Master Java SE programming

Introduction to Java programming

• Java programming fundamentals.
• What is a program?
• The virtual machine concept.
• Coding your first program.
• Variables.
• Expressions and operators.
• Practical workshop: install the environment, create your first application and get started with the debugger.

Using control structures

• Conditional structures.
• Logical operators.
• Iterations.
• Conditional loops.
• Variable and block scope.
• Practical workshop: develop a higher-or-lower guessing game.

Creating static arrays

• Compound types compared with arrays.
• Variable memory management.
• Declaring, initialising and traversing arrays.
• Accessing array elements.
• The semantics of = and == operators.
• Multidimensional arrays.

Working with strings

• String types.
• The concatenation operator.
• The semantics of = and == operators.
• The special case of literals.
• Specific string operations.
• Practical workshop: develop a guess-the-word game.

Creating dynamic arrays

• The ArrayList class.
• Type parameters.
• Declaring and initialising a dynamic array.
• Specific operations.

Using Java methods

• What is a Java method?
• The 3 aspects of a method.
• The 5 stages of evaluating a method call.
• Passing arguments by value.
• Applying a methodology for constructing methods.
• Using method overloading.
• Practical workshop: integrate the 2 previous sets into a single application.

Introduction to object-oriented programming (OOP)

• The object concept.
• Abstraction, encapsulation, classes and instances.
• The unit of encapsulation.
• The 3 aspects of a class.
• Information hiding and encapsulation.

Using Java constructors

• Stages of class instantiation.
• Constructors and garbage collection.
• The assignment operator and objects.
• Displaying and comparing objects.
• The static modifier.
• Practical workshop: define the project's class diagram.

Specialisation through inheritance

• The inheritance concept.
• Attribute access rights.
• Method overriding and successive derivation.
• Constructors and inheritance.
• Object casting.
• The substitution principle.

Using polymorphism

• The polymorphism concept.
• Dynamic binding in Java.
• Abstract classes and methods.
• The Object superclass.
• The final modifier.
• Practical workshop: improve and implement the class diagram.

Creating an interface

• What is a Java interface?
• Interface-type variables.
• Compilation and execution.
• Interfaces and casting.
• Multiple implementations.

Managing persistence

• What is persistence?
• Serialisation.
• The relational model compared with the object model.
• Database connections using Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC).
• Loading a database driver.
• Using JDBC.
• Simple and prepared SQL statements.
• The DAO architectural pattern.
• Practical workshop: manage data persistence.

Introduction to graphical programming

• Fundamental principles of graphical user interface design.
• The tree structure of Java graphical components.
• Event handling.
• Common atomic components.
• Menus, actions and toolbars.
• Low-level events.
• Component positioning.
• Drawing and animation.
• Practical workshop: create a graphical interface.

Using exceptions and packages

• What is an exception?
• Exception handling principles.
• Execution flow with and without exception handling.
• Choosing an exception.
• Project and package structure.