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Java Programming - A 5 Day Course

Synopsis

This course will cover all aspects of Java programming from an introductory level right through to a strong standard of Java programming. The course will teach from scratch or refresh existing knowledge by focusing on the Java language and object-oriented principles.

Suitable for

  • Analyst/Designers
  • Analyst/Programmers
  • Technicians

Prerequisites

  • Some programming or scripting experience

Course Contents

Introduction

  • Java architecture overview
  • Introduction to the JVM
  • Java program structure

Declarations & Access Control

  • Declare, initialise and construct base types
  • Classes/methods/variables and associated modifiers
  • Packages
  • Constructor methods

Flow Control and Exceptions

  • Switch statements
  • Loops and loop options
  • Proper use of exceptions
  • Exception recognition
  • Using assertions

Garbage Collection

  • Understand garbage collection behaviour and eligibility
  • Language Fundamentals
  • Package declarations
  • Imports
  • Class/interface/innerclass/variable declarations
  • Implementing interfaces
  • Command line arguments
  • Keywords
  • Primitives and object types

Operators and Assignments

  • Understand and determine operators and their effects

Overloading Runtime Type

  • Understand encapsulation
  • Write tightly encapsulated code
  • Invoke overloaded/overridden methods and parental or overloaded constructors
  • Understand polymorphism and inheritance in object oriented design

Threads

  • Define/instantiate/start new threads
  • java.lang.Thread
  • java.lang.Runnable
  • Understand thread execution & inter-thread communication

java.lang Package & Classes

  • Using java.lang.Math
  • Understand String objects
  • Wrapper classes and associated methods

The Collections Framework

  • Arrays and collection classes/interfaces
  • Map/List/Set implementations and appropriate use

Java Applications

  • Build a simple command-line application
  • Intro to AWT and Swing
  • Layout Managers
  • JFrame and JPanel containers
  • User Interface Events
  • Adapter Classes

Introduction to Java Applets

  • What is a Java applet?
  • Applet lifecycle methods
  • Basic applet configuration
  • Build a simple applet
  • Applets and Swing
  • Using HTML Converter

I/O and Streams

  • java.io package
  • Readers/Writers
  • Creating/processing streams
  • The Serialization Interface

Introduction to JDBC

  • Using Java driver types
  • Statement, PreparedStatement and CallableStatement
  • Using the ResultSet
  • Using the ResultSetMetaData
  • Best practice and potential pitfalls

Remote Method Invocation

  • Distributed computing with Java RMI architecture and layers
  • Interfaces/Stubs/Skeletons
  • Serializing remote objects
  • Building and running an RMI system

Java training UK enquiries

UK Training enquiries and feedback form.

Java training UK prices

For publicly scheduled training (individual places), see our UK training schedule.

In-house training for company groups is charged at a daily rate per group — see our In-House UK Training Guidelines.

Publicly Scheduled Training Locations

We currently run public training courses in the following locations:

  • London, UK
  • Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
  • Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
  • Carshalton, Surrey, UK
  • Chester, North West, UK
  • Coventry, West Midlands, UK
  • Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK
  • Manchester, North West, UK
  • Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
  • Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK
  • Reading, Berkshire, UK
  • Slough, Berkshire, UK
  • Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK
  • Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK
  • Wokingham, Berkshire, UK

Most UK public training courses are available on a monthly basis.

Please see the individual course outlines or our public training schedule for details.

In-house (on-site) training locations

We deliver in-house courses at client premises and/or training facilities in any part of the world which is practically and commercially accessible.

Our In-house training guidelines outline our basic requirements and our UK pricing structure. To estimate costs for training in other countries, simply convert to your local currency and then make a rough calculation of our tutor's costs for travelling to and staying at your location.


West Yorkshire Office

GBdirect Ltd
Training Division
Bradford Design Exchange
34 Peckover Street
BRADFORD
BD1 5BD
West Yorkshire
United Kingdom

training@gbdirect.co.uk

Training: 0800 651 0338
General: +44 (0)870 200 7273
Finance: +44 (0)1353 615 174

Please call between 0900 and 1700 (UK time) on Monday to Friday


South East Regional Office

GBdirect Ltd
Training Division
18 Lynn Rd
ELY
CB6 1DA
Cambridgeshire
United Kingdom

training@gbdirect.co.uk

Training: 0800 651 0338
General: +44 (0)870 200 7273
Finance: +44 (0)1353 615 174

Please call between 0900 and 1700 (UK time) on Monday to Friday


Please note:
Non-training enquiries should be directed, initially, to our UK national office in Bradford (West Yorkshire), even if the enquiry concerns services delivered in London or South/East England. Clients in London and the South East will typically be handled by staff working in the London or Cambridge areas.