SUMMARY:   This course provides an introduction to the Java programming language using a client-side application context. Java programming syntax, fundamental APIs and OO principles and syntax are included. File I/O, Database processing and GUI packages are covered. AUDIENCE:   The material covered in this course is designed for students with no/light previous C/OO programming experience who plan to develop programs using Java. PREREQUISITES:   Students should have previous programming experience in a compiled, procedural language or a strong background in scripting languages. DURATION:   5 Days APPROACH:   Instructor-led lecture and discussion with extensive demos and hands-on labs. Chapter appendices include optional/advanced material to be included as time permits. Multiple labs for each chapter allow students with varied backgrounds to progress through the material. OBJECTIVES:   At the end of this course, students will be able to: Describe the evolution of Java releases and SE/EE API facilities. Understand the JVM and how it provides application portability. Develop console-based client-side applications using the full core Java syntax. Understand and code for runtime exception handling. Write programs using existing classes in the Lang and Util Java packages. Write programs to access disk-based file sources using the Java IO package using byte, binary, character and object streams. Write programs to manipulate relational databases using the Java SQL package including ResultSets, Stored Procedures and Transaction Management. Develop desktop GUI programs including component event handling using the AWT and Swing packages. Understand the OO principles of abstraction, encapsulation, polymorphism and inheritance. Develop and use individual custom application classes following the JavaBean design pattern. Understand and utilize classes employing inheritance; Extend existing classes, provide constructors and override methods. COURSE CONTENT:   Introduction Origins, Bundles/Releases Program architectures: Component, Application, Servlet, Applet Java Development JDK vs Runtime JVM Environments Major APIs, Packages Language Features Development Tools: Sun JDK, Open Source, Commercial Running Applications: JVM/JDK Installation, Environment Setup Source Code Examples Language Fundamentals Program/Source File Structure/Design Java Syntax Essentials Format and Punctuation Comments Blocks Identifiers, Reserved Words Data Type Representations, Usage, Declarations Constant Representations Characters, MetaCharacters and Strings Operators and Expressions: Arithmetic, Reflexive, Relational/Logical, Compound Console Stream I/O Conditionals, if/else, switch/case Working with String Class Objects Declaring and Initializing Comparing Strings String Class Methods Additional Language Facilities Looping Constructs Conditional Loops: while, do/while, conditions Iterative Loops: for, clauses Flow Control: break, continue Array Processing Declaration & Dynamic Allocation Initialization & Reference Command Line Arguments Wrapper Classes Overview and Usage String to primitive datatype conversion Character Classification Appendix: Vectors, String Token Parsing Function Methods Overview Method Signatures: Arguments, Return Types, Access Invocation: Internal vs External Methods, Classpath Issues Variable Scope: Local vs Global Overloaded Methods, Runtime Resolution/Conversions Reference vs Value Argument Passing, Objects vs Primitive Types Exception Handling Overview Checked vs Unchecked Runtime Exceptions try, catch, throw Appendix: Static vs NonStatic Methods Classes and Objects Overview: Abstraction, Encapsulation, Polymorphism and Inheritance Declaring Classes and Objects Defining Data Member Properties Defining Methods Accessing Class Data and Methods, Resolution Object Creation and Constructors, Overloading Constructors Assigning and Comparing Objects, References, equals/clone Encapsulation: private, public and protected Access, Design Considerations Static Data Properties and Methods Subclassing and Inheritance Overview, Parent/Child Relationship, Capabilities Data and Method Inheritance Protected Access Child Constructors, Invoking Parent Constructors, Overloading Overriding Methods, Invoking Overriden Methods Polymorphism Type Safety Casting instanceof Runtime Type Determination Object Class Appendix Abstract Classes Interfaces Inner Classes Input/Output Streams java.io Package Overview, Chaining File class and host filesystem data Byte Streams: FileInput/OutputStream Classes Binary Data Streams: DataInput/OutputStream Classes, Chaining Text Streams: BufferedReader/Writer Classes, Chaining, Unicode Conversion Object Streams: Serialization, OubjectInput/OutputStream Classes Using JDBC Overview and Essential Package Classes/Interfaces JDBC Programming Checklist DriverManager: Making Connections Loading Drivers: Explicit vs CommandLine Driver Types 1-4 Connection Strings Statement and ResultSet Classes executeQuery and executeUpdate Methods, Return Types Processing ResultSets, Cursor Movement, Column Retrieval Mapping SQL-to-Java Types Handling NULLs Catching/Handling SQL Exceptions, Messages Special Statements PreparedStatement: precompiled queries/updates, Replaceable Parameters CallableStatement: using stored procedures, IN/OUT/INOUT Parameters Advanced ResultSet Processing Scrollable Cursors Updateable ResultSets Transactions: AutoCommit, Commit, Rollback, Transaction Isolation Appendix DatabaseMetaData, ResultSetMetaData Developing GUI Applications using Swing Overview: AWT and Swing Packages GUI Architecture: Components, Containers and Layout Managers Swing Programming Checklist Containers JWindow, JFrame, JDialog Root, Content and Glass Panes Close Operations Controlling Size, Position, Font and Color Components Inherited Method Capabilities: Borders, ToolTips, Tab Order Labels and Buttons TextFields and TextAreas Checkboxes and RadioButtons/Groups Layout Managers: Flow, Grid, Border, Box, null, Nested Containers Dialogs: JDialog, JOptionPane, JFileChooser Creating Menus: JMenuBar, JMenu, JMenuItem Event Handling Overview: Event Delegation Model Sources, Objects and Listeners Event Listener Interfaces Registering Listeners Handling Events, EventObject Methods Strategies for Implementing Event Handlers Directly Implementing Interfaces Subclasses Adapters, Inner Classes Anonymously Extending Adapters AJC/08