Advanced Java Programming - Syllabus

Introduction to Java architecture, buzzwords, and environment setup including Path and ClassPath variables. Understanding the basic structure of a Java program, compiling, and running Java programs.

Understanding classes, objects, and interfaces in Java. Topics include overloading, access privileges, inner classes, final and static modifiers, packages, inheritance, and overriding.

Handling exceptions in Java using try, catch, finally, throws, and throw keywords. Creating custom exception classes to handle errors and exceptions.

Introduction to concurrency in Java, including thread states, writing multithreaded programs, thread properties, thread synchronization, and thread priorities.

Working with files in Java, including byte stream classes, character stream classes, random access files, and reading and writing objects.

This topic introduces the concept of AWT, compares AWT with Swing, and covers Java Applets, Applet Life Cycle, Swing Class Hierarchy, and Component and Containers.

This topic covers various layout management techniques including No Layout, Flow layout, Border Layout, Grid Layout, Gridbag Layout, and Group Layout.

This topic explores various GUI controls such as Text Fields, Password Fields, Text Areas, Scroll Pane, Labels, Check Boxes, Radio Buttons, Borders, Combo Boxes, and Sliders.

This topic covers menu and toolbar management including Menu, Menu Item, Icons in Menu Items, Check Box and Radio Buttons in Menu Items, Pop-up Menus, Keyboard Mnemonics and Accelerators, Enabling and Disabling Menu Items, and Toolbars.

This topic discusses option dialogs, creating dialogs, File Choosers, Color Choosers, Internal Frames, Frames, Tables, Trees, and Tables.

Understanding the concept of event handling in Java, including the role of listeners and event sources. This topic lays the foundation for handling events in Java applications.

Exploring the different listener interfaces in Java, including their methods and usage. This topic covers the interfaces that must be implemented to handle events.

Learning how to use action commands to handle events, including setting and getting action commands. This topic covers the basics of using action commands in event handling.

Understanding the role of adapter classes in event handling, including their usage and benefits. This topic covers how adapter classes simplify event handling.

Handling action events, including button clicks and other actions. This topic covers the specifics of handling action events in Java applications.

Handling key events, including key presses and releases. This topic covers the specifics of handling key events in Java applications.

Handling focus events, including gaining and losing focus. This topic covers the specifics of handling focus events in Java applications.

Handling mouse events, including mouse clicks and movements. This topic covers the specifics of handling mouse events in Java applications.

Handling window events, including window opening and closing. This topic covers the specifics of handling window events in Java applications.

Handling item events, including item selections and changes. This topic covers the specifics of handling item events in Java applications.

Introduction to databases, including examples and basic concepts.

Introduction to Database Management Systems (DBMS), including advantages and examples.

Types of database users, including actors on the scene and workers behind the scene.

Advantages and benefits of using databases.

Types of data models, including hierarchical, network, ER, relational, and object models.

Three-schema architecture, including internal, conceptual, and external views.

Data independence, including logical and physical independence.

Types of database languages, including DDL, DML, SDL, and VDL.

Types of database interfaces, including menu-based, mobile apps, form-based, and GUI.

The database system environment, including DBMS component modules, utilities, tools, and communications facilities.

Types of database architectures, including centralized, client/server, one-tier, two-tier, three-tier, and N-tier.

Classification of Database Management Systems, including single and multi-user, centralized and distributed, homogeneous and heterogeneous, and general-purpose and special-purpose.

Working with row sets and cached row sets, including creating and managing row sets.

Managing transactions using JDBC, including committing and rolling back transactions.

Using SQL escapes to perform special operations, including pattern matching and date/time operations.

Understanding TCP and UDP protocols, their differences and uses in network communication.

Learning socket programming concepts using TCP and UDP protocols in Java.

Understanding how to work with URLs and URL Connection Class in Java for network communication.

Learning Java Mail API for sending and receiving emails in Java applications.

Introduction to JavaFX, a Java library for building GUI applications. Overview of JavaFX and its comparison with Swing.

JavaFX layouts including FlowPane, BorderPane, HBox, VBox, and GridPane. Understanding how to arrange UI components in a JavaFX application.

JavaFX UI controls including Label, TextField, Button, RadioButton, CheckBox, Hyperlink, Menu, Tooltip, and FileChooser. Understanding how to use these controls to build a GUI application.

Introduction to web container and servlets, including the life cycle of servlets and servlet APIs.

Writing servlet programs, reading form parameters, processing forms, and handling HTTP requests and responses.

Accessing databases using servlets, including handling cookies and session management.

Comparing and contrasting servlets and Java Server Pages (JSP), including JSP access models and syntax.

Understanding JSP syntax, including directives, declarations, expressions, scriptlets, and comments.

Working with JSP implicit objects and understanding object scope in JSP.

Processing forms and accessing databases using JSP, including handling cookies and session management.

Overview of Java web frameworks and their role in web application development.

RMI (Remote Method Invocation) is a Java API that allows objects to communicate with each other over a network. This topic introduces the concept of RMI and its importance in distributed systems.

This topic explains the roles of client and server in an RMI system, including the responsibilities of each and how they interact with each other.

Remote method calls allow a client to invoke methods on a remote server. This topic covers the process of making remote method calls and the underlying mechanisms.

Stubs and parameter marshalling are essential components of RMI. This topic explains how stubs act as local representatives of remote objects and how parameter marshalling enables data transfer between client and server.

The RMI programming model defines how to write RMI-based applications. This topic covers the principles and best practices of the RMI programming model.

This topic explains the importance of interfaces and implementations in RMI, including how to define and use them to create remote objects.