Advance Java for kids

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Chapter 1: Review of Java Fundamentals

  • The Java Environment

  • Data Types

  • The String Class

  • The StringBuffer Class

  • Arrays

  • Passing Data Types to a Method

  • Constructors and Initialization

  • Inheritance

  • Abstract Classes

  • Interfaces

  • Static Data, Methods, and Blocks

  • Wrapper Classes

  • I/O

Chapter 2: Packaging and Distributing a Java Application

  • Packages

  • Managing Source and Class Files

  • The javadoc Utility

  • Documenting Classes and Interfaces

  • Documenting Fields

  • Documenting Constructors and Methods

  • Running the javadoc Utility

  • jar Files

  • The Manifest File

  • Bundling and Using Jar-Packaged Resources

Chapter 3: Miscellaneous Enhancements

  • Enhanced for Loop

  • Autoboxing and Auto-Unboxing

  • Static Imports

  • varArgs

  • Typesafe Enums

  • Formatted Strings

  • Format Specifier Syntax

  • Format Specifier Conversions

  • Format Specifier Flags

  • Formatted Integers Example

  • Formatted Floating Points Example

  • Formatted Strings Example

  • Formatted Dates Example

  • Complex Formatted Example

Chapter 4: Assertions

  • Introduction

  • Assertion Syntax

  • Compiling with Assertions

  • Enabling and Disabling Assertions

  • Assertion Usage

Chapter 5: Regular Expressions

  • Regular Expressions

  • String Literals

  • Character Classes

  • Quantifiers

  • Capturing Groups and Backreferences

  • Boundary Matchers

  • Pattern and Matcher

Chapter 6: The Java Collection Classes

  • Introduction

  • The Arrays Class

  • Searching and Sorting Arrays of Primitives

  • Sorting Arrays of Objects

  • The Comparable and Comparator Interfaces

  • Sorting – Using Comparable

  • Sorting – Using Comparator

  • Collections

  • Lists and Sets

  • Iterators

  • Lists and Iterators Example

  • Maps

  • Maps and Iterators Example

  • The Collections Class

  • Rules of Thumb

Chapter 7: Generics

  • Introduction

  • Defining Simple Generics

  • Generics and Subtyping

  • Wildcards

  • Bounded Wildcards

  • Generic Methods

Chapter 8: Advanced I/O

  • Introduction

  • Basic File I/O Example

  • Buffered I/O

  • The Console Class

  • Object Serialization

  • Serialization Issues

  • Compressed Files

  • Zip File Example

  • Writing Your Own I/O Classes

  • Property Files

  • The Preferences Class

Chapter 9: Enhanced I/O

  • Introduction

  • Channels

  • Buffers

  • Typed Buffers

  • Direct Buffers

Chapter 10: Logging API

  • Introduction

  • Loggers

  • Logger Levels

  • Logger Handlers

  • Specifying Handlers and Formatters

  • Configuring Handlers

  • LogManager

Chapter 11: Networking

  • Networking Fundamentals

  • The Client/Server Model

  • InetAddress

  • URLs

  • Sockets

  • A Time-of-Day Client

  • Writing Servers

  • Client/Server Example

Chapter 12: Threads and Concurrency

  • Review of Fundamentals

  • Creating Threads by Extending Thread

  • Creating Threads by Implementing Runnable

  • Advantages of Using Threads

  • Daemon Threads

  • Thread States

  • Thread Problems

  • Synchronization

  • Performance Issues

Chapter 13: Remote Method Invocation (RMI)

  • Introduction

  • RMI Architecture

  • The Remote Interface

  • The Remote Object

  • Writing the Server

  • The RMI Compiler

  • Writing the Client

  • Remote Method Arguments and Return Values

  • Dynamic Loading of Stub Classes

  • Remote RMI Client Example

  • Running the Remote RMI Client Example

Chapter 14: Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)

  • Introduction

  • Relational Databases

  • Structured Query Language

  • A Sample Program

  • Transactions

  • Meta Data