INTRODUCTION
Programming in typed languages
Typed vs untyped variables
Type errors
Type theory
Common types
Introduction to the JDK/SDK
Using JCreator
INTRODUCTION TO OBJECT ORIENTATION
Benefits of Object Orientation
What is an object?
Defining classes and instances
What are Fields and Methods?
The use of class members vs instance members
Messages and invoking methods
THE JAVA LANGUAGE
Garbage collection
Comparison of objects
Primitive data types: what they are and how they work
Compilation and execution of Java code
Use of packages
Java sourcefile structure
Defining classes and interfaces
Defining Methods and Fields
JavaDoc and writing code comments
Looping and conditional constructs
Creating instances
Java expressions
Accessing members
Creating and using arrays
MODES OF EXECUTION
Types of Java application (application, applet, servlet etc)
Applets as applications
Java security model
JDK tools
Questions and answers
OBJECT ORIENTATION II
Constructors and static initialisers
Finalisers
Inheritance
Casting
Abstract classes
Interfaces
Modifiers in Java
BUILDING USER INTERFACES IN SWING
The Abstract Windowing Toolkit
Swing overview
Components and containers
Building a user interface
Layout managers
Designing complex user interfaces
EVENTS AND EXCEPTIONS
Events
Listener interfaces
Event propagation
Exceptions
Using try/catch/finally block
INPUT AND OUTPUT
Input and output streams
Stream concatenation
Common stream types
Text streams
Object streams and serialisation
THREADS
Threads in Java
The Thread class
Creating new threads
Stopping and controlling threads
Synchronisation issues
Questions and answers |
