Objectives

In this course:

• participants learn to use Java for the construction of object oriented applications;
• the different OO concepts are transformed in Java constructions;
• participants get a clear insight into the (dis)advantages of Java as language, library and platform.

Main topics

• Introduction: a first application • compiling of Java applications • running applications • deprecation
• Java syntax: variables and data types • type conversions (autoboxing) • operators • expressions • control flow • arrays • Strings • standard input and output streams
• Java building blocks: packages • classes • objects • methods • initialization • constructors • inner classes • access control
• Java applications: program structure • Java documentation • Jar-files
• Inheritance and polymorphism: concepts • method overriding • casting • modifiers • abstract classes • interfaces • typesafe enums
• Exception handling • catching and handling exceptions • throwing exceptions • making your own exceptions
• Collections: list • set • map • iterator • use of generics • Arrays en Collections
• User interface: AWT and Swing libraries • layout managers • Java Foundation Classes (JFC)
• Event handling: the event model • event objects • event listeners • GUI events
• JavaBeans: concepts • events - properties - methods
• File I/O: byte, character and object streams • Random Access Files • manipulation of streams • command line I/O
• Thread: concept of multi threaded applications and synchronisation
• Applets: writing applets • Applet-tag • security aspects