What Is a Java Program?

• Introduction to Computer Programs

• Key Features of the Java Language

• The Java Technology and Development Environment

• Running/testing a Java program

Creating a Java Main Class

• Java Classes

• The main Method

Data In the Cart

• Introducing variables

• Working with Strings

• Working with numbers

• Manipulating numeric data

Managing Multiple Items

• Working with Conditions

• Working with a List of Items

• Processing a list of items

Describing Objects and Classes

• Working with objects and classes

• Defining fields and methods

• Declaring, Instantiating, and Initializing Objects

• Working with Object References

• Doing more with Arrays

• Introducing the NetBeans IDE

• Introducing the Soccer League Use Case

Manipulating and Formatting the Data in Your Program

• Using the String Class

• Using the Java API Docs

• Using the StringBuilder Class

• More about primitive data types

• The remaining numeric operators

• Promoting and casting variables

Creating and Using Methods

• Using methods

• Method arguments and return values

• Static methods and variables

• How Arguments are Passed to a Method

• Overloading a method

Using Encapsulation

• Access Control

• Encapsulation

• Overloading constructors

More on Conditionals

• Relational and conditional operators

• More ways to use if/else constructs

• Using Switch Statements

• Using the NetBeans Debugger

More on Arrays and Loops

• Working with Dates

• Parsing the args Array

• Two-dimensional Arrays

• Alternate Looping Constructs

• Nesting Loops

• The ArrayList class

Using Inheritance

• Overview of inheritance

• Working with subclasses and superclasses

• Overriding methods in the superclass

• Introducing polymorphism

• Creating and extending abstract classes

Using Interfaces

• Polymorphism in the JDK foundation classes

• Using Interfaces

• Using the List Interface

• Introducing Lambda expressions

Handling Exceptions

• Handling Exceptions: An overview

• Propagation of exceptions

• Catching and throwing exceptions

• Handling multiple exceptions and errors