Introduction to Java

• Overview: Introduction to Java
• History of Java
• What You Need to Write Java
• Types of Java Programs
• Java Comments
• Java Naming Conventions
• Java Keywords
• General Code Structure
• A Simple Java Program
• The Java Development Cycle
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Java Class Structure
• Java Types and Variables
• Declaration and Initialization
• Java Methods
• The "return" Keyword
• Object Constructors and "new"
• Java Packages and "import"
• Code, Compile, and Test an Object
• Web of Communicating Objects
• Multiple Classes in the Same File
• Review: Introduction to Java
• Lab: Introduction to Java

Java Data Types

• Overview: Java Data Types
• Primitive Types
• Special Literal Values
• Operators
• Non-primitive Types: Classes
• Classes: Types and Modules
• Assigning Primitives vs. Objects
• Changing Primitives vs. Objects
• Strings: a Special Class
• Assignment & Immutability
• Generic Types
• Variable Scope
• Declaration and Initialization
• Initialization Defaults
• Instance vs. Static Variables
• Inheritance In Java
• Inheritance Hierarchies
• Legal Assignments to Variables
• Explicit Casts
• Casting of Primitives
• Review: Java Data Types
• Lab: Java Data Types

Java Methods

• Overview: Java Methods
• Classes: Modules and Types
• Java Methods
• The "return" Keyword
• Calling a Method
• Static Methods
• Encapsulation and Privacy
• Accessor and Mutator Methods
• Encapsulation in the Java API
• The "this" Keyword
• Overloading Methods
• Methods and Inheritance
• Overriding Methods
• Calls to Superclass's Methods
• Review: Java Methods
• Lab: Java Methods

Java Control Structures

• Overview: Java Control Structures
• If/Else
• Switch/Case/Default
• While and Do/While
• For Loop
• Logical for Loop
• Break and Continue
• Labeled Loops
• Logical And (&&) and Or (||)
• Java Arrays
• Array Elements and Initialization
• Arrays are Objects
• Object Groups & Polymorphism
• Command Line Arguments
• Garbage Collection
• Review: Java Control Structures
• Lab: Java Control Structures

RAD Concepts

• Workbench Features and Supported Standards
• Eclipse, Workbench, Workspaces and Perspectives
• Enabling Roles and Capabilities
• Creating Projects and Setting Project Properties

RAD: The Java Perspective

• Creating Packages and Classes
• Java Editor Features
• Pop-up Outlines and Folding
• Code and Content Assist
• Import Assistance and Refactoring

Java Classes

• Overview: Java Classes
• Features of a Java Class
• Inheritance of Classes
• The "Object" Class
• Inheritance vs. Containment Hierarchies
• Java Modifiers
• Access Modifiers
• General Modifiers
• Specialized Modifiers
• The "final" Modifier
• Abstract Classes and Methods
• Inheriting from Abstract Classes
• Java Interfaces
• Inheriting from Interfaces
• Multiple Inheritance
• Interfaces and Polymorphism
• Review: Java Classes
• Lab: Java Classes

Java Event Handling

• Overview: Java Event Handling
• Java Event Model
• java.awt.event Events
• java.awt.event Listeners
• Working with Events
• Listener Definition
• Listener Registration
• Listener Registration and Events
• Example of Event Handling
• Component Listeners and Events
• Lab: Java Event Handling

Constructors & Other Topics

• Overview: Constructors, etc.
• Defining Constructors
• No-Parameter Constructor
• this() to Call Other Constructors
• super() to call super-constructor
• Implicit Call to super()
• Defining New Java Packages
• Compiling Classes in Packages
• Package Use in Other Classes
• Finding Classes in the Classpath
• Automating Commands
• Access Modifiers
• Javadoc Document Generation
• Javadoc Markup Syntax
• Using the Javadoc Utility
• Annotations in Java
• Review: Constructors, etc.
• Lab: Constructors, etc.
• RAD: Debug Perspective
• Debug Options and Views
• Line Breakpoints, Exception Breakpoints, Method Breakpoints and Watchpoints
• Breakpoint Properties: Defining Conditional Breakpoints and Hit Counts
• Debug Actions
• Step-by-Step Debugging

The java.lang Package

• Overview: java.lang Package
• java.lang Hierarchy
• The Object Class
• Methods of the Object class
• Example: Object Equality Test
• Cloneable Interface
• Shallow vs. Deep Clones
• Comparable Interface
• Strings: a Special Class
• Assignments & Immutability
• String Methods
• StringBuffer
• Primitive Wrappers
• Math Methods
• System
• Class
• Review: The java.lang Package
• Lab: The java.lang Package

Java Exceptions

• Overview: Java Exceptions
• Exception Hierarchy
• Types of Java Errors
• Methods of Throwable
• Exception Generation
• Handling Exceptions: try/catch
• Handling Multiple Exceptions
• Handling Exceptions: finally
• Exceptions in finally Block
• Throwing to Calling Method
• Re-Throwing Exceptions
• Re-Typing Exceptions
• Runtime (Unchecked) Exceptions
• Use Of Unchecked Exceptions
• Processing in the Catch Block
• Defining New Exception Types
• Review: Java Exceptions
• Lab: Java Exceptions

The java.util Package

• Overview: java.util Package
• java.util Hierarchy
• Date
• Calendar
• java.text.DateFormat
• Java's "Old" Collections: Vector
• Enumeration
• Hashtable
• Collections Hold Generic Objects
• Java's New Collections
• Collection Hierarchy
• Interfaces vs. Concrete Collections
• Lab: java.util Package
• Lab: Sales Person Flow

Java Input/Output

(If desired, this topic can be replaced with one covering access to SQL DBs)

• Overview: Java Input/Output
• Java I/O Through Streams
• java.io Byte Streams
• java.io Character Streams
• Stream Chaining
• Multiple Stream Chaining
• Common Stream Methods
• Stream Exception Handling
• File Input Example
• File Output Example
• System Streams
• The File Class
• Platform-Neutral File Access
• Object Serialization in Java
• The Serializable Interface
• Marking Properties as Transient
• Serializable Class Prerequisites
• Serialized Object Trees
• Using Object Output Streams
• Using Object Input Streams
• Serial Versions
• Custom Serialization
• FileDialog and JFileChooser
• Review: Java Input/Output
• Lab: Basic Input/Output
• Lab: Object Serialization

RAD: JUnit

• RAD Testing Support
• Adding JUnit to the Workspace
• Creating JUnit Test Cases and Suites
• Running JUnit Tests
• Using the JUnit View
• Guidelines and Recommendations