Java 2 Programmer Certification 310-025

Synopsis
Java 2 Programmer Certification 310-025: Classes, Interfaces, Methods, and Garbage Collection shows users how to declare classes and interfaces, how to overload and override methods, and how Java's garbage-collection mechanism works.

Audience
This course is for experienced Java programmers who are preparing to take the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform Examination 310-025.

Time
2 hours

Product Code: J25303

After completing Java 2 Programmer Certification 310-025: Classes, Interfaces, Methods, and Garbage Collection, the user should be able to:

Declare classes and interfaces

Identify correctly constructed class and interface declarations

Identify correctly constructed implementations

Write code to construct instances of any concrete class

Write code to invoke overridden or overloaded methods

State the behavior that is guaranteed by the garbage collection system

Write code that explicitly makes objects eligible for collection

Classes and Interfaces
Declaring classes

Designing classes using "Is a" and "Has a"

Declaring constructors

Using this() and super()

Declaring interfaces

Inner and Anonymous Classes
Inner classes

Anonymous classes

Methods
Overloading methods

Overriding methods

Garbage Collection
What is garbage collection?

How does the garbage collector work?

When can objects be garbage-collected?

How is finalization performed?

This course has the following features:

Exercises that allow users to practice the skills needed to create Java programs

A file containing the text of the exercises

Activities that allow users to apply course concepts in an interactive questioning environment

A glossary

A Skill Assessment

Java 2 Programmer Certification 310-025: Java and Object-Oriented Fundamentals (J25301)

Java 2 Programmer Certification 310-025: Declarations, Flow Control, and Exception Handling (J25302)

Java 2 Programmer Certification 310-025: Threads (J25304)

Java 2 Programmer Certification 310-025: The java.lang Package (J25305)

Java 2 Programmer Certification 310-025: The java.util Package (J25306)

Java 2 Programmer Certification 310-025: GUI Components and Containers of the java.awt Package (J25307)

Java 2 Programmer Certification 310-025: Layouts and Event Handlers of the java.awt Package (J25308)

Java 2 Programmer Certification 310-025: Graphic and Image Elements of the java.awt Package (J25309)

Java 2 Programmer Certification 310-025: The java.io Package (J25310)

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