Fundamentals of the Java Programming Language, Java SE 6 SL-110-SE6

This Fundamentals of the Java Programming Language training teaches you the significance of object-oriented programming. You'll learn the keywords and constructs of the Java programming language and the steps required to create simple Java technology programs - all of which help you build a useful and marketable foundation of skills.Learn To:Explain Java Technology.Analyze a problem and design a solution.Develop and test a Java technology program.Declare, initialize and use variables.Create and use objects.Use operators and decision constructs.Benefits to YouInvesting in this course will give you a solid basis in the Java programming language upon which to base continued work and training. The course features the Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6) platform and uses the Java SE Development Kit 6 (JDK 6) product.Please Note:You're encouraged to have had some programming experience, whether with a scripting language, such as Perl, or a third-generation language (such as Basic or C), prior to attending this course.

Audience:

• Developer
• System Administrator
• Technical Administrator

Prerequisites:

• Solve logic problems.
• Execute commands using a command-line interface.
• Create and edit text files using a text editor.
• Describe the concept of a variable.
• Use a World Wide Web (WWW) browser.

Objectives:

• Demonstrate knowledge of Java technology, the Java programming language, and the product life cycle
• Use various Java programming language constructs to create several Java technology applications
• Use decision and looping constructs and methods to dictate program flow
• Implement intermediate Java technology programming and object-oriented (OO) concepts in Java technology programs

Topics:

Explaining Java Technology

• Describe key concepts of the Java programming language.
• List the three Java technology product groups.
• Summarize each of the seven stages of the product life cycle.

Analyzing a Problem and Designing a Solution

• Analyze a problem using object-oriented analysis.
• Design classes from which objects will be created.

Developing and Testing a Java Technology Program.

• Identify the four components of a class in the Java programming language.
• Use the main method in a test class to run a Java technology program from the command line.
• Compile and execute a Java technology program.

Declaring, Initializing, and Using Variables

• Identify the use the syntax for variables and define the syntax for a variable.
• List the eight Java programming language primitive data types.
• Declare, initialize, and use variables and constants according to Java programming language guidelines and coding standards.
• Modify variable values using operators.
• Use promotion and type casting.

Creating and Using Objects

• Declare, instantiate, and initialize object reference variables.
• Compare how object reference variables are stored in relation to primitive variables.
• Use a class (the String class) included in the Java Software Developer Kit (SDK).
• Use the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE[TM]) class library. specification to learn about other classes in this application programming interface (API)

Using Operators and Decision Constructs

• Identify relational and conditional operators.
• Create if and if/else constructs.
• Use the switch construct.

Using Loop Constructs

• Create while loops
• Develop for loops
• Create do/while loops

Developing and Using Methods

• Describe the advantages of methods and define worker and calling methods.
• Declare and invoke a method.
• Compare object and static methods.
• Use overloaded methods.

Implementing Encapsulation and Constructors

• Use encapsulation to protect data.
• Create constructors to initialize objects.

Creating and Using Arrays

• Code one-dimensional arrays.
• Set array values using length attribute and a loop.
• Pass arguments to the main method for use in a program.
• Create two-dimensional arrays.

Implementing Inheritance

• Define and test your use of inheritance.
• Explain abstraction.
• Explicitly identify class libraries used in your code.