Oracle Java Foundations

Course details

Ready to learn Java? This course takes you through the fundamentals: how the language works, how to write and run a program, and how to think in classes and objects. Instructor Vasily Strelnikov, an Oracle solution specialist who has worked with Java since version 1, teaches the essential building blocks of the language for tech professionals new to Java. Explore the Java Development Kit and its tools, and then work through variables, operators, and how Java handles text and numeric data. Practice controlling program flow with conditionals, loops, and switch statements, and see how arrays organize related values. Move into object-oriented programming by writing methods, defining classes, and creating objects, then extend those classes through inheritance. And finish by learning how to catch and throw exceptions. Every concept comes with a practice session built around a fictional scientific lab application.

Concepts

Introduction

Course introduction

Introduction to Java Basics

Introduction to Java
A Simple Java Application
Java development tools
Practice 1-1 - Course Environment Setup
Practice 1-2 - Creating, compiling, and executing a Java application

Handling Text and Numbers

Variables, Constants and Types
Operators
Operation results
Practice 2-1 - Working with variables and constants
Work with Text values
Practice 3-1 - Working with strings

Arrays, Conditions, and Loops

Work with arrays
Practice 4-1 - Working with arrays
Write loops
Write if else constructs
Write switch case constructs
Practice 5-1 - Controlling program flow

Defining Classes and Creating Objects

Write methods
Practice 6-1 - Working with methods
Create classes and objects
Work with objects
Overload methods
Practice 7-1 - Working with Classes
Design Encapsulation and Constructors
Java code Aggregations
Practice 8-1 - Enhancing class design
Use class context
Practice 9-1 - Using Class Methods and Variables

Object-Oriented Approach to Code Reuse

Java inheritance
Extend the Object class
Practice 10-1 - Reusing Code Through Inheritance

Handling Exceptions

Handle exceptions
Throw exceptions
Practice 11-1 - Handling exceptions

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