An Introduction to Java Programming

Getting Started with J2SE
What is Java?
How to Get Java
A First Java Program
Compiling and Interpreting Applications
The JDK Directory Structure

Datatypes and Variables
Primitive Datatypes
Declarations
Variable Names
Numeric Literals
Character Literals
String
String Literals
Arrays
Non-Primitive Datatypes
The Dot Operator

Operators and Expressions
Expressions
Assignment Operator
Arithmetic Operators
Relational Operators
Logical Operators
Increment and Decrement Operators
Operate-Assign Operators ( =, etc.)
The Conditional Operator
Operator Precedence
Implicit Type Conversions
The Cast Operator

Control Flow
Statements
Conditional (if) Statements
Adding an else if
Conditional (switch) Statements
while and do-while Loops
for Loops
A for Loop Diagram
Enhanced for Loop
The continue Statement
The break Statement

Methods
Calling Methods
Defining Methods
Method Parameters
Scope
So, Why All the static?

Object-Oriented Programming
Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
Classes and Objects
Fields and Methods
Encapsulation
Access Control
Inheritance
Polymorphism
Best Practices

Objects and Classes
Defining a Class
Creating an Object
Instance Data and Class Data
Methods
Constructors
Access Modifiers
Encapsulation

Using Java Objects
Printing to the Console
printf Format Strings
StringBuilder and StringBuffer
Methods and Messages
toString
Parameter Passing
Comparing and Identifying Objects
Destroying Objects
Using the Primitive-Type Wrapper Classes
Autoboxing

Inheritance in Java
Inheritance
Casting
Method Overriding
Polymorphism
super
The Object Class

Advanced Inheritance and Language Constructs
Enumerated Types - Pre-Java 5. 0
Enumerated Types Today
More Enumerated Types
Abstract Classes
Interfaces
Using Interfaces
Comparable
Collections
Generics

Packages
Packages
The import Statement
Static Imports
CLASSPATH and Import
Defining Packages
Package Scope

Exception Handling
Exceptions Overview
Catching Exceptions
The finally Block
Exception Methods
Declaring Exceptions
Defining and Throwing Exceptions
Errors and RuntimeExceptions
Assertions

Input/ Output Streams
Overview of Streams
Bytes vs. Characters
Converting Byte Streams to Character Streams
File Object
Binary Input and Output
PrintWriter Class
Reading and Writing Objects
Basic and Filtered Streams

Core Collection Classes
The Collections Framework
The Set Interface
Set Implementation Classes
The List Interface
List Implementation Classes
The Queue Interface
Queue Implementation Classes
The Map Interface
Map Implementation Classes

Collection Sorting and Tuning
Using Java 5. 0 Features with Collections
Sorting with Comparable
Sorting with Comparator
Sorting Lists and Arrays
Collections Utility Methods
Tuning ArrayList
Tuning HashMap and HashSet

Inner Classes
Member Classes
Local Classes
Anonymous Classes
Instance Initializers
Static Nested Classes

Introduction to Swing
AWT and Swing
Displaying a Window
GUI Programming in Java
Handling Events
Arranging Components
A Scrollable Component
Configuring Components
Menus
Using the JFileChooser

Introduction to JDBC
The JDBC Connectivity Model
Database Programming
Connecting to the Database
Creating a SQL Query
Getting the Results
Updating Database Data
Finishing Up