SUMMARY:   This course combines both an introduction to Java programming and the essentials of server-side Web Applications. Java programming syntax and fundamental APIs are first presented in a client-side context and include file I/O and Database processing. Subsequent material introduces the Java Enterprise architecture and the development of Web Applications using Servlets and JavaServer Pages. AUDIENCE:   The material covered in this course is designed for students with previous OO programming experience who plan to develop server-side Web Applications using Java. PREREQUISITES:   Due to the aggressive scope and breadth of material presented, students should be familiar with C/C++ and/or C# programming or have a strong VB background. Students with light/no C/OO backgrounds should consider covering this material by attending the separated offerings "Java Fundamentals for Non OOP and Cobol Programmers" followed by "Java Server-Side Web Applications". 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 permit 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. Develop console-based client-side applications using the full core Java syntax. Write programs using existing classes in the lang and util Java packages. Understand and code for runtime exception handling. 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. Understand and describe the Java Application Server architecture, containers, services provided and deployment units. Understand the Servlet architecture and lifecycle methods. Develop servlets to process HTML forms and return dynamically created HTML pages. Develop JavaServer Pages to process and create dynamic HTML pages. Code server-side database applications using JNDI and DataSources. Design and develop collaborative Servlet/JSP web applications. Understand and use EE facilities for maintaining conversational state. COURSE CONTENT:   INTRODUCTION Origins, Bundles/Releases, SE/EE Packages 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, comments Java Syntax Essentials, Blocks Identifiers DataTypeRepresentations Constant Representations Operators and Expressions 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: while, do/while, conditions Iterative: for, clauses Flow Control: break, continue Array Processing Declaration & Allocation Initialization & Reference Command Line Arguments Wrapper Classes Overview String to primitive datatype conversion 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 Accessing Class Data and Methods Object Creation and Constructors Assigning and Comparing Objects Encapsulation: private, public and protected Access Static Data and Methods Subclassing and Inheritance Data and Method Inheritance Child Constructors Overriding Methods Polymorphism Appendix Abstract Classes Interfaces Inner Classes Input/Output Streams java.io Package Overview File class and host filesystem data Byte Streams: FileInput/OutputStream Classes Binary Data Streams: DataInput/OutputStream Classes Text Streams: BufferedReader/Writer Classes Object Streams: Serialization, OubjectInput/OutputStream Classes Using JDBC Overview and Essential Classes/Interfaces DriverManager: Making Connections Statement and ResultSet Classes Queries and Updates Processing ResultSets, Mapping SQL-to-Java Types Catching/Handling SQL Exceptions, Messages Special Statements PreparedStatement: precompiled queries/updates CallableStatement: using stored procedures Transactions Appendix Advanced ResultSet Processing: Scrollable/Updatable Cursors DatabaseMetaData, ResultSetMetaData Java EE and Server-Side Applications Overview EE Platform, Containers, Services EE API Packages Development Components and Server Directory Structure EE Roles Developing Servlets Overview: HTTP, Browser/Server Cycle, Web Container Servlet Component Architecture Interfaces and Implementation Classes Servlet Lifecycle: init, service, destroy Coding Servlets ServletRequest/Response Class objects HTML Forms and Servlet Processing Using Files and Databases Accessing Server-Side Files Accessing Databases, Server DataSource, Connection Pooling Maintaining Conversational State Cookies, Hidden Form Fields, URL Rewriting HttpSession Processing Servlet Collaboration Overview Using RequestDispatcher Developing JavaServer Pages JSP Overview, Translation/Execution Phases JSP Coding JSP Tag Syntax Directives: page, include, taglib Scripting Elements: Declarations, Scriptlets, Expressions Predefined Implicit Objects XML Action Tags useBean, get/setProperty Form processing include/forward Collaboration Tags Appendix: JavaBean Design Pattern AJC/08