A First Look
- A Simple Java Class
- Java’s “Hello World” Program
Java Basics
- Language and Platform Features
- Program Life Cycle
- The Java SE Development Kit (JDK)
Class and Object Basics
- The Object Model and Object-Oriented Programming
- Classes, References, and Instantiation
- Adding Data to a Class Definition
- Adding Methods (Behavior)
More on Classes and Objects
- Accessing data, the “this” variable
- Encapsulation and Access Control, public and private Access
- Constructors and Initialization
- static Members of a Class
- Scopes, Blocks, References to Objects
- Flow of Control[briefly due to attendee experience]
- Branching: if, if-else, switch
- Iteration: while, do-while, for, break, continue
Strings and Arrays
- String, StringBuffer, StringBuilder
- Arrays, Primitive Arrays, Arrays of Reference Types
- varargs
Packages
- Package Overview – Using Packages to Organize Code
- import statements
- Creating Packages, package Statement, Required Directory Structure
- Finding Classes, Packages and Classpath
Composition and Inheritance
- Using Composition to Deal With Complexity
- Composition/HAS-A, Delegation
- Using Inheritance and Polymorphism to share commonality
- IS-A, extends, Inheriting Features, Overriding Methods, Using Polymorphism
- Class Object
- Abstract Classes