Advanced Java Programming
Delivery Options
- Customized Onsite Training (5 days): Request a Proposal
Class Description
Class Overview
This course provides advanced training in developing software using the Java Platform, Standard Edition, or Java SE. It is intended for students with solid experience in structured and object-oriented Java programming, including use of the Collections API and exception handling.
The course covers several general-purpose topics: using and building generic types, writing multi-threaded applications, the Reflection API and annotations, and network programming using sockets. It combines nicely with various other courses in the Java curriculum, each of which is also "advanced Java" of some sort: JDBC, secure coding, Swing GUI programming, design patterns, and so on.
Class Goals
- Make effective use of Java generic types.
- Write multi-threaded Java applications.
- Use the Reflection API for highly generic tasks, discovery, or code-generation.
- Use standard annotations and develop custom annotations to express meta-data in Java source files.
- Communicate between processes using network sockets.
Class Outline
- Generics
- Using Generics
- Type Erasure
- Type Boundaries
- Wildcards
- Generic Methods
- Strengths and Weaknesses of Generics
- Legacy Code and Generics
- Threads
- Java Thread Model
- Creating and Running Threads
- Manipulating Thread State
- Thread Synchronization
- Volatile Fields vs. Synchronized Methods
- wait and notify
- join and sleep
- The Concurrency API
- Atomic Operations
- Thread Pools
- Reflection
- Uses for Meta-Data
- The Reflection API
- The Class<T> Class
- The java.lang.reflect Package
- Reading Type Information
- Navigating Inheritance Trees
- Dynamic Instantiation
- Dynamic Invocation
- Reflecting on Generics
- Annotations
- Aspect-Oriented Programming and Java
- The Annotations Model
- Annotation Types and Annotations
- Built-In Annotations
- Annotations vs. Descriptors (XML)
- Sockets
- The OSI Reference Model
- Network Protocols
- The Socket Class
- The ServerSocket Class
- Connecting Through URL Objects
- HTTP and Other TCP Servers
- Datagram Clients and Servers
- Non-Blocking Sockets
- Multi-Threading in Servers
Class Materials
Each student in our Live Online and our Onsite classes receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.
Class Prerequisites
Experience in the following areas is required:
- Solid Java programming experience is essential
Courses that can help you meet these prerequisites:
- Object-Oriented ActionScript Training
- Introduction to Java Training
- Object-Oriented ActionScript Training
Technical Requirements
Our computer technical requirements and setup process is easy, with support just a click away.
- Onsite and Instructor-led Online course technical requirements and setup instructions.
- WebEx system requirements for Instructor-led Online delivery option.
Potential Follow-on Classes
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of Live Online Training:
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