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Java Programming Course Outline

Module 1: Java Fundamentals

• What is Java?
• How did it all Begin?
• Change of Direction
• Java and the Internet
• Java and Program Solutions for the Internet
• What is Bytecode?
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Basic Program
• Variables and Code Block
• Semicolon and Braces
• Keywords and Identifiers

Module 2: Data Types and Operators

• Data Types
• Java’s Primitive Types
• Integers
• Floating-Point Types
• Characters
• Boolean Type
• Instructions and Literals
• Variables
• Initialising Variables
• Variables - Blocks and Scopes
• Variables - Nested scope
• Operator
• Arithmetic, Relational, and Logical Operators
• Short-Circuit Logical Operators
• Assignment Operator
• Type Conversion
• Casting Incompatible Types

Module 3: Program Control Statements

• Introduction to Program Control Statements
• If Statement
• Nested If Statements
• If-Else-If Ladder
• Switch Statement
• For Loop
• Variations on the for Loop
• Multiple Loop Control Variables
• Missing Pieces and The Infinite Loop
• Loops with No Body
• Declaring Loop Control Variables Inside the For Loop
• While Loop, Do-While Loop, and Java’s Loops
• Break and Continue Statement

Module 4: Classes, Objects and Methods

• What is a Class?
• General Class Form
• Defining a Class
• How are Objects Created?
• Reference Variables
• Methods
• Returning from a Method
• Constructor and New Operator
• Garbage Collection
• Finalize and This Keyword

Module 5: More Data Types and Operators

• Arrays
• One-Dimensional Arrays
• Two-Dimensional Arrays
• Irregular Array
• Multidimensional Array
• Length Member
• For-each Style for Loop
• Strings
• Operations on String
• Bitwise Operators
• ? Operator

Module 6: Closer Look at Methods and Classes

• Controlling Access
• Access Modifiers
• Pass Objects to Methods
• Passing an Argument
• Returning Objects
• Method Overloading
• Automatic Conversions
• Overloading Constructors
• Recursion
• Understanding Static and Quicksort
• Nested and Inner Classes
• Varargs

Module 7: Inheritance

• Foundation Principles
• Constructors
• Using Super to Call Superclass Constructors
• Multilevel Hierarchy
• Superclass References and Subclass Objects
• Method Overriding
• Super Keyword in Overriding
• Dynamic Method Dispatch
• Abstract Classes and Methods
• Using Final and Object Class

Module 8: Packages and Interfaces

• Packages and Package Statement
• Finding Packages
• CLASSPATH
• Packages and Member Access
• Protected Members
• Importing Packages
• Interfaces and Implementing Interfaces
• Using Interface References
• Variables and Extending Interfaces
• Default Interface Methods
• Default Method Fundamentals
• Multiple Inheritance

Module 9: Exception Handling

• Exception Hierarchy and Handling Fundamentals
• Using Try and Catch
• Handle Errors Gracefully
• Catching Subclass Exceptions
• Nested Try Blocks
• Using the Throw Statement
• Rethrowing an Exception
• Throwable
• Using Finally and Throws
• Exception Features and Try-with-Resources Statement
• Multi-Catch and Final Rethrow
• Java’s Built-in Exceptions
• Creating Exception Subclasses

Module 10: Using I/O

• Introduction to Streams
• Byte and Character Streams
• Byte and Character Stream Classes
• Predefined and Using Byte Streams
• Reading Console Input
• Writing Console Output
• Reading and Writing Files
• Closing a File Automatically
• Try Statement
• Reading/Writing Binary Data
• Random-Access Files
• Using Character-Based Streams
• Methods Defined by Reader and Writer
• Console Input and Output
• How to Construct a BufferedReader?
• Reader Characters
• Console Output Using Character Streams
• File I/O Using Character Streams
• Type Wrappers and Numeric Strings

Module 11: Multithreaded Programming

• Multithreading Fundamentals
• Thread Class and Runnable Interface
• Thread Class Methods
• Creating a Thread and Multiple Threads
• Determining When a Thread Ends
• Thread Priorities, Synchronization, and Communication
• Suspending, Resuming, and Stopping Threads

Module 12: Enumerations, Autoboxing, Static Import and Annotations

• Enumerations and its Fundamentals
• values() and valueOf() Methods
• Constructors, Methods, Instance Variables, and Enumerations
• Enumerations Inherit Enum
• Using Enumerations
• Autoboxing and Type Wrappers
• Autoboxing and Methods
• Autoboxing and Unboxing in Expressions
• Static Import and Annotations

Module 13: Generics

• Generics Fundamentals
• Generic and Bounded Types
• Wildcard Arguments
• Bounded Wildcards
• Generic Constructors and Interfaces
• Raw Types and Legacy Code
• Diamond Operator
• Erasure and Ambiguity Errors
• Generic Restrictions

Module 14: Swing

• Origins of Swing
• MVC Architecture
• Components and Containers
• Top-Level Container Panes
• Layout Managers
• JButton
• Work with JTextField
• Create a JCheckBox
• Working with JList
• Handling Events
• Create Swing Applet

Module 15: JavaFX

• Origins of JavaFX
• Launching JavaFX Application
• JavaFX Application Skeleton
• Compiling and Running JavaFX
• Label, Button, and Events
• Button Control
• CheckBox Control
• ListView Control
• Using ListView
• TextField Control
• Effects and Transforms