Java 2 Programming for SDK 1.4 Part 3 Object-Oriented Concepts

Audience

This course is intended for programmers who are interested in adding the Java programming language to their list of skills and students who are preparing for the Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform exam.

Objective

The student will learn about:

Topics Include

Unit 1: Classes Methods and Objects

• Identify advantages of OOP.
• Identify features of OOP design principles.
• Identify the characteristics of classes and objects.
• Identify the tasks to create a class for specific requirements.
• Identify the syntax for declaring methods.
• Identify the code to declare overloaded methods for a specified class.
• Identify the syntax for passing primitives by value.
• Identify the syntax for passing objects by reference.
• Identify the syntax for instantiating an object.
• Identify the syntax for accessing the data members of a specified object by using the dot notation.
• Identify the scope of a variable that is declared multiple times in a program.
• Identify the syntax for accessing a variable by using the this keyword.
• Identify benefits of static variables in Java.
• Identify features of static methods.

Unit 2: OO Concepts - Inheritance

• Identify the syntax for implementing inheritance.
• Identify the syntax for implementing method overriding.
• Sequence the constructors according to the order in which they will be invoked in a class hierarchy.
• Identify features of final classes.
• Identify the output of a given piece of code by using the principles of method lookup in Java.

Unit 3: OO Concepts - Polymorphism

• Identify characteristics of polymorphism.
• Distinguish between single and multiple polymorphism.
• Identify the code which implements polymorphisms through interfaces.
• Identify the code that uses valid variable assignments through upcasting and downcasting.

Unit 4: Encapsulation and Inheritance

• Identify characteristics of encapsulation.

Duration

4 Hours

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).
The network version of this course requires:
• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media

CDROM


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