Lessons 1: Introduction

• How This Course Is Organised?
• Who Should Read This Course?
• Conventions Used in This Course

Lessons 2: Getting Started with Java

• The Java Language
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Objects and Classes
• Attributes and Behaviour
• Organising Classes and Class Behaviour
• Summary

Lessons 3: The ABCs of Programming

• Statements and Expressions
• Variables and Data Types
• Comments
• Literals
• Expressions and Operators
• String Arithmetic
• Summary

Lessons 4: Working with Objects

• Creating New Objects
• Using Class and Instance Variables
• Calling Methods
• References to Objects
• Casting Objects and Primitive Types
• Comparing Object Values and Classes
• Summary

Lessons 5: Lists, Logic, and Loops

• Arrays
• Block Statements
• if Conditionals
• Switch Conditionals
• The Ternary Operator
• for Loops
• while and do Loops
• Breaking Out of Loops

Lessons 6: Creating Classes and Methods

• Defining Classes
• Creating Instance and Class Variables
• Creating Methods
• Creating Java Applications
• Java Applications and Arguments
• Creating Methods with the Same Name
• Constructors
• Overriding Methods
• Summary

Lessons 7: Packages, Interfaces, and Other Class Features

• Modifiers
• Static Variables and Methods
• Final Classes, Methods, and Variables
• Abstract Classes and Methods
• Packages
• Creating Your Own Packages
• Interfaces
• Creating and Extending Interfaces
• Summary

Lessons 8: Exceptions and Threads

• Exceptions
• Managing Exceptions
• Declaring Methods That Might Throw Exceptions
• Creating and Throwing Exceptions
• When Not to Use Exceptions
• Threads
• Summary

Lessons 9: Data Structures

• Moving Beyond Arrays
• Java Structures
• Generics
• Enumerations
• Summary

Lessons 10: Creating a Graphical User Interface

• Creating an Application
• Working with Components
• Lists
• The Java Class Library
• Summary

Lessons 11: Building an Interface

• Swing Features
• Summary

Lessons 12: Arranging Components on a User Interface

• Basic Interface Layout
• Mixing Layout Managers
• Card Layout

Lessons 13: Responding to User Input

• Event Listeners
• Working with Methods

Lessons 14: Creating Java2D Graphics

Lessons 15: Developing Swing Applications

• Improving Performance with SwingWorker
• Grid Bag Layout

Lessons 16: Using Inner Classes and Lambda Expressions

• Inner Classes
• Lambda Expressions
• Variable Type Inference

Lessons 17: Working with Input and Output

Lessons 18: Communicating Over HTTP

Lessons 19: Accessing Databases with JDBC and Derby

Lessons 20: Reading and Writing RSS Feeds

• Using XML
• Designing an XML Dialect
• Processing XML with Java
• Processing XML with XOM
• Summary

Lessons 21: Making Web Service Requests

• Introduction to XML-RPC
• Communicating with XML-RPC
• Choosing an XML-RPC Implementation
• Using an XML-RPC Web Service
• Creating an XML-RPC Web Service

Lessons 22: Writing a Game with Java

• Playing a Game

Appendix A: Using the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment

• Installing NetBeans
• Creating a New Project
• Creating a New Java Class
• Running the Application
• Fixing Errors
• Expanding and Shrinking a Panel
• Exploring NetBeans

Appendix B: Fixing Package Not Visible Errors in NetBeans

• Adding Module Info

Appendix C: Using the Java Development Kit

• Choosing a Java Development Tool
• Configuring the Java Development Kit
• Using a Text Editor
• Creating a Sample Program

Appendix D: Programming with the Java Development Kit

• Overview of the JDK
• java, the Java Virtual Machine
• The javac Compiler
• The javadoc Documentation Tool
• The jar Java File Archival Tool
• The jdb Debugger
• Using System Properties
• Writing Java Statements in a Shell

The ABCs of Programming

• Using a Variable
• Using Multiple Variables
• Creating a Local Variable
• Using Comments
• Using the Modulus Operator
• Using the Logical AND Operator
• Using the Logical OR Operator
• Using the instance Of Operator
• Using Relational Operators
• Concatenating Two Strings

Working with Objects

• Creating an Object
• Creating a Class Variable
• Creating a Reference to the Object
• Using Java Primitives
• Converting a Primitive Type to Object

Lists, Logic, and Loops

• Declaring a Multidimensional Array
• Declaring an Array
• Using the if Statement
• Using the if-else Statement
• Using the switch Statement
• Using the Ternary Operator
• Using the for Statement
• Using the while Loop
• Using the do/while Loop
• Using the break Statement

Creating Classes and Methods

• Using the this Keyword
• Creating a Method
• Creating the main() Method
• Passing Parameters to a Method
• Creating a Constructor
• Overloading a Method
• Using Method Overriding

Packages, Interfaces, and Other Class Features

• Using the Access Modifier
• Using the Static Method
• Using Static Variables
• Importing a Package
• Using the Abstract Method
• Creating an Interface

Exceptions and Threads

• Using the try/catch Block
• Using the finally Block
• Using the throws Keyword

Data Structures

• Creating an Enumeration

Creating a Graphical User Interface

• Creating a Form

Building an Interface

• Creating a Signup Form
• Creating a Textbox and a Progress Bar

Arranging Components on a User Interface

• Creating a Calendar

Responding to User Input

• Creating a Calculator

Creating Java2D Graphics

• Drawing a Rectangle and Adding Color to it

Developing Swing Applications

• Creating a Graphical User Interface

Using Inner Classes and Lambda Expressions

• Using the Static Inner Class
• Using a Lambda Expression

Working with Input and Output

• Writing Values in a File
• Reading the Content of a File

Accessing Databases with JDBC and Derby

• Working with JDBC Statements
• Executing a SQL Query
• Displaying Records
• Reading the Content of a Webpage

Reading and Writing RSS Feeds

• Creating an XML Document