Java Programming I: Client-Side (GUI)

Course Number: 547-JK
Recommended Duration: 5 days

Intended Audience
Experienced programmers (COBOL, C, Visual Basic, or some other language).

Course Overview
Experienced programmers are introduced to Java. Participants will create, test, and deploy Java GUI applications and applets. There are 24 machine exercises. Exercises use text editor and the Sun Java J2SE JDK. IDEs such as Eclipse, IBM RAD, JDeveloper, JBuilder, etc... may be used upon request.

Course appropriate for Java 2.0 (Java 1.4). Course covers Java 2.0 (aka. Java 1.4), most topics and examples also apply to Java 1.1 through Java 5 (Java 1.5).

Objectives
Participants will learn object oriented basics, and how to create, test, and deploy programs using the Java language. Students write graphical applications and applets as part exercises.

Prerequisites
Students must have programming experience. Experience with text editor, manipulating files and directories, and using a browser are required.

Topics

Data types and variables
Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
Security (Java "sandbox")
Development Environment
Program/Class/Method/Data
Applications and Applets
Overview of Servlets and JSPs
Compile/test applications/applets
Object-oriented principles (Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, etc…)
Packages
Comments and Javadoc
Primitive types and Strings
Reference vs. Non-Reference
Classes and Objects creating new, garbage collection
Methods: calling and defining
Arrays and Collection objects
Operators and Expressions
Conditions: if-then-else, switch
Loops: for/while/do while
Exceptions: try, throw, catch
Inheritance: Subclass/Superclass
Class vs. Instance variables/methods
Constructors
GUI applications with Swing and AWT
Introduction to Layout Managers
GUI Event Handling
Introduction to Threads
Using Java's built-in class library
Introduction Sockets
Introduction to JDBC

Java Programming I: Client-Side (GUI)

Data types and variables

Java Virtual Machine (JVM)

Security (Java "sandbox")

Development Environment

Program/Class/Method/Data

Applications and Applets

Overview of Servlets and JSPs

Compile/test applications/applets

Object-oriented principles (Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, etc…)

Packages

Comments and Javadoc

Primitive types and Strings

Reference vs. Non-Reference

Classes and Objects creating new, garbage collection

Methods: calling and defining

Arrays and Collection objects

Operators and Expressions

Conditions: if-then-else, switch

Loops: for/while/do while

Exceptions: try, throw, catch

Inheritance: Subclass/Superclass

Class vs. Instance variables/methods

Constructors

GUI applications with Swing and AWT

Introduction to Layout Managers

GUI Event Handling

Introduction to Threads

Using Java's built-in class library

Introduction Sockets