Java Introduction

• Java Virtual Machine Architecture Overview (JVM)

Introduction to Classes and Objects.

• Declare Classes
• Declare Class Members
• Overview of Memory Management and Garbage Collection
• Overview of Java's Garbage Collector
• Stack and Heap—Quick Review

Variables

• Primitive Data Types
• Variable Declarations
• Identifiers
• Legal Identifiers
• Sun's Java Code Conventions
• Source File Declaration Rules
• Constructor Declarations
• JavaBeans
• JavaBeans Standards

Operators

• Java Operators
• Assignment Operators
• Relational Operators
• instanceof Comparison
• Arithmetic Operators
• Conditional Operator
• Logical Operators

ControlFlowStatements

• if and switch Statements
• if-else Branching
• switch Statements
• Loops and Iterators
• Using while Loops
• Using do Loops
• Using for Loops
• Using break and continue
• Unlabeled Statements
• Labeled Statements

Object Oriented Programming (OOP’s)

• Principals of Object Oriented Programming Concepts
• Class Declarations and Modifiers
• Encapsulation
• Access Modifiers
• Nonaccess Member Modifiers
• Inheritance, Is-A, Has-A
• Concrete Subclass
• Polymorphism
• Overridden Methods
• Overloaded Methods
• Reference Variable Casting
• Legal Return Types
• Return Type Declarations
• Returning a Value
• Constructors and Instantiation
• Default Constructor
• Overloaded Constructors
• Access Controls
• Statics
• Static Variables and Methods
• Coupling and Cohesion
• WrapperClasses

Packages

• Creating and Using Packages
• Creating a Package
• Naming a Package
• Using Package Members
• Managing Source and Class Files

Interfaces

• Interfaces
• Defining an Interface
• Implementing an Interface
• Using an Interface as a Type
• Evolving Interfaces
• Default Methods

Exception Handling

• Handling Exceptions
• Catching an Exception Using try and catch
• Using finally
• Propagating Uncaught Exceptions
• Defining Exceptions
• Exception Hierarchy
• Handling an Entire Class Hierarchy of Exceptions
• Exception Matching
• Exception Declaration and the Public Interface
• Rethrowing the Same Exception
• Common Exceptions and Errors

Java.Util Package (Collections)

• Collections
• So What Do You Do with a Collection?
• List Interface
• Set Interface
• Map Interface
• Queue Interface
• Using the Collections Framework
• ArrayList Basics
• Autoboxing with Collections
• Sorting Collections and Arrays
• Navigating (Searching) TreeSets and TreeMaps
• Other Navigation Methods
• Generic Types
• Generics and Legacy Code
• Mixing Generic and Non-generic Collections
• Polymorphism and Generics
• Overriding hashCode() and equals()
• Overriding equals()
• Overriding hashCode()

Threads

• Defining, Instantiating, and Starting Threads
• Defining a Thread
• Instantiating a Thread
• Starting a Thread
• Thread States and Transitions
• Thread States
• Preventing Thread Execution
• Sleeping
• Thread Priorities and yield( )
• Synchronizing Code
• Synchronization and Locks
• Thread Deadlock
• Thread Interaction
• Using notifyAll( ) When Many Threads May Be Waiting

Nested Classes

• Inner Class Example
• Local Classes
• Anonymous Classes
• Lambda Expressions
• Method References
• When to Use Nested Classes, Local Classes, Anonymous Classes, and Lambda Expressions

Annotations

• Annotations Basics
• Declaring an Annotation Type
• Predefined Annotation Types
• Type Annotations and Pluggable Type Systems
• Repeating Annotations