Core Java 11 Fundamentals, Second Edition

Table of contents

1. Introduction
   1. Core Java 9: Introduction
2. Lesson 1: An Introduction to Java
   1. Learning objectives
   2. 1.1 Understand the design decisions that shaped Java
   3. 1.2 Become familiar with the history of Java
3. Lesson 2: The Java Programming Environment
   1. Learning objectives
   2. 2.1 Setting up your Java development environment
   3. 2.2 Using the command-line tools
   4. 2.3 Using an integrated development environment
   5. 2.4 Running graphical applications and applets
4. Lesson 3: Fundamental Programming Structures in Java
   1. Learning objectives
   2. 3.1 Write a simple Java program
   3. 3.2 Work with numeric data types
   4. 3.3 Work with Strings and the API documentation
   5. 3.4 Write programs that read input and produce output
   6. 3.5 Use the control flow constructs of the Java language
   7. 3.6 Work with big numbers when arbitrary precision is required
   8. 3.7 Use arrays to store multiple elements of the same type
5. Lesson 4: Objects and Classes
   1. Learning objectives
   2. 4.1 Understand the fundamental concepts of object-oriented programming
   3. 4.2 Work with predefined classes
   4. 4.3 Define your own classes
   5. 4.4 Understand advanced concepts of classes in Java
   6. 4.5 Understand parameter passing in Java
   7. 4.6 Learn more about object construction
   8. 4.7 Work with packages and imports
   9. 4.8 Use the javadoc utility to produce class documentation
   10. 4.9 Design classes effectively
6. Lesson 5: Inheritance
   1. Learning objectives
   2. 5.1 Understand and define subclasses
   3. 5.2 Override methods and provide constructors in subclasses
   4. 5.3 Understand advanced inheritance concepts in Java
   5. 5.4 Work with the Object class and its methods
   6. 5.5 Understand how inheritance shapes Java language features
   7. 5.6 Use reflection to work with arbitrary objects
   8. 5.7 Use inheritance effectively
7. Lesson 6: Interfaces, Lambda Expressions, and Inner Classes
   1. Learning objectives
   2. 6.1 Understand the concept of interfaces
   3. 6.2 Understand the properties of Java interfaces
   4. 6.3 Work with default methods
   5. 6.4 Become familiar with use cases for interfaces
   6. 6.5 Understand how lambda expressions work
   7. 6.6 Understand the inner workings of inner classes
8. Lesson 7: Exceptions, Assertions, and Logging
   1. Learning objectives
   2. 7.1 Use exceptions to report errors in a program
   3. 7.2 Catch exceptions to remedy error conditions
   4. 7.3 Know how to use exceptions effectively
   5. 7.4 Use assertions to enforce algorithm constraints
   6. 7.5 Use logging to record what your program does
9. Lesson 8: Generic Programming
   1. Learning objectives
   2. 8.1 Understand the advantages of generic programming
   3. 8.2 Define a simple generic class
   4. 8.3 Define generic methods
   5. 8.4 Know how to place restrictions on type variables
   6. 8.5 Understand how generic code is translated to run on the Java virtual machine
   7. 8.6 Be aware of restrictions and limitations of Java generics
   8. 8.7 Understand the interaction between generic types and inheritance
   9. 8.8 Work with reflection and generic types
10. Lesson 9: Collections
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 9.1 Understand the benefit of separate collection classes and interfaces
    3. 9.2 Become familiar with the types in the collections framework
    4. 9.3 Work with linked lists and array lists
    5. 9.4 Work with hash sets and sorted sets
    6. 9.5 Work with queues, deques, and priority queues
    7. 9.6 Use maps to organize key/value pairs
    8. 9.7 Understand collection wrappers and views
    9. 9.8 Use common algorithms with collections
    10. 9.9 Be able to use collections from old versions of Java
11. Lesson 10: JavaFX
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 10.1 A Brief History of Java GUI Programming
    3. 10.2 Displaying Information in a Scene
    4. 10.3 Event Handling
    5. 10.4 Layout
    6. 10.5 User Interface Controls
    7. 10.6 Dialogs
    8. 10.7 Fancy Controls
    9. 10.8 Properties and Bindings
    10. 10.9 Asynchronous Processing
12. Lesson 11: Swing Principles
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 11.1 Understand the design decisions behind the Swing Toolkit
    3. 11.2 Be able to display frame windows
    4. 11.3 Display graphical shapes
    5. 11.4 Display colors, fonts, and images
    6. 11.5 Understand how a program can react to user interface events
    7. 11.6 Provide user interface actions that can be activated in multiple ways
    8. 11.7 Handle mouse events
    9. 11.8 Understand the AWT event hierarchy
13. Lesson 12: User Interface Components with Swing
    1. Learning objectives
    2. 12.1 Understand how Swing uses the model-view-controller design pattern
    3. 12.2 Be able to arrange user interface components in a window
    4. 12.3 Process text input
    5. 12.4 Present choices in a user interface
    6. 12.5 Implement menus and toolbars
    7. 12.6 Solve complex layout management tasks
    8. 12.7 Use and implement dialog boxes
14. Summary
    1. Core Java 9: Summary