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Training Course Summary:

This hands on course introduces experienced programmers to Sun's Java™ technology and Java programming techniques. The Java platform provides an object-oriented, portable and robust framework for application development. Attendees will learn how to integrate Java technology into corporate web pages and how Java can be used as a powerful cross-platform distributed development engine. The course also covers designing classes and objects, inheritance and polymorphism, and the details about creating programs for use on a distributed network, with emphasis on JSP, Servlets, and JDBC. The course is designed to leverage the participants' existing programming skills and to highlight the new and extended features of the Java programming framework as compared to other common languages. Comprehensive lab exercises using the Java Development Kit provide hands on practice crucial to developing competence and confidence with the new skills being learned.

The final day of this class includes thorough coverage of GUI programming using the Swing library. Students who do not need or want to learn Swing may attend the first four days of training at a $400 reduction in tuition.

Pre-Requisites:

Basic programming skills in a structured language. Knowledge and experience with Object-Oriented Design (OOD) is helpful, but not required.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Introduction to Java
Origin and Design Goals of Java
Overview of JDK Tools
Use of the JDK to Create Java Programs
Strengths and Weaknesses of Java
Comparison to other OO Languages
Compiling, Debugging and Running Java Applets and Applications
Java Language Fundamentals
Java Program Structure
Identifiers and Scope
Strings and Arrays
Operators
Logic and Flow Control Statements
Function Declarations and Arguments
Using References

Inside the Java Development Kit
Downloading, Installing, and Configuring the JDK
The JDK in Application Development
Overview of the Core Java APIs
Review of the Core JDK Tools
Overview of the Standard Extension APIs
APIs for Specific Hardware and Applications
Java and Third Party Development Tools
Availability of Java Development Tools
Need for Development Tools
Development Tool Selection Process
Third Party Tool Roundup

Java and Internet Technologies
Evolution of the World Wide Web
The WWW as a Computing Platform
Evolution of Software Development Architecture
Java's Role in Distributed Web Applications
Java, ActiveX, Plug-Ins, JavaScript, Forms and CGI, DHTML, CSS, and XML
Object Oriented Programming in Java
Creating Classes and Instantiating Objects
Constructors
Methods and Attributes
Using This and Super Keywords
Final, Abstract and Static Keywords
Driver Classes
Inheritance
Overriding and Overloading
Polymorphism
Encapsulation
Multiple Interfaces and Packages

Developing Graphical User Interfaces with Swing
Swing Containers
Swing Components
Pluggable Look and Feel
Java, Windows, Motif Look and Feel
Swing vs. AWT
Handling Swing Events
Tabbed Panes
Tables
Basic Input and Output (I/O)
IO Using Input and Output Streams
Character IO Using Reader and Writer Streams
File Streams
Filters and Buffers
Data and Print Streams
Stream Tokens
Random Access Files
File and Directory Management

Using Java Collections and Utilities
Lists
Sets
Maps
Iterators
BitSet Collections
Hash Tables
Stack Data Structures
Vectors
Date and Calendar Operations
Properties Collections
The System Object
Exceptions and Exception Handling
The Try, Catch and Finally
The Throwable Class
The Throws Keywords
Standard Exceptions
Exception Propagation
Creating Your Own Exceptions

Creating Multi-Threaded Java Applications
The Java Thread Class
The Runnable Interface
Thread Groups
Thread Methods
Thread Scheduling and Priority
Network Connectivity with Java
Client/Server Models
Creating URLs
URL Connections and HTTP Protocol
URL Tools
Connection to CGI Programs and Servlets
Reading Internet Sites and Other Resources
Client Sockets and Server Sockets
Building Client/Server Applications Using Java
Overview of Network Security: Secured Socket (SSE), Cryptography (JCE), Authentication (JAAS), and 3-Level Security

The Application of JavaBeans
Purpose of JavaBeans
Features and Capabilities of JavaBean Components
Properties, Methods and Events
Using the Beans Development Kit (BDK)
The BeanBox Testing Tool
Beans and ActiveX
Third Party Components
The Distributed Beans Environment
Beans and ActiveX
Introduction to Databases and JDBC
Purpose of JDBC
JDBC Software Architecture
JDBC and SQL
The Java.Sql Package
SQL Basic Statements: Select, Insert, Update, and Delete
SQL Exceptions
Advanced SQL Statements:Stored Procedures, Prepared Statements, and MetaData
JDBC Drivers and Driver Types
JDBC-ODBC Bridge
Native API Drivers
Date and Timestamp
Design Issues When Distributing Data

Using Servlets
Overview of Servlets
Creating Servlets
Servlets and CGI
Acquiring the Servlet Extension
Utilizing the Java Servlet Development Kit (JSDK)
Processing Requests
Generating Responses
Deploying Servlets using Tomcat and J2EE
Invoking Servlets from HTML and Applets
Third Party Servlets
Java Server Pages
Purpose of JSP
How Java Server Pages Work
Advantages/Limitati