Bundle Course – Programming Languages – Course Syllabus

JAVA Programming Basics -Course Curriculum

Java Overview

• How the Java Environment Works
• HelloWorld Program
• Launch Single-File Source Code
• jShell REPL
• Comments and Terminators
• Identifiers

Syntax and Types

• Java Variables
• var declarations
• Java Types
• Basic Java Types
• Reference types
• Conditional Expressions
• Logical operators
• If statement
• While Statement
• Do Statement
• For statement
• Special flow of control operators
• Switch statement
• Numerical Operators
• Casting
• Strings

Classes and Objects

• What is an Object?
• Objects and Encapsulation
• What is a Class?
• Class Object Relationship
• The Person class
• Variable types
• Constructors
• Working with the class Person

Working with Methods

• Method Definitions
• Method Arguments & Return Types
• Overloading Methods
• Method Invocations
• Defining methods
• Constructors Versus Methods
• toString() method
• Adding behaviour to the class Person
• The PersonApp program

Class Inheritance

• Inheritance in Java
• Implementing Inheritance
• Rule for overriding methods
• Rules for Polymorphic variables
• Casting and Inheritance
• The super variable
• Constructors and Inheritance

Abstract Classes, Class Side Behaviour and Final

• Abstract Classes
• Abstract Classes in Java
• Defining an Abstract Class
• Extending an Abstract Class
• Using Concrete Subclasses
• Class Side Information
• Class Side Data
• Class Side Behaviour
• Final Keyword

Java Interfaces and Enumerations

• What is an Interface in Java?
• Basic Interface Definitions
• Implementing an Interface
• Interface
• Using an Interface in a Contract
• Inheritance by Interfaces and Types
• Classes and multiple Interfaces
• Default Interface Methods
• Static Interface Methods
• Enumeration Support
• Implementing Enumerated Types

Packages

• Packages
• Class-Package Relationship
• Declaring Packages
• Packaging the Person class
• Role of the Classpath
• JAR Files
• Encapsulation and Packages
• Class modifier
• Constructor Modifier
• Variable Modifier
• Method Modifiers
• Package Summary

Java 9+ Modules

• Introduction the JPMS
• Java Platform Module System
• Why we need modules
• Look at what modules are
• How to define a module
• How to create a single module application
• How to link modules

Arrays

• What is a Java Array?
• Creating arrays of Objects
• Accessing Array Elements
• Main method args array
• Short hand from
• Ragged Arrays in Java
• Working with Ragged Arrays
• Implications of Inheritance for Arrays
• Integer Array Example

Java Generics

• Generics and Basic Types
• Generics and Their Types
• Adding Generics to your classes
• A simple user defined Generic class (the Bag class)
• Type Equality
• Generic Collection Assignment
• Generics and Inheritance

Collections Classes

• Collections API
• ArrayList
• Interfaces v Concrete Classes
• HashMap
• Iteration and Enumeration
• Queues
• Generics and Collections
• For Loops
• Boxing and Unboxing
• Raw Collections

Java 9+ Immutable Collections

• Why Immutability?
• Immutability
• of Factory method
• of Factory method
• of Factory method
• Immutable Collection Nodes
• Java 10 Enhancement

Error and Exception Handling

• Errors & Exceptions
• Exception types in Java
• Part of the Exception Hierarchy
• Exception Handling
• Local Handling
• Exception Handling Example
• Passing the Buck
• Try with Resources
• Defining new Exceptions
• Chained Exceptions

Nested / Inner Classes

• Four types of Nested / Inner Class
• Properties of Member level inner classes
• Properties of Method Inner classes
• Anonymous Method Inner classes
• Java 11 Nest-based Access

Java Functions

• Functional Programming
• Functional Programming in Java
• Functional Interfaces
• Using Functional Interfaces
• Lambdas in Java
• Closing / Capturing Variables
• Returning Functions
• Combining Functions
• Higher Order Functions
• Defining Lambdas
• Method References

Java Optional Type

• Null considered Harmful
• Java Optional Type
• Optional Variables
• Creating Optional values
• Method Summary

Java 9 Streams

• Streams
• Streams from Collections
• Terminal / Non Terminal Operators
• Creating a Stream
• Map Operation
• Collectors
• Filter operation
• Sorted operation
• ForEach
• Pipelining Operations
• Parallel Streams
• Not just collections

Files, Paths and IO Streams

• Introducing NIO.2
• Paths class and Path Interface
• The Files class
• File Attributes
• The File Watcher Service
• IO Streams
• Scanners

By the end of this course, you will have:

• Learnt about Java class and Objects
• Explored defining methods and properties
• Examined Class Inheritance
• Understood Java Interfaces and Enumerations
• Considered how to use Packages and Modules
• Learnt about Functional Programming in Java
• Understood how to handle Errors and Exceptions
• Worked with Files, paths and Stream IO
• Used the new Streams API for processing data
• Explored the Collection classes