Creating Classes in Java

Overview/Description

To demonstrate how to create and use Java classes

Target Audience

Novice programmers with an understanding of basic programming concepts who want to learn Java; programmers proficient in another programming language who want to move to Java; programmers experienced in the Java language who want to take the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 1.4 exam

Prerequisites

Knowledge of basic programming principles; experience in another programming or scripting language, such as Visual Basic, C, C++, or JavaScript, would be useful

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Creating Classes in Java

• identify how the principles of object-oriented programming are implemented in Java objects and classes.
• create a class in Java.
• create Java objects.
• write the code required to declare, initialize, and use a Java class.
• declare and import packages in Java.
• use Java's access modifiers to control access to classes, variables, and methods.
• work with Java packages and access modifiers.