Java SE 8 Programming - OMNI ACADEMY & CONSULTING

This Java SE 8 Programming training covers the core language features and Application Programming Interfaces (API) you will use to design object-oriented applications with Java Standard Edition 8 (Java SE 8) Platform. Use this course to further develop your skills with the Java language and prepare for the Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 8 Programmer Exam!

Learn To:

Create Java technology applications with the latest JDK Technology
Develop your object-oriented skills
Identify good practices in the use of the language to create robust Java application
Use Lambda expressions in Java applications
Store and manipulate data using collections
Manipulate files, directories and file systems
Connect to databases using standard SQL queries through JDBC
Create high-performance multi-threaded applications

Benefits to You

You can use this course to further develop your skills with the Java language and prepare for the Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 8 Programmer Exam!

Required Prerequisite

Java SE 8 Fundamentals
Java EE Developers
Java Developers
Developer
Creating high-performing multi-threaded applications
Creating Java technology applications that leverage the object-oriented features of the Java language, such as encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism
Implementing input/output (I/O) functionality to read from and write to data and text files and understand advanced I/O streams
Executing a Java technology application from the command line
Manipulating files, directories and file systems using the JDK NIO.2 specification
Creating applications that use the Java Collections framework
Performing multiple operations on database tables, including creating, reading, updating and deleting using both JDBC and JPA technology
Searching and filter collections using Lambda Expressions
Implementing error-handling techniques using exception handling
Using Lambda Expression concurrency features

Java Platform Overview

Defining how the Java language achieves platform independence
Defining how the Java language continues to evolve
Differentiating between the Java ME, Java SE, and Java EE Platforms
Evaluating Java libraries, middle-ware, and database options

Java Syntax and Class Review

Using operators
Creating primitive variables
Creating simple Java classes
Using if-else and switch statements
Creating and manipulate strings
Iterating with loops: while,do-while,for,enhanced for
Creating arrays
Using Java fields, constructors, and methods

Encapsulation and Subclassing

Creating and use Java subclasses
Using encapsulation in Java class design
Overloading methods
Making classes immutable
Modeling business problems using Java classes

Overriding Methods, Polymorphism, and Static Classes

Using the instanceof operator to compare object types
Using varargs to specify variable arguments
Using access levels: private, protected, default, and public.
Overriding methods
Implementing the singleton design pattern
Modeling business problems by using the static keyword
Using upward and downward casts
Using virtual method invocation

Abstract and Nested Classes

Constructing abstract Java classes and subclasses
Designing general-purpose base classes by using abstract classes
Applying final keyword in Java
Distinguish between top-level and nested classes

Interfaces and Lambda Expressions

Defaulting methods
Defining a Java interface
Anonymous inner classes
Defining a Lambda Expression
Extending an interface
Choosing between interface inheritance and class inheritance

Collections and Generics

Creating a collection by using generics
Implementing an ArrayList
Implementing a HashMap
Implementing a Deque
Using the type inference diamond to create an object
Creating a custom generic class
Implementing a TreeSet
Ordering collections

Collections Streams, and Filters

Describing the Stream interface
Calling an existing method using a method reference
Chaining multiple methods together
Filtering a collection using lambda expressions
Defining pipelines in terms of lambdas and collections
Iterating through a collection using lambda syntax
Describing the Builder pattern

Lambda Built-in Functional Interfaces

Using primitive versions of base interfaces
Using binary versions of base interfaces
Listing the built-in interfaces included in java.util.function
Core interfaces – Predicate, Consumer, Function, Supplier

Lambda Operations

Extracting data from an object using map
Describing the Optional class
Sorting a stream
Describing lazy processing
Describing the types of stream operations
Grouping and partition data using the Collectors class
Saving results to a collection using the collect method

Exceptions and Assertions

Recognizing common exception classes and categories
Autoclose resources with a try-with-resources statement
Creating custom exceptions
Using the catch, multi-catch, and finally clauses
Defining the purpose of Java exceptions
Using the try and throw statements
Testing invariants by using assertions

Java Date/Time API

Working with dates and times across time zones
Combining date and time into a single object
Creating and manage date-based events
Applying formatting to local and zoned dates and times
Creating and manage time-based events
Managing changes resulting from daylight savings
Defining and create timestamps, periods and durations

I/O Fundamentals

Writing and read objects using serialization
Using streams to read and write files
Read and write data from the console
Describing the basics of input and output in Java

File I/O (NIO.2)

Using the Files class to check, delete, copy, or move a file or directory
Using the Path interface to operate on file and directory paths
Using Stream API with NIO2

Concurrency

Creating worker threads using Runnable and Callable
Describing operating system task scheduling
Using an ExecutorService to concurrently execute tasks
Using the java.util.concurrent collections
Identifying potential threading problems
Using monitor locks to control the order of thread execution
Using synchronized and concurrent atomic to manage atomicity

The Fork-Join Framework

The need for Fork-Join
RecursiveTask
Work stealing
Parallelism

Parallel Streams

Listing the key performance considerations for parallel streams
Reviewing the key characteristics of streams
Defining reduction
List the key assumptions needed to use a parallel pipeline
Calculating a value using reduce
Describing the process for decomposing and then merging work
Describing how to make a stream pipeline execute in parallel
Describing why reduction requires an associative function

Database Applications with JDBC

Connecting to a database by using a JDBC driver
Specifying JDBC driver information externally
Performing CRUD operations using the JDBC API
Defining the layout of the JDBC API
Submitting queries and get results from the database

Localization

Building a resource bundle for each locale
Describing the advantages of localizing an application
Calling a resource bundle from an application
Changing the locale for a resource bundle
Defining what a locale represents
Read and set the locale by using the Locale object