses variables, arrays, conditional and loop constructs

• Manipulate primitive numeric data and string data using Java operators

• Create Java classes and use object references

• Access the fields and methods of an object

• Manipulate text data using the methods of the String and StringBuilder classes

• Use casting without losing precision or causing errors

• Declare, override, and invoke methods

• Access and create static fields and methods

• Use classes from the java.time and java.time.format packages to format and print the local date and time

• Encapsulate a class using access modifiers and overloaded constructors

• Define and implement a simple class hierarchy

• Demonstrate polymorphism by implementing a Java Interface

• Use a Predicate Lambda expression as the argument to a method

• Handle a checked exception in a Java application

Prerequisite Knowledge

To ensure your success in this course you should have the following requirements:

• Preferably, knowledge in any programming language and web technologies

COURSE PROGRAM

WHAT IS A JAVA PROGRAM?

• Introduction to Computer Programs

• Key Features of the Java Language

• The Java Technology and Development Environment

• Running/testing a Java program Creating a Java Main Class

JAVA CLASSES

• The main Method Data In the Cart

• Introducing variables

• Working with Strings

• Working with numbers

• Manipulating numeric data Managing 

MULTIPLE ITEMS

• Working with Conditions

• Working with a List of Items

• Processing a list of items 

DESCRIBING OBJECTS AND CLASSES

• Working with objects and classes

• Defining fields and methods

• Declaring, Instantiating, and Initializing Objects

• Working with Object References

• Doing more with Arrays

• Introducing the NetBeans IDE

• Introducing the Soccer League Use Case

MANIPULATING AND FORMATTING THE DATA IN YOUR PROGRAM

• Using the String Class

• Using the Java API Docs

• Using the StringBuilder Class

• More about primitive data types

• The remaining numeric operators

• Promoting and casting variables 

CREATING AND USING METHODS

• Using methods

• Method arguments and return values

• Static methods and variables

• How Arguments are Passed to a Method

• Overloading a method Using 

ENCAPSULATION

• AccessControl

• Encapsulation

• Overloading constructors More on 

CONDITIONALS

• Relational and conditional operators

• More ways to use if/else constructs

• Using Switch Statements

• Using the NetBeans Debugger More on Arrays and Loops

• Working with Dates

• Parsing the args Array

• Two-dimensional Arrays

• Alternate Looping Constructs

• Nesting Loops

• The ArrayList class Using 

INHERITANCE

• Overview of inheritance

• Working with subclasses and superclasses

• Overriding methods in the superclass

• Introducing polymorphism

• Creating and extending abstract classes

USING INTERFACES

• Polymorphism in the JDK foundation classes

• Using Interfaces

• Using the List Interface

• Introducing Lambda expressions Handling 

EXCEPTIONS

• Handling Exceptions: An overview

• Propagation of exceptions

• Catching and throwing exceptions

• Handling multiple exceptions and errors