Java basics

Introduction and basics

• Properties of Java, also in comparison to other programming languages
• The JDK and its documentation
• Create, translate and execute source code
• Use of a modern development environment (e.g. Eclipse, NetBeans or IntelliJ IDEA)
• Use of a modern build tool (e.g. Maven or Ant) and integration into the development environment
• Easy input / output using Java
• Structure of a Java program

Elementary language components

• Identifiers, variables, operators, statements and comments
• Data types and expressions in Java
• Arrays
• Enumeration types

Control statements in Java

• Ramifications and case distinctions (if, switch statement)
• Loops (while, do, for, foreach)

Object oriented programming in Java

• Classes and objects (classes as data types)
• Methods and constructors
• Access modifiers
• Inheritance, polymorphism, overwriting and dynamic binding
• Abstract classes, interfaces and inner classes
• Object-oriented design patterns
• Static fields, methods and classes
• Initialization blocks
• Java 8 features: Lambdas and streams: step by step from old to new Java

Generics in Java

• Generic data structures
• Use for collections: List <E>, Set <E>, Map <K, V>

Exception handling in Java

• Checked exceptions, runtime exceptions and error: best practices
• Exception handling
• Throwing and passing exceptions

Program structure and packages

• Coding standards
• Class hierarchy
• Packages

Other important APIs in Java

• I / O package (file access, sockets)
• String processing, pattern recognition
• Reflection, serialization, multithreading

Test and performance in Java

• Test and troubleshooting
• Unit tests with JUnit

Delivery of Java projects

• Creation of jar archives and exe files
• Documentation with javadoc