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Java 2: Programming Language

Course Type: Self-paced Courses
Estimated Time of Completion: 17 hour(s) 15 minutes
CEU Credits:
Language: English

Course Prerequisites:

  · HTML Programming 4.0: Introduction
  · Introduction to Programming

Description: In this course you will examine the foundations of Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) technology. You will examine the essential building blocks of the Java Developers Kit and the concept of Object Orientation. You will explore the Java Class Library, focusing especially on java.lang and java.io. You will examine how Java can handle mouse and key events, threads and animations. You will examine the Abstract Window Toolkit Package and building Graphical User Interfaces.
Objectives:

  · After completing this course you will be able to describe the benefits of the Java programming language. You will be able to use variables, constants, and literals; build applications and applets, define and use modifiers, declare class and instance properties, use operators and expressions to perform calculations. You will be able to change fonts and colors in the display, use methods of the Graphics class to draw shapes, process key and mouse events, detect and process exceptions, build Graphical User Interfaces and handle GUI events.

Hardware and Software Required:

  · Browser Netscape Communicator 4.0
  · Browser Other: AOL 4.0
  · Operating System MacOS 8.5
  · Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
  · Operating System MS-Windows 95

Content Outline:

An Introduction to Java
Java-the Language of the Internet
The Benefits of Java
The Essential Building Blocks of JDK

Datatypes, Variables, and Methods
Datatypes
Variables, Constants, and Literals
Storing and Retrieving Values
Methods

Object Orientation
Classes and Instances
Methods
Properties
Abstraction and Encapsulation

Construction Time
General Components
Build an Application
Building an Applet
Passing Parameters

Object-Orientation, Part 2
Inheritance
Java Terms
Modifiers
Overloading Methods
Constructors
Inner Classes
Encapsulation

Statements and Expressions
Statements and Expressions
Automatic and Explicit Type Conversions
Garbage Collection

Branching and Looping
Making Decisions
Looping

Java Class Library
Standard Packages
Standard Interfaces
The Collections Framework

Exploring java.lang
Classes and Interfaces
The String Class
The Math Class

Fonts, Graphics, and Images
Fonts and Colors
Graphics
Images

Handling Events
Event Handling
Key Events
Mouse Events

Threads and Animations
Applet Architecture
Exception Handling
Threads

AWT and GUI
The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) Package
Building the GUI

Exploring The java.io Package
The java.io Package