Java Programming for C++ Developers

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Course Description

This Java Programming for C++ Developers training course helps C++ developers get up to speed quickly with the Java programming language and the Java Standard Edition (SE) 7 development platform. The course focuses on the differences between the C++ and Java languages, and also explains how the C++ STL library maps to the Java SDK.

What you will learn

•     Understanding core differences between Java and C++
•     Defining and using classes
•     Using arrays, collections, and generics
•     Implementing inheritance and polymorphism
•     Working with exceptions
•     Multithreading
•     Using common Java APIs and techniques

Course Outline

Getting Started with Java

•     Compiling and running Java applications
•     The role of the JVM
•     JAR files
•     Understanding Ant and Maven
•     Where to get more information about Java in online communities
•     Common open-source libraries

Core Language Differences between C++ and Java

•     Everything is a class
•     Primitive types vs. reference types
•     Packages

Miscellaneous Language Bits n Pieces

•     Differences in variable declarations and operators
•     Loops and decision-making differences
•     Useful Java classes
•     Strings
•     Wrapper classes

Defining and Using Classes

•     Classes in Java
•     Differences in how to declare data members and member functions
•     Differences in initialization and construction
•     Parameter passing modes in Java

Arrays

•     Declaring and using arrays
•     A world without pointers
•     Traversing arrays
•     Using the Arrays class
•     Multi-dimensional arrays

Inheritance

•     Differences in inheritance between C++ and Java
•     Polymorphism
•     Abstract classes and methods
•     Final classes and methods
•     The Object class
•     The lack of multiple inheritance

Interfaces

•     Overview of interfaces, compared with pure virtual classes in C++
•     Defining and implementing interfaces
•     Using interfaces in client code
•     Multiple inheritance of interfaces

Collections and Generics

•     Overview of collections and generics
•     Using Java collection classes vs. C++ STL classes
•     Defining generic classes and generic methods vs. C++ template classes

Exceptions and Assertions

•     Overview of exception handling
•     Throwing and catching exceptions
•     Standard exception classes
•     Defining new exception classes
•     Working with assertions

Going Further with the Java Language

•     Autoboxing and unboxing
•     Varargs
•     Type-safe enumerations
•     Static imports

Inner Classes

•     Overview of inner classes
•     Regular inner classes
•     Method-local inner classes
•     Anonymous inner classes
•     Static nested classes

Multithreading

•     Creating multiple threads
•     Synchronizing threads
•     Synchronization classes
•     Concurrency API

Additional Multithreading Issues

•     Using concurrent collections
•     Using synchronizers and locks
•     Thread pooling techniques
•     Using the executor framework
•     Using pooling effectively

Common Java APIs

•     Reading and writing files
•     Accessing databases using JDBC
•     Calling Web Service

Reflection

•     Dynamic retrieval of information using reflection vs. RTTI in C++
•     Creating instances of extensibility objects
•     Class fields, methods and constructors

Sockets

•     Introduction to sockets
•     Implementing a socket server
•     Implementing a socket client
•     Overview of NIO

Tuning Garbage Collection

•     Essential concepts
•     Understanding object lifetimes
•     Generational collectors
•     Heap organization
•     Garbage collection options
•     Garbage collection monitoring and tuning

Learning Path

There are a number of options. Please Contact Us for further details.

Ways to Attend

• Attend a public course, check our schedule
• Private onsite Team training also available