Learn the principles of Object Orientated Programming.

The highlight of the course is the practical projects that will help you learn by doing, covering a large set of skills.

Small groups in the classroom allow for personalised attention.

Why do a Java Programming course: Java is very popular, the majority of existing Java Applications are running on Java code.

Booking: Please call to confirm the date. 3 Days.

Certification: PCWorkshops certificate

Included: Teas/Coffees but no lunch. Notes, Exercises, Code Examples, PCWorkshops Java Certificate.

Laptops: Bring your own laptop. Downloads: Java JDK and Eclipse.

Teaching Style: Classroom. Instructor-led. Practical course projects. Useful examples.

Oracle Certification: You can request preparation sessions for Oracle Java SE 8 Programmer I 1Z0-808 Exam.

Course Contents

• Overview of Java: The three Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles;
• Data Types, Variables: Primitive data types; Working with variables and its scope; Type conversion and casting; Introduction to String class;
• Operators and Expressions: Introduction of operators; Arithmetic operators; Relational operators; Assignment operator; Logical operators; Increment and decrement operators; More in operators
• Decision Making: If statement; If - else statement; If- else if - else statement; Nested if - else; Switch Statements
• Using Loops: The while, do-while and the for loops; Enhanced for loops; Jump statements: break, continue; The return statement; Nesting loops; Using the for-each loop with Arrays

• Arrays: Working with arrays,
• Data Structures, Collections: ArrayList, LinkedList, Vector, HashSet, TreeSet, HashMap, TreeMap.
• Database: Connecting to a database using JDBC
• Exception Handling: Fundamentals of exception handling; Exception types; Using try and catch; Multiple catch clauses; Nested try statements; Throw and throws; The finally blocks
• Streams: Using Streams to access data files.

• Introduction to Classes and Objects: Creating a Class; Creating an Object; Using an Object; Adding Instance variables; Controlling accessibility; Naming conventions for class members. Class Constructors; Parameterized Constructors; Inheritance. Abstraction. Interfaces and implementing interfaces. Override. Polymorphism. The dot operator, this keyword, the static keywords, the super keyword.
• Using Methods: Introduction of methods; Creating a Method in class; Calling a Method; Returning value from a Method; Adding a Method that takes parameters;
• More in Methods and Classes: Overloading methods; Overloading Constructors; Using objects as parameters; Returning objects; Recursion; Access control: private, public and protected; The final keyword; Nested and inner classes; A stack class