Course Details
This Java SE 8 Fundamentals training introduces you to object-oriented programming using the Java language. Through hands-on exercises, you’ll begin to build a baseline of knowledge to propel your career in development.
Learn To:
- Use Java programming language constructs to create a Java technology application.
- Use decision and looping constructs and methods to dictate program flow.
- Understand basic object oriented concepts such as inheritance, encapsulation, and abstraction.
- Use and manipulate object references, and to write simple error handling code.
- Use the new SE 8 java.time and java.time.format packages to format and print the local date and time.
- Specify a data modification by passing a predicate lambda expression to the Collections class.
Audience
- Application Developers
- System Administrator
- Project Manager
- Developer
- Technical Consultant
- Technical Administrator
- Team Leader
- Web Administrator
Prerequisites
None
Methodology
This program will be conducted with interactive lectures, PowerPoint presentation, discussions and practical exercise
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
- Write Java code that uses variables, arrays, conditional and loop constructs
- Manipulate primitive numeric data and string data using Java operators
- Create Java classes and use object references
- Access the fields and methods of an object
- Manipulate text data using the methods of the String and String Builder classes
- Use casting without losing precision or causing errors
- Declare, override, and invoke methods
- Access and create static fields and methods
- Use classes from the java.time and java.time.format packages to format and print the local date and time
- Encapsulate a class using access modifiers and overloaded constructors
- Define and implement a simple class hierarchy
- Demonstrate polymorphism by implementing a Java Interface
- Use a Predicate Lambda expression as the argument to a method
- Handle a checked exception in a Java application
Exam
- Format: Multiple Choice
- Duration: 120 Minutes
- Number of Questions: 56
- Passing Score: 65%
- Validation: Exam has been validated for product version Java SE 8.
Outlines
Module 1: Introduction
- About This Course 1-2
- Audience 1-3
- Course Objectives 1-4
- Schedule 1-6
- Course Environment 1-9
- Test Your Lab Machines 1-11
- How Do You Learn More After the Course? 1-12
- Quiz 1-13
- Summary 1-14
Module 2: What Is a Java Program?
- Objectives 2-2
- Topics 2-3
- Purpose of a Computer Program 2-4
- Translating High-Level Code to Machine Code 2-5
- Linked to Platform-Specific Libraries 2-6
- Platform-Dependent Programs 2-7
- Topics 2-8
- Key Features of the Java Language 2-9
- Java Is Platform-Independent 2-10
- Java Programs Run In a Java Virtual Machine 2-11
- Procedural Programming Languages 2-12
- Java Is an Object-Oriented Language 2-13
- Topics 2-14
- Verifying the Java Development Environment 2-15
- Examining the Installed JDK (Linux Example): The Tools 2-16
- Examining the Installed JDK (Windows Example): The Libraries 2-17
- Topics 2-18
- Compiling and Running a Java Program 2-19
- Compiling a Program 2-20
- Executing (Testing) a Program 2-21
- Output for a Java Program 2-22
- Exercise 2-1 2-23
- Quiz 2-24
- Summary 2-25
Module 3: Creating a Java Main Class
- Objectives 3-2
- Topics 3-3
- Java Classes 3-4
- Program Structure 3-5
- Java Packages 3-6
- Using the Java Code Console 3-7
- Using the Java Code Console: Creating a New Java Class 3-8
- Using the Java Code Console: Creating a New Java Class for an Exercise 3-9
- Exercise 3-1: Creating a Class 3-10
- Topics 3-11
- The main Method 3-12
- A main Class Example 3-13
- Output to the Console 3-14
- Fixing Syntax Errors 3-15
- Exercise 3-2: Creating a main Method 3-16
- Quiz 3-17
- Summary 3-18
Module 4: Data in a Cart
- Objectives 4-2
- Topics 4-3
- Variables 4-4
- Variable Types 4-5
- Naming a Variable 4-6
- Uses of Variables 4-7
- Topics 4-8
- Variable Declaration and Initialization 4-9
- String Concatenation 4-10
- String Concatenation Output 4-11
- Exercise 4-1: Using String Variables 4-12
- Quiz 4-13
- Topics 4-14
- int and double Values 4-15
- Initializing and Assigning Numeric Values 4-16
- Topics 4-17
- Standard Mathematical Operators 4-18
- Increment and Decrement Operators (++ and –) 4-19
- Operator Precedence 4-20
- Using Parentheses 4-22
- Exercise 4-2: Using and Manipulating Numbers 4-23
- Quiz 4-24
- Summary 4-26
Module 5: Managing Multiple Items
- Objectives 5-2
- Topics 5-3
- Making Decisions 5-4
- The if/else Statement 5-5
- Boolean Expressions 5-6
- Relational Operators 5-7
- Examples 5-8
- Exercise 5-1: Using if Statements 5-9
- Quiz 5-10
- Topics 5-11
- What If There Are Multiple Items in the Shopping Cart? 5-12
- Introduction to Arrays 5-13
- Array Examples 5-14
- Array Indices and Length 5-15
- Declaring and Initializing an Array 5-16
- Accessing Array Elements 5-18
- Exercise 5-2: Using an Array 5-19
- Quiz 5-20
- Topics 5-22
- Loops 5-23
- Processing a String Array 5-24
- Using break with Loops 5-25
- Exercise 5-3: Using a Loop to Process an Array 5-26
- Quiz 5-27
- Summary 5-28
- Play Time! 5-29
- About Java Puzzle Ball 5-30
- Tips 5-31
Module 6: Describing Objects and Classes
- Interactive Quizzes 6-2
- Objectives 6-3
- Topics 6-4
- Java Puzzle Ball 6-5
- Java Puzzle Ball Debrief 6-6
- Object-Oriented Programming 6-7
- Duke’s Choice Order Process 6-8
- Characteristics of Objects 6-9
- Classes and Instances 6-10
- Quiz 6-11
- Topics 6-12
- The Customer Properties and Behaviors 6-13
- The Components of a Class 6-14
- Modeling Properties and Behaviors 6-15
- Exercise 6-1: Creating the Item Class 6-16
- Topics 6-17
- Customer Instances 6-18
- Object Instances and Instantiation Syntax 6-19
- The Dot (.) Operator 6-20
- Objects with Another Object as a Property 6-21
- Quiz 6-22
- Topics 6-23
- Accessing Objects by Using a Reference 6-24
- Working with Object References 6-25
- References to Different Objects 6-28
- References and Objects in Memory 6-30
- Assigning a Reference to Another Reference 6-31
- Two References, One Object 6-32
- Exercise 6-2: Modify the ShoppingCart to Use Item Fields 6-33
- Topics 6-34
- Arrays Are Objects 6-35
- Declaring, Instantiating, and Initializing Arrays 6-36
- Storing Arrays in Memory 6-37
- Storing Arrays of Object References in Memory 6-38
- Quiz 6-39
- Topics 6-41
- Java IDEs 6-42
- The NetBeans IDE 6-43
- Creating a Java Project 6-44
- Creating a Java Class 6-45
- Avoiding Syntax Problems 6-46
- Compile Error: Variable Not Initialized 6-47
- Runtime Error: NullPointerException 6-48
- Compiling and Running a Program by Using NetBeans 6-49
- Topics 6-50
- Soccer Application 6-51
- Creating the Soccer Application 6-52
- Soccer Web Application 6-53
- Summary 6-54
- Challenge Questions: Java Puzzle Ball 6-55
- Practice 6-1 Overview: Creating Classes for the Soccer League 6-56
- Practice 6-2 Overview: Creating a Soccer Game 6-57
Module 7: Manipulating and Formatting the Data in Your Program
- Objectives 7-2
- Topics 7-3
- String Class 7-4
- Concatenating Strings 7-5
- String Method Calls with Primitive Return Values 7-8
- String Method Calls with Object Return Values 7-9
- Topics 7-10
- Java API Documentation 7-11
- Java Platform SE 8 Documentation 7-12
- Java Platform SE 8: Method Summary 7-13
- Java Platform SE 8: Method Detail 7-14
- indexOf Method Example 7-15
- Topics 7-16
- StringBuilder Class 7-17
- StringBuilder Advantages over String for Concatenation (or Appending) 7-18
- StringBuilder: Declare and Instantiate 7-19
- StringBuilder Append 7-20
- Quiz 7-21
- Exercise 7-1: Use indexOf and substring Methods 7-22
- Exercise 7-2: Instantiate the StringBuilder object 7-23
- Topics 7-24
- Primitive Data Types 7-25
- Some New Integral Primitive Types 7-26
- Floating Point Primitive Types 7-28
- Textual Primitive Type 7-29
- Java Language Trivia: Unicode 7-30
- Constants 7-31
- Quiz 7-32
- Topics 7-33
- Modulus Operator 7-34
- Combining Operators to Make Assignments 7-35
- More on Increment and Decrement Operators 7-36
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- Increment and Decrement Operators (++ and ––) 7-37
- Topics 7-38
- Promotion 7-39
- Caution with Promotion 7-40
- Type Casting 7-42
- Caution with Type Casting 7-43
- Using Promotion and Casting 7-45
- Compiler Assumptions for Integral and Floating Point Data Types 7-46
- Automatic Promotion 7-47
- Using a long 7-48
- Using Floating Points 7-49
- Floating Point Data Types and Assignment 7-50
- Quiz 7-51
- Exercise 7-3: Declare a Long, Float, and Char 7-52
- Summary 7-53
- Play Time! 7-54
- Practice 7-1 Overview: Manipulating Text 7-55
Module 8: Creating and Using Methods
- Objectives 8-2
- Topics 8-3
- Basic Form of a Method 8-4
- Calling a Method from a Different Class 8-5
- Caller and Worker Methods 8-6
- A Constructor Method 8-7
- Writing and Calling a Constructor 8-8
- Calling a Method in the Same Class 8-9
- Topics 8-10
- Method Arguments and Parameters 8-11
- Method Parameter Examples 8-12
- Method Return Types 8-13
- Method Return Types Examples 8-14
- Method Return Animation 8-15
- Passing Arguments and Returning Values 8-16
- More Examples 8-17
- Code Without Methods 8-18
- Better Code with Methods 8-19
- Even Better Code with Methods 8-20
- Variable Scope 8-21
- Advantages of Using Methods 8-22
- Exercise 8-1: Declare a setColor Method 8-23
- Topics 8-24
- Java Puzzle Ball 8-25
- Java Puzzle Ball Debrief 8-26
- Static Methods and Variables 8-27
- Example: Setting the Size for a New Item 8-28
- Creating and Accessing Static Members 8-29
- When to Use Static Methods or Fields 8-30
- Some Rules About Static Fields and Methods 8-31
- Static Fields and Methods vs. Instance Fields and Methods 8-32
- Static Methods and Variables in the Java API 8-33
- Examining Static Variables in the JDK Libraries 8-34
- Using Static Variables and Methods: System.out.println 8-35
- More Static Fields and Methods in the Java API 8-36
- Converting Data Values 8-37
- Topics 8-38
- Passing an Object Reference 8-39
- What If There Is a New Object? 8-40
- A Shopping Cart Code Example 8-41
- Passing by Value 8-42
- Reassigning the Reference 8-43
- Passing by Value 8-44
- Topics 8-45
- Method Overloading 8-46
- Using Method Overloading 8-47
- Method Overloading and the Java API 8-49
- Exercise 8-2: Overload a setItemFields Method 8-50
- Quiz 8-51
- Summary 8-52
- Challenge Questions: Java Puzzle Ball 8-53
- Practice 8-1 Overview: Using Methods 8-54
- Practice 8-2 Overview: Creating Game Data Randomly 8-55
- Practice 8-3 Overview: Creating Overloaded Methods 8-56
Module 9: Using Encapsulation
- Interactive Quizzes 9-2
- Objectives 9-3
- Topics 9-4
- What Is Access Control? 9-5
- Access Modifiers 9-6
- Access from Another Class 9-7
- Another Example 9-8
- Using Access Control on Methods 9-9
- Topics 9-10
- Encapsulation 9-11
- Get and Set Methods 9-12
- Why Use Setter and Getter Methods? 9-13
- Setter Method with Checking 9-14
- Using Setter and Getter Methods 9-15
- Exercise 9-1: Encapsulate a Class 9-16
- Topics 9-17
- Initializing a Shirt Object 9-18
- Constructors 9-19
- Shirt Constructor with Arguments 9-20
- Default Constructor and Constructor with Args 9-21
- Overloading Constructors 9-22
- Quiz 9-23
- Exercise 9-2: Create an Overloaded Constructor 9-24
- Summary 9-25
- Play Time! 9-26
- Practice 9-1 Overview: Encapsulating Fields 9-27
- Practice 9-2 Overview: Creating Overloaded Constructors 9-28
Module 10: More on Conditionals
- Objectives 10-2
- Topics 10-3
- Review: Relational Operators 10-4
- Testing Equality Between String variables 10-5
- Common Conditional Operators 10-9
- Ternary Conditional Operator 10-10
- Using the Ternary Operator 10-11
- Exercise 10-1: Using the Ternary Operator 10-12
- Topics 10-13
- Java Puzzle Ball 10-14
- Java Puzzle Ball Debrief 10-15
- Handling Complex Conditions with a Chained if Construct 10-16
- Determining the Number of Days in a Month 10-17
- Chaining if/else Constructs 10-18
- Exercise 10-2: Chaining if Statements 10-19
- Topics 10-20
- Handling Complex Conditions with a switch Statement 10-21
- Coding Complex Conditions: switch 10-22
- switch Statement Syntax 10-23
- When to Use switch Constructs 10-24
- Exercise 10-3: Using switch Construct 10-25
- Quiz 10-26
- Topics 10-27
- Working with an IDE Debugger 10-28
- Debugger Basics 10-29
- Setting Breakpoints 10-30
- The Debug Toolbar 10-31
- Viewing Variables 10-32
- Summary 10-33
- Challenge Question: Java Puzzle Ball 10-34
- Practice 10-1 Overview: Using Conditional Statements 10-35
- Practice 10-2 Overview: Debugging 10-36
Module 11: Working with Arrays, Loops, and Dates
- Interactive Quizzes 11-2
- Objectives 11-3
- Topics 11-4
- Displaying a Date 11-5
- Class Names and the Import Statement 11-6
- Working with Dates 11-7
- Working with Different Calendars 11-9
- Some Methods of LocalDate 11-10
- Formatting Dates 11-11
- Exercise 11-1: Declare a LocalDateTime Object 11-12
- Topics 11-13
- Using the args Array in the main Method 11-14
- Converting String Arguments to Other Types 11-15
- Exercise 11-2: Parsing the args Array 11-16
- Topics 11-17
- Describing Two-Dimensional Arrays 11-18
- Declaring a Two-Dimensional Array 11-19
- Instantiating a Two-Dimensional Array 11-20
- Initializing a Two-Dimensional Array 11-21
- Quiz 11-22
- Topics 11-23
- Some New Types of Loops 11-24
- Repeating Behavior 11-25
- A while Loop Example 11-26
- Coding a while Loop 11-27
- while Loop with Counter 11-28
- Coding a Standard for Loop 11-29
- Standard for Loop Compared to a while loop 11-30
- Standard for Loop Compared to an Enhanced for Loop 11-31
- do/while Loop to Find the Factorial Value of a Number 11-32
- Coding a do/while Loop 11-33
- Comparing Loop Constructs 11-34
- The continue Keyword 11-35
- Exercise 11-3: Processing an Array of Items 11-36
- Topics 11-37
- Nesting Loops 11-38
- Nested for Loop 11-39
- Nested while Loop 11-40
- Processing a Two-Dimensional Array 11-41
- Output from Previous Example 11-42
- Quiz 11-43
- Topics 11-45
- ArrayList Class 11-46
- Benefits of the ArrayList Class 11-47
- Importing and Declaring an ArrayList 11-48
- Working with an ArrayList 11-49
- Exercise 11-4: Working with an ArrayList 11-50
- Summary 11-51
- Play Time! 11-52
- Practice 11-1 Overview: Iterating Through Data 11-53
- Practice 11-2 Overview: Working with LocalDateTime 11-54
Module 12: Using Inheritance
- Objectives 12-2
- Topics 12-3
- Java Puzzle Ball 12-4
- Java Puzzle Ball Debrief 12-5
- Inheritance in Java Puzzle Ball 12-6
- Implementing Inheritance 12-8
- More Inheritance Facts 12-9
- Topics 12-10
- Duke’s Choice Classes: Common Behaviors 12-11
- Code Duplication 12-12
- Inheritance 12-13
- Clothing Class: Part 1 12-14
- Shirt Class: Part 1 12-15
- Constructor Calls with Inheritance 12-16
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- Inheritance and Overloaded Constructors 12-17
- Exercise 12-1: Creating a Subclass 12-18
- Topics 12-19
- More on Access Control 12-20
- Overriding Methods 12-21
- Review: Duke’s Choice Class Hierarchy 12-22
- Clothing Class: Part 2 12-23
- Shirt Class: Part 2 12-24
- Overriding a Method: What Happens at Run Time? 12-25
- Exercise 12-2: Overriding a Method in the Superclass 12-26
- Topics 12-27
- Polymorphism 12-28
- Superclass and Subclass Relationships 12-29
- Using the Superclass as a Reference 12-30
- Polymorphism Applied 12-31
- Accessing Methods Using a Superclass Reference 12-32
- Casting the Reference Type 12-33
- instanceof Operator 12-34
- Exercise 12-3: Using the instanceof Operator 12-35
- Topics 12-36
- Abstract Classes 12-37
- Extending Abstract Classes 12-39
- Summary 12-40
- Challenge Questions: Java Puzzle Ball 12-41
- Practice 12-1 Overview: Creating a Class Hierarchy 12-43
- Practice 12-2 Overview: Creating a GameEvent Hierarchy 12-44
Module 13: Using Interfaces
- Interactive Quizzes 13-2
- Objectives 13-3
- Topics 13-4
- The Object Class 13-5
- Calling the toString Method 13-6
- Overriding toString in Your Classes 13-7
- Topics 13-8
- The Multiple Inheritance Dilemma 13-9
- The Java Interface 13-10
- Multiple Hierarchies with Overlapping Requirements 13-11
- Using Interfaces in Your Application 13-12
- Implementing the Returnable Interface 13-13
- Access to Object Methods from Interface 13-14
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- Casting an Interface Reference 13-15
- Quiz 13-16
- Topics 13-18
- The Collections Framework 13-19
- ArrayList Example 13-20
- List Interface 13-21
- Example: Arrays.asList 13-22
- Exercise 13-1: Converting an Array to an ArrayList 13-24
- Topics 13-25
- Example: Modifying a List of Names 13-26
- Using a Lambda Expression with replaceAll 13-27
- Lambda Expressions 13-28
- The Enhanced APIs That Use Lambda 13-29
- Lambda Types 13-30
- The UnaryOperator Lambda Type 13-31
- The Predicate Lambda Type 13-32
- Exercise 13-2: Using a Predicate Lambda Expression 13-33
- Summary 13-34
- Practice 13-1 Overview: Overriding the toString Method 13-35
- Practice 13-2 Overview: Implementing an Interface 13-36
- Practice 13-3 (Optional) Overview: Using a Lambda Expression for Sorting 13-37
Module 14: Handling Exceptions
- Objectives 14-2
- Topics 14-3
- What Are Exceptions? 14-4
- Examples of Exceptions 14-5
- Code Example 14-6
- Another Example 14-7
- Types of Throwable classes 14-8
- Error Example: OutOfMemoryError 14-9
- Quiz 14-10
- Topics 14-11
- Normal Program Execution: The Call Stack 14-12
- How Exceptions Are Thrown 14-13
- Topics 14-14
- Working with Exceptions in NetBeans 14-15
- The try/catch Block 14-16
- Program Flow When an Exception Is Caught 14-17
- When an Exception Is Thrown 14-18
- Throwing Throwable Objects 14-19
- Uncaught Exception 14-20
- Exception Printed to Console 14-21
- Summary of Exception Types 14-22
- Exercise 14-1: Catching an Exception 14-23
- Quiz 14-24
- Exceptions in the Java API Documentation 14-25
- Calling a Method That Throws an Exception 14-26
- Working with a Checked Exception 14-27
- Best Practices 14-28
- Bad Practices 14-29
- Somewhat Better Practice 14-30
- Topics 14-31
- Multiple Exceptions 14-32
- Catching IOException 14-33
- Catching IllegalArgumentException 14-34
- Catching Remaining Exceptions 14-35
- Summary 14-36
- Interactive Quizzes 14-37
Module 15: Deploying and Maintaining the Soccer Application
- Objectives 15-2
- Topics 15-3
- Packages 15-4
- Packages Directory Structure 15-5
- Packages in NetBeans 15-6
- Packages in Source Code 15-7
- Topics 15-8
- jar 15-9
- Set Main Class of Project 15-10
- Creating the JAR File with NetBeans 15-11
- Topics 15-13
- Client/Server Two-Tier Architecture 15-14
- Client/Server Three-Tier Architecture 15-15
- Topics 15-16
- Client/Server Three-Tier Architecture 15-17
- Different Outputs 15-19
- The Soccer Application 15-20
- IDisplayDataItem Interface 15-21
- Running the JAR File from the Command Line 15-22
- Text Presentation of the League 15-23
- Web Presentation of the League 15-24
- Topics 15-25
- Enhancing the Application 15-26
- Adding a New GameEvent Kickoff 15-27
- Game Record Including Kickoff 15-28
- Summary 15-29
- Course Summary 15-30
Module 16: Oracle Cloud
- Agenda 16-2
- What is Cloud? 16-3
- What is Cloud Computing? 16-4
- History – Cloud Evolution 16-5
- Components of Cloud Computing 16-6
- Characteristics of Cloud 16-7
- Cloud Deployment Models 16-8
- Cloud Service Models 16-9
- Industry Shifting from On-Premises to the Cloud 16-13
- Oracle IaaS Overview 16-15
- Oracle PaaS Overview 16-16
- Oracle SaaS Overview 16-17
- Summary 16-18
Module 17: Oracle Application Container Cloud Service Overview
- Objectives 17-2
- Oracle Application Container Cloud Service 17-3
- Oracle Application Container Cloud 17-4
- Polyglot Platform 17-5
- Open Platform 17-6
- Container-based Application Platform as a Service 17-7
- Elastic Scaling 17-8
- Profiling 17-9
- Manageable 17-10
- Deploy—Application Archive (Zip) 17-12
- Application Deployment 17-13
- Application Container Cloud Architecture 17-14
- Load Balancer 17-15
- Oracle Developer Cloud Service 17-16
- Developer Cloud Service – Easy Adoption/Integration 17-17
- Application Container Cloud Service Advantages 17-19
- Summary 17-20
