Advanced Java Programming Course

Course Description

The Advanced Java course covers more advanced features of the Java programming language and APIs, including threads, collections, JavaBeans, JDBC, RMI, CORBA, security, networking, the new Java 5 language features, the Java Persistence API (JPA), Web Sevices and XML.

Course Objectives

Delegates who complete the Advanced Java Programming course will be able to:

• Develop Java applications using the new Java 5 language features.
• Choose the correct collection based on intended use within an application.
• Develop JavaBeans for use in a GUI environment.
• Develop database applications using JDBC.
• Develop distributed applications using the correct choice of RMI and/or CORBA.
• Develop network applications using sockets.
• Understand Java Virtual Machine security.
• Understand XML as it pertains to Java.

Intended Audience

Experienced Java programmers who require more advanced knowledge of Java APIs and programming techniques.

Course Prerequisites

Our Java Programming course (or equivalent) and 6 months Java programming experience.

Please ensure you meet the prerequisites for the Advanced Java Programming Course before you attend the course. Read the importance of course prerequisites to understand why this is necessary.

Course Contents

Overview

Review of the Java platform. •  Portability issues between JVM versions.

Language topics

Java 1.4 assertions. •  Java 5 new language features •  Generics, enums, boxing/unboxing, enhanced for loop, static imports, annotations. •  Interfacing to C.

Java Collections API

Sets, Lists, Maps. •  Trees and hash tables. •  Iterator and Enumeration interfaces. •  Big O notation. •  Sorting and searching.

JavaBeans

JavaBean architecture and reflection API. •  Bean properties, methods and events. •  BeanInfo interface. •  Bean Development Kit (BDK). •  Beans and ActiveX.

Persistence

Flat files. •  Serialization. •  XML encoding. •  Java API for XML Binding (JAXB). •  Java Persistence API (JPA).

Java Database Connectivity

Client/server methodology. •  JDBC API: Driver, Connection, Statement and ResultSet interfaces. •  Driver types and loading drivers. •  Connecting to a JDBC database. •  Executing queries and extracting data.

Remote Method Invocation

RMI architecture vs Remote Procedure Calls (RPC). •  RMI interface definitions, stubs and skeleton classes. •  Overview of Java 5 dynamic proxies.

CORBA

CORBA vs COM. •  Interface Definition Language. •  Internet InterORB Protocol.

Security

VM instruction set, bytecode verifier, class loader and security manager. •  Writing a custom SecurityManager. •  Security policies and certificates. •  Crytographic APIs.

XML

Introduction to XML and Document Type Definitions (DTDs). •  Parsing, validating and generating an XML document. •  Namespaces. •  XSL Transformations.

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