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Java for COBOL Programmers (Canada) On-Site Training

This on-site training class is also available as Public Schedule Seminar.

This hands on Java Programming course provides experienced COBOL programmers with the ability to utilize the structure and syntax of the object oriented Java programming language for both general business and Internet programming applications.

Course Description/Agenda

Students Will Learn:

Object Oriented Concepts
Java Syntax and Control Structures
Data Types and Expressions
Packages, Classes, Objects, and Methods
Arrays

String Handling
Exception Handling
Inheritance and Polymorphism
Input and Output Stream Processing
GUI Programming Concepts

Course Description: This hands on Java Programming course provides experienced COBOL programmers with the ability to utilize the structure and syntax of the object oriented Java programming language for both general business and Internet programming applications. The student is prepared to code, test, and execute Java programs making use of the facilities provided by the language. Because procedural programming uses a different paradigm than object oriented programming, this course concentrates on the application of basic object oriented concepts.

This class is intended for experienced COBOL programmers or programmers experienced in any procedural (non object-oriented) programming language. Students who already understand object-oriented programming techniques should attend the "Java Programming" course instead of this course.

Course Prerequisites: Familiarity with and experience using COBOL or any procedural programming language.

Java for COBOL Programmers Course Overview:

Introduction Features of Java Java Security History and Origin of Java Alternative Internet Technologies Stand-alone Programs Applets	Objected Oriented Concepts Features of Object Oriented Languages Procedural (COBOL) vs. Object Oriented Data Abstraction Encapsulation Inheritance Polymorphism Messages Effects of OO Approach Basic OO Design (CRC Cards)
Java Basics Java Syntax Java Program Structure Simple and Compound Statements Comments and Readability Identifier Names Reserved Keywords Variable Declarations Native Data Types Basic Output	Expressions and Operators Operators Expressions Operators Assignment Increment/Decrement Type Cast
Class Methods and Constructors Class Methods Method Overloading this Reference Instance vs. Class Methods Constructors and Finalizers Overloaded Constructors Static Initializers Finalizer Methods	Control Statements Conditional Statements Iterative Statements Comparison and Logical Operators
Inheritance and Polymorphism Inheritance Concepts and Terminology Syntax Member Access Constructors and Finalizers Polymorphism Concepts and Terminology Syntax Overriding Methods Interfaces Purpose for Interfaces Creating Interfaces Using Interfaces	Classes and Packages Packages Uses Importing Creating classpath variable Defining Classes Data Members Methods Members Instantiating Classes Accessing Class Members Member Access Control Access Specifiers
Arrays and Strings References and Objects Arrays Declaring Arrays Accessing Array Elements Physical layout of Arrays Arrays of Objects Copying Arrays Multi-dimensional Arrays Strings String class Methods StringBuffer class Methods Passing Arguments to main Introduction to GUI Layout and Event Handling Overview of Graphical User Interface Components Containers and Layout Managers Event Handling	Error and Exception Handling Exception Handling Model Exception Class Hierarchy Raising and Exception Dealing with Exceptions Defining Exception Classes Input/Output Streams Standard Streams The java.io Package InputStream and OutputStream Reader and Writer File I/O Filtered Streams Buffered Streams Data Streams Character Streams