Java SE: Programming I

What is a Java Program

• Running and testing a Java program
• Java technology and development environment
• Key features of the Java language

Creating a Java Main class

• Java classes
• Adding a Main method
• The Main method

Data in the Cart

• Manipulating numeric data
• Working with numbers
• Introducing variables
• Working with strings

Managing Multiple Items

• Working with a list of items
• Working with conditions
• Using IF statements
• Processing a list of items

Describing Objects and Classes

• Working with object references
• Doing more with arrays
• Declaring, instantiating, and initializing objects
• Defining fields and methods
• Working with objects and classes

Manipulating and Formatting the Data in Your Program

• Using the StringBuilder class
• More about primitive data types
• Using the Java API docs
• More numeric operators
• Using the String class
• Promoting and casting variables

Creating and Using Methods

• How arguments are passed to a method
• Using methods
• Overloading a method
• Static methods and variables
• Method arguments and return values

Using Encapsulation

• Access control
• Overloading constructors
• Encapsulation

More on Conditionals

• More ways to use IF/ELSE constructs
• Using the Netbeans debugger
• Relational and conditional operators
• Using switch statements

More on Arrays and Loops

• The ArrayList class
• Nesting loops
• Parsing the args array
• Alternate looping constructs
• Working with dates
• Two-dimensional arrays

Using Inheritance

• Working with subclasses and superclasses
• Creating and extending abstract classes
• Overriding methods in the superclass
• Overview

Using Interfaces

• Using the List interface
• Using interfaces
• Introducing Lambda expressions
• Polymorphism in the JDK foundation classes
• Local-variable type inference
• Polymorphism

Handling Exceptions

• Propagation of exceptions
• Overview
• Handling multiple exceptions and errors
• Catching and throwing exceptions

Deploying and Maintaining the Soccer Application

• Application modification and requirements
• Packages, JARs, architecture

Understanding Modules

• Module declarations
• Modular JDK
• JARs
• The Module system

JShell

• Testing code
• JShell basics
• JShell in an IDE