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SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Study Guide

by Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates

June 2008

Intermediate to advanced

851 pages

19h 22m

English

McGraw-Hill

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Java RefresherIdentifiers & JavaBeans (Objectives 1.3 and 1.4)Legal IdentifiersSun's Java Code ConventionsJavaBeans StandardsDeclare Classes (Exam Objective 1.1)Source File Declaration RulesClass Declarations and ModifiersExercise 1-1: Creating an Abstract Superclass and Concrete SubclassDeclare Interfaces (Exam Objectives 1.1 and 1.2)Declaring an InterfaceDeclaring Interface ConstantsDeclare Class Members (Objectives 1.3 and 1.4)Access ModifiersNonaccess Member ModifiersConstructor DeclarationsVariable DeclarationsDeclaring EnumsTwo-Minute DrillQ&A Self TestSelf Test Answers

Encapsulation (Exam Objective 5.1)Inheritance, Is-A, Has-A (Exam Objective 5.5)IS-AHAS-APolymorphism (Exam Objective 5.2)Overriding / Overloading (Exam Objectives 1.5 and 5.4)Overridden MethodsOverloaded MethodsReference Variable Casting (Objective 5.2)Implementing an Interface (Exam Objective 1.2)Legal Return Types (Exam Objective 1.5)Return Type DeclarationsReturning a ValueConstructors and Instantiation (Exam Objectives 1.6, 5.3, and 5.4)Determine Whether a Default Constructor Will Be CreatedOverloaded ConstructorsStatics (Exam Objective 1.3)Static Variables and MethodsCoupling and Cohesion (Exam Objective 5.1)Two-Minute DrillQ&A Self TestSelf Test Answers
Stack and Heap—Quick ReviewLiterals, Assignments, and Variables (Exam Objectives 1.3 and 7.6)Literal Values for All Primitive TypesAssignment OperatorsExercise 3-1: Casting PrimitivesUsing a Variable or Array Element That Is Uninitialized and UnassignedLocal (Stack, Automatic) Primitives and ObjectsPassing Variables into Methods (Objective 7.3)Passing Object Reference VariablesDoes Java Use Pass-By-Value Semantics?Passing Primitive VariablesArray Declaration, Construction, and Initialization (Exam Objective 1.3)Declaring an ArrayConstructing an ArrayInitializing an ArrayInitialization BlocksUsing Wrapper Classes and Boxing (Exam Objective 3.1)An Overview of the Wrapper ClassesCreating Wrapper ObjectsUsing Wrapper Conversion UtilitiesAutoboxingOverloading (Exam Objectives 1.5 and 5.4)Garbage Collection (Exam Objective 7.4)Overview of Memory Management and Garbage CollectionOverview of Java's Garbage CollectorWriting Code That Explicitly Makes Objects Eligible for CollectionExercise 3-2: Garbage Collection ExperimentTwo-Minute DrillQ&A Self Test
Java Operators (Exam Objective 7.6)Assignment OperatorsRelational Operatorsinstanceof ComparisonArithmetic OperatorsConditional OperatorLogical OperatorsTwo-Minute DrillQ&A Self TestSelf Test Answers
if and switch Statements (Exam Objective 2.1)if-else Branchingswitch StatementsExercise 5-1: Creating a switch-case StatementLoops and Iterators (Exam Objective 2.2)Using while LoopsUsing do LoopsUsing for LoopsUsing break and continueUnlabeled StatementsLabeled StatementsExercise 5-2: Creating a Labeled while LoopHandling Exceptions (Exam Objectives 2.4 and 2.5)Catching an Exception Using try and catchUsing finallyPropagating Uncaught ExceptionsExercise 5-3: Propagating and Catching an ExceptionDefining ExceptionsException HierarchyHandling an Entire Class Hierarchy of ExceptionsException MatchingException Declaration and the Public InterfaceRethrowing the Same ExceptionExercise 5-4: Creating an ExceptionCommon Exceptions and Errors (Exam Objective 2.6)Working with the Assertion Mechanism (Exam Objective 2.3)Assertions OverviewEnabling AssertionsUsing Assertions AppropriatelyTwo-Minute DrillQ&A Self TestSelf Test Answers
String, StringBuilder, and StringBuffer (Exam Objective 3.1)The String ClassImportant Facts About Strings and MemoryImportant Methods in the String ClassThe StringBuffer and StringBuilder ClassesImportant Methods in the StringBuffer and StringBuilder ClassesFile Navigation and I/O (Exam Objective 3.2)The java.io.Console ClassSerialization (Exam Objective 3.3)Dates, Numbers, and Currency (Exam Objective 3.4)Working with Dates, Numbers, and CurrenciesParsing, Tokenizing, and Formatting (Exam Objective 3.5)A Search TutorialLocating Data via Pattern MatchingTokenizingFormatting with printf() and format()Two-Minute Drill
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Overriding hashCode() and equals() (Objective 6.2)Overriding equals()Overriding hashCode()Collections (Exam Objective 6.1)So What Do You Do with a Collection?List InterfaceSet InterfaceMap InterfaceQueue InterfaceUsing the Collections Framework (Objectives 6.3 and 6.5)ArrayList BasicsAutoboxing with CollectionsSorting Collections and ArraysNavigating (Searching) TreeSets and TreeMapsOther Navigation MethodsBacked CollectionsGeneric Types (Objectives 6.3 and 6.4)Generics and Legacy CodeMixing Generic and Non-generic CollectionsPolymorphism and GenericsGeneric MethodsGeneric Declarations
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Inner ClassesCoding a "Regular" Inner ClassReferencing the Inner or Outer Instance from Within the Inner ClassMethod-Local Inner ClassesWhat a Method-Local Inner Object Can and Can't DoAnonymous Inner ClassesPlain-Old Anonymous Inner Classes, Flavor OnePlain-Old Anonymous Inner Classes, Flavor TwoArgument-Defined Anonymous Inner ClassesStatic Nested ClassesInstantiating and Using Static Nested ClassesTwo-Minute DrillQ&A Self TestSelf Test Answers
Defining, Instantiating, and Starting Threads (Objective 4.1)Defining a ThreadInstantiating a ThreadStarting a ThreadThread States and Transitions (Objective 4.2)Thread StatesPreventing Thread ExecutionSleepingExercise 9-1: Creating a Thread and Putting It to SleepThread Priorities and yield( )Synchronizing Code (Objective 4.3)Synchronization and LocksExercise 9-2: Synchronizing a Block of CodeThread DeadlockThread Interaction (Objective 4.4)Using notifyAll( ) When Many Threads May Be WaitingTwo-Minute DrillQ&A Self Test
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Using the javac and java Commands (Exam Objectives 7.1, 7.2, and 7.5)Compiling with javacLaunching Applications with javaSearching for Other ClassesJAR Files (Objective 7.5)JAR Files and SearchingUsing Static Imports (Exam Objective 7.1)Static ImportsTwo-Minute DrillQ&A Self TestSelf Test Answers
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