Advanced Java™ Programming

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Advanced Java Programming Training Class Summary

A company’s commitment to Java as a development language for internal applications or customer products means that eventually programmers will need to develop knowledge and skills beyond those learned in a basic Java course. Most production programs will need to interface with technologies such as XML, threading, and networking.

This intensive, hands-on course explores advanced Java 5.0 Standard Edition language features and packages. Students will learn to parse XML documents using the JAXP API. Multi-threaded applications will be covered in detail including concepts such as deadlocks and race conditions. Students will also learn how to utilize more advanced I/O capabilities with object serialization and low-level file I/O with the java.nio package. Client/server applications will be written utilizing both the java.net and java.rmi packages. Additional topics on JNI, performance tuning, and advanced RMI are included as appendices for further study.

Audience: Java programmers who wish to increase their depth of knowledge in Java programming and explore the uses of the various advanced packages.

Prerequisites: Intermediate Java Programming or equivalent experience is required.

Class Length: 3 days

Advanced Java Programming Training Class Objectives
  • Access XML content with the Java API for XML Processing (JAXP).
  • Use threads to improve performance of Java programs.
  • Store and retrieve a serialized Java object.
  • Use buffers and channels from Java’s New I/O packages
  • Use reflection classes to examine objects and classes at runtime.
  • Create client/server Java applications using sockets and Remote Method Invocation (RMI).
  • Bind and lookup objects in a naming service using the Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI).
Advanced Java Programming Training Class Detailed Outline
  1. Course Introduction
    • Course Objectives
    • Overview
    • Suggested References
  2. Processing XML with Java – JAXP
    • The Java API for XML Processing
    • Introduction to SAX Parsing
    • SAXParser and JAXP
    • SAX Event Methods
    • Introduction to DOM
    • Parsing DOM with JAXP
    • The DOM API
    • Validation
    • Transformation
  3. Introduction to Threads
    • Non-Threaded Applications
    • Threaded Applications
    • Creating Threads
    • Thread States
    • Runnable Threads
    • Coordinating Threads
    • Interrupting Threads
    • Runnable Interface
    • ThreadGroups
  4. Thread Synchronization and Concurrency
    • Race Conditions
    • Synchronized Methods
    • Deadlocks
    • Synchronized Blocks
    • Thread Communication — wait()
    • Thread Communication — notify()
    • Java 5.0 Concurrency Improvements
    • Thread-Aware Collections
    • Executor
    • Callable
  5. Advanced I/O - Object Serialization
    • What is Serialization?
    • Serializable Objects
    • Writing an Object
    • Reading an Object
    • Handling Exceptions
    • Customizing Serialization
    • Controlling Serialization
    • Versioning
  6. Advanced I/O – New I/O
    • The java.nio package
    • Buffers and Channels
    • Buffer Implementations
    • Buffer Methods
    • ByteBuffer Methods
    • FileChannel
    • File Locking
    • MappedByteBuffer
    • Transferring Data Between Channels
    • Character Sets
  7. Reflection
    • Introduction to Reflection
    • The Class Class
    • The reflect Package
    • Constructors
    • Fields
    • Methods
    • Exception Handling and Reflection
    • JavaBeans
    • Dynamic Programming
  8. Networking with Sockets
    • Clients and Servers
    • Ports, Addresses and Protocols
    • The Socket Class
    • Communication Using I/O
    • Servers
    • The ServerSocket Class
    • Concurrent Servers
    • The URL Class
    • The URLConnection Class
  9. Remote Method Invocation
    • Distributed Applications
    • Stubs
    • Steps to Create a Remote Object
    • An RMI Client
    • An RMI Server
    • RMI Classes and Interfaces
    • Class Distribution
    • RMI Utilities
    • Parameter Passing and Serialization
  10. Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI)
    • Naming and Directory Services
    • Namespaces and Contexts
    • Naming Operations
    • Bindings
    • Attributes
    • Directory Operations
    • DNS Lookups with JNDI
    • JNDI in J2EE
  11. Java Performance Tuning
    • Is Java Slow?
    • Don't Optimize Until You Profile
    • HotSpot Virtual Machine
    • Garbage Collection Concepts
    • Garbage Collection Generations
    • Garbage Collection in Java 5.0
    • Object Creation
    • String, StringBuffer, and StringBuilder
    • Synchronized
    • Inline methods
    • Tuning Collections
  12. Appendix A - Advanced RMI
    • Client Callbacks
    • Dynamic Class Loading
    • Activation
    • Activatable Objects
    • Registering Activatable Objects
    • Security and Activation
    • JNDI and RMI Registry
    • RMI-IIOP
  13. Appendix B - Native Methods
    • Overview of Java Native Methods and JNI
    • How to Create and Use Native Methods
    • Native Method Declaration
    • Using javah
    • Creating the Implementation Code
    • Compilation
    • Distribution
    • Using the Native Methods
    • JNI
    • Passing Arguments
    • Calling Java Methods in Native Code
    • JNI Signatures