Fundamentals of Java Programming Lab Companion (Cisco Networking Academy Program)

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1. What Is Java?


Locating Resources, Managing Editors, and Console Windows. Creating and Running the HelloStudent1 Class. Modifying the HelloStudent1 Program to Accept Input from User at Runtime. Debugging and Correcting Errors in Predefined Classes. Creating HelloStudent3 with BlueJ. Exploring the BlueJ Tutorial. Create and Run the Teller Class. Case Study: Modify the Teller Class to Accept Runtime Data.



2. Object-Oriented Programming.


Teacher Class Calls Student Class. Designing and Describing Classes by Using UML. Developing the Banking Classes for Phase 1.



3. Java Language Elements.


Exploring Javadoc Parameters. Reviewing the API Documentation. Inserting Documentation for the Classes in the JBANK Application. Generating API Docs for JBANK Classes Using Javadoc Tool. Defining Variables. Applying Access Modifiers. Using Constructors. Creating the Classes for Phase I of the JBANK Application.



4. Java Language Operators and Control Structures.


Arithmetic Operators. Use of Operators. String Concatenation. If Statement. Switch Statements. Do While Statement. Use of While Loops. For Loops. The java.lang System Class. The Console Class. Control Structures.



5. Basics of Defining and Using Classes.


Four Steps to Creating Objects. Creating Objects, Encapsulation Concepts, and Attributes. Constructors and Methods. Overloaded Methods and Constructors. Scope of Variables. Completing the JBANK Phase 1 Application.



6. System, Strings, String Buffer, Math and Wrapper Classes.


Reading Input Using System.in String Methods. Casting and Conversion. Using the Math Class. Using the Math Package. Working with Dates. System, String, StringBuffer, and Use of the Console Class. Wrapper Classes, Math Class, Date Class.



7. Arrays.


Passing an Array to a Method. Creating and Traversing Through Arrays. Searching and Sorting an Array. Extended Use of Arrays.



8. Classes and Inheritance.


Implement Abstraction in the Banking Application. Implement Inheritance, Extending from Abstract and Concrete Classes. Abstraction at Several Levels-Create Checking Account. Interface and Abstract Class. Polymorphism in the Banking Application.



9. Understanding Packages.


Exploring the API Packages. Build a Banking Package. Designing the GUI to Represent an ATM for Customers. Designing the GUI Interfaces.



10. Creating GUIs Using AWT.


Creating the Components (TellerView Class). Creating the Components (ATMGUI Class). Selecting Containers (TellerGUI Class). Selecting Containers (ATMGUI Class). Layout Managers (TellerGUI Class). Layout Managers and Adding Components. (ATMGUI Class). Identifying Event Handler Features in the TellerGUI Class. Implement Event Handling for the ATMGUI Class. Implement the Model for the ATMGUI Class. Finalizing the Model View Controller Pattern for the ATMGUI Class.



11. Applets and Graphics.


Creating an Applet to Display Employee Information. Graphical User Interface (GUI) Components in Applets. Changing the Location of Components in an Applet. Calculator. Creating an ATM Applet.



12. Exceptions.


Testing for Run time Exceptions. Using the Finally Block. Creating Your Own Exceptions. Exceptions for the JBANK Application.



13. Files, Streams, Input and Output.


Displaying File Statistics. Using RandomAccessFile to Seek Positions Within a File. Writing Customer Objects to a File. Reading Customer Objects from a File.



14. Collections.


ArrayList. ListIterators. Creating a collection to Store Integer Objects. File I/O Using Collection Classes. Set and Iterators.



15. Threads.


Threads and Priorities. Controlling Threads by Using Methods of the Thread Class. Digital Clock.