Introduction

• Why Java? Java versus C/C++
• Java history, features, applications
• Java Editions
• JDK versions, JDK installations

JVM Architecture

• JVM Structure, Components
• Java 7, Java 8 Features
• Tokens
• Identifiers, Data types, Keywords
• Variables, Constants(Literals)
• Type casting
• Operators

Working with Java

• Java program structure
• Creating and running Java program
• Working with IDEs : Net Beans and Eclipse
• Command-Line Arguments
• Wrapper Class
• Data types vs Wrapper classes
• Auto boxing vs unboxing
• toString(), parseXXX(), valueOf(), XXXValue()
• Selection Statements
• If, if-else, nested-if, else-if ladder, switch

Looping Statements
while, do-while, for, for-each
break v/s continue

Arrays

• Single Dimensional arrays
• Multi Dimensional arrays
• Jagged arrays
• String Manipulation
• String, StringBuffer and StringBuilder classes
• StringTokenizer
• OOP Concepts

Java Classes

• Data Members, Methods, Constructors
• Garbage Collection, this keyword
• Static and non-static blocks
• Polymorphism
• Inheritance
• Types of Inheritance
• Method Overriding
• super keyword
• Dynamic Polymorphism
• final keyword

Packages

• Java package structure
• Predefined packages
• User-defined packages
• Importing packages
• Access Modifiers
• private, public, protected, abstract
• volatile, synchronized

Interfaces

• Interface declarations
• Marker interface
• Adapter classes
• Implementing multiple inheritance using interfaces

Exception Handling

• Introduction, Types of Errors
• Exception vs Error
• try-catch blocks
• Nesting try-catch blocks
• finally block usage
• throw/throws keyword
• User-defined Exceptions

Multithreading

• Introduction to multitasking
• Process based vs thread based multitasking
• Defining a thread
• Life Cycle stages of a Thread
• Setting & getting name of Thread
• Thread Priorities
• Preventing Thread from
• Thread Synchronization using wait() and notify()
• Execution(stop(),join(),sleep(),suspend(), wait())
• Deadlocks, Daemon threads

Nested / Inner Classes

• Introduction
• Advantages
• Static inner classes
• Member inner classes
• Local inner classes
• Anonymous inner classes

Streams in Java

• Introduction
• Byte oriented streams versus Character Oriented Streams
• Normal vs Buffered streams.
• Writing & reading operations on file
• File class
• Serialization and Deserialization
• Generics

Collection Framework

• Introduction to Arrays
• Advantages of collections
• Collection vs Collections
• Iterator interface
• List, Set, Map interfaces and implemented classes

Applets

• Introduction to Applets
• Advantages & Disadvantages
• Life cycle of Applets
• Creating Applets
• Applet with parameters

GUI Programming in Java

• AWT (Abstract Window Tool Kit)
• Introduction
• Creating user-defined windows
• Adding Components on user-defined window
• Event Handling
• Different types of Listeners
• Implementing Adapter classes