J2SE

• create and manage custom classes.
• control program flow by writing code to respond to specific criteria.
• implement object-oriented programming techniques to create reusable and reliable programs.
• work with Java utility class libraries.
• use the capabilities of the Java I/O package to read and write data to external files or media.
• use collection APIs in Java to manage data.
• use generics to enforce compile-time type checking.
• use multi-threaded programs to help handle multiple tasks concurrently.
• manage Java applications for memory efficiency and create distributable versions of a Java application.
  

1 - A First Look

• A Simple Java Class
  
• Java’s “Hello World” Program
  

• Language and Platform Features
  
• Program Life Cycle
  
• The Java SE Development Kit (JDK)
  

• The Object Model and Object-Oriented Programming
  
• Classes, References, and Instantiation
  
• Adding Data to a Class Definition
  
• Adding Methods (Behavior)
  

• Accessing data, the "this" variable
  
• Encapsulation and Access Control, public and private Access
  
• Constructors and Initialization
  
• Static Members of a Class
  
• Copes, Blocks, References to Objects
  

• Branching: if, if-else, switch
  
• Iteration: while, do-while, for, break, continue
  

• String, StringBuffer, StringBuilder
  
• Arrays, Primitive Arrays, Arrays of Reference Types
  
• Varargs
  

• Package Overview - Using Packages to Organize Code
  
• import statements
  
• Creating Packages, package Statement, Required Directory Structure
  
• Finding Classes, Packages and Classpath
  

• 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
  

• Using Interfaces to Define Types
  
• Interfaces and Abstract Classes
  

• Exceptions and the Exception Hierarchy
  
• try and catch
  
• Handling Exceptions
  
• Program Flow with Exceptions
  

• JDBC basics
  
• JDBC Architecture
  
• Using JDBC drivers & DriverManager
  
• Class Connection and connecting to a database
  
• Class Statement and executing SQL statements
  
• Other statement types
  

• The Collections Framework and its API
  
• Collections and Java Generics
  
• Collection, Set, List, Iterator
  
• Autoboxing
  
• For-each Loop

• Create Classes
  
• Create Variables
  
• Write an Expression
  
• Work with Arrays
  
• Work with Static Class Members
  
• Define Methods
  
• Use Enumerated Data Types
  

• Work with Conditional Statements
  
• Work with Looping Statements
  
• Handle Exceptions
  
• Handle Chained Exceptions
  
• Write and Enable Assertions
  

• Extend a Class
  
• Overload and Override Methods
  
• Work with Interfaces
  
• Create Inner Classes
  
• Examine Object-Oriented Design Concepts
  

• Work with Strings
  
• Format and Parse Strings
  
• Work with Dates, Numbers, and Currencies
  

• Work with the File Class
  
• Work with Byte Streams
  
• Work with Character Streams
  
• Read Files
  
• Write to a File
  
• Manipulate I/O Objects
  

• Work with the Collection Interface
  
• Work with the Set Collection
  
• Work with List Collections
  
• Work with Queues
  
• Work with the Map Collection
  
• Work with Collection Utilities
  

• Declare Generics
  
• Implement Generics
  

• Create a Multi-Threaded Program
  
• Synchronize Threads
  

• Implement Garbage Collection
  
• Deploy a Java Application