Java is one of the most widely used programming languages in the world. It is fully object oriented in nature, and highly suitable to create well-structured, full-stack applications.

In this Java Programming course, participants

• will study the basic syntax of Java
• will apply Java in using the OO concepts of associations, inheritance and polymorphism
• get an overview of the most used predefined classes/libraries; like String, Collections, Date/Time, I/O
• are introduced to the concept of functional programming (lambdas)

• Introduction
  • a first Java application 
  • compiling and running of Java applications 
• Java syntax
  • variables and data types - arrays - Strings - type conversions (autoboxing)
  • operators
  • expressions
  • control flow
• Java building blocks
  • packages - classes - objects
  • methods - initialization - constructors
  • overloading
  • inner classes - access control
• Java applications
  • program structure
  • Java documentation
  • jar files
  • Java beans
• Inheritance and polymorphism
  • concepts
  • overriding - casting
  • modifiers
  • abstract classes and interfaces
  • enums
• Exception handling
  • catching and handling exceptions
  • throwing exceptions
  • creating custom exceptions
  • try-with-resources
• Collections
  • List - Set - Map - Queue
  • generics
  • Iterator and sorting
  • Arrays and Collections utility classes
• Utilities
  • date/time
  • formatting numbers
• File I/O
  • byte, character and object streams
  • reading files
  • command line I/O
• Introduction to functional programming
  • functional interfaces
  • lambda expressions
  • stream basics

Using object orientation in the Java language is explained in theory and illustrated with examples. During the course, the participants can put this into practice with a lot of exercises.

Delivered as a live, interactive training: available in-person or online, or in a hybrid format. Training can be implemented in English, Dutch, or French.

• Programming experience is required (see course Programming fundamentals);
• Knowledge of OO principles (see course OO concepts and techniques) is a must.

Application developers who want to learn object oriented programming in Java.